Those Brits!

I love watching What Not to Wear (definitely ranks as a favorite show) and I have caught the original British version only a couple of times. Now TLC has a new show with the original hosts, Trinny and Susannah, on their own show. I watched it for the first time tonight and I was so attracted to their honest candor about the realities of the aging female physique and their fearlessness when it comes to exposing (literally exposing) their own body issues, I had to look up more about them. I went to their web page (http://www.trinnyandsusannah.com/) and promptly registered and read all the articles. I chuckled so many times and was so refreshed by their frankness and great advice for ALL body types, skin types and tastes as well as their honesty about the fact that most women are not gymoholics and like to eat food they enjoy. *Beware of the slight culture shock if you go look around: use of the word "tits," a picture of bare breasts, etc.

Here are just a few quotes that made me giggle.

"There is nothing more unsightly than a hairy leg (well, maybe a hairy bottom)."

"It's very easy to be cynical about the wonders of face creams enriched with baby lamb embryos..."

"Some of you may remain sceptical even after reading this practical and realistic take on beauty. Susannah was the same. A hardcore non-believer. But as she has got older, the importance of body maintenance - as with a tired old van - has never been more evident."

"Toothpaste can be a great emergency fixer as it will dry out the spot. Just make sure you are sleeping alone that night or your partner has already started snoring."

"How many face-lifts have we seen where the neck was forgotten? The combination of 30 upstairs and 50 below is dreadful."

"The scarf worn like a choker is the saviour of wrinkly turkey necks."

"...does your pot belly require a waistband that cuts across it or is your bottom so large it needs to be halved by a hipster waistband?"

"If her butt were kept cosy by a nice pair of comfortable knickers that didn't ride up her crack or leave room for a nasty draft between the waistline and her top, the smooth, rounded globes wouldn't be gouged by flesh-eating elastic."

"Surplus income should be spent on a sensible wardrobe that lasts. Well, what's the sodding point if your tits are down by your ankles and your pock-marked arse bubbles the material of your trousers."