Retouch, please

I featured Holly Hayden on April 13. She is a great example of a woman who takes AWESOME editorials but who looks terrible on the runway/ in person/ in polaroids. Knowing that the beauty of her photos is mostly computer generated makes her much less impressive in my eyes.

Gorgeous editorial:

Eh runway:
I'm home from work right now, because I feel like crap. I really need a vacation. I'm so burned out. Oh, and I have an appointment with a therapist on Monday (it's about time).

Also, I was thinking about family connections and eating disorders. My mom has "casually" mentioned that "on occasion" she would "make herself sick." My sister has COE (compulsive overeating disorder). Another of my aunts is/ was anorexic/ bulemic. And from what I understand, my grandmother ate next to nothing (she died years ago, but this was confirmed from multiple sources). I wonder if it's a nature or nuture issue. We all deal with stress in the same way--manipulating food.