Is that really Gwyneth on the cover of W?

Posted Aug 8th 2007 at 11:28AM by Deidre Woollard (Subscribe to Deidre Woollard's posts)

Filed under: CELEBRITY STYLE, Celebrity, News

Um, maybe there is something to that story of Gwyneth Paltrow using snake venom on her face. What else can explain September's W magazine cover? The perpetually pale and WASPy looking faux-English lass now looks like she's been spending secret time in Donatella Versace's private beauty palace. The spray tan, the giant brush brows and the blindingly white hair render her virtually unrecognizable. I understand the urge to try something new with your look sometimes, but appearing on the cover of a fashion magazine looking like La Cicciolina seems like an odd career move. I haven't seen all the contestants yet, but this is in the running for the worst of the September covers.

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Tags: fashion, gwyneth paltrow, GwynethPaltrow, september fashion magazines, w magazine

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)

Pops 8-08-2007 @ 7:08PM

Compare to:
http://delivery.viewimages.com/xv/71953517.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19396908EAF14430D3510617249D9D254D366830C1B0272EFB4

Falakhi5 8-10-2007 @ 9:41PM

It kinda makes sense...venom paralyzes muscles and nerves and would likely have a temporary line smothing effect.

I doubt they'd get away with selling it if it contained enough to be harmful...

Michelle 8-08-2007 @ 2:57PM

I think she looks pretty, she does look fake but I like that tan. Oh, leave these people alone.

Tony Velarde 8-08-2007 @ 3:03PM

That's not Gwyneth, that's a man baby!, yeah!

JustinOpinion 8-08-2007 @ 3:16PM

Who cares? Whoever it is needs to take a long hard look in the nearest mirror tho. AWFUL LOOK! Just AWFUL!

ME 8-10-2007 @ 12:29AM

Hey Tony,thanks,that was funny as hell.LOL

REX 8-08-2007 @ 3:16PM

WELL, GOLLLLLLLY... MS. DEIDRE !

HERE'S A SUGGESTION; WHY DON'T YOU POST A CURRENT PIC OF YOURSELF... RIGHT NEXT TO GWYNETH'S, BEFORE YOU GO OFF ON ONE OF YOUR JUVENILE, SNARKY, BENTS? THATAWAY, MAYBE THE REST OF US CAN DECIDE FOR OURSELVES WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE AS FULL OF CRAP, AS YOU APPEAR TO BE. ACTUALLY, I THINK THE PHOTO OF MS. PALTRO (ASSUMING IT IS OF HER), IS RATHER STRIKING... IF NOT, FLATTERING.
GWYNETH'S "TALENT", VALUE, AND POPULARITY, AS AN ENTERTAINER, RUNS MUCH DEEPER, AND SHINES MUCH BRIGHTER, THAN YOU WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE. SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED "ACTOR", ON STAGE AND SCREEN, WHO HAS MANAGED TO DELIGHT AND INTRIGUE MANY THOUSANDS OF HER "FANS"... BY SHARING HER MANY GIFTS; OTHER THAN HER LOOKS, ALONE. IN SHORT, SHE IS RATHER 'GOOD-LOOKING', WITH, OR WITHOUT, AN ABUNDANCE OF MAKEUP. BUT, HER LOOKS ALONE, ARE NOT WHAT KEEPS "PUTTING THE ASSES IN THE SEATS"... TIME, AND TIME, AGAIN.
GROW UP... YOUR NOT STILL IN JR. HIGH... OR, ARE YOU!!!

EAFA 8-09-2007 @ 1:06PM

Gwyneth looks fabulous and you sound envious!!

Lynn Smith 8-09-2007 @ 8:59AM

I agree with No. 1. I think she is beautiful! Please leave her alone!
There is too much celebrity trivia!!!
Lynn

princess poon 8-08-2007 @ 3:29PM

uh, Dierdre honey--its called a "hater alert." I agree with the poster--put up your pimple face next to Paltrow and let the judging begin.

I think she looks modern and fabulous.

savanah 8-08-2007 @ 6:21PM

You're all a bunch of freaks. Even in that picture she looks better than any of us do on our worst day. Get a life

Brooke 8-08-2007 @ 3:38PM

I cant find Deidre's comment. What did she say? lol

James 8-08-2007 @ 3:51PM

If that is Gwyneth then I like the old one better , even if she doesn't think America is a good place to raise her kids. America made her rich.

Kate 8-08-2007 @ 3:47PM

The fact Rex has to say, "I think the photo of Ms. Palto (assuming it is of her) is rather striking...

That's the odd part of the photo it doesn't resemble her. Palto is a very beautiful and talented actress, but at times you see photos of celebrities that the photos look nothing like them. Sometimes it's the photographers fault in how he captured the individual.

I'm not a fan of this photo, I'd rather see the Gwyenth looking like Gwyenth. I'd have to agree this cover will go down as one of the worse covers of the year, not because Gwyenth doesn't look attractive (she always does), but she looks nothing like herself.

Deidre, I liked the article. The only one acting like they're in Junior High is Rex. Emotions, darling... emotions.

Brian 8-08-2007 @ 3:51PM

First, I'm not a die hard fan. I liked Gwyneth in a few things, others I could pass on. But I've never actually seen her look better in a picture than she does in that one. Its an excellent picture. And keep in mind, this is a picture.

Second, when the hell did blond hair and a tan become a bad look on anyone? Deirdre, I commend you for trying to find someone other than Paris, Britney, or Lindsay to make fun of, but you really missed the mark on this one. You're writing for a blog on a site called Styledash. A little sense of style would be nice. Saying she looks different is one thing, but calling it one of the worst covers of September is just stupid. Maybe it is jealousy or envy or just some traumatic psychotic hatred for Gwenyth, but whatever it is, you should keep those things in your therapist's office.

anonymous 8-08-2007 @ 3:48PM

I think she looks nice; why are you such a HATER?!

michelle 8-08-2007 @ 3:47PM

Wow, goes to show make up can make anyone look good!

Starcat500 8-08-2007 @ 3:53PM

I find it interesting that they describe the before Gwyneth as....
"The perpetually pale and WASPy looking faux-English lass" but then go on to criticize her with "spray tan, the giant brush brows and the blindingly white hair render her virtually unrecognizable" about the new picture. Geez, did this columnist just hate her all the way around? She looks fine either way to me, let her be.

Sandra 8-09-2007 @ 9:27AM

as a makeup artist it is not up to the person being photographed how the look will be executed. It is totally up to the photographer, wardrobe stylist, makeup artist, and hair stylist as a team how they will achieve the best look for the shoot. This Deidre person doesn't know what she's talking about.