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A Newspaper Editor Got Airbrushed To Look Like A Celebrity, And She Hated The Result

Jun 5, 2014, 16:24 IST

Louisa Peacock, the Deputy Woman's Publisher at The Telegraph, decided that since it would likely be awhile before she was offered the cover of Vogue, she wanted to take it upon herself to see what she would look like after being professionally airbrushed.

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"It's becoming more normal, expected almost, to filter your own images and to re-sculpt them, before anyone gets a glimpse at - shock horror - the real you," Peacock writes.

She got her make up and hair done. Then, she was professionally airbrushed to look "magazine ready."

They slim her down:

The Telegraph

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They change her facial features:

The Telegraph

Her hair:

The Telegraph

Even the smallest of small details were altered.

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The Telegraph

The end result?

She looked nothing like herself:

The Telegraph Video

Peacock wrote she was surprised to feel this way, but she absolutely hated the outcome.

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You can read and watch Peacock's entire diatribe on the experience over at The Telegraph, and watch the full airbrush video below:

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