{"id":685590,"date":"2026-06-11T12:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/donna-trope-talks-about-5-shots-from-her-sultry-exhibition-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:12:38","slug":"donna-trope-talks-about-5-shots-from-her-exhibition-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/art-design\/photography\/donna-trope-talks-about-5-shots-from-her-exhibition-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Trope shares the secrets of 5 memorable photoshoots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19d373&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19ee62&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e19ee62\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"684691\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lambert_polaroid_1.jpg\" alt=\"Injection photo by Donna Trope\" class=\"wp-image-684691\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19f242&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e19f242\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"684692\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lambert_polaroid_9.jpg\" alt=\"Polaroid by Donna Trope on tanning\" class=\"wp-image-684692\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donna Trope, a photographer between hyperfemininity and irony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a photography icon and explorer of sensual aesthetics, <strong>Donna Trope<\/strong> has made her mark as one of the sharpest voices in fashion and beauty photography since the 1990s. The self-taught artist from <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong> has crafted an unmistakable visual signature: <strong>hyper-stylized female bodies<\/strong>, saturated colors, provocative details, and deliberate irony. Her sultry and polished aesthetic dares to question the social expectations regarding femininity with an almost pop audacity. Rather than simply depicting beauty, Donna Trope deconstructs it, rebuilds it, and pushes it to the brink of hyperreality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published not only in <em data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"98\">Vogue<\/em>, <em data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"105\">i-D<\/em>, <em data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"118\">Interview<\/em> and <em data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"133\">The Face<\/em>, she has also collaborated with fashion houses such as Givenchy, Dior, and more recently, with the brand <strong>Skims<\/strong>. It\u2019s fair to say that she captures the essence of the <strong>contemporary woman<\/strong> in all her complexity \u2014 both a muse, a warrior, and a cultural product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By flirting with the codes of Hollywood glamour, advertising, and fetishism, Donna Trope plays with the boundaries of good taste only to better redefine them. Rarely consensual, always impactful, her visual works hold a mirror up to the industry &#8211; a staged vision of beauty that fascinates as much as it unsettles. With Donna Trope, an image is never neutral. It seduces, provokes, and disturbs, all the while shining with irresistible brillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19f6f3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19f93c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e19f93c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"685307\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lambert_polaroid_3.jpg\" alt=\"Polaroid by Donna Trope\" class=\"wp-image-685307\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e19fc48&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e19fc48\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"685306\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lambert_polaroid_8.jpg\" alt=\"Polaroid by Donna Trope\" class=\"wp-image-685306\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A first exhibition in Paris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting on June 6th, 2025, the <strong>Carole Lambert Gallery<\/strong> presents <em data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"175\">POLAROIDS<\/em>, the first French exhibition devoted to Donna Trope\u2019s previously unseen snapshots. Showcasing over 25,000 pictures taken aside from her editorial shoots, the artist offers raw, intimate, and radiant archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curated in collaboration with Fany Dup\u00eachez, these polaroids capture the essence of a liberated, subversive beauty, oscillating between tension and truth. Twenty years after her work was first featured in <em data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"598\">Vogue<\/em>, Carole Lambert pays tribute to a bold and untamed feminine vision. <em data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"681\">POLAROIDS<\/em> is a sensory, committed dive into the visual universe of an artist who redefines the codes of image-making. For the occasion, the artist shared her thoughts on five of her polaroids with <em data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"852\">Num\u00e9ro<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction by Donna Trope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>Please Note: This was one of our work tools in the <strong>pre-digital days<\/strong>\u2026 Each Polaroid that I shot brought me closer to the end result. As I\u2019ve said before, these were not the final images, but rather the misses, rough drafts, and solutions to ongoing problems. That\u2019s how we used <strong>Polaroids<\/strong> in those days. It was an integral part of the process. A sketchbook, a rough draft&#8230; that\u2019s what a Polaroid was<\/em>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>I would shoot on a <strong>5&#215;4&#8243; Sinar camera<\/strong>, using Type 55 Polaroid in black and white. I\u2019ve always worked this way \u2014 <strong>Polaroids<\/strong> were used to match the end result, which was a colour slide&#8230; So I would shoot my rough samples in black and white, to study the light, shadows, composition and style. Every detail counted, and it was a <strong>slow process<\/strong>. I see the world in black and white, but I love to shoot in colour. That\u2019s my approach.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Each of these Polaroids has a color \u201ctwin\u201d to match it. Color was my ultimate goal, my Holy Grail. Everything is different nowadays. Everything moves very fast, everyone sees everything and has an opinion&#8230; The mystique is gone. The <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/category\/art-design\/photography\/\">photographer<\/a> may be the primary source, but he\u2019s battling to remain the master. It\u2019s become a kind of unwelcome democracy&#8230; The pain of creation has disappeared as one image is as good as the next. Magic fades, illusions become visible.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 Polaroids by Donna Trope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e1a0253&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e1a0253\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chosen-Polaroid_1-.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a girl with a leaf around her face and neck by Donna Trope\" class=\"wp-image-684678\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Girl with a leaf around her face and neck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>Much of my photography is about beauty. Rather than just shooting a beautiful model and making a pretty picture, I\u2019ve become known to play with the suggestion of a concept&#8230;.something I love to play with, to dive into and go down a rabbit hole<\/em>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Here I was trying to discuss the evolution of healthy plant based creams. In working towards the final image, I placed the model, Diana, in a sort of greenhouse full of plants: we had exotic orchids and beautiful long grass. Usually the plants are brought in by a prop stylist and no expense spared. I usually try to keep the concept alive by using some of the essential active ingredients in whatever cream we are using. I tried all kinds of ideas from S&amp;M theme, tying the girls face up to eating orchids\u2026<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Only after I had decided what would be the final image did I apply the cream. I would drip it all over Diana&#8217;s face and over the plants in order to really make my point. Sometimes the most obvious image is needed to illustrate a subtle theme. This shot was unseen and unpublished. It was taken at the very beginning of my methodical Polaroid journey. The end result was a colour shot made for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L&#8217;officiel<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em> in 2000: Girl with orchid in her mouth and cream dripping down her face.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a39f5e1a0689&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a39f5e1a0689\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chosen-Polaroid_5-.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a girl with makeup on half of her face by Donna Trope\" class=\"wp-image-684681\" style=\"width:730px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Makeup : Sharon Dowsett. Hair : Nicholas Jurnjak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Girl with makeup on half of her face<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>We shot this series as a complete vision&#8230;there was only slight retouching and no editing. We took our time for the hair and makeup, rather than on set. I knew the light I wanted, and it was only one shot, one page for <\/em>Allure Magazine<em> in 2002.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>This shot here is very similar to the final version. The only change was with the hair and adding some makeup. The theme and concept of this shot was about Botox: how it\u2019s not just used to control wrinkles and aging, but emotions as well. It\u2019s a tool used to conceal emotions \u2014 no more sweating and no more blushing\u2026 Botox gives us power. We no longer have to wear our hearts on our sleeves, and we are able to convey the message we like. Emotions are seen as detrimental, especially for power-women playing hardball in the boardroom.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<em>In the photograph: the woman of today. Botox is able to keep us calm, collected and unattainable\u2026 It\u2019s not easy to spot in black and white, but half of the model\u2019s face is pink, raw, with freckles, very \u201cmother earth\u201d and a tear rolls down her cheek, thus showing emotion! The other half is hard, slick, white-skinned, with a tight hairdo, dark eyeliner and deep red lips. Opposites&#8230; The soft is how we may feel, the hard is what we want to show. Botox helps us play this game! 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