UK bans two makeup ads for airbrushing job

July 29, 2011 13:10

Must read for manic depressives who think they need a face job.

A British advertising watchdog is cracking down on two L'Oreal foundation ads after a British MP complained that they pass off airbrushing as makeup results. The MP, who's known for crusading against advertisers who portray unrealistic and "misleading" images of women, has brought complaints against a Julia Roberts Lancme ad and a Christy Turlington Maybelline ad (both Lancme and Maybelline are owned by L'Oreal) to the Advertising Standards Authority, reports Time Magazine. Read

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