The Britney Spears Circus has begun
When I tried, a few weeks back, to sing the Britney Spears song “Womanizer” to my friend–who obviously has much better musical taste than I, as she’d never heard it–it was pure comedy. “So, the lyrics go: ‘Womanizer, womanizer, you’re a womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, oh!’ It’s catchy!”
Nobody ever said it was Shakespeare.
Brit-Brit’s album, Circus, drops November 24th, and she looks pretty and soft on the cover–especially thanks to the obvious airbrushing and flattering lighting. Tawny skin, pink lips, flowing locks, smokey eyes? This is a Britney I can get on board with! (A little self-tanner and a lot of shimmer powder and mascara go a very, very long way.)
The below promotional still, however, is laughable in its artifice. Are we meant to think this is a real photo? If you’re going to airbrush–we know, we know, you’ve gotta do it–please use at least a little restraint, so the subject in question looks human, and not like a cartoon rendering of a wax doll.
Tags: Britney Spears, MEDIA MANIPULATION
November 12th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Wow… While the first picture is lovely, it doesn’t look anything like Britney Spears! The second is more recognizable, but in general, there has been a lot of editing done to these pictures.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I didn’t know her album is being released so soon.
Her album cover looks very good, but that promo shot makes her not even look like her (love the tulle skirt though)
November 14th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Is it me or does she look like Jessica Simpson in the last pic?