I am tired of sticking needles into my face so you’ll accept me. This is what a 40-year-old women looks like who hasn’t had any Botox.

Botox makes me Bitter!

Did it have something to do with a bad economic year?  Of course. Spending 1,000 dollars on something that lasts a few months when I won’t buy the expensive Greek yogurt that I love is crazy. When you’re choosing Botox over eating out or paying the rent it’s not good. I don’t know what’s more painful, the injection or the bill afterwards. Ouch! And Yeaooouchhh!!!!

Next the realization that I wouldn’t have to make up stories about how I got that bruise like, ” A door hit me in the head or I punched myself in the mouth while brushing my teeth, or I was dating Chris Brown”. 

Botox is faux beauty.  Do women look prettier with Botox? Some actresses puffy wax faces look like marzipan. (A waxy pink candy that resembles some actresses). Does it really make you look younger? And why is it sooo important to make women feel that, unless they are younger, they’re not important!

It’s Bo toxic!

Since I got off the needle I get more compliments about how great I look than I ever did when I was on Botox. Suddenly have guys flirting with me - telling me I glow. I mean it’s weird. Alec Baldwin said, “What’s your secret? You look so rested’! It was awesome because now that my face wasn’t frozen I could actually smile at this genuine compliment.

Forced to accept my inner beauty without Botox I made an amazing discovery. I actually have inner beauty! And the outside looks pretty good too! At least that’s what my three boyfriends tell me.

So in that spirit, here’s my hero list of actors and actresses who do not use Botox (and actually are able to move their faces and express feelings, something that might actually be an asset when acting!).

1. Marilyn Monroe. Sure, Botox might not have been around when she was alive, but imaging if it was, she might never have become the legend she is today, but rather another fake-blonde wanna-be.

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2. This one is a tie between Ms. Piggy and Nick Nolte. Ms. Piggy is a prime example of someone totally satisfied with her own sense of natural beauty and glamour. I give Nick props just because, if he was a user, the best mugshot ever taken in Hollwood could never have been quite as impactful.

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3. Colin Firth. For lashing out against plastic surgery and Botox injections, calling the procedures “a disaster” for actors, whose faces he says are “supposed to move.”

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4. Tina Fey. Not only is she one of the funniest fellow moms around, she is also against Botox. She thinks that people with Botox “look like their faces are full of candles — a shiny, shiny face. Festive. A holiday candle.”

5. Tim Meadows. My friend known from Saturday Night Live, is a non-botox user. He told me that his decision not to be a user has forced him to try and get a job at IKEA.

Update - Turns out that my anti-botox heros are even smarter than I gave them credit for. Recent reports indicate that Botox might actually be a serious medical threat to patients. A recent study show that the Botox poison can travel from the face to the brain! I guess that explains a lot about why so many Hollywood stars act the way they do, pun intended :-)