Krizia from www.myBeautyMatch.com talks about Lauri’s cameo appearance and Botox® Cosmetics!

I’ll be honest, The Real Housewives of Orange County is my guilty pleasure. I’ve been watching the show since Season One and it’s like an addiction from one week to next, because I WANT to know what’s happening in the lives of these super-privileged housewives.

A few episodes ago, we had to say bye-bye to Lauri, because she decided to put family first (read: her son Josh was dealing with a few personal problems).

In last week’s episode (I caught up on the Saturday night re-run, because the show is much more fun with a glass of wine in hand), Lauri came back to have lunch with my favorite blond bombshell Tamra.

Now, I know that these housewives have enough money to feed a small impoverished country, but the recent recessionary economy has affected everyone. Many cosmetic doctors around the world have reported a serious decline in business. And doctors from Orange County (the Mecca of cosmetic rejuvenation) have seen procedures shrink by 30 to 40 percent (as reported recently in the New York Times).

It seems as though everyone is cutting back on their cosmetic rejuvenation procedures except for Lauri, whose face was very rigid when she spoke and barely moved when she smiled. The interesting thing is that we’ve witnessed Tamra getting her beauty injections, but hers are so much more natural. I’d say Lauri needs to cut back or else she’ll soon start looking like Ivana Trump or Joan Rivers.

If you want to read more on how the economy is affecting cosmetic rejuvenation, you can read this post: Have you cut out your Botox budget because of the falling economy?

If you are also a diehard fan, you’ll love this poll: Who Is Your Favorite Real Housewife?