14 DAY TRIAL // Since before she married rapper Kanye West, something changed about Kim Kardashian, and no, it wasn’t just her wardrobe: she stopped smiling for photos. Often considered the mark of a true fashion icon (cough, Victoria Beckham, cough), not-smiling became Kim’s newest trademark.
When she and Kanye did appearances together, mostly at fashion events, the amount of not-smiling going on was such that they almost looked angry about something, which, in turn, prompted celebrity pundits to joke that being high fashion must mean being miserable at all times.
Today, we know why Kim refuses to smile for photos, whether they’re red carpet or paparazzi pics.
Smiling and laughing cause wrinkles
Kim, Kanye, and daughter North (aka Nori) attended the Christmas bash thrown by Kris Jenner, Kim’s mother and manager, and the curvaceous reality star has been posting many photos snapped on the occasion to her Instagram.
The more recent shows her and a male friend, and lo and behold!, she’s actually smiling and giggling, as opposed to pouting and doing her best “fierce face,” which she does in the rest. The caption reads, “See I do smile... even laugh on occasion. Not too often though because it causes wrinkles.”
We’re assuming that she’s in earnest with this statement, because it sounds like something Kim Kardashian would say: to maintain your youthful appearance and not get wrinkles, you should smile and / or laugh as rarely as possible. Keeping on a straight, pouty face is the way to a youthful complexion.
In that case, Kim should also start ruling out other things that can cause wrinkles, such as drinking through a straw, narrowing her eyes for photos (which she does a lot), and even puckering up for kisses from her daughter or husband. Talking and eating probably cause wrinkles too, so she might want to look into them, too.
So here’s to hoping she’s joking.
Kim Kardashian and the plastic surgery secret
Over years, Kim’s appearance has changed drastically, starting from the size of her most prized asset, her derriere, to the shape of her face, her lips, her nose, and her eyes.
Rumor has it that she’s had more plastic surgery, Botox, and fillers than 2 other random celebrities put together, but she’s always denied these reports, saying she’s as natural as the day she was born – except for some Botox she got years ago (and hated it so much she swore it off) and laser hair removal all over her body, including the baby hairs on her forehead.
Deny it as she will, the photos tell a different story and that goes something like this: Kim gets Botox and fillers on the regular and the occasional surgically invasive procedure when she feels some kind of touch-up is in order.
She might as well smile and laugh, because if this is true, she has the means and the inclination to fix whatever expression wrinkles she will get.
See I do smile... even laugh on occasion. Not too often though because it causes wrinkles @shammaurice A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:31pm PST
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