Stars striving to look their best at this year's Academy Awards must surmount a high new hurdle: HDTV. Because of it, every single cellulitic pucker, every stocking seam askew, every freckle, every age spot will loom as large on screen as the borrowed jewelry hanging from their necks.
"[Slight imperfections are] more obvious than ever," says Dr. David Colbert, dermatologist and founder of the New York Dermatology Group. It's daylight when the show tapes, meaning no shadows in which the out-of-shape or wrinkly can hide. "Really," says Colbert, "what you see is what you get."
Little wonder, then, that with so much at stake, Oscar contenders are willing to do whatever it takes to look flawless, dropping thousands of dollars on high-tech facials, celebrity nutritionists and the best hair and makeup professionals. Want to pull out all the stops? Here's what you'll have to spend to be equally as red-carpet ready....more from Forbes