Victoria Beckham covers the March issue of Allure magazine. The cover is typical of Allure, which usually goes for a mega closeup with all sorts of intrusive text headlines. The formula works for them, and why change a successful thing? The rest of the shoot is better, but I’ll get to that in a moment.
I’ve always had a soft spot for ol’ Posh, who has often described herself as looking like a “miserable cow.” She just doesn’t like to smile. She does possess a wicked sense of humor, which I do appreciate. In this cover interview, she surprises me by claiming to be an avid fitness enthusiast. She’s always been very disciplined with her diet, but Posh says she gets up at 6am every day to run four miles, which is interesting. I probably should leave that factoid as is because people tend to get judgy about runners. Let’s talk about laser hair removal instead, shall we? It sounds both painful and expensive, but Victoria loves it:
She’s lasered all of her leg hair away: “[It] is amazing. You can go back for little touch-ups if you do see little hairs appearing. But I’ve been very lucky that I haven’t had to. That was one of the best tips that Eva Longoria ever gave me.”
On fame: “The whole paparazzi thing — I feel very uncomfortable. And the older I get, I feel more and more uncomfortable. I like to take my kids to school, go to work. I don’t want to be leading a public life. I accept that fame isn’t a coat that you can put on and take off whenever you choose, so I would never complain about it. But myself and David like to go to restaurants that are somewhat private, where there’s a little back door that we can easily get in and out of.”
On her stint in the US:“Living in America for six years was the happiest I think I’ve ever been. It was much more accepting for a woman to have a career, as well as a man. And I loved it. I’m not saying I’m not happy now. I’m just as happy now!”
On success: “I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot. I think what gave me confidence in myself was meeting the other [Spice Girls]. We always said we were all like rejects in our own way. We had to work hard, and they helped me accept me for who I was.”
Mr. Goldenballs is the best: “[David Beckham] is the most wonderful man I have ever met. He’s a fantastic father. He’s incredibly talented, a wonderful husband. I supported him for many years, and he’s proud of me. He supports me. We’re very equal at home.”
[From Allure]
I find it incredibly endearing that David supports Victoria’s designing career and shows up for all of her major fashion shows. She spent years and years playing the perfect WAG to support his soccer career, and he seems perfectly comfy turning the tables. They definitely endured a rocky period in their marriage (Rebecca Loos, anyone?), but I think Team Beckham is a solid one now.
Victoria looks smashing in this shoot. Very broody and mysterious. I won’t ask her to smile.
Photos courtesy of Allure
laser hair removal would be first thing I would do if i came into a lot of money
Me too. I’m actually tempted to do it with the small amount of money I do have. I would have ten extra minutes in the day. Imagine how that adds up over time. It seems worth the expense.
I know. Just imagine going on vacation and not having to worry about bringing a razor or waxing beforehand. Bliss.
Me too! For my underarms, especially.
I’ve had my underarms done. About 80-85% successful. Ran out of money before I could get onto the legs though! What a dream to have no shaving or waxing to think about. Bliss!
This and a boob reduction. I’m tired of shaving and my back hurts dammit.
I actually think the Beckhams will make it. They seem to work on their marriage and make time for each other. Side note- they make cute babies.
Boob reduction would be my first splurge, then yeah, I would get lasered. So worth it for the extra morning sleep.
Best thing I ever did. No regrets, 5 years on. I can’t recommend it enough, especially for other folk like me who have very white skin and very black hair–shaving and waxing didn’t help at all, always “showed” and looked gross.
OMG – as a fellow pale skin/dark hair person it’s my dream to get myself entirely lasered away.
am fairly dark and unfortunately it’s better on pale ppl only… (less chance of scarring)
I’ve done it it’s great and doesn’t cost as much as you think. I did my legs and after 5 years I might go for a touch up. It will take your extra spending cash away, but I think it’s worth it. For the record my legs are pasty and my leg hair used to come in black so I really hated wearing shorts before I got laser done.
I’m going to get it done on my armpits this summer- I have dark hair & pale skin so whenever I’m clean shaven it doesn’t really look like it. Legs would be awesome but I have a hard time justifying the expense.
Oh I WILL be getting laser hair removal. I don’t know when my savings will get there, but I’m betting later this year. I can’t wait! I hate hate hate hate body hair of all sorts.
I agree. If you have the money, why not? Hair removal is such a pain and so time consuming. Laser is a great idea.
Groupon always has all kinds of great, up to half price deals on laser hair removal. I LOVE IT!! Best decision ever!!
Please do not chose your hair removal provider, based solely upon price. There are some great spas who do specials on Groupon… but also a lot of very bad ones, with horrible technology.
Do your homework, ask your tech which machine they use, how long they have been treating. The last thing you need is a horrible burn or wasting your money on something that does not work long term.
If done right, it is the best thing ever.
Make sure it’s LASER and NOT IPL/SPL. Laser is the only one that properly works… IPL and SPL are very crappy substitutes but are usually way cheaper.
Anyone have any recommendations for finding a good place to get the laser done in the US?
I would guess that if I go through my doctor’s office, get referred to a dermatologist, that my insurance won’t cover it and it wil be supremely expensive (my doctor referred me to a derm for a skin condition one time, and later that month I saw the same dermatologist in a magazine talking about celeb skin. I can only imagine what she would charge for cosmetic procedures!) . On the other hand, I think you could find more affordable “medi-spas” that will do laser work…but you are taking a gamble with the quality and safety.
How do I find something affordable and still safe?
Your best bet is to go to the leading technology website (Cynosure or Palomar) and go to the physician/practitioner locator, enter your zip and see who comes up.
Call the spas and ask questions about how long they have been in practice, and their experience with the machine. They should ask you about your skin and hair colour etc. (blonde hair doesn’t laser very well)
Hope that helps.
Yes, that helps so much, Sienna! Thank you!
@Sienna, why does blonde hair not laser as well as darker hair? This is interesting.
Edit: Nevermind, I found the answer downthread.
I had it done on my legs – it is awesome – definitely a great decision and completely worth the money. Depending on where you are it may not even be that expensive – I didn’t have to do the full course of 6-8 treatments or whatever they recommend – I only did 3.
I had quite a lot of dark hair on my legs and it was visible (black dots) even when I shaved – plus I always had ingrown hair. Now I still have a bit of fine hair, but I don’t bother to shave it because it isn’t noticeable — no more black dots or ingrown hairs – it’s such a luxury not to have to deal with any of that.
I like her.
I wonder how expensive and time consuming it is to laser your legs? It would be great to stop shaving them. I tried waxing, but you have to let the hair grow for two weeks first every time, so I didn’t see the point of having smooth legs for a short time followed by hairy legs for two weeks.
Maintenance is a b&tch.
The only time waxing seems to make any sense is before travel. Get everything waxed off before you leave and then you don’t have to hassle with it while you’re on vacation. It doesn’t seem like an everyday practical thing to have to grow hair out for two weeks. Two weeks! That’s crazy.
Exactly. I waxed for 15 years. Eventually made the investment to laser, which paid for itself after a few years anyway!
She’s not my cup of tea, but she really earned respect for her clothing line. Nobody believed in her when she said she wanted to be a designer and now even Hollywood stars wear her dresses. Pretty cool. Also her family is really cute.
Family is so cute, and I agree about her clothing line.
I hated her when she was a member of the Spice Girls. She always looked so miserable. Now I adore her. I love her fashion line and she seems sweet even though she doesn’t smile too much, plus her daughter is ADORABLE.
I like her, I’d like to hear her talk a bit about her creative process too though, she’s good at letting her work speak for itself (which is great!) but I’d like to hear her switch on her Lagerfeld once in a while and let a bit of creative brain hang out.
The Beckhams careers panned out well, just as his is coming to a close as an athlete, hers is just coming into its own. Handy.
This is one of the few celebrity marriages I actually hope makes the distance. They seem good together and they have 4 beautiful kids to love.
Laser hair removal – great if you have the right type of hair (naturally dark). Otherwise a waste of money.
Best decision i ever made. Ladies, I highly recommend it. I spent $400/session for my face, arms and legs, and i’ve been about 4 times so far. The hair isnt coming back as much so ill go a few more times and then go for annual touch ups.
Does it hurt?
It really isn’t that painful! I had my underams and lips done and it just feels like rubber bands on the skin. I even stopped using the numbing cream because it wasn’t that painful and I didn’t like having to wait 15 mins for it to numb! Right after your done all the pain goes away.
Thanks! Good info
It feels like snapping rubber bands against you lightly. Its annoying and some spots definitely uncomfortable but its not that bad at all, and its super fast.
I think the laser hair removal for legs is a great idea. I looked into it once. I was told that, being blonde, I wasn’t the ideal candidate and it probably wouldn’t work well. Apparently, if you have dark hair against light skin it works the best.
Have hope–I hear the lasers for darker skin and lighter hair are getting better. Maybe just a matter of time?
Darn it, I’m blonde too. Why does that make a difference?
The laser is a focused beam of light that has to bounce off something to work. Lighter hair is actually somewhat transparent and the light will go through instead of bouncing off and severing the root’s attaching tissue so it won’t grow back. It will work, but less effectively and probably come back leading to a dissatisfied customer.
Thanks so much for answering me. That’s really interesting. I guess it wouldn’t work well for me.
NerdAlert: Do you know anything about why lasers don’t work as well for darker skin?
Thanks for answering, NerdAlert. Lak, from what I remember it doesn’t work well on darker skin because, darker skin absorbs light and there’s a greater chance for burns and change in pigmentation. I think that’s the main reason. Hopefully, GoodNamesAllTaken is right and it’ll be a possibility in the future.
No problem! Thanks, mata, for adding in the part about darker skin. The laser is similar to the lasik laser in that each generation is about 50% better than the past, so hold on another few years!
ooh, I’m perfect! I’m an albino who grows THICK hair….seriously, if I let my leg hair keep growing, I can grow thicker hair than my twin brother–which sucks as a girl.
Ya if you have really thick, coarse, dark hair with pale skin then you are the best candidate – I think the laser is able to focus the best on that type of hair. I am similar (except I have tan skin) and the laser worked so well on me that I only bothered with 3 treatments before I was satisfied. I had it done about 6 years ago and it’s been awesome – I haven’t bothered with any touch ups either.
Ugh, I want to like her. She seems genuine in interviews and around her kids; “Victoria Beckham: Coming to America” was really funny.
But….she was such a raging C to Jon Stewart when she was on with Emma Bunton. That’s not something you can just get over, you know.
I’m in the process of having all the hair below my neck lasered. It is expensive and occasionally painful (a very hot pinch) but omg I’d sell a kidney if I had to. I feel cleaner ‘down there’ and way more willing to be spontaneous and social (both areas where I struggle).
It’s an 18 month commitment, no tanning is rough as I’m a lighter shade of translucent naturally, but it’s totally worth it!!!
I’m not confident of my smile either – Buzzfeed did a post awhile back of all smiling Posh pics – I get why she doesn’t smile, terrifying.
Smooth skin and resting bitch face – I never thought Posh and I would have anything in common!!
Anti, I know this is crazy nosey of me, but I am very curious! How much does this cost? And how many sessions? I am so envious!
the place i go to have waxing do a package called a ‘showgirl’ wax which translates into waxing everything off below the neck and those areas of the face that the customer wishes to be waxed.
the idea of a waxer person going over someone’s entire body to remove hair amuses me no end.
well over here in germany, you can afford a laiserhairremoval, its not expensive anymore.
and its not very painful at all. getting your eyebrows trimmed hurts more than that.
i did it on may arms and armpitts and bikinizone. 25 € (20 $?) each part. a few years ago it was 99 € for each part.
That is incredibly cheap compared to prices here. I am having bikini line laser done and it is $250 for each treatment.
How long did it take to notice the hair removal? I just finished my second session and still can see it. I’m desperate because I cannot pluck it out according to the beautician
You should be seeing results by now. Multiple treatments are required because not all hair grows at once, but you can laser approx 20% of hair in a single cycle. You should notice that what has been lasered is not growing in.
It’s worth buying a plane ticket once every few months to go and laser over in Germany. $20 isn’t even enough for a Brazilian in NYC.
years ago, it used to be expensive over here in germany too, but it is now a big trend and lots of beautysalons have that now. i live in a big city, so the competion between the saloons is big. In smaller towns, its still expensive and it cost like 90 € (120 $) . an employee told me, in the beginning the saloons wanted to get the money back with the hight prices for the equipment because its very expensive to buy that. but then the price falls.
I needed one or 2 sessions to see a small difference but im still doin it and it gets better every time. oh and sorry i calculated wrong from € to $ , 25 € are 35 $ but still cheap 😉 you are all very welcome to come to germany my dears 😀
@chaine, 250$ for one session? this is crazy and WAY to expensive, have you searcherd for other saloons? sometimes the pricedifference is huge.
And i have to say, 25 € is just for smaler parrs (but both of it) like armpits and bikinizone. Legs are expensiver but i think just 50 €
But in germany to get your nails done, you cant get them done under 50 $. ive been in the us and i know its much cheaper. I think that depends also on how many custumers you have, in the us, lots of woman do their nails. in germany, its not like that but its also getting more and more popular. it also used to be more expensive then 50 $
Ya in Canada it can be quite cheap too. I’d bet that there are good and cheap places in bigger cities in the USA as well but you do need to do your research.
agreed, do the research. i did that too. not every saloon in my town has these cheap prices 😉
sorry wrong calcualtion, 20 € are like 35 $ but still cheap 😉
I like VB. I wish we saw more of the humor she has but I have to hand it to her she cultivated her image and she worked it like a pro.
I went the laser route on legs. It’s not fool proof, there are some spots that it wasn’t 100%. I still have to shave but it’s once a week and takes 20 seconds. Since I was a waxer, the cost has probably been less than if I was still doing that.
I only clicked on this thread because I wanted to see a picture of Baby Harper! But I love Victoria and the entire Beckham family, too!
I always felt CB was a runner friendly site. Are people judgey about runners? I would have been here sooner to ask but I was out for my 5am run.
My only judgement about runners is that I wish I could be one of you! Bad neck and back keeps me on my NordicTrack skier for cardio.
Oh, that’s a bummer – sorry about the back/neck issues. NordicTrack is kind of all around better for you, though, isn’t it?
I can’t really do cardio inside anywhere public (i.e. gym) because I talk to myself to pass the time and I really don’t need to provide the public at large with any more evidence of my crazy.
RE: Laser hair removal: they have them all the time on Groupon now. It’s very affordable!
I really like the Beckhams. It seems they work hard for what they achieve. They have had serious marital problems along the way but seem to have worked it out and I respect that. David has had some disappointments in his career but he never focuses on them, instead focusing on what is going really well. They seem to keep their business to themselves and “just get on with it”. It doesn’t hurt that they have 4 seemingly amazingly well behaved gorgeous children. All six of them clean up really well. I am not a tattoo person at all and yet I can totally overlook theirs because they do dress and behave so well. I am sure their life is just as “messy” as any other, but they carry on really well. I hope they stay together and continue to prosper. The littlest one, Harper, is just beyond cute!
I like her a lot, she always seems so genuine.
But what’s with the pic of her sniffing her pitt? She showing off that laser hair removal?
I’d do it too if I had a lot of money. Her eyes are gorgeous!
Say what you will about her, but I really like her. And I have the same problem. I love to smile and laugh, but at the same time I’m extremely insecure about my smile. And whenever I’m serious, everyone else thinks I’m sad, or angry, or that I’m a bitch.
Haha, I can relate! Although I’m not insecure about my smile, when I don’t my face looks different, I guess, because then people ask me what am I thinking about or if everything is ok :))))
I am going to look at my budget and ink out some money for laser treatments on my legs and underarms. I’ve wanted it for a long time but have been scared of the pain.
Between her starvation and surgery, she looks like a creepy alien. Sometimes celebrities spend so much effort trying to improve their looks, when what they really need is some good therapy.
I completely agree with you.
I find her starved look, just like Angelina Jolie’s very unattractive.
Skin and bones is just a scary look for me.
I love women that have nice curves, not as big as Kim K., but some curves are very pretty.
I also don’t find David Beckham attaractive either, I’m no fan of the tattoo look.
I really like Victoria. She got everything from hard work. I think she lacked out with one thing only, her husband, because finding someone decent and as normal as possible to start a family with in the show business is practically impossible. But everything else in her life is a result of sheer work, determination and discipline. How many truly talented people and celebrities waste their gifts because they become lazy or entitled? Victoria is a perfect example of where hard work can get you.
She looks as though she’s smelling her own armpit in that last pic. No wonder the face she made! 😉
Looks like she’s sniffing her pits, and showing off her lazer pits at the same time
Laser hair removal was the best money I’ve ever spent. Especially my underarms. Honestly it costs less than waxing and buying razors. It’s freaking amazing.
No, no, no, I don’t find Beckham attractive or her, but if they were able to fix their marriage, good for them!
Laser removal of my armpits and legs was the best money I have ever spent in regards to beauty
maintenance.
I have very fine, but lots and lots of hair on my head, thick eyelashes and eyebrows, but little body hair.
I got laser for my 21 st birthday, as a present to myself and 6 years later, it still looks great and no touch ups for me at all.
My cousin gets her thin eyelashes tinted with vegetable dye at AVEDA SALON, because she doesn’t have thick, dark eyelashes like I do and she doesn’t like the “make-up look” with eye shadow, eye pencil and mascara.
Everybody has little tips that work for them.
I’ve gotten my face lasered before. However lot of people don’t realize laser hair removal will never 100% remove all your hair–it does reduce the amount of hair, but does not completely get rid of it. I haven’t been able to get a touch up on my face because I was on Accutane for 5 months (I’ve had skin problems with acne for 7 years and very sensitive skin) and you are not supposed to laser or wax anything while on Accutane and for up to 6 months after you are finished Accutane (the skin is too dry and brittle and needs to replenish itself).
However I’ve been lasering my face for years and while the majority of the hair does not come back, laser does not 100% remove every single hair. And it will come back slowly after awhile so you will always need maintenance and touch ups. If you want to completely and permanently get rid of hair somewhere, electrolysis is the only method that will keep it at bay forever. But I’m too chicken to try it. I’ve been told it hurts like a mother because they go in and burn each individual hair follicle. But it’s permanent, so I guess in the long run you don’t spend as much money as you would on laser hair removal.
I bought a home laser kit on special for $400, it works great! Definitely worth the money.
she should also consider doing something about those awful eyebrows