During my initial viewing of One Battle After Another I had an immediate problem with Teyana Taylor‘s obviously worked-on facial features, which look unnaturally inflated and scrunched and super-sculpted. But I chickened out. I was afraid I’d be accused of racist pigeonholing or something, so I kept my arrows in the quiver.
But while listening last night to Maureen Callahan’s 3.13 pre-Oscar interview with “James From Corporate”, I heard the term “cat-face” and immediately went “yes!…of course it is!…this is my turf and I should’ve said this last November, but I chickened out! Because I’m a candy-ass.”
Who am I to talk with my Prague eyelid and neck-wattle surgery plus my two hair-plug treatments, which happened in ’12, ’14 and ’15? Obviously I’m not one to talk. But I’m agreeing with James that Taylor’s injections and knife-styles get in the way of the reality of her Perfidia Beverly Hills character.
“James From Corporate’ to Maureen Callahan, 9:40 mark: “So my whole take with One Battle After Another starts with the miscasting of Teyana Taylor. I think a lot of people have an issue with this movie because the prologue doesn’t work [but] just her casting alone…
“I’m trying to find a better way to say this, but [my problem is that] her plastic surgery is very distracting. She has sort of like a cat face that resembles Lauren Sanchez. And it just doesn’t read to me at all as being authentic of a hand-to-mouth revolutionary as someone like of that world.
Callahan: “That’s a great point. She’s partnered in the film with her lover, Leonardo DiCaprio, and they are aggressively depicted as having no money.”
“James From Corporate”: “So yeah, where is she getting the money for this to look plastic surgery-ized, almost Kardashianized? So casting-wise Taylor is sort of anointed as someone new and important. I’m not sure who is behind this and who’s backing her, but Taylor really took me out of the movie. It took like another full hour for me to sort of settle into it. Although I really like the young actress, the daughter…Chase Infiniti.”
AI sez….
“Teyana Taylor has undergone cosmetic enhancements, including suspected rhinoplasty (nose job) for a refined nose, fillers for lips, under-eye, and chin, and likely Botox for a lifted look, alongside professional skincare, resulting in a more sculpted but still natural-enhancing appearance, with experts noting good results that enhance her features rather than drastically changing them.
“She also focuses on extensive skincare routines, using natural ingredients and deep cleansing to maintain her “flawless skin”.
Specific Procedures & Treatments:
“Rhinoplasty (Nose Job): Analysis points to a surgical procedure to narrow the bridge and refine the tip of her nose, enhancing its definition.
Fillers: Likely used for:
Under-Eyes: To reduce hollowness.
Lips: For subtle plumping and definition, creating a fuller look.
Chin: To balance facial features and create a more feminine profile.
Botox: Used for a lifted forehead and brows, potentially for a smoother, more alert appearance.
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery): May have been performed for eyelid refinement, noted by some observers.
Skincare: She emphasizes deep cleansing, exfoliation, and moisturizing with natural products like coconut oil, olive oil, and shea butter, alongside professional treatments like Xeomin (a type of Botox).