Conversation Piece Fun & Famous

– WEALTH FOR DUMMIES –

Confession: a days doesn’t go by on which I forget to check the greatest Tumblr of the web: richkidsofinstagram.tumblr.com. The tagline of the site is: “They have more money than you and this is what they do” and this summarises the site perfectly.
Photos of very rich kids being very busy being rich. Think of: litres of Crystal, metres of Dom Perignon, kilogrammes of caviar, thousands of PKs in Ferraris or Porches and weekend trips to St Barths with the private jet. ‘The other half’ in its entire glory, if you will. Now, it happens to be the case that very profound questions surface when viewing such grandiloquent matters.
For instance, how in heaven’s name is it possible for all those girls to be pretty? And how do they manage to get such Victoria Secret worthy bodies? And why do they all have long wavy and healthy hair? What’s that all about? Why haven’t I got that? Our friends at the British Grazia (probably one of my favourite magazines evah) asked the same questions ever since Cressida Bonas (Prince Harry’s coolest friend) popped up and compiled a useful list to look just as wealthy — and so happy. Take notice.
  • Go skiing. Rich girls ski. For those who can’t afford to, don’t despair! It’s totally hip to spray tan ski goggles on your head. Come again? Really, just go to the salon and ask for a “you look loaded for a week.”
  •  Wear sunglasses. Even in the winter. I’’ll cite Grazia because I couldn’t have said it better: “rich girls need to protect their eyes from the glare of real life — the poor, the sad and the ugly.” I don’t think we’ve got to add much to this.
  • Wear the least amount of makeup. Rich girls have got naturally great skin and don’t need much powder. Taking good care of your skin is key and don’t forget to have it regularly and thoroughly cleansed by a beautician.
  • That body, well, sadly that’s just a case of good genes and a lifelong habit of healthy eating. For those who want to go into full damage control, do yoga. Preferably at www.yogaglo.com.
Right, duly noted. It also helps to be photographed arm in arm with a prince, by the way. Perhaps that one of the guys of Le Bal feels like volunteering?