Behave Like a Star

Posted by Amber Nasrulla Apr 11, 2006

Let's say this is a typical low-key day for a celebrity: a two-hour morning workout with a personal trainer followed by a massage; then a high-profile lunch at the Ivy to discuss a new script; shopping in Beverly Hills, possibly on Rodeo Drive to pick up the newest glamorous Bottega Veneta handbag; drinks at the Mondrian or Hotel Roosevelt; followed by picking up pills from the shady doctor on Robertson to help flush toxins from the system. It is a weekday after all! And if the bulimic celebrity has left traces of her lunch on her top during a purging episode, she or her assistant might pop into Kitson or Lisa Kline Men for a hip new T-shirt. (Notice the number of 'new' items in that sentence.)

Along the way, the star takes a detour to indulge in the new and delish green tea Frappuccino with blackberry syrup from a Malibu Starbucks. No, wait that has too many calories. Just some foam with a couple of shots of espresso, please.

If you want to "look like a star for a day", collect the various accoutrements (for a staggering price) with the full knowledge that this may well be the closest you'll ever get to being a hotshot. I certainly don't have an unlimited supply of money or a platoon of stylists but, if I or anyone I know did, here's what it might cost (all prices in USD and have been rounded up):

Personal trainer: $400; Massage: $200; Hybrid Lexus + chauffeur, day rate: $2,000; Designer duds: $12,000; Lunch: $600; Drinks: $100; Detox pills: $250; Manolo Blahniks: $1400; Bottega Veneta bag: $2100; Tag Heuer watch: $1,800; Hair: $700; Makeup: $400; Eyebrows: $70; Jewellery: $5,000; Kitson T-shirt: $198

The tally for one glamorous day out in Hollywood = $27,468 (or thereabouts)

This depressing exercise confirms what I already knew, namely that a typical low-key day for a star is equivalent to a vacation for a family of five, two years in a row. And it helps me understand why the head honchos at Enron would stuff their fat hands with gold nuggets to elevate their lavish lifestyle. Understand but not emulate. Onward and upward...