Our Post About Lunch With Elizabeth Hurley

We're not very strong on commas -- maybe that should be "Our Post About Lunch, With Elizabeth Hurley"? Oh well! We had the chicken ciabatta ($9.95) at the Nordstrom's Grill. That's the lunch part. Wait, we had a cup of decaf, too.

On our way in, we noticed all these people standing around the cosmetics department, not moving, which annoyed us because we were a little hypoglycemic and they were between us and our food. A lot of them were wearing little pink ribbons, and waiters were circling with champagne flutes filled with some pink liquid. We ended up having to take the up-escalator and then come down again to get to the escalator to the bottom floor -- people saw the crowd on the first floor and bailed off the escalator, being shy Seattleites. "Why are they all looking this way?" asked the woman in front of us. "It's making me uncomfortable."

We made it to lunch at last. That's when we heard it was all for Elizabeth Hurley's appearance: "To kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Estee Lauder spokesperson Elizabeth Hurley will be on hand from noon to 1 p.m." She was still there when we'd finished lunch, so we snapped a few pictures with our cellphone. Was Bedazzled that long ago? Look at that smile. She's still got it. Suck it, Hugh!

On our way out the door, we buttonholed a Clinique cosmetics person in a white lab coat and asked for more details. She had a bag of what we observed to be either doodads or geegaws, and was standing in line to get Hurley's autograph on them for customers. Her lipstick was extremely glossy. She explained that a percentage of the proceeds benefited etc., and gestured to the displays of signable items -- including scarves, if we heard correctly. But then they closed off the signing-line, and she was the second-to-last person.

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By MvB in Miscellaneous on October 3, 2007 1:55 PM

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Seth

I'd rather look hot and die young. That's why I smoke...asbestos.

Audrey

Some eye creams contain caffeine. Close enough?

Courtney

If they put seratonin and red wine in there too, you might have me Audrey.

MvB

Sadly, as I look into it it seems that Estee Lauder has been foot-dragging on getting rid of parabens and phthalates. Seriously, Elizabeth, it's time to use that spokesmodel power for anti-carcinogenic good. Call me?

Audrey

Oh Courtney, don't worry your pretty little head over something as silly as the prevention of breast cancer. Just sit right down and try this new eye cream - it's got SPF and antioxidants and retinols! Shhh...there, all better.

MvB

Those are strong words, Courtney, and in fairness, I want it known that I'm willing to sit down with Elizabeth and hear her side of the story. For however long it takes! My only stipulation is that her lip gloss not be *too* glossy because I get kind of fixated on the shine, I find, and lose track of what's being said.

Courtney

The cosmetics companies touting breast cancer research and awareness make me irate. "Here, have this pink ribbon and some champagne, and while you're at it buy gobs of our chemical-laden products that aren't controlled by the FDA and just might be contributing to the rise in breast cancer in women!"