On Saturday, I went to Madame Toussaud’s, the place with all the celebrity wax figures.. Wax figures are creepy. They just are. They look like real people (some more than others), but you can stand closer to them than societal norms usually allow and stare. The best thing about that place probably is taking pictures with them.
There were singers, like Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Actors like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Will Smith, Johnny Depp. Classic actors like Audrey Hepburn, Steve McQueen, John Wayne, And of course, Ryan Seacrest. That guy’s everywhere.
My favorites where Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh, wearing the green curtain dress from Gone with the Wind, Sarah Michelle Gellar in a classic Buffy pose (chick is SKINNY), and Jack Nicholson, looking just like he used to at the Oscars. He was even in a row of seats and everything! I sat next to him for a picture and it looked almost real.
Most of them looked pretty good, if a little unnaturally shiny. A couple looked pretty bad, either just a bad job from the start, or poor aging - like Nicole Kidman and Tom Hanks.
The coupon I used included a wax hand dip, which meant I could get a wax mold of my own hand. It was kind of cool - you made whatever shape you want with your hand (I chose to make the longhorn symbol, because why not), then dip it into hot wax. Then dip it in cold water, then dip it in dye, then let it set. They stretched it a bit so you can get your hand out, and then it’s done!
It’s one of those places that you probably really only need to do once, but you should definitely go that one time, because... why not?
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