Maybelline's 'Ideal Woman Rubber Mask' Makes All Cosmetics Obsolete

Spoof video mocks beauty standards

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Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's a horrifying latex mask.

The Onion just rolled out this spoof Maybelline ad mocking conventional standards of beauty. In it, the brand introduces a new product, the Ideal Woman Rubber Mask, a convenient replacement for the copious amounts of product that women are wont to put on their faces. Yes, it's just as creepy as it sounds.

"By simply yanking it over your face, you can instantly achieve a fresh look that conforms to Western ideals of beauty," praises the Fake-belline (I don't know, I'm trying here) director of marketing.

"It's incredible.

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