Lipstick Jungle weaves the stories of the lives of three mature and rich women who are on The New York Post's list of New York's 50 Most Powerful Women. Brooke Shields stars as Wendy Healy, president of Parador Pictures, a movie company. Lindsay Price is Victory Ford, the hot and sexy fashion designer and Kim Raver plays Nico O'Neilly, the glamorous editor of the bestselling magazine, Bonfire.
It is more catered to the mature female audience but tugs at the heartstrings more than Sex and the City because they don’t just talk about sex, but also about the difficulties they face with the power and responsibilities they have (with great power comes great responsibilities right?).
Wendy (yay my namesake! :D), as president of the largest movie company in the US, has so many responsibilities that she has barely enough time to spend with her kids and husband (who isn’t half as capable as her and decides to divorce her in the pilot episode).
Victory is single but has to decide whether she wants to make the most out what’s left of her youth or marry this gazillionaire who likes her but spends more time on his phone than on her.
Nico is married, but her husband doesn’t even pay attention to her, while there is a young and sexy man whom she is sexually interested in. Will she give in to temptation?
Ok a typical woman show, but how can you resist it when the clothes are so pretty and sophisticated and the sets are so glamorous? Although SATC is slightly more witty and has more entertaining sexual inneundoes, I think Lipstick Jungle has more depth.
*Disclaimer: I have only watched the first episode so my review may be flawed and I have to wait and see if the rest of the episodes are worth my time.
Of course, Gossip Girl still rules! :)
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