Isn't it amazing how so many aging stars look alike these days, with those apple cheeks, defined noses, worry-free brows and angular chins?

Makes you wonder if Demi Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Liz Hurley, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour and Madonna aren't sextuplets, separated at birth.

Writer Jonathan Van Meter has pinpointed exactly what it is that these women have done to their faces that makes them so similar in his fascinating article, The New New Face that appeared this month in New York Magazine.

Apparently several top-dollar dermatologists in New York City have figured out that the key to looking young isn't merely lifting. You must get plumped, too.

Regular face lifts leave people looking tight and gaunt, Van Meter notes. The New New Face has enough injectables in key spots to resemble dreamy baby fat. The New New Face reminds you of a heart -- not a shrink-wrapped facelift.

Van Meter quotes dermatologist Pat Wexler (no relation to me, alas), on the new look, which she is credited with helping to formulate: ``We now know that you need volume to keep a face looking young. Volume means a face that goes out. And it's all about the cheeks and the jawline.''

IN TROUBLE

Steve & Barry's, the bare bones, cheap-chic clothing chain that houses Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line and Venus Williams' EleVen, has hit on hard times, filing for bankruptcy in July.

Bay Harbour Management, which acquired the chain for $163 million, says it has no plans to close the 276 stores immediately.

Still, this just might be the incentive you need to finally get to the North Miami Beach shop before it's too late, at 1381 NE 163rd St., 305-944-4354.

Send your style questions to Kathryn Wexler by going to www.MiamiHerald.com and clicking on Tropical Life. Or by snail mail, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132.

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