The 44-year-old appears perfectly groomed and composed in the shot, with her golden blonde locks looking sleek.
She can be seen sporting natural looking make-up topped off with a generous slick of sparkly pink lip gloss.
However there is a good reason why Cat appears so well-styled in the mug shot, according to People Magazine.
A snap was not taken at the time of her June 17 arrest, therefore she was given until her July 26 arraignment date to return to the Santa Barbara police station and have her photo done.
The former Iron Chef host went back to the scene of the crime yesterday to have the mug shot taken.
Cat was booked for a DUI following a breathalyser test after she rear-ended her vehicle.
The food fanatic was found to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in her bloodstream and was promptly arrested.
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I don't know how she managed to put off her mug shot til a month after the arrest, but Santa Barbara does cater to his celebrities. Yay, California.
Also, this makes TMZ's claim that news of her DUI was missed, and just 'found by a chance read'thru of the blotter' is a big lie, too. I'm guessing they tried to get ahead of it due to her taking the pic yesterday.