Bad Makeup At Conviction Premier

There were a couple of very questionable looks at the Conviction Los Angeles premier last night. I'm all for blue and turquoise eyeliners, but one should know how to use them. Hilary Swank might be wearing Nars Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Paladium, which I quite like. In moderation. Whoever did Hilary's makeup used so much color there (most likely to match her dress and clutch) it's actually overpowering her eyes. And also forgot to blend.

Then we have Juliette Lewis in bizarre pink. I don't really think of Juliette as a pink person, and that lip gloss is just hideous on her. It might be an ironic look, I can't tell. It makes Juliette look like a cartoon version of herself.

I love Minnie Driver and almost like her look here. I wish she had more color on her lips, though. There's something a little dead there that washes her out. But she possesses a natural elegance that makes just about anything look better.

Who Did Khloe Kardashians Makeup?

I don't know if I should berate or congratulate whoever is responsible to the face Khloe Kardashian was showing at a NYC party last night. Seriously- someone let her walk out of her hotel with this amount of brightener, blush and fake eyelashes. I'm not even going to talk about her lips or the fact that girls with not much of a neck should never ever wear turtlenecks.

January Jones In London

It's been a while since we've seen  January Jones making good fashion and makeup choices. Maybe she's found a new stylist-  someone who actually likes her and wants her to look good. Or maybe London is good for her. Here is January  attending a Donatella Versace hosted charity event in London and (finally) looking much better than Betty Draper ever did.

Victoria Beckham On Lady Gaga

“If I’m being completely honest, is it fair to say she may have become a little bit of a parody of herself? Is that fair to say?"

Victoria Beckham on Lady Gaga

The funny thing is how two or three years ago the same could have been said about Victoria herself. But lately and especially since she launched her own sleek fashion line, I'm finding myself looking at Victoria Beckham's photos, staring at clothes like this tangerine dress (from her Spring/Summer '11 collection) and thinking: "Want!".

Photo: Faded Youth Blog

Amy Winehouse Cleans Up

I admit I never realized Amy Winehouse was actually pretty. The exaggerated and smeared black eyeliner and questionable personal hygiene used to cover what is apparently really nice features. I'm guessing the crack habit didn't help much, either. Here's Amy Winehouse last night after a performing a concert in London. I don't ever remember her skin ever looking this clear. I really hope she's doing better and found some peace.

Julia Roberts For Photoshop

If I were Julia Roberts I'd be quite angry with Lancome for photoshopping the life out of my face. Seriously, what's the point in signing a mega-celebrity, paying her all this money for her pretty, real and popular face and then processing it to the point she's barely recognizable? By doing so Lancome lost all the warm fuzzies they've earned by recruiting the 43 year old Julia Roberts. What's the message they're sending us? And, by the way, even a 24 year old doesn't have a skin that looks made of plastic. If that's what Lancome is after they should have gotten Heidi Montag to be their face.

Peachy

This is why matching your lipstick with your dress instead of your own coloring is not recommended. Also, you can take my word for this, since J-Lo and I have a very similar skin tone: We don't turn peach when we're tanned.

The hair is cute (much better than several of ultra-stiff styles she's been sporting lately) and so are the earrings. It's just the overall color that seems off.

Edited to add:
Hollywood Rag has a very intimate closeup on Jen's face, where you can see every detail of her makeup, including the lack of moisturizer around her nose.

Picture courtesy of A Socialite's Life.

Cleansing Our Palate

Hollywood was never without scandals. Most of the ladies above had their fair share of controversy, including alcohol, wrong and wronger men and everything in between. Still, it never got as low as what we saw today in the gossip blogs. All of them embodied style and class and are still influencing us today. I'll go out on a limb here and predict that seventy, fifty or twenty years from today, hardly anyone would look back at our decade in search of inspiration.

Angelina

She no longer wears vials of blood around her neck and her image has dramatically changed from the wild days of Billy Bob. Still, I remember raising an eyebrow in late 2005 when St. John revealed her as the new face of the brand.

Most of the ads (and even the clothes) weren't so bad or too much in contrast with everything we know of Angelina Jolie. I like the ones above, because they don't take away or try to change who she is. But this last one (below) is a bit too Laura Bush to swallow.

(photos courtesy of TombRaiderChronicles)

Suri Got It First

Question: What's worse than having a celeb toddler featured in a beauty blog?

Answer: Having her there because she's a fashion trend-setter.


Case in point: Christina Ricci, as photographed this week in Berlin. I'm sorry, but a hair style that's adorable on 15 month old Suri Cruise isn't really working for 27 year old Christina. You can call it "mod look" all you want, but for me it's "The Suri".
I like her makeup, though. Christina's, I mean.

Both pictures courtesy of Dlisted.

Jump the Shark

In the fashion section of Life & Style's new issue (out today and worth looking at. There's a few other interesting articles) there's a story about 80s and 70s inspired jumpsuits and the stars who wear them. While Jamie Lynn Spears is 16 and related to you-know-who, and J. Lo is, well, J-Lo, I expect more than this from the lovely Sarah Michelle Gellar. It's only marginally better than this bright fashion moment Scarlett Johansson had last September:

(photo courtesy of The Superficial)

What's in Your Hair?

Talk about high maintenance.

This story from British paper Daily Mail puts our Fekkai, Ojon and Carol's Daughter habit in perspective. Apparently, Catherine Zeta-Jones' conditioner of choice is caviar. The real thing. Imported for her from Iran on a weekly basis.

What do you think she smells like?

(photo from DailyCeleb.Com)

Mostly (All) About Eva

Odds and ends for a Monday morning:

• Helg from Perfume Shrine is wondering what was Eva Longoria's fragrance on her wedding day. There's also a link to a list of celebrities and their favorite perfumes. I only skimmed the list, but I have to say that while not surprising, there's very little inspiration there. Young Hollywood is all about fruity-florals and laundry detergent scents, while classic Hollywood seems to have shared the same handful of bottles. Still, of interest is the fact that Creed's Irish Tweed Green that was created for Cary Grant, is now worn by his modern incarnation, George Clooney. I think I see a bottle in the Blond's future.
(photo of Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman from the movie Notorious)


• Speaking of my husband: He was sitting next to me as I was writing my previous Eva Longoria post. He looked at the photo and commented: "That's a Chanel, right?". Apparently, he recognized both the fabric and the deconstructed trim. Color me proud.



• Last one about Eva's wedding: Look at this picture (courtesy of Mollygood. Click on the photo, it's worth it) of her mother-in-law, Tony Parker's mom. Can she be wearing Proenza Pink lipstick? I'm not saying a word about the roses on her ankles (or the cleavage).





• Since we're sort of the topic of celebrity obsession, Jake Halpern's book, "Fame Junkies" , offers an interesting perspective of this subculture. I have yet to finish the book, but so far I'm enjoying it.

Bridal glow? Paris? Whatever it is, Eva Longoria has never looked better. I love her makeup. The eyes are toned down from her usual too-smoky look and it works wonders.

Scary Spice

Click the photo, if you dare.
It looks like Victoria Beckham has more than just bunions to worry about.

(picture from Hollywood Rag)

Nobody wants to read another thing about Paris Hilton, I know. But this is a beauty-related story, so you'll have to forgive me.

Twenty three days in county jail, a psychological breakdown and a spiritual awakening didn't seem to make Paris Hilton look half as bad as, say, Britney Spears on an average day. Actually, I thought that her almost makeup-free (she seems to be wearing lip and cheek color) look from Monday night was quite nice.

She, however, begs to differ. TMZ posted this story and pictures earlier. It looks like Paris is getting a professional makeover. Other than the fake lashes what I see in his see-through bag are several Benefit Cosmetics items and a tube of Maybelline Great Lash mascara (If that's not a huge endorsment, I don't know what is). There's a bottle of BeneTint (no wonder that it doesn't look right on me. Paris and I don't share the same skin tone) and a box of Hoola Bronzer.

I wonder what's in the train cases the guy is carrying.

What's in Your Closet?

What can you get for $500,000?

About 1,000 pairs of Manolos. Or a sixth floor walk-up studio apartment in a seedy building in one of Manhattan's more questionable parts. Or a 3-bedroom house with a tiny back yard in suburban New Jersey. Or the entire northern part of Idaho (they might also throw in a Canadian province, if someone's feeling generous).

Or Victoria Beckham's closet.

Read this story from the one and only Perez.

I don't think the leather floor would work for me, considering the cats, but I'm going out to buy a lottery ticket.

(Image from The Superficial)

I'm not commenting on the class and grace, because, really, it's Fergie. The thing that caught my eye was her nail polish. It's yellow. I don't know about you, but the thought of yellow talons doesn't work for me.

The case against beige lipstick

When did Ellen Barkin stop being hot and turned into a washed-out schoolmarm? It looks like she had some work done, but what does it help if she looks mostly dead? this is a face that could use some pink.

Let's hope she doesn't start a trend

I can't be the only one who doesn't get the Amy Winehouse asthetics, right?