Posts Tagged ‘Celebrity’

Elizabeth Arden and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Tony Awards!

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

At last Sunday’s Tony Awards, Catherine Zeta-Jones looked exactly as a Best Leading Actress in a Musical should: truly show-stopping. It’s no surprise, since she had all that’s needed for a stunning red carpet look: a beautiful Versace gown and makeup done by celebrity makeup artist Mary Phillips.

Mary’s makeup of choice? Elizabeth Arden products, of course! After  all, Catherine is the beauty brand’s leading spokesperson.

To create that smoky eye effect, Mary applied Elizabeth Arden Color Intrigue Eyeshadow Duo in Black Currant and Color Intrigue Eyeshadow Duo in Peacock from lid to brow. Then, for a pink glow on Catherine’s cheeks, Mary used Ceramide Cream Blush in Pink.

As Catherine finished her thank you speech, all eyes were on her lips, which looked soft and natural, thanks to her Ceramide Plump Perfect Lipstick in Perfect Blossom. And to top off the look with a dramatic touch, Mary coated Catherine’s lashes with Double Density Maximum Volume Mascara in Black.

Those other nominees didn’t stand a chance!

Experiencing the New X-Box

Monday, June 14th, 2010

A performer at the X-Box Project Natal Experience

When I arrived at the launch for the new X-Box Natal reveal last night, I was handed a white satin poncho with large shoulder pads and told to put it on, as was everyone else. In the auditorium where we congregated, it looked like some sort of cult gathering with Cirque de Soleil cavemen performing. (We made half-serious jokes about being gathered in and slaughtered…) And then the over-the-top, very elaborate show began. A baby-size elephant (fake, but large nonetheless), dramatic dancing, and a symbolic escalation to the new X-Box kicked things off. Then a family played with the new machine, which is called Kinect, to demonstrate some of the games. The coolest part of the technology of this game machine is that you are the “player” on the screen—a camera senses your motions and translates them on-screen, so if you’re playing a track and field game, you actually run in place and leap over hurdles for your character. Or there’s a dance contest, a rafting adventure, Star Wars (and you play a Luke character with light saber in tow) and a driving game. Or you can do yoga with an instructor and the machine senses and modifies your form if need be. So basically the technology is new and very cool and the games are meant to be very interactive. While they showed a family playing, I can definitely see 20 and 30-somethings having friends over for drinks and Kinect.

Celebrities came out in force to see the display: Billy Crystal, Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Phillipe, Michael Cera and Jack Osbourne were a few faces in the crowd. Oh and the purpose of the poncho? The shoulders glowed under a blue-light so that we were all immersed as an element in the performance—we were all Kinected.

Kate Bosworth in CHANEL Beauté

Monday, June 14th, 2010

As a surfer in Blue Crush (I know, flashback to ‘02), Kate Bosworth had the perfect, sun-kissed glow all of us ladies wish for, especially in the summer months. But that look isn’t just created by movie magic. Here’s how CHANEL celebrity makeup artist Kate Lee gave Ms. Bosworth that same radiance at the season premiere of True Blood last Tuesday.

“The base was minimal, Kate was tanned and so I prepped the skin with CHANEL Hydramax + Active Serum to make sure she was very hydrated, and a tiny wisp of CHANEL Vitalumiere Fluid Makeup was enough to bring the skin tone to match the chest and body,” said Kate Lee. “Across the bridge of the nose, top of the cheek bones, and around the hairline, I used CHANEL Soleil Tan de Chanel in Terre Ambre to bring the focus to the center of the face.”

And for a truly eye-catching red carpet photo? “On the lids I used matte peach shadow to pop the colors of Kate’s amazing eyes,” Lee said. “We decided to give a gentle nod to the 60’s influenced hair by drawing a very thin sharp black line next to the lashes with CHANEL Automatic Liquid Eyeliner in Noir, extending out past the end of the lash line to open the outer corners of the eye. Lashes were coated twice with CHANEL Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir (available in September), and bottom lashes were left naked. To open the eye further, I swept the new nude CHANEL Intense Eye Pencil in Clair (available in July) inside the lower eyelid. I worked to elongate and define the brows with a liquid brow pen by Anastasia.”

To complete the look, Lee used CHANEL Rouge Coco Lip Colour in Secret for Bosworth’s lips and CHANEL Powder Blush in Rose Temptation, out in July, on her cheeks.

So go on and invest in some of those CHANEL beauty products to recreate Kate’s leading lady look!

Events Around LA

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Joe Jonas picking up Dearfoams Slippers

Yesterday was a busy one—first I stopped by the Montage in Beverly Hills for the Kari Feinstein gifting suite to celebrate the MTV Movie Awards. Nicky Hilton stopped by Infinity Sun (me too!) to pick up some products, including their amazing self tanner. (Her sister Paris actually has the spray tan machine at home!) I toured around at the same time as Joe Jonas, who was very appreciative of each goody he was gifted. Other brands represented were Montage Hotel, Cesar Canine Cuisine, V-Moda, Super Dry, Infinity Sun, Dearfoams, Capella Pedregal, Mitchell & Ness, Retro Sport, Paleta, Britax, Zico, Vivitar, Sweet Lucie’s Ice Cream, The One Group, Nature Babycare, Dr. Loretta Skincare, Yogen Fruz, dekkori, Jewels by Park Lane, Isagenix, Kamal Letterpress, Nail Garden, Preferred Group Inc., All Star Travel, Vivitar, Happy Joy Sticks, Tres Glam, Sedona Rouge Hotel and much more.

Next stop: Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills for a La Mer event. (I’m a La Mer addict, btw.) Keri Selig and Oceana Board Chair Keith Addis hosted the event. Oceana’s mission is to protect the world’s oceans, so they partnered with La Mer (who is donating proceeds) and created the limited edition blue Crème de la Mer to celebrate World Oceans Day.

Then I cruised over to West Hollywood to the SLS Hotel for another gifting lounge, where I heard about Mesoesoteric skincare, which has drinkable collagen(!) and picked up some adorable doggy socks for my cat and some Body Shop products (for my mom, who loves Body Shop!), including their new deodorant.

Then I met friends at Animal restaurant on Fairfax for a VERY filling meal and some sparkling pinot noir, which is now my newest obsession.

Sex and the City 2: A Few Initial Observations

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

This weekend I walked into Bergdorf Goodman in New York City for an interview session with the cast and director of Sex and the City 2 (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth and Michael Patrick King). I walked through the same revolving door as the four women do in one of the opening scenes of the movie (that hits theaters on May 27), when they go to peruse a wedding registry. That’s right, there’s a wedding! I won’t say who, but it’s a fabulous, over-the-top affair that includes Liza Minelli, who I can safely affirm is the new Betty White.

Up I went to the second floor shoe salon (drool), that’s brimming with the very brands that these girls adore, namely Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo, to await the cast. Two years ago, when the first movie came out, I interviewed these six stars, plus Jennifer Hudson and phenomenal costume designer Patricia Field. Today, petite SJP is in a silvery-gray skirt and jacket and a neon pink top beneath (all Elie Saab) and sparkly eye shadow (which is very apropos, as “sparkle” is one theme of the movie and how to keep the sparkle in marriage); Cynthia looks beautiful in a floral dress; Kim’s stunning in an asymmetrical blue dress; and Kristin is classic in a printed strapless dress. The four of them look as if they could head out to the latest hotspot for dinner and cosmos when this press conference is over. (more…)

Paper Magazine’s 13th Annual Beautiful People Issue

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Party in the name of Paper and H&M

Last night all the young hipsters (Los Angeles’ + celebrities) gathered at The Standard Hotel to celebrate Paper Magazine’s 13th Annual Beautiful People Issue, featuring The Gossip singer Beth Ditto, and the launch of H&M’s Fashion Against Aids collection.

View from the VIP room

The views, the fashion, the people, the music and the drinks were d-i-v-i-n-e! Samantha Ronson (you know, Lindsay Lohan’s ex lady lover) was the DJ and she was great! I really liked everything she played and it created a really chill, but fun vibe. Up in the VIP room I saw Hugh Hefner’s  twin ex-girlfriends, Karissa and Kristina Shannon, who were actually very pretty! They were also very tall, I literally had to look up to see them, even in heels. Sigh. However, my favorite celebrity sighting of the night was American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert! He is actually featured as one the “beautiful people” in the issue. The night ended with a wonderful performance from the band Nikki and Rich who sound just like how they say they sound, “Lauryn Hill meets The Supremes while hanging out with Alicia Keys listening to Outkast ‘Hey Yah’.”

All in all, it was a very fun, very LA night!

Adam Lambert

Drew, Glee and Me

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the GLAAD media awards, where individuals and the media are honored for making a positive difference in the gay and lesbian world. There were plenty of famous faces in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency in Century City: the cast of Glee, Adam Glambert, Benjamin Bratt, Eric Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart, and Drew Barrymore, who was honored for her voice of support. (She looked stunning, by the way, in a belted silver Oscar de la Renta frock and extra-long hair extensions.) Her acceptance speech was humble, humorous and honest. She spoke about growing up in West Hollywood, which is a predominantly gay area of L.A. and how gay culture was just part of life. And caring and understanding is just part of who she is and who we all should be. Agreed Drew, agreed!

The cast of Glee was there along with the show’s creator, Ryan Murphy, who gave a few spoilers for the character Kurt, who will get a boyfriend next year and they will be prom kings. “He’ll never be a victim,” Murphy said.

Constance McMillen was there — she’s a lesbian teen who wanted to bring her girlfriend to her senior prom at her high school in Mississippi. The school’s response? Cancel prom. A mother spoke about how her son was called faggot and punched so hard by a hateful man that his brain disconnected from his spinal cord and he died. The murderer spent 359 days in jail.

As I sat there listening to people accept awards and speak about their plight, I couldn’t help but think, I have it so easy. And I guess I will never understand this kind of hatred — just for being born a certain way. But it’s not anything new, is it? But the fact that I can vote and anyone can use the same toilets lets me know that there’s hope.

Karl Lagerfeld’s Latest Design

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

I admit that I value the few Chanel pieces I own above all others and when traveling, am constantly worried about their well-being. It seems that Karl Lagerfeld, designer of Chanel and Fendi, had this problem himself and designed the Narcissus safe to guard all those treasures that we know he has.

The Narcissus is the world’s most expensive and luxurious home safe (though we wouldn’t expect anything less from Karl!) In discussing his creation, he said, “I am not interested in what people want. I’ve designed a safe that I would like to own and which will stand in my home.” Weighing 1,600 pounds it has a sleek, slim design and a steel-bodied exterior with chrome plated aluminum. The safe features maximum security with its owner recognition technology but  effortless operation as it can be opened with only a wave of the hand. Inside, it provides custom-designed compartments like watch winders and jewelry drawers, perfect for keeping your most prized possessions organized.

For a chance to feel a little closer to Karl, the safe can be purchased for $340,000 exclusively at Blush guest blogger, Lisa Adam’s shop, LA Closet Design. But hurry, only thirty were created so your chance to have Karl’s latest creation may run out soon.

For more on Lisa Adams visit her shop and check out her Blush blog, Create an Eco-Friendly Closet.

Justin Bieber Plagues Twitter

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

By Jenna

Flickr User: Jonasismymiddlename:)

There has been this little thing plaguing our Twitter life for Blush. It’s like a scratch on the left lower corner of your sunglasses. It’s not going away and you’ve done a great job ignoring it without really acknowledging the problem. That scratch would be the adorable Justin Drew Beiber. For whatever reason, Justin Bieber is the trending topic EVERYDAY of EVERY MONTH this year on Twitter. Maybe I’m getting old, but I thought we were over these rapper infants after Aaron Carter. So, 3 year olds cry over him, he causes teen riots and tons of rappers love him so that gives him street cred?  Although it is impressive that he managed to self-teach himself how to play the piano, drums, trumpet and guitar at a young age, so I’ll give the little guy that. I’m still a little confused, after hearing soo much hype about him, I had never heard any of his music – weird, when someone is a megastar you don’t seem to miss their music.  One lovely day, on the radio I finally heard it. It was like a ghost train screeching to a halt. And I thought it was J.Lo singing. Can someone please explain this fascination? And why is every fetus in Hollywood now a child star?

Each generation has their child pop star idols, who was yours?

Gaga for MAC’s New Lipsticks

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I love Lady Gaga…Everything from her crazy fashions to her music that plays on repeat on my iTunes before a night out. So imagine my excitement when I found out that MAC is bringing a little gaga to my life with their new Viva Glam Gaga lipstick in that perfect nude pink shade. But if 80s favorite Cyndi Lauper is a little more your style, then try the new Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick for the perfect 80s revival.  These new lipsticks are part of the “From Our Lips” campaign which donates 100% of the selling cost from Gaga and Cyndi to the MAC AIDS Fund.

MAC Cosmetics started their AIDS fund in 1994 to support men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS globally. So far, the fund has raised over $150 million in 67 different countries through the exclusive sale of VIVA GLAM Lipstick and Lipglass. So be one of the girls who just wants to have fun AND support an awesome cause.