Absolutely Heavenly

I know, it's been a while since my last post, but I have a few things in the works to be posted soon.

First and foremost, how lovely is the Victoria's Secret "Heavenly" line? I was rummaging in my cream drawers and stumbled across last summer's fragrant creams that I put away. What a delight to find the Heavenly Angel Touch Lotion! The scent is amazing. I completely forgot about it! Which reminds me-go through the products drawer. Can't wait for my next long lost discovery! (ha!)

As described on the website, "this cream nourishes and conditions skin. Is lightly scented."

Lightly scented? After I had a shower I could still smell it! You do not need both the perfume and the lotion if you are a layering type of gal.



Fragrance type: vanilla oriental
Ingredients: wild ivy, mandarin, waterlily, white peony, freesia, iris,
violet, poppy and orchid vanilla.

Honestly you only need a little bit. You could wear it day or night, but I prefer to wear it in the evening.

You can order online at www.victoriassecret.com.

Trend: The Nude Lip

Anyone else notice the nude lip trend? I am all over it. I think it looks AMAZING with a great tan. Dark smoky eye with a nude lip. GORGEOUS! Jennifer Lopez works this look flawlessly.



My absolute favourite right now is Smashbox's Lip gloss in "Pixel". The formula is so moisturizing, I don't even need a coat of lip conditioner before I apply. It a very subtle light pink, almost iridescent. I use it for everyday.

Another wonderful colour is Nars Lipstick in "Sexual Healing". This one is an iridescent golden pink. If you haven't tried any Nars products, please do so. The lipstick, lip gloss, and eye shadows are fabulous. I love MAC, god knows I love MAC, but Nars takes it to the next level. Highly concentrated, wearable, beautiful makeup. However, in comparison to MAC, you will be paying well over $30 for a lipstick at Nars. You know in magazines where they do the "splurge" or "realistic" comparison? Well here you go. Eh, you live once right?



Another new colour Nars released from the Summer 2007 Collection-"Striptease". It's shiny, non sticky, and highly moisturizing. The lip glosses, come in over 35 shades. Nars is available at Sephora Toronto, and Holt's.



The nude lip look is freeing, refreshing and unpretentious. Try a pink-ginger tone if you're pale-skinned, or an bronze-gold tone if you are dark-skinned.

For the dark skinned ladies try MAC's Plushglass in "Wet, Wild, Wonderful". It's sheer lip colour with a pearlized high-shine gloss finish. It visibly plumps the lips to make them look luxuriously healthy and well-conditioned. Contains vitamin E for added environmental protection. Secret ingredient to plump lips? Cayenne Pepper. Just telling you what I heard from a MAC artist! Don't worry, it doesn't hurt, but it really plumps!! (Right Dani?)

It's summer ladies! Time to work it!

Just Plane Pretty

Travelling this summer? European vacation perhaps? Well, I am, and I am trying to decide what the heck to bring in my carry on for that 6-9 hours of travel. Being in the air can leave you dehydrated, tired and puffy. Not good.

Try to prepare. Try to eat lightly and exercise before travel. I try to avoid salty foods which can cause you to retain water and swell up. The night before get your skin ready for the stress of recycled air. Try a hydrating mask, tone, and ensure you wear a rich moisturizing cream for overnight. The next morning, cleanse and apply moisturizer to damp skin. Keep your makeup very light. Wear just the bare minimum. You are going to want to keep reapplying moisturizer throughout the flight, so skip the foundation. Instead, try a light cream blush, concealer, and a tinted lip gloss to trap moisture.

Drink up. No, I don't mean a cocktail. Your body dehydrates 3 times faster when you are in the air. Ensure you drink a lot of water, water, water. Buy a 1.5 to 2 litre bottle of water and drink it continuously over the course of the flight. Pack some tea bags for when the cart comes around. Your skin will thank you when you deplane.

What to bring:

My sister and I love the travel sized Evian Mineral Water Spray. Spray directly on your face and it instantly revives your skin, and counteracts travel fatigue.


Philosophy, (available at Sephora) has a wonderful set called "Miracle Worker" which has everything you need in travel sized bottles. It includes a facial cleanser, daily moisturizer, perfumed shower gel, shampoo & conditioner, and a foot and hand cream. Hands are also very important to keep hydrated. As long as everything fits in a sandwich sized ziploc bag, you are good to go.


Don't forget your body butter! I tend to skip the perfume and opt for a scented body butter. My favorite? Sephora's Body Butters-Whipped Body Delights. The Coconut Nectar scent is summer in a jar! So yummy!


Hair. Don't forget your baby travel brush, some hair spray, and hair elastics. When I'm basking in the sun in the French Riviera, you better believe my hair will be in a bun at the top on of head in a big ol' floppy hat. While in the ocean, protect your hair from the sun with Aveda's Brilliant Damage Control. Helps to protect against UV damage.

Sun Block. What's this? Well, considering when I go to the "sunblock area" in the drugstore, I go straight to the Hawaiian Tropic Dark Tanning Oil, I thought I better do some research on sun protection. I hear the sun is very different in Europe. I think I may need a 30 SPF.

Other items that would be worth bringing in your bag: a small travel pillow. Do you really want to use the ones on the plane? No. Dirty. Face mask for your eyes for when you go for a snooze in total darkness. Toothbrush and toothpaste to brush before you land, and most importantly your iPod and a good book. If you bring a small part of the comforts of home, I find you will ultimately enjoy your experience a whole lot better.

Moonbathe-May 31, 2007

I'm overjoyed that MAC's Moonbathe will be launched in a couple of weeks. With summer here, these are the perfect colours to wear this time of year.

Here is what we have to look forward to:

Eyeshadow
Cranberry - Reddish plum with pink shimmer
Cosmic - Warm yellow gold with gold pearl
Saturnal - Deep olive with gold pearl
Firespot - Intense orange with gold pearl

Lipstick
Sunmetal - Warm bronze with silver pearl
Solar - Plum Berry with red and gold pearl
Eclipse - Deep rust with gold pearl
Honey Moon - Warm pink bronze with gold pearl

Lipglass
Dark Flower - Warm plum pink and gold pearl
Elaborate - Soft low karat gold with pearl
Crescent - Soft maple with gold pearl
Moonbathe - Sheer tangerine with white and gold pearl

Sheertone Shimmer Blush
Other Wordly - Warm yellow gold with gold pearl
Afterdusk - Sheer neutral pink with gold pearl

Glimmershimmer
Astral Rays - Sheer gold with white pearl
Ritzy - Peachy bronze with gold pearl

Liquidlast Liner
Molten Sol - Rich gold with intense metallic pearl
Point Black - True black

Nails
Golded - Soft peach with gold lay down
Fireball - Intense tangerine with gold and orange pearl

MAC SUNDRESSING

Wow, how can you tell summer is here? Considering my apartment's temperature wouldn't go down under 75 degrees, and the duvet is officially off the bed, and I'm going bare legged to work, I would say, yessss! Finally!

So, with that said, and you can tell from my recent posts, that I am completely infatuated in looking tanned. I love wearing white and bright colours this time of year to even heighten the "illusion" in looking darker than I really am.

Last summer, I bought 2 bottles of the MAC SUNDRESSING. It's an amazing product. Better than the Smashbox Body Lights Bronzer

It's a soft mousse formula, that dispenses onto the skin via a pump. DO NOT be afraid of this product. It actually looks like chocolate syrup when it comes out of the pump, but it blends so nicely, and it smells delightful! You can use this everywhere! Spreads easily over face, legs, arms, shoulders and décolletage and it's water resistant. It's wonderful for those nights out when you are wearing a skirt or shorts and you want your legs to look really dark. Don't bother wearing this product when it's extremely humid. It will pill off and make you look like you have DIRT on your skin! HA!

Available in 4 shades. Medium, Medium Dark, Dark and Deep Dark (best one). About $22.00 for the bottle at MAC.

Aveeno Continuous Radiance

I really enjoy Aveeno's Continuous Radiance lotion. The formula combines natural soy with a subtle color enhancer to help even out skin tone and texture while gradually deepening skin's natural color, for visibly healthy and natural-looking skin that's not orange or streaky. The exclusive formula also helps smooth out skin's imperfections -- bringing out skin's natural radiance.

I've tried a lot of moisturizing "gradual" skin enhancers, but I've found that they are really smelly, greasy, or you have to wait too long to see the colour. I've used the lotion for 3 days now and noticed the colour is nice golden brown. I use it on my face too.

It's a wonderful moisturizer for morning and before bed. I am fair-skinned, but I tried this in "Medium" instead of fair. At $8.99 at Shoppers Drug Mart or any drugstore, I think that is fairly priced compared to similar products. The product just looks like any other Aveeno lotion and is not in any special "tanner" location.

The creamy white lotion goes on smoothly and blends quickly. The colour is quite good, similar to the other "daily radiance lotions" I've tried but maybe a tad more brown/realistic on me (instead of orange or yellow-toned like some). It seemed to develop rather quickly and without any obvious streaks or blotches. I've been using self-tanners over a decade now and I must say that the daily lotions are perfect for a slight tan without a lot of mistakes and hassle, and they are also good if you are just starting to try self-tanning.

Let me know what you think?

Self Tanner for Men? Of Course!

Nivea for Men, has released Summer Look Moisturizer. Daily moisturizing care for facial skin, that gradually builds a natural looking summer tan, matching to your natural skin tone. Formulated with Nivea's CARE PRO TEC: the professional care technology that immediately activates and supports the natural functions of men’s skin.

Appearance Enhancing Facial Care
Effective moisturising formula with Hydra-Tan complex, Vitamin E, Provitamin B5 & UV Filters (SPF 8)
-Acts with skin’s own amino proteins to produce a even, streak free tan.
-Moisturizes and hydrates immediately.
-Protects skin against harmful sun damage and everyday environmental factors.

Results -Healthy & natural looking summer tan in 3 days.
-Moisturized, smooth and supple skin.

Skin compatibility dermatologically approved. Available at Shoppers. Not sure how much it is, but I would guess it's no more than $20.00.

Tanning Bed in a Tube?

Well, there is... sort of! A safe tanning bed. Introducing Too Faced's Tanning Bed in a Tube.
"Tanning Bed in a Tube" is an instant gel bronzer, with a gradual self-tanner built right in.

While, I'm a big fan of spray self tanners, this one is a gel, and I found the texture and the application very easy, and no streaks, which is OBVIOUSLY important!

Too Faced's Tanning Bed in a Tube is $22.50 at Sephora. I spent only 10 minutes at Sephora yesterday, however I managed to also check out the rest of the Too Faced Summer Line. Stay tuned!

Did I mention how much I loved summer and being tanned??? (Artifically of course, when I can.)

Pretty Obsessed on Hiatus?

No, she's just too damn busy at her "other" job. You know the one that pays the bills?

My friends, I'm back with a LOT of stuff to update you on.
Please be prepared for a influx of posts and those of you on Facebook, be prepared for a number of "Kaiti posted a new note" on your Home Feed!

:)

I Heart the Mediterranean

First of all when you think Elizabeth Arden, you think HARD, AWFUL, HURT YOUR HEAD perfume.....Well, that's what I think of at least, because I associate Elizabeth Arden with the Red Door fragrance. Which in my opinion just HORRIBLY STRONG!

Normally, I'm really big on scented lotion for my everyday "scent" rather then a full on perfume. However......I am IN LOVE with Elizabeth Arden's new fragrance Mediterranean. It's a very pretty, floral, feminine, romantic, spring-like scent. Perfect, for summer!

Here is what they have described the scent to smell like on the website:

Sparkling Radiance: Peach Nectar Sorbet, Sicilian Mandarin, Damask Plum
Unforgettable Bloom:Radiant Wisteria, Star Magnolia, Madagascar Orchid
Lasting Impression: Addictive Sandalwood, Fluid Skin Musk, Golden Amber Whisper

While, I'm a little hesitant to put away my MAC Turquatic , I've been wearing the Mediterranean since yesterday and it hasn't messed with my nose or given me a headache.

Choosing your Scent:

The strength of scents varies with the percentage of essential oils and how much they are diluted. Perfume bases are 78% to 95% denatured ethyl alcohol, and essential oils make up the rest of the scent. Scents are broken up into the following categories according to strength of scent: Perfume is the most expensive, and is made up of about 22% of essential oils. Eau de Parfum is the next in line and is 15-22% essential oils. Finally, Eau de Toilette is 8-15% of essential oils, and Eau de Cologne is about 4% essential oils.

Every fragrance has three perfume notes – top, middle and base. The top note is what you smell right after application (mostly alcohol) and lasts for one minute. The body of the perfume is the middle note, which is acquired 5 to 30 minutes after application. The base note is how the scent smells after mixing with your skin and body, and is produced two hours after application. These three perfume notes are the reason why you should not purchase perfumes simply because they smelled lovely on someone else. Everyone’s skin will react differently with a perfume, producing middle and base notes unique to individual body chemistry. At the perfume counter, spray the perfume directly onto your skin rather than on the sample cardboards, and do not smell it directly from the bottle. After you have spritzed yourself, wait 30 seconds to smell the scent so that you do not get a whiff primarily of alcohol.

Like wine, perfume needs some time to breathe and open up. If you are still unsure what perfume is best after spraying 10 different types, ask for a sample to take home. Once you find the perfect scent, go back and make the purchase. Also, ask the perfume salesperson for coffee beans, not to munch on, but to smell in between each perfume to neutralize the smells. That way, you will smell each individual smell, not a mixture of smells.

Your Handheld Digital Trainer!

I stumbled across this website while looking for a fitness regime to put on my iPod. While at the gym, I noticed a girl beside me on the bike watching her iPod. I figured it was a video or whatever, but nosy as I am I got a little closer to discover it was a spinning instructor! I was on a mission to find a down loadable software. The website is called Pump One.

Choose between Strength Training, Weight Loss, Endurance, Flexibility, and Heart Health. Pump One provides you with fitness routines from the comfort of your iPod. Featured are clear and concise tips that visually guide you through your workout, while listening to you own music!

The Weight Loss section really intrigued me as I have to get skinny for Europe.....
Choose from xPump-a Cardio Cross Train, Pulse Pump-Cardio Intervals, Pumped For Life-Complete Conditioning, Total Pump-Total Body Workout, Swiss Pump-Core Challenge, Pumped Pilates-Pilates Mat, and last but not least, my favourite....The Weight Loss Bundle.

There are a variety of different bundles and packages that vary in price. Starting at $59.99-$199.00 US.

This is better and in my opinion way cooler than ripping workouts from magazines...... :)

Really? Revlon? Wow....

I'm really impressed by Revlon's new Limited Edition lines. With all new products for Face, Lips, Eyes and Nails I can't wait to try them out. Check out the "Bedroom Eyes Powder Liner". The combination of loose powder formula and sponge tip applicator creates a sexy, smoky eye look in one easy step. Available in 6 rich, deep and smoky shades.

What about the Lash Jewels Eye Accents? It's a liquid formula that crystallizes into delicate droplets on lash tips, creating a multi-dimensional, jewel-like effect.



Granted these are not everyday looks, but FABULOUS for going out for a night on the town! I'll try them out.....We'll see.....More to come!

MAC's Balloonacy-More Images!

MAC is launching a new line called Balloonacy due out April 2007. The colours are gorgeous.

Lipstick

Festivity-Mid-tone coral pink with gold pearl (frost)
Fun Fun-Soft bubble gum pink (lustre) (below)

Up-Note-Mid-tone neutral peach (below)
Full Blown-Rich intense purple (frost)

Lipglass
Silly Girl-Pastel peach with multi-colored pearl
Out For Fun-Light pink with silver pearl
Perky Mid-Tone lilac
Pink Meringue-Mid-tone pink with gold pearlized pigments

Eyeshadows Pandamonium Eyes (Quad)
Cloudbound-Off white with gold pearl (frost)
Up at Dawn-Soft lilac (veluxe pearl)
Violet Trance-Rich intense purple (matte)
Pandamonium-Smokey grey with silver pearl (velvet)

Soft Sparkle Eye Pencil (no images)
Nightsky-True black with silver pearl
Goldenair-White gold with gold pearl
Olive Mid-Tone moss green with gold pearl
Iris Accents-Pale violet with silver pearl

Pigment
Viz-A-Violet-Mid-tone violet with blue and red pearl
Helium- Light pink with red duo chrome
Golden Olive- Mid-tone golden moss green

High Light Powder
Hullaballoo-Mid-tone neutral peach with gold pearl
Mellow Rave-Neutral mid-tone brown

Nail Lacquer
Nocturnelle-Rich black (will be flying off the shelf!)
Vin Goth-Rich purple with silver pearl

MAC's Moonbathe & Sunstrip!

Are you intrigued by the colour collections for Summer ‘07 ? What’s in store for summer you ask?

Moonbathe:
4 Lipsticks (limited edition with special packaging)
4 Lipglass (limited edition with special packaging)
5 Eyeshadows (limited edition with special packaging)
2 Liquidlast Liners (Repromote Point Black & 1 limited edition color which looks like a shimmery tan)
1 Pro Lash (Repromote Coal Black)
2 Sheertone Shimmer Blush (limited edition with special packaging)
2 Glimmershimmer (limited edition)
2 Nail Lacquer (Repromote Golded & 1 limited edition color)
1 Lashes (limited edition - red & black huge lashes which are shiny!)


Sunstrip consists of:
2 Bronzers (limited edition with special packaging)
2 Studio Mist Foundation (limited edition)
2 Brushes (Repromote #187 & #188 Duo Fibre Brushes)


The limited edition packaging that these two collections will be wrapped in is a pale shimmery gold that appears almost cream. There is also a “New Breed” of lipstick that has a new formula is called “Slimshine”. Slimshine lipsticks will be debuting in early May ‘07, with 16 new colors in the line.

Stay tuned to a more information on the new products! Photos to follow....

More posts to come on Fashion Week....

Will be uploaded soon.
Thanks!

So exciting!

Guess who's going to L'Oreal FashionWeek Fall 2007 Collections?! Your's truly has scored backstage passes to this weeks' shows. I will be posting my interviews/articles shortly.
Thanks for checking in!

L'Oreal Fashion Week Starts Today!!

Stay tuned for highlights of this week's fashion shows, and trends for the season!

Luggage Tags with a little 'Tude

These cheeky luggage tags will ensure that your valuable suitcase won't fall into the wrong hands with sassy sayings like "I'm Pretty Sure This Isn't Your Bag" and "Careful: My Shoes Are Inside". Sold as a set of 6, there's plenty of room on the reverse side to include all the necessary contact info.


DARLING!

http://wishingfish.com/pbluggtags.html

Strange Hybrid MAC, MAY 2007

In early May, MAC will be releasing their new spring collection.

What we have to look forward to is:

Lipstick

Strange Hybrid - Silver mid-tone pink with silver pearl
Flowerplay - Sheer cherry pink with silver pearl
Orchidazzle - Sheer grape with silver pearl
Propagate - Neutral warm peach
Strange & Exotic - Sheer deep wine with silver pearl

Lipglass

Prize Petal - Sheer coral pink with white and gold pearl
Hothouse - Deep raspberry with pink pearl
First Bloom - Soft tan with gold and white pearl
Cultured - Opalescent mauve pink

Eyeshadow

Floral Fantasy - Pink Violet
Moonflower - Blue with silver pearl Fertile - Muted black purple
Rose Blanc - Soft yellow gold with gold pearl Seedling - Yellow taupe

Pigment

Jardin Aires - Tan with gold pearl
Provence - Light neutral with reflects

Powder Blush

Petalpoint - Dirty mid-tone pink
Fleurry - Pinky coral with white pearl

Best Commercial Ever!

Oh this Mastercard "priceless" commercial put such a smile on my face. So delightful!
http://priceless.com/pricelesstv/
Click on"That would go great with that!"

A nice little thing all of us girls have done at least once, or twice, or more than a few times. Ha!
Love it!

In response to J's comment:
When you get on the website, scroll down on the right hand side till you see the one titled:
"That Would Go Great With That" :)

That Hair! Those Eyes!

I'm not sure how I missed this issue of Marie Claire, but if this was the cover shot, I definitely would have picked it up.

Jennifer Connelly looks absolutely gorgeous in this photo that was in Marie Claire's January 2007 issue.

Can we discuss her hair? Love it! I LOOOOVE big hair. Her eyes are perfectly darkened and those lips! I need to know what is on her lips. Ugh, so 60's. Did I mention I love this photo?! I wonder if i can replicate this somehow.......hmmmm. :)

Photographer, Ruven Afanado

"She was originally going to be in a white shirt, but her husband arrived on the set wearing this jacket ... an 'of the moment' kind of thing."

Benefit-Gilded Pencil

A tequila gold highlighting pencil.

It's like 24 carat gold in a stick... and just as valuable! This versatile pencil adds sheer golden highlights to your eyes and a soft sheen to lips... it catches the light in the most provocative ways you have to see to believe. Keep this pencil with you at all times to easily transition from day to night.

Tips and tricks: Apply over eye shadows, as eye liner, and the brow bone for extra highlights. On the lips, apply before applying gloss or on top of lipstick for a golden shimmer.

MAC Balloonacy-April 2007

MAC is launching a new line called Balloonacy due out April 2007. The colours are gorgeous.

Lipstick

Festivity-Mid-tone coral pink with gold pearl (frost)

Fun Fun-Soft bubble gum pink (lustre)

Up-Note-Mid-tone neutral peach (amplified)

Full Blown-Rich intense purple (frost)

Lipglass

Silly Girl-Pastel peach with multi-colored pearl

Out For Fun-Light pink with silver pearl

Perky Mid-Tone lilac

Pink Meringue-Mid-tone pink with gold pearlized pigments

Pandamonium Eyes (Quad)

Cloudbound-Off white with gold pearl (frost)

Up at Dawn-Soft lilac (veluxe pearl)

Violet Trance-Rich intense purple (matte)

Pandamonium-Smokey grey with silver pearl (velvet)

Soft Sparkle Eye Pencil

Nightsky-True black with silver pearl

Goldenair-White gold with gold pearl

Olive Mid-Tone moss green with gold pearl

Iris Accents-Pale violet with silver pearl

Pigment

Viz-A-Violet-Mid-tone violet with blue and red pearl

Helium- Light pink with red duo chrome

Golden Olive- Mid-tone golden moss green

High Light Powder

Hullaballoo-Mid-tone neutral peach with gold pearl

Mellow Rave-Neutral mid-tone brown

Nail Lacquer

Nocturnelle-Rich black (will be flying off the shelf!)

Vin Goth-Rich purple with silver pearl

SO EXCITING!

WHOA....

Jennifer Hudson, did win big - but lost big, too, because of the much ridiculed metallic bolero Andre Leon Talley made her put on. (Post fashion editor Serena French said it made her look "lost in space.") "Jennifer was kind of sponsored by Talley and Vogue," said one fashionista. "Andre insisted she wear that hideous Oscar de la Renta dress with the awful, awful gold python bolero.

"Jennifer really didn't want to, and so [noted stylist] Jessica Paster got her a beautiful gold Roberto Cavalli custom-made. But when Andre found out, he went ballistic. Moments before she left for the show, there was a power struggle and Jennifer ended up putting his outfit on."

Oscar Night!! Best/Worst Dressed

Winners:

Best Picture: The Departed
Best Director: Martin Scorese
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker
Best Actress: Helen Mirren
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson
Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin

Seriously, why are the fashion critics always the worst dressed? I'm talking to you Jay Manuel!
I started with Worst Dressed and saved the Best Dressed for last......

Worst Dressed: Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson-who was her stylist?? Nice BOLERO! Gorgeous makeup though-nice eyes. Jennifer wore a python cropped jacket over an Oscar de la Renta chocolate chiffon gown and Fred Leighton diamonds-hate this.

Jennifer Lopez wore a encrusted lilac silk Marchesa gown, Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings and pinned-up curls. Her hair was really bad, and not a nice colour dress colour at all! She is usually stunning.....not tonight!

Penelope Cruz-The bottom of her dress looks like a blanket! She does have nice hair though, and nice snowflake diamond earrings. Sorry, I think Versace's dusty rose strapless gown for P doesn't work!

Kelly Preston-leopard for the Oscars? Dreadful. Dolce & Gabbana really missed the mark on this one. (Nice toupe John)

Jessica Biel really didn't hit the nail on the head in this hot pink long dress with black belt, horrible Oscar de la Renta gown. Plus, her hair was so stiff, with a little tiny bun. Awful.

Kirsten Dunst looks like an old lady in this silver frock. Feathers on the bottom makes this dress look like an old lady's nightgown. Looks like KD didn't put a lot of effort in her look tonight.....

Nicole Kidman looks ok....other than that Christmas bow on her neck. She looks so slim in this crimson silk crepe Balenciaga column dress.

Kate Winslet's pastel green one shoulder Valentino gown accented with gold jewels and gold metallic Rickard Shah shoes, was the wrong colour choice for her complexion. Her hair was bad, pulled bun.

Meryl Streep had awful hair, and wore a Bohemian/geisha style, black wrap. It was awful, awful, awful-Miranda Priestly would be horrified. Do I even have to go there about the necklace??

Best Dressed:
Reese Witherspoon-pure elegance in a layered chiffon gown from Nina Ricci. Stunning.

Potia de le Rossi-turned heads on the red carpet in a sexy navy gown with an open back. Elegantly braided straps added drama to the clean silhouette of her dress, and a fuss-free ponytail with soft curls kept her look pretty and modern.

Rachel Weisz-She looked stunning in a silver Vera Wang strapless gown with a sweeping train of satin and tulle. Her gorgeous deep cranberry lipstick, the beautiful detailing on the front of the dress.....but I hate that 'pineapple' necklace. It's a vintage Cartier pendant, not sure what the shape is yet......


Cameron Diaz-shoulder baring white gown with a dramatic fold-over top and asymmetrical fishtail train. She accessorized her look with a silver clutch, bejeweled bangles and peep-toe pumps. She wore a whopping $2.9 million worth of Cartier jewelry.

Jada Pinket Smith-dazzled in a copper strapless gown with corset styling by Carolina Herrera.

Helen Mirren: Winner Best Actress

Looked very nice in a floral print Christian Lacroix gown topped with embroidered lace and, in back, and a jaw-dropping 62-carat diamond broach.

Gwenyth Paltrow-looks sizzling in this apricot tulle and chiffon Zac Posen gown. She looks fantastic! Her lipstick goes PERFECTLY!

Isla Fisher-sets off her red hair with an emerald green satin corset gown from Monique Lhuillier. LOVE IT!

Maggie Gyllenhaal looking fantastic in a single-shouldered Proenza Schouler sheath gown in black and midnight blue with a feather-trimmed hem. Maggie just had a baby! She looks great! This dress looked even better on stage!

Cate Blanchett-in a shimmering Armani gown in gunmetal gray with a single embellished shoulder strap. Also a stunning look, looked awesome on stage.

Mediocre Dressed:

Beyonce-wore Armani. Not a big fan of this dress at all. Funny thing is, this dress is a light mint-green, but obviously it photographed white.....

Men of the Oscars

George Clooney-wow (pic to come)

Ryan Gosling brings his mom and sister

Leo DiCaprio-(pics to come)