This week’s issue of New York magazine features a fascinating look at the high cost of celebrity culture. One major money area of celebrity life? Awards shows, where celebs swan around in couture gowns, dripping in jewels with perfect hair and makeup. It seems, though, that the more famous a celebrity, the less they actually pay for, as brands and designers clamor to be affiliated with famous faces. Take Charlize Theron’s head-turning look at the 2012 Golden Globes — and who paid for it…
Like bold red lipstick, cat-eye liner is one makeup trick that is less of a trend and more of a lifestyle. It’s always en vogue, and those who embrace it do so with wild abandon. It’s no coincidence that nearly all of my style icons, the women past and present that I consistently look to for guidance (or whatever, I’m shallow), have been known to boast the eternally sexy black flick. There was no drought of eye-catching makeup looks at this year’s Golden Globes, some good, others shameful, but there’s only one that was so on-point that I said to myself, Never again will I wear my cat-eye liner is a manner that is not precisely this one.
That show-stopping pair of eyes belonged to Angelina Jolie, who has long been my eye makeup and otherwise idole supreme (see also: deity, muse, most beautiful praying mantis-woman to ever walk the earth). Never — never— before, in all my days, have I bore witness to such exquisitely blended, gorgeously defined black liner. Imagine my dismay when, come the day after the awards, Angelina’s makeup artist had yet to come forward with the tools and technique used to acquire this most enviable look. Luckily, I have the all-abiding patience and focus of a savant, which I put to good use by settling myself in front of the mirror in a series of trial and error. Forty-five minutes, three brushes, and one handful of spilled kohl later, and what do I have to show for it? Only the most gorgeous eyeliner ever, of course, and the goodwill to pass it on.
Just a few weeks after breaking up with Taylor Swift over the phone, Jake Gyllenhaal had to make a quick decision on who to bring as his date to the Golden Globes. In the end, he decided that Jenny Lewis, the frontwoman of the band Rilo Kiley—who he dated back in 2001—would be the appropriate arm candy. It’s unlikely that the two are actually hooking up now—Jake’s camp assures that they “went as friends,” which makes sense since Jenny is currently dating Johnathan Rice. The two even play together in a band called Jenny and Johnny, but maybe at some point it could become Jenny and Jakey?
After the jump, how Taylor and Jenny stack up. Not that it’s a competition or anything. Keep reading »
“Modern Family”‘s hot mamma, Sofia Vergara, is in Golden Globe gown hell. Why? Her luscious lady lumps are in the way. She can’t find a single designer gown to accommodate her girls. After trying to squeeze into a too-tight frock earlier this week she Tweeted her plan to skip the awards show altogether. “Nothing fits meeee!!!! I’m not going to the Golden Globes!!!!!!!!” she complained. Although I do believe she is making a funny, maybe now designers will get the hint and start making gowns bigger than a size 2. [Celebitchy] Keep reading »
Hooray! Award season has begun! On Sunday, the Golden Globe Awards will be handed out in Hollywood and I couldn’t be more excited. The Globes are my favorite award show of the season. While the Academy Awards have more “prestige,” I could fast-forward through about 90 percent of it. (Ditto for the Emmy Awards, which never fail to put me in a catatonic state.) No, the Golden Globes are the best and I’ve got five super solid reasons why. Keep reading »
“I’m so excited I’ve been tackling everyone I’ve seen on set today whether I know them or not! Ashley Fink sent me a hysterical text message. She said she was excited that I was nominated but she was more excited for ‘Burlesque.’”
—Chris Colfer on his reaction to his being nominated for a Golden Globe for the role of Kurt on “Glee.” Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, and Jane Lynch were nominated as well. I’m thrilled for Chris whether he wins or not. I’ve really appreciated his work as the lone out-of-the-closet gay teen at McKinley High. [Movieline] Keep reading »
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