Cover Girl: Ginnifer Goodwin for Lucky Magazine

Ginny, don't you lose that number.

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2011 Oscars Red Carpet - Part 1

Let's do this thing!

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White by Vera Wang Collection

Vera branches out.

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Vera Wang Glam Princess

I feel like reviewing random beauty products from my stash. I'll start out with this one since it's going back to the store this week!


I really like the original Vera Wang Princess. The name cracks me up, I always read it as "Vera, Wang Princess." I know the bottle is super girly-girly and so is the name, but it smells really good on me. So, thinking because I liked the original so much I'd like the others, I purchased Rock Princess and Glam Princess. Neither are anything like the original, but right now I'm going to focus on Glam Princess.

Just from reading the notes I knew I had to have this. The list of notes? Guava, Pear, Honey, Vanilla Orchid, Marshmallow Accord, Cedarwood. I'm not much of a fan of fruity scents, but the vanilla orchid, marshmallow and cedarwood are right up my alley. I love gourmand and woodsy scents, so a scent combining vanilla and cedar seemed perfect for me.

When it arrived I could smell a perfume smell coming from the box before I even opened it. I'm wondering if the set I ordered was a return because it seemed used. The bottle wasn't full to the top like I'm used to and the lotion didn't have a safety seal and has some lotion around the inner cap as if it had been squeezed. Hm.

The bottle is cute in a ridiculously tacky way:

It's a clear glass heart with gold metallic spray in a gradient effect and it's printed with pink scribbly stars. The top is a gold toned with no true cap- instead it has a removable crown and rhinestone-studded ring that can both be worn as jewelry if desired.

Despite the fact that it looks like it was designed by a lovesick 13-year-old, it's still cute... Probably because it does look like it was designed by a lovesick 13-year-old. Girly, cheesy, tacky but still a little bit glam.

I've worn the scent a few times now and had the same experience each time.

The minute I apply it I get a sweet fruity-floral scent- I don't smell pear but perhaps I do smell guava. It's not a rich, true guava scent, it's more of a thig, high-pitched imitation of guava. The scent is light, slightly crisp but not in a fresh-crisp way, more of an apple-fruity crisp way. It's not a strong scent at all, it is very weak and I can't smell it unless I have my wrist to my nose.

The best way I can describe this scent is generic. It doesn't really smell of anything specific. What it really smells like to me is that generic perfume smell you would encounter while walking through the perfume section at a department store while all the sample ladies are trying to spray you. It smells indistinguishable from the sea of mass-produced fruity-floral celebrity fragrances that I'm constantly bombarded with in the perfume department.

And, actually, it reminds me of a very, very watered down version of Britney Spears Fantasy, which I actually liked (shut up!). I am a sucker for 'cupcake accord'.

After wearing the scent for about an hour, it completely disappears. For a minute or two, with my wrist directly to my nose and if I sniff really hard, I can sorta smell something like marshmallow, but only fleetingly. It doesn't evolve much except for the sharp fruitiness of it that dies down eventually. And then, suddenly, poof! Gone. No scent.

I never smelled any vanilla orchid, no cedarwood, no marshmallow. Well, maybe a little marshmallow, but just barely. I can tell that there's something vanilla-esque somewhere in there but it's weak and thin and barely detectable.

What I had expected was a woody vanilla and cedar with some fruity top notes but all I got was a nondescript, weak, disappearing generic hairspray scent.

That's really the only word that comes to mind when trying to describe this. Generic, generic, generic. Not at all glam. Vera, I am disappoint.

So, I'm going to do something I rarely do. I'm going to return this. It is weak and fades away completely within an hour, it doesn't even smell like a real fragrance and on top of that, I think my set was already used when I received it. Someone else must have had the same experience.

The details of the set (from Sephora.com):

Glam Princess Gift Set ($90 Value)

This fun, flirtatious addition to the Princess line is for the boldly brilliant girl who is ready to celebrate and rule the world in the most glamorous way. She introduces herself with guava and juicy pear, reveals her beautiful heart with liquid honey and vanilla orchid, and offers sweet depth with marshmallow accord and cedarwood.

This set contains:
- 1.7 oz Eau de Toilette Spray
- 5.0 oz Satiny Body Lotion
- Gold Pouch (6 x 4.5")

Notes:
Guava, Pear, Honey, Vanilla Orchid, Marshmallow Accord, Cedarwood.
Style:
Feminine. Vibrant. Charming.

I may as well describe the body lotion while I'm in a reviewing mood.

It's a thin, light textured lotion that absorbs very quickly and leaves behind a trace of fine gold shimmer. It is scented with the Glam Princess fragrance and oddly enough, seems stronger than the perfume itself! It does not seem the least bit hydrating or moisturizing, but it does leave my skin smooth. I think it may be more for cosmetic purposes than actual moisturization. Layering the perfume with the lotion marginally increases wear time, but it still disappears after an hour or two.

Lesson learned. Just because I liked the first in a series doesn't mean I'll like the sequels.

Project Runway at the CFDA Awards

Darlings, the world of fashion crowned its homecoming king at the annual fashion prom, the Council of Fashion Designers of America 2008 Fashion Awards. Calvin Klein Collection designer (and S3 PR judge) Francisco Costa took home the Womenswear Designer of the Year award for the second time.

But enough of that foofaraw, let's rip some dresses.

Poodles, we know we've been spending a lot of time Joaning and Melissa-ing all over the red carpet, but we can't help it. It's a great way to check in on all things and people PR-related, a great way to talk about what people are wearing, and a great way for all of us to sharpen our claws for PR seasons to come. Admit it. You've all been bringing your bitchery A game, haven't you? Those poor S5 designers don't have a chance.

Anyway.



Francisco Costa and Eva Mendes wearing Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein

Enh. We think one can find beautiful, understated clothing under the Calvin Klein label, but it doesn't always make for "event" clothing. This is just too understated for the venue.



Victoria Beckham in Marc Jacobs head to toe.

Little hearts pop around our heads every time we look at Posh now. We can't help it. We love her. She dresses like a little girl pretending to be a drag queen. The shoes were designed specially for her. This bitch is gonna be in a wheel chair by the time she's forty.

But she will be IMMORTALLY FABULOUS in the hearts of gay men everywhere.



Zac Posen

We almost get it. It has a nice retro-casual vibe to it, but those Ethel Mertz sleeves are a dealbreaker. Besides, that jacket doesn't look particularly well-fitted.

Still. That boy gives good face.



Lauren Hutton in Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Spring 2008 Collection

The bitch looks fantastic. That's how you do age-appropriate clothes and still look stylish and beautiful. She's 65, people. She probably could've used some more support for her girls and some serum for that hair, though.

What? We admit we're bitches.


Michael Kors and Hilary Duff in MK

She looks cute. The silhouette's a little grown-up sophisticated, but the color's young and looks great on her.



Paula Patton in Michael Kors Spring 2008 Collection

Not a terrible dress, but she's not really selling it. We don't think it's doing anything for her figure, either.



Vera Wang

Oh, what the fuck.

What is WRONG with her?



Diane von Furstenberg

We're swooning. She looks spectacular.



Eva Longoria Parker in Diane von Furstenberg

It's almost hard to believe that's a DVF because she looks like a stripper. Kind of a "lucite heel" sorta dress, if you know what we mean.




Fern Mallis

Fern, Fern, Fern. Sometimes she can look so put together and sometimes she, um...doesn't. Get out your pitchforks if you must, but we're gonna say it. She doesn't always dress appropriately for her body type.



Ahn Duong in Diane von Furstenberg

She is SELLING the SHIT outta that dress. THAT is how you stand and pose, bitches. Brava.



Ashley Olsen in Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Resort 2009

Wow, she looks really pulled together. We're a little speechless. It's about as rare as a solar eclipse to not see one or both members of Olsen, Inc. looking just a tiny little bit like they just got out of an institution.



Betsey Johnson

Dear Betsey,

Will you consider adopting us?

Love,
T Lo

Auntie Mame brings it once again. Say what you will about her clothes, but have you ever not seen her looking radiant and happy in them?



Mark Badgley and James Mischka with model Hana Soukupova

We're not huge fans of these two, but this really is a stunning dress. A lot of people have been taking us to task for being too hard on the ladies walking the red carpet, but this dress allows us to demonstrate why. When one looks at a red carpet dress and says "It's pretty," or "That would look lovely at a) a wedding, b) a garden party, or c) some other event where they don't have paparazzi," then the dress is a big fail in the red carpet sweepstakes.

It's not enough that a dress be pretty. It has to be a dress that the dozens if not hundreds of photographers practically tear each other apart to get a picture of it. It has to be dramatic and photogenic. This dress is a big win.



Donna Karan

Donna, stop.

It's like she has about 8% of real estate on her body that she feels comfortable exposing and she just cuts holes in her clothes to match. Calf-shoulder-side of boob. Check.



Kim Cattrall in Monique Lhuillier Fall 2008 Collection

Absolutely gorgeous. Perfectly styled. Our first thought was "Why didn't she wear this to one of the SATC premieres?" But we think we know why. She doesn't look like Samantha Jones in this. All four of those girls hit the red carpet in character and that was actually pretty clever.

One other thing: she looks her age. And that's actually a compliment. Unlike her SATC premiere appearances, she looks like a beautiful, sexy 50-year-old instead of a 50-year-old struggling mightily to hold on to her youth.

[Photos: WireImage]