Okay, okay. I know this post is totally about Kim Kardashian's unfortunate Prince moment, but I have to dish: I had another moment of my own yesterday!
I was invited to cover his charity press conference for the site I work for, and got these amaze candy bars with his face on them from Dylan's Candy Bars, and a keepsake book of his Welcome 2 America tour.
Even better? The press was treated to a behind-the-scenes look at his show during soundcheck! Prince came out in a black velvet sweatshirt, white furry boots, skinny jeans and a white hat (so casual chic) and practiced two songs with his phenomenal band. It felt exactly like those behind-the-scenes DVDs (like Michael Jackson's and Beyonce's) but live.
I grew up listening to live music (everyone in my family is a musician) and all of Prince's hits---and never imagined one day I would see Prince perform them in an empty stadium literally steps away from me! It truly was a special moment that I'll never forget!
The awesome concert he was gearing up for took place last night at Madison Square Garden. Cee-Lo opened (how amazing!) and Prince took the MSG stage for the last time during his Welcome 2 America tour in a gold sequined jumpsuit.
While performing, he called folks on the stage to dance and Kim Kardashian was one of his picks. In a fitted Alexander McQueen printed dress, she looked beautiful but when it came time to dance, she froze.
LOL - I'm not mad at her for freezing. Like I said, Prince is an icon with a magical presence onstage. At his show, I cried, screamed, danced, even stopped breathing at points so I totally get it. I wouldn't freeze though, I would do the bump until my hip fell off instead.
Oh - it's hilarious that before Kim comes onstage, Prince says she might be too sexy and when she doesn't move, he's over her. LOL, he's the man! Check the video below:
And here's Kim's latest tweet, love that she has a sense of humor about the whole thing!
Nevermind why she even attended the SAG Awards and if she's an actual actress (P.S. I thought she did a great job of acting upset with her naked W Magazine cover on Kim & Kourtney Take New York last night. Come on Kimmie), Kim Kardashian rarely misses the chance to appear on a red carpet and last night, she hit the Screen Actor's Guild Awards in a Marchesa gown.
She tweeted that she felt like a "princess" and in case you were wondering, she did indeed step out sans extensions and fake lashes. The result? She sure looked gorgeous without her beauty "enhancers" but the gown just didn't wow me. For princess, I prefer Olivia Wilde's black and gold Marchesa gown from the Golden Globes: full-on sparkly tulle and excess.
I don't think Kim Kardashian embodies that look here; this dress is more of a purple Grecian goddess moment. And that look is equally feminine, gorgeous and sexy. The cut-outs are classy and tasteful and the embroidery is super elegant and modern.
It's admittedly not my favorite Kim or Marchesa moment, but her beauty is non-debatable. What do you guys think of this look? Glam or Sham?
And what exercises does she do for that toned back?
Of all the remedies I've heard for cellulite---vaseline, specially-made beauty products, surgical procedures---there's never been a piece of clothing you can wear for smooth, blemish-free skin. Until now.
Wacoal, one of the shapewear leaders, is the first to create a garment that claims to reduce cellulite: the iPant. It incorporates Novarel Slim, which is a microfiber that contains caffeine, retinol, caramides, Vitamin E and aloe vera. As you move and friction is created between your iPant and your skin, those active ingredients are released.
28 days later, the iPant promises to reduce cellulite with lasting results. Hmm...
Bob Vitale, the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Wacoal America, had this to say: "With the introduction of the iPant and use of the newest technologies available, Wacoal furthers the brands reputation in the intimate apparel industry of offering women superior quality and the latest in intimate apparel innovations. We are excited to increase Wacoal’s shapewear offerings and bring something entirely new to the market.”
It's available today on wacoal-america.com and in stores February 10th. If this shapewear works, it's going to fly off the shelves. Are you apprehensive or would you try it?
We all know that I (Coutura) thought the Lanvin for H&Mcollaboration was nothing short of brilliant. Hollywood thought so too.
Among the many celebs who were spotted wearing the collection, two of my favorites, Golden Globe winner (and Oscar no-brainer!) Natalie Portman and Reality Star/Recording Artist?Kim Kardashian both wore the Lanvin for H&M eggplant dress with poufy shoulder neckline and black grosgrain waistband.
Natalie Portman at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and Kim this week during her Kourtney & Kim Take New York press tour (P.S. are you guys watching that show this weekend?).
I actually wanted this dress (BAD) and tried it on but could not zip it up without crushing my rib cage. Shame. The next size up was just way too big all around. I wonder what size Kim's dress is because she has curves for days, and it didn't seem friendly to mine, which are small by comparison. Hmm...
Anyway, Natalie Portman paired hers with a Dior embellished clutch, black pumps and hot red lips. Kim Kardashian complimented her dress with YSL Tribtoo pumps and a smoky eye.
To me, a smoky eye is everything but Natalie's red lip adds a lovely touch of color and livens up the outfit. I also like that Natalie's hair is up (and in a side bun) so it doesn't compete with the poufy shoulder. Kim's hair, by comparison, makes the look a tad busy. Portman wins this one for me.
Working in fashion and entertainment, I rarely need a reason to party. But welcoming 2011, and celebrating the end of a decade, is as good a reason as any.
I threw a party at my house and invited all my family and old friends, and had a glamtastic time bringing in the new year with some of the people I love the most.
Our favorite celebs seem to do the same with appearances, performances, toasts and laughs at some of the hottest party spots across the country (but mostly in Vegas).
Here's a look at some of the most darling and dapper celeb looks on New Year's Eve.
Watch the slideshow for more:
Who looked best out of the ladies? Vote here:
Oh and they performed too, of course. Check out performances from Rihanna, Willow Smith, Jay-Z and Beyonce below.
Rihanna - What's My Name
Beyonce and Chris Martin - Halo
Willow Smith - Whip My Hair
Jay-Z and Kanye West - Monster
And send us your hottest NYE pics to be featured in our Street Glam post! Tweet, Facebook or email us (theglamazonsblog@gmail.com) TODAY.
Ooo, and I have a contest for you! If you follow me on Twitter, you've seen me tweet about the Style Felons NYE competition. The good people at Style Felons, which has quickly become one of my blog addictions, invited me to be a celebrity judge aside Doug E. Fresh and Naked With Socks On blogger, Anslem. We'll be judging the best of the worst: pictures of NYE partiers who looked a hot, volcanic mess in NYC.
Did you snap a pic of a style felon on NYE? Send it to style@stylefelons.com by 12:00 Midnight tonight to enter. The winner starts the new year with a $250 gift card.
Much like Kim Zolciak, she's enlisted superproducers (The-Dream) and autotune to force a singing career (listen to the song below).
Kim's voice is pretty dreadful. But one iTunes session listening to Cassie and Rihanna's body of work, and you can ascertain that you don't need a voice these days to sell records.
Just a great beat, a party track and autotune (optional). Oh and a beautiful face and body to distract us from your singing in music videos.
Her latest twitpics prove that Kim is aiming to do just that. The, err, singer tweeted stills that show her rocking "Bo Derek"-inspired braids (her words, not mine) and a Lil Kim or Nicki Minaj moment with red lips and red-tipped bangs.
Yikes. She is gorgeous, but these looks don't do it for me. Also, Kanye West is reportedly her leading man.
She debuted her song during the New Year's Eve party she hosted at Tao in Vegas.
Watch a raw video of her song below.
What do you think, Glamazons? Are the looks, and song, Glam or Sham? Or a total Glambulance moment?
And just like that Glamazons, we're already on to a New Year! (2011..woo hoo!) I still can't even believe that 2010 is almost over! Can you?! I remember when it started and I swore up and down to myself that I was going to change up my hair color (yeah, it's still blonde, but I love it so!) and do more sophisticated things such as wear a new lipstick shade every day. And, in true New Year's resolution forms, I did either none of or some of the above for a couple of weeks before my attentions focused onto something else more important like figuring out to destroy Crow's Feet or elongating my lashes.
While there was no shortage of ideas running through my head, there were also several moments in which celebrities (and psuedocelebrities) must have been doing the same thing! ("Same thing" meaning that that they did some rather defining things this year in the world of beauty as well.) Let's have a look at them, shall we? Side note: I'm counting down backwards because it's so much more fun than going forwards, right? hahaha
#10. The smokey eye made a big comeback! OK, it never really went away, but we saw several various forms of it, some beautiful and others half psychotic looking.
Here's an example of what I mean by half psychotic crazy looking (ahem Taylor Momsen)
And here's a beautiful, breath-taking example worn by the queen of smokey eye herself, Kim Kardashian.
#9. Bubble gum pink isn't just for your nails anymore.
No matter what the skin tone (or age!) celebs were seen all over the red carpet rocking this super cute shade. I personally hate the color pink, but I couldn't help but to get swept up into the trend myself.
And then Nicki Minaj launched her very own shade with MAC Cosmetics (Pink Friday anyone?) and it quickly became one of my fave shades of lipsticks. So fun!
#8. Rihanna stunned us all by dying her hair color this flaming shade of red...and then commenced to go bananas with hairstyles by changing it from semi-shaved short to straight up short to long to dark brown (huh?) and back to short and red again.
We can't forget about this classic photo below RiRi tweeted of herself after burning her forehead with a curling iron. I can't tell you the number of times that I've done the same smh....
#7. The fashion world was shocked to see that GASPNaomi Campbell really is bald!
OH and Britney Spears still is, too. Weave can't always work wonders, ya know...
#6. While most of still aren't sure why Ke$ha thinks it's ok to strut around wearing blue makeup she apparently doesn't really care what others think. (I know this for a fact because she said so herself at a concert I attended of hers once.) From blue eye makeup to blue lips, this quickly became her signature shade (although I don't think it ever really caught on with the rest of the world, but that's ok, I guess).
#5. It seems as if 2010 was the official year to launch a celebrity fragrance which kind of either really got you excited or made you think this must be the latest ploy in celeb land to get people to pay attention to you.
Jennifer Aniston named hers Lolavie and during interviews wouldn't even reveal the true meaning of the name! If this was an attempt of hers to be secretive and confuse the population into thinking that she actually had depth, then it failed miserably. Two seconds later, she re-named it with her name (shocking!) and the rest goes into "Whatever happened to that fragrance?" history.
No matter what the gimmick, no one could beat out the sales or generate as much buzz as Beyonce did with her first fragrance, Heat. (She's got a second one called Heat Rush slated to make its debut by February 2011.)
Also, we can't forget about Mary J. Blige (who hooked up with Carol's Daughter) to launch her scent, My Life, which went on to sell the most bottles of fragrance in history on live television when she hit the HSN airwaves. (It made my 2010 to be there to witness all of this greatness!)
#3. Actress Emma Watson officially wrapped up filming the Harry Potter flicks and then cut off all of her hair! It could have very easily turned into a crazy moment (a-la that time Britney Spears shaved her head..yikes!) but instead turned out looking very GLAM indeed!
#2. I know, I know, I already mentioned her above (ahem, Kim Kardashian) but you can't talk about big beauty moments and not mention the Kardashian Clan. In one year alone, they managed to single-handedly dominate the beauty scene (Kim even presented at the CEW Beauty Awards!) and I used every single product. From the Kim Kardashian fragrance...
to the self-tanner....
yes, Glamazons, I did it all and can't wait to see what the Kardashian clan comes up with next! Rumor has it that they're working a complete "beauty line" but don't know whether that includes just cosmetics, skincare, hair or all of the above. (And no, I'm not a STAN...I just happen to really like their products, ok?!) I'm super interested in finding out exactly how much $$ these gals managed to rack in with all these beauty deals..hmmm.....
#1. Lady Gagashowed up at the 2010 MTV VMA's rocking a piece of red raw meat on her head that perfectly matched her red lipstick! While she definitely wins for the most interesting beauty looks of the year, this one takes the cake. I remember seeing it on TV and my jaw actually dropping hahaha.
Now that you know my most memorable beauty moments of the year, it's only fair for you to share yours below in the comments section!
