High Glamour 80s color in full 70s bloom this Spring

This Spring color pallet for makeup is one word BOLD!

I am loving the transition from the winter stoic metallic tones and deep berry lips Into the very intense eyes and bright red plum toned lips . The looks I'm noticing make me think of late 70s sirens and High Haute 70s glamour! The twist is an injection of 80's bold statements with the eyes and lips very much front and center speaking loud and clear. Pinks, blues and a surprise twist yellow/lime colors for the eyes think Madonna before she was the virgin back in her punk era early 80s danceteria days . Cheeks are very understated and subtle . Check out Colors like these from Nars New collection I'm LOVING IT ! Until we meet again I bid you Icon Beauty lovers Adieu !

Who wore it best?

We all saw the celebrities glammed up for the red carpet at the golden globes a few nights ago.  After reading all the 'fashion police' and 'bloggers' input on who did it right or wrong this year we feel it's our turn to cast our votes.

Everyone turned heads at Black Swan winner Natalie Portman as she showed up with her baby bump in a pale pink gown with red  rose embellishments by Viktor & Rolf with a matching clutch and Tiffany jewels. We think she looked pretty in pink and her baby bump made the perfect accessory!

Natalie Portman-

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Angelina Jolie suprised even the harshest of critics when she showed up in simething other than black! Not only did she pull off the emerald green Atelier Versace, but she did it with her usual class and sophistication. We've seen this look before on the red carpet, but this time it has a more vintage feel which works well for Angie. 

Angelina Jolie

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The color that seemed to be an ongoing trend of the red carpet and fashionistas alike was nude. Nude is a hard tone to pull off against your skin unless you have the hair and make up and even then it can be a it tricky since it seems to wash even the hottest of people out.

It came as a shock to say the least when star Emma Stone appeared without her red locks and instead with a bleach blonde pixie cut. We almost didn't recognize her!

Not only that but she wore a nude gown by Calvin Klein which didn't flatter her figure at all. Cap sleeves seemed to melt perfectly with her arms and you couldn't tell where the dress started or ended. Emma, we vote for your long red hair! That would've been more fitting.

We think overall the celebs looked great this year with a few exceptions. Unfortunately the nude trend was not one of the highlights and very few were able to pull it off. The ones that chose emerald green, black and reds as their palettes seemed to be knock outs this season.

Movie Review: Black Swan

Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewed by: Tom Stoup

Nina, pretty ballerina. Meek, regimented, insulated ballerina. O, she is the queen of the dancing floor in Darren Aronofsky's fifth feature, but this ain't exactly what Benny and Björn had in mind when they penned the referenced ABBA single. Framed around Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", "Black Swan" is a journey through the artistic process' various sacrifices as paralleled by an escape to freedom.

Acts one and two are seldom striking yet generally involving, with cinematography so intimate a cut to wide feels awkward. I occasionally recall last year's "Public Enemies", in which Michael Mann's shaky-cam stylings sailed overboard, rendering even calmer close-ups headache inducing. Widely, though, Laurence Dunmore's "The Libertine" comes to mind with swirling, long takes encircling performers as organic extensions of their craft. The intense, unbridled third act redeems its predecessors' intermittency with indelible imagery and payoffs for each setup, with the single exception of a questionably included sub-subplot. One could deem the qualitative progression a humble representation of our lead's own shifted demeanor, though little is humble here.

This is a film seen through mirrors. Weighted, reflective symbolism tells our tale, with many major plot points and the main character arc occurring solely through allegory. Advantageously these emblematic layers interlock seamlessly and sensibly in context, from catalysts and symptoms to their victims and beneficiaries and beyond - to the audience ourselves. Not only does Nina's story reflect "Swan Lake" and see extensions of that relationship personified, it all centers on a performance of the notorious ballet itself. Touches of fawning, nonverbal melodrama and Clint Mansell's strong, accent-heavy score create an occasional ballet-as-film feel - not necessarily reliant on but often accompanied by the presence of actual dance.

Aronofsky is ever exploring new storytelling methods, his films thus far differing wildly in style from one to the next. 2008's "The Wrestler" has been the greatest departure yet, almost warranting docudrama status compared to the precise handling of, say, "Requiem for a Dream". A slight pattern has emerged in the director's protagonists. These stymied characters are surrounded by stereotypical colleagues and approaching apparent finality with a crucial decision: take a soft path or leap (sometimes literally) into a black hole. In this regard, of Aronofsky's work "Black Swan" is most similar to "The Wrestler".

A far cry from my favorite Aronofsky, "Black Swan" is nevertheless a trip worth experiencing. Some among us may catch themselves in its glassy loom. I take away, along with the pleasure of the better aesthetics, a somewhat cautionary yarn detailing horrors of full dedication to a form outside your control. Is it worth it for the sake of art? At a certain point the tenebrous distinction becomes indubious; It is at that point we truly comprehend sacrifice.

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