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Love Tim McGraw? We Do!

By Addie S. Tue., Nov. 10, 2009 , 12:57 pm EST

In fact, we love Tim McGraw so much that we're giving away five (5) prize packages including Tim's CDs and his Southern Blend Fragrance.

Here's what you could win:
Southern Blend Fragrance 1.0 oz EDT
The "Tim McGraw CD Catalogue," including: "Southern Voice," "Greatest Hits 3," "Let It Go," "Greatest Hits 2," "Live Like You Were Dying," "Tim McGraw and the Dance Hall Doctors," "Set This Circus Down," "Greatest Hits," "A Place In The Sun," "Everywhere," "All I Want," "Not A Moment Too Soon" and "Tim McGraw." (Watch the video for Tim's latest hit, Southern Voice.)

Just leave a comment on the Celebrity Limelight blog anytime before 11:59:59 pm ET on December 10, 2009, and you'll be entered to win this great set from Tim. Click here for the official rules.

And if that's not enough Tim for you, stay tuned for a special interview we did with Tim and be sure to check out his appearance and performance at this Wednesday's Country Music Awards!

"Project Runway" Is Back in the Saddle!

By chrismarch Fri., Aug. 21, 2009 , 1:25 pm EDT

Yee-haw, boys and girls, "Project Runway" is back! After a long, dark period I will only refer to as "the unpleasantness," "Project Runway" saddled up and moved on over to Lifetime seamlessly. What a joy to have all the regulars on hand for what is one of the best episodes of “PR” I have seen in a long time. Tim’s here! Yay! Heidi, looking beautiful while dishing out huge helpings of schadenfreude (delight at other people’s misfortune). Michael Kors, the ever-glowing tangerine God of Fashion, and Nina Garcia, now at Marie Claire and sharpening her claws on a new crop of diverse designers.

Tim Gunn on the Project Runway premiere of Season 6

Let’s get this out of the way: Yes, it is filmed in Los Angeles ... but so far that doesn’t seem to have affected a thing; in fact, the first challenge is pretty fabulous because of L.A.: The designers are taken to the red carpet of the Emmys, and given the challenge of designing a red-carpet gown of their choice with two days and $200. All the familiar fun ensues that makes us addicted to this stuff — sketching in the workroom (now at FIDM and bigger than ours!), a half hour to shop at Mood (yay! Mood!), and let the drama begin. All under the lilting tones of a certain Mr. Gunn, whom we have sorely missed.

Meet the designers: Ra’mon (the serious med student); Logan (the guy’s guy, letting us know in no uncertain terms that he is straight); Johnny (former drug addict who tried out for the show several times, but made it now that he is clean. Read: drama); Gordana (Yugoslavian tough-chick who will win even if she has to make her dress out of potatoes and corn); Malvin (one word: Sanjaya); Qristyl (oooh honey, step back, cuz Miss Q doesn’t mess around with skinny girls, she is size “plus-sexy”); Shirin (sweet to the point of diabetic coma); Nicolas (the self-acclaimed “Feather Prince” — Good Luck); Mitchell (every show has one, the all-American cutie); Ari (techno-chick who’s tragically into “Blade Runner” Chic); Louise (trapped-in-vintage-land Louise Brooks channeler); Irina (into leathah); Carol (this season’s Kenley? Pixie-couture airhead); Epperson (serious dreads and seems to be the oldest of the bunch); Althea (Cocky with a capital “C,” sure she is the next Christian, Vivienne Westwood, McQueen, blah blah blah); and finally, Christopher (self-taught and second runner-up in the cutie category). We met Christopher last — any predictions?

Qristyl Frazier on the Project Runway premiere of Season 6

Some workroom fun that was music to my ears: Ari saying “I don’t sketch” ... Johnny having a drug-free meltdown with Tim coming to save the day and dry his tears ... Mitchell may be our new cryer ... Malvin claiming his garments are “ineffable” and beyond description (Oh, I can describe them alright). The best moment of the show? Qristyl can’t find anyone to cut her fabric at Mood, so she buys a pair of scissors and CUTS IT HERSELF! Way to make it work, Miss Q! Reality-show gold!

The dresses are coming along, and there’s a joyous visit from Saint Tim (do I hear angels when he enters the workroom?), and we begin to see what these designers are all about. Johnny says he will use “spit and gum” to finish his hideous dress if he has to. Tim calls Christopher’s work a “cruise-line cocktail waitress,” Ari is tragically channeling Blayne by making a halter diaper dress and Mitchell is making some sort of Victorian caftan out of coffin lining. Miss Q has completely missed with her quasi–Carmen Miranda wedding dress, and on the morning of the runway show, Mitchell has to start over from scratch and decides to go for a Lady Godiva look and send his model down the runway nude.

Oh Rapture! The Runway! Another byproduct of the L.A. location ... Lindsay Lohan is the guest judge! Here come the dresses!

  • Althea: Silver, pretty, nice and safe.
  • Gordana: Short blue-green dress with origami floating device around the bust.
  • Malvin: Beige burlap scaly ugly boring dress fit for a prison wedding.
  • Mitchell: Sheer (butt cheeks on parade) caftan that would make a great maternity dress for JLo.
  • Louise: Dress made of drapes with a flowered growth on the shoulder.
  • Christopher: ’80s prom dress made of garbage bags and Kleenex.
  • Ra’mon: Fabulous eggplant taffeta gown that you could see on the most fabulous star on the Oscars red carpet.
    Shirin: Cutesy, short, safe.
  • Epperson: More purple, but this one is the wrong way to do it.
  • Irina: Literally drapes that the model keeps tripping over.
  • Ari: Ridiculous space suit that wouldn’t pass for fashion in any year in the future.
  • Johnny: This tragedy looks like a piece of fabric blew onto the model in a windstorm and was held in place by pieces of chewing gum.
  • Qristyl: Ouch. I love Q, but this is hideous. How hideous? Kenley would love it.
  • Logan: Silver, boring and monotone like his voice.
  • Nicolas: Short, black plastic/rubber body condom. No feathers, go figure.

 

Christopher Straub on Project Runway premiere of Season 6

The decisions are made, the delicious drama spills forth in classic PR fashion. Did I agree with their decisions on who they kept on the runway? Yes. But I seriously disagree with their commentary on the top and the bottom looks ... but that’s what makes the show addictive. You want to scream at Nina, pull Heidi’s hair out, wipe the orange off of Michael Kors, and force-feed Lindsay Lohan. We all agreed Miss Q was a wreck, but she’s too fun to get rid of: In. Johnny: In. Are you serious? This same dress has gotten many designers eliminated, but they obviously keep him for what they hope will be more drug-free drama. Ra’mon: In. They called this dress “safe,” even though it was obviously the most beautifully realized piece on the show. Mitchell: In. They gave him a break. Plus they know all the gay men watching the show would be mad if they eliminate the cutest designer. Ari: OUT. What glee to hear Michael Kors call this ugly piece of garbage a “disco soccer ball.” I am swooning with delight. The winner? Christopher. Oh my God. This dress is one pair of fingerless gloves away from the prom scene in any John Hughes movie. (See photo.)They would normally rake this thing over the coals, but to keep us talking about the controversy, they chose to reward the self-taught naive boy who now thinks he’s got a shot at winning. But that’s why we love the show. “Project Runway” is back in all its glory. We can’t get enough of the delicious punishment, drama, hopes and dashed dreams of “Project Runway.”

And, ultimately, of life. See ya soon, Chris

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Celebrity Misfit: Mariah Carey’s Jacket Comes Up Short

By Kim M. Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 , 12:06 am EST



Singer (and now, legitimate actress) Mariah Carey helped turn on the holiday lights at a shopping center in London on November 19, but her choice of outfit may get her a lump of coal in her stocking come December.

Oh, Mariah, your acting career is back on track with your highly praised role in the film “Precious.” But sadly, there are only bad reviews for your mini sweater. And, is that a spandex catsuit? Mimi, let’s leave that look for Amber Rose.

What do you think of Mimi's mini jacket?


See over 100 pics of Mariah Carey on the red carpet now!

Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty

Posted in: mariah carey, red carpet style, celeb style, cebebrity misfit

Two Ways to Wear: Jewel Tone Halter Gowns

By Kim M. Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 10:43 pm EST



There is nothing worse than showing up a at party to see another guest wearing your dress. And if you have ever attended a formal affair, where floor grazing styles are "de rigueur" ("requested"), you know the odds are against you making a completely unique fashion statement at the event (unless you are Rihanna).

At the recent Academy Of Motion Pictures And Sciences Governors Awards Gala on November 16, actresses Abbie Cornish (in Christian Dior) and Amy Smart both donned similar halter styles gowns in jewel tone shades of amethyst and jade, but each stood out in their look.


Photos: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

This Week's Fab Five

By kgranero Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 6:31 pm EST



This week was all about...classic gowns and killer cocktail dresses. And the winners are...

Dakota Fanning working it in a strapless Valentino dress at “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Premiere in Los Angeles. The saga newbie managed to upstage, well everyone, in this mature, yet youthful number. Sassy!

Kate Beckinsale in a teal-colored Andrew Gn gown worn to the MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the best I've seen Kate look, and she looks great 99% of the time.

Heidi Klum rocking a geometrical body-hugger at the 2009 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show After Party. Just weeks after giving birth to yet another child, Heidi's bod managed to rise to the occasion and then some.

Ashley Greene
in Prabal Gurung at “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Premiere in Los Angeles. While this gown may be simple, its shape and color are nothing short of sensational. Ashley's certainly been having a great week.

Eva Mendes strutting it in a black and tan Miu Miu dress at the MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala. The embellishments along the bodice of this otherwise conservative sheath add an edgy, yet still glamorous, touch.

Which star really killed it on the red carpet this week?


Check out more sensational celebrity styles in my Fab Five Looks of the Week lookbook.

Photos (left to right): Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Eugene Gologursky/WireImage; Jason Merritt/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Give Yourself a Virtual Manicure

By BeautyMaverick Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 2:03 pm EST


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Playing with polish is actually part of my job description (crazy, but true!), but if you're in an office where experimenting with makeup during work hours is "frowned upon," O.P.I offers a solution that's just as fun...

"Try On This Color" is a brilliant new tool that allows you to paint your (virtual) nails with over 300+ shades, as well as change your nail length and skin tone to reflect your individuality. It's a great way to preview shades before purchase, and is far less telling than the scent of an open nail polish pot!

Visit Opi.com for additional details.

Posted in: nail polish, current obsession, the city, nail color, opi, manicure, erin lucus

Current Obsession: Blackberry Lips

By BeautyMaverick Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 1:28 pm EST


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Striking, noir-esque shades of plum and black cherry have taken over beauty counters this season— and for good reason. Such mischievous hues are the perfect compliment to the '40s and '80s- inspired fashions of fall.

Find your fix in one (or all) of these favorites:

LIPSTICK QUEEN Shine Sinner in Black Tie
This sexy (and sheer) black gloss tranforms any red lip color into the perfect seasonal shade. $22, Barneys.com.

GIORGIO ARMANI Lip Wax in Deep Chianti
For those who prefer a matte stain, Armani's unique formulation can't be beat. $26, GiorgioArmaniBeauty-Usa.com.

M.A.C Cosmetics Mattene Lipstick in Night Violet
A bold, purple-tone lipstick that provides the perfect wash of color. $14.50, MacCosmetics.com.

CHANEL Rouge Allure Lipstick in Hysteria and Mania
Look-at-me lip color that's both rich and long-lasting. Limited edition. $30, Chanel.com.


Will you be sporting blackberry lips this season?

Quote of the Day

By BeautyMaverick Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 12:27 pm EST


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"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.... You try and remember, but it never works."
Kate Moss tells WWD.

Posted in: diet, weight loss, kate moss, quote of the day

Look of the Day: Heidi Klum

By BeautyMaverick Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 12:14 pm EST


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What baby weight? Heidi Klum looks otherwordly at the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in NYC.

Posted in: heidi klum, updo, blonde hair, smoky eye, 2009 victorias...

Dare to Wear: Taylor Momsen

By kgranero Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 , 10:41 am EST



Dear Taylor Momsen,
I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you, but your CW show is "Gossip Girl," not "The Vampire Diaries."
Whoo! It felt good getting that off my chest.

The actress, whose parents are clearly nothing like mine were growing up (I'm still not allowed to have boobs or any other sign of womanhood in their presence), apparently took last night's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" screening in New York a little too seriously.

Wearing a lacy, black Dolce & Gabbana number and "Edward-when-he-hasn't-eaten-in-days" makeup, perhaps the only thing more frightening than Taylor's getup was co-star Leighton Meester's two days prior. Is this some kind of corpsy conspiracy?!

Would you dare to wear this look?


Have something to say about this daring style? Sound off in the comment section below.

See more daring celebrity styles now!

Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic

Posted in: dare to wear, taylor momsen, dolce & gabbana, new moon screening...