Urban Decay Releases "Alice in Wonderland" Set

Super-psyched about the Tim Burton-ified "Alice in Wonderland" coming out this March? Here's something to play with while you wait. Urban Decay cosmetics is about to release a cute-as-hell movie tie-in palette that's kind of like a pop-up book.

The products aren't new, but the shadows all got new "Underland" inspired names. The set contains one Eyeshadow Primer Potion, two travel size 24/7 Eye Pencils and 16 shades of eyeshadow. Just for fun here are the eyeshadow names: Underland, Alice, Oraculum, Queen, Chessur, White Rabbit, Wonderland, Curiouser, Muchness, Mushroom, Midnight Tea Party, Vorpal, Absolem, Drink Me, Eat Me, Mad Hatter and Jabberwocky.

The palette will be available on UrbanDecay.com on January 15th, Sephora.com on January 22nd and Sephora stores on February 1st.

If you haven't seen the "Alice in Wonderland" trailer yet, it looks magical.

Model Lands "New Moon" Role

Former Calvin Klein model Noot Seear has been cast in the Twilight film "New Moon."

She'll be playing Heidi, one of the Italian vampires called The Volturi. Even though she is Canadian. (And yes I have read all four Twilight books and no I am not 15.)

Noots reportedly beat out AnnaLynne McCord (a.k.a. Naomi from the new 90210) for the role. To which I say: good call.

[Source: WWD.com]

Notes on the Oscars

Fugliest Accessorization
Amy Adams' necklace was a beaded bib nightmare. You don't throw a mardi-gras looking melee of color up next to a dress that's already, boned, piped, draped and bright red.
Angelina Jolie looks like she bought her earrings in the checkout line at the Christmas Tree Shop. Side note - she might as well wear the same dress to everything, because she always looks the same! And bitch, dont tell me you dont have time to dress shop with 85 kids, we all know you have more nannies than Obama has secret service agents.

Saddest Detail
Sarah Jessica Parker's dress would have been fabulous if the attached belt didn't have a big honkin' BUCKLE on it. The muted gray-green chiffon with white gold beading was ethereal and gorgeous

Most Orange
Valentino. As always. And Natalie Portman clearly spent a tad too long in the booth at the Syosset Spray Tans n' More. (But her Rodarte dress was killer.)

Pretty Girl in an Ugly Dress (x2)
Anne Hathaway's Armani Prive gown on the red carpet was a fantastic work of art that unfortunately fit as flattering as a suit of armor and totally washed her gorgeous complexion out. Clearly she couldn't sit down in it either, because she changed into a weirdly cheap looking Macy's prom dress/ figure skating costume for the sit down part of the show.

Fugly Girl in a Pretty Dress
Miley Cyrus' dress was age-appropriate, glamorous and almost vintage looking. Unfortunately is was worn by a rude teenaged hillbilly who couldn't act her way off the Disney Channel

Fiercest Cougar
Meryl Streep was the epitome of understated chic in her off the shoulder, draped gray gown. But she could have worn the hair a bit lower and looser to age her down a bit.
(Also - Sophia Loren is a surgical nightmare - I couldnt get past her face to notice her dress)

Worst Hair
Marilyn Manson's former statutory rape victim Evan Rachel Wood looked like a pinhead. The 'do looked like it shot straight out of a Dairy Queen dispenser. Her Ellie Saab dress was gorgeous but totally the wrong color for her.

Best Hair
Jennifer Aniston looked young and elegant with her fishtail braid headband and loose waves. I hate hard-hair with formal gowns! It's all about juxtaposition, people. Her dress was also flattering and glamorous. And I just have to draw the comparison - she really did look better than the bitch who boned her husband right out from under her a few years ago.

Best Dresses (surprisingly on people I hate!)
Marisa Tomei in silver fan-pleated Versace
Penelope Cruz in vintage Balmain (although the faux fringe was a mistake! Talk about awkward hair.)
Marion Cotillard was one of the few who amped up the drama in her sapphire and onyx gown. Leave it to the Europeans, ladies.
Jessica Biel's (man in a skirt alert!) bloused out bow was structure done right (Heidi Klum's stupid dress, take note)

Worst Dresses
Was megabeard Vanessa Hudgens wearing craft store bouquet with a feather jammed into it?
Reese Witherspoon had WAY too much going on. I didn't know where to look.
Even gorgeous Amanda Seyfried from Big Love couldn't overcome the frump of this prom/mother-of-the-bride trash heap.

Notes:
Loved Mickey Rourke rocking it scumbag style in Jean Paul Gaultier. Tuxedos are SO boring.
Tina Fey looked beautiful - hair, makeup and the dress were all choice. She's got such a bangin' body!

The Foreign Report

Tautou and the real Chanel

French actress Audrey Tautou is set to play Coco Chanel in an upcoming biopic. I've only ever seen her in Amelie, which annoyed me so deeply that I hold it responsible for my never Netflixing anything else she's been in.
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British modeling legend Twiggy is putting out a book on style for the More magazine demographic. Considering the numerous occasions she showed up to panel on ANTM dressed like a Kentucky hooker in a chiquita banana blouse, I'm hoping it's not a bestseller.

SATC Wardrobe A Who's Who

What will the Golden Girls Sex and the City sluts be wearing in the upcoming movie? That's a question the fashion media is scrambling to answer lately, in hopes of being the first to nail down and trumpet a trend.
On the movie set, $20 million in jewels and couture wardrobe required security to be quadrupled.
What I want to know is, how many of the brands who payed, begged and BJed their way into the SATC closet really believe they'll be emptying shelves based on this placement? Does anyone really give a fuck what a bunch of neurotic 50 year olds are zipping up over their Spanx?
Granted, Carrie Bradshaw has kicked off a trend or two in her day. But the bulk of the money is made by the companies knocking off the million dollar look.
Too bad this movie comes out on the heels of a huge counterfeit bust that shut down Canal Street's thriving knockoff business. It's truly a loss of the great equalizer, isn't it? No matter how much some uptown bitch spent on a Louis Vuitton purse, Shenequah from Queens still had one that looked just like it sitting in the break room at Taco Bell.
And that, to me, made things right in the world.