Kelly Rowland's Surprise Birthday Party

Check out Destiny's Child - Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles - at Kelly's surprise birthday party in Hollywood on Tuesday night. I love seeing them together again. I'm not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind another DC album.


Beyonce's shirt: AWESOME. (Yes, that is Prince on her shirt.)

Look of the Day: Kelly and Courtney

I absolutely adore this dress. Kelly Ripa looks great - although personally I think she could gain a few pounds...that's neither here or there - it's very pink, girly...which makes it really Mattie.





Courtney Cox pulls off such a great look - I like this dress a lot. It can be worn to a nice dinner, red carpet event and shoes compliment it very well. Very put together. Two thumbs up.

Posing for Playboy: Classy and Iconic?

I mean, I saw this coming but really? "Classy and iconic"? Hmmm, I doubt it. When I think about Aubrey O'Day posing for Playboy, those two words don't come to mind. At all. I'm not saying much else though.

Look of the Day: Keyshia Cole

I mentioned earlier that Keyshia Cole's new look is a total upgrade. She went Hollywood on us but I'm okay with that. Check out her dress from the Clive Davis Grammy party this past weekend.

Wicked.


Heart the color.

Grammys: What I Liked

So, last night were the Grammys. Honestly, it was an all around good show. Decent performances - my favorite was the "Swagga Like Us" performance with Kanye, Jay, Wayne, T.I. and M.I.A, who by the way was due last night(she's 9 months pregnant). I love the "Rap Pack"...they all looked very dapper. I also enjoyed Radiohead, Coldplay, Lil Wayne and Smokey Robinson's performances.




I'm sure you heard of the drama. If not: Both Chris Brown and Rihanna were both supposed to perform at the Grammys but both dropped out hours before the show after an altercation Saturday night. Full story.




Love this dress. Something's a little off about it. Maybe the faux tan. Her performance. Not so great.




All I've got to say is Miley Cyrus has got a damn good stylist. It's hard to go wrong in sophisticated black.




Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. Love this dress. The bust line is very flattering and it's chic without trying too hard.




You guys know how I feel about Carrie. She can do no wrong in my book. She continues to prove me right.

Plus, I love a sparkly dress.




It didn't photograph as well as it looked live on camera, but Kate Beckinsale takes the cake. The. Best. Dress. Of. The. Night.

Love it!




Keyshia? Is that you? Love the skirt. Would have preferred a different top. Regardless, definitely an upgrade.




Taylor Swift. The dress? Perfect.

Look of the Day: Adrienne Bailon

Adrienne is killing this dress at the Belvedere IX launch in LA. Yellow (Mimosa to be exact) is the color for the season (spring). Actually, it was dubbed the color of the year by Pantone. Super cute!

Review: Seven Pounds

As much as I love Will Smith, his new movie, Seven Pounds, just didn't do it for me. To tell you the truth, I think it tried a little too hard.

Not too long ago, I got into a debate with the fiance about Will Smith wanting to win an Oscar. He doesn't think he'll do it and I argue he will, but after this movie. I'm not so sure. Let me be clear. I enjoy Will as an actor. He's funny, smart, entertaining - the quintessential movie star - but I didn't see any of the above qualities in the movie. It's safe to say that this was his darkest role yet.

The film moved along really slow but was yet predictable. I think for the most part anyone who saw the film knew what was going to happen at the end. It had a great story, but it was executed poorly. Chopping up the story to build suspense wasn't the way to go. Had it just shown in a normal timeline, I would have enjoyed the movie even more. Either way, I still figured out what was going to happen. Rosario Dawson's performance didn't do it for me either. And I like her.

With its thorough effort to be deep and be one of the movies the talk of Tinseltown - earning Globe and Oscar nominations inevitably - it really fell flat. Surprisingly, I haven't read anything good or bad about the movie. Will was on Oprah the week before it came out which is truthfully the only reason I went out and saw the film. The trailer didn't do anything for me, it doesn't give any clues and neither did Will anytime he was questioned about it during an interview. But I see why now.

There was nothing to talk about.

If you haven't seen yet because your schedule hasn't allowed you...don't. Just wait until it goes to RedBox and rent it for $1. That's really all it's worth.

You be the judge.

Look of the Day: Kate Hudson

I love this look! Kate Hudson has been impressing me lately with her choice of wardrobe. I absolutely adore this mini dress with black tights and platforms. The colors are perfect and it's a bit unpredictable. I don't think it's first thought to put a multi colored sequins dress with dark tights, but it totally works.

Very well done.

Beyonce in Elle

So I just got my new Elle magazine in the mail yesterday and one of my favorite people, Beyonce, covers it. Now, as you know, I love magazine pictorials and this one is seriously one of my favorites. They gave B such a retro yet avant garde look. The hair, the make up - I love it all. Very editorial.

I will say though, that this is one of the smallest issues of the magazine that I've ever received. Only proving that magazine circulation is down. VERY down.

MUSICologie: T.I. and Justin Timberlake

Yes, the dynamic duo is back. Justin Timberlake and T.I. have joined forces again (first on "My Love" and the later on "Dead and Gone") for a new song called "If I". It's a Timberland produced track (surprise, surprise) and my guess it's for Justin's upcoming album. No word on when yet, but suspect this song to be officially all over the place by the first week of January. Interesting song, I do enjoy that Tip is singing a little on it.

What do you think?

Justin Timberlake and T.I. - "If I"

Jennifer Aniston in GQ Magazine

Goodness, this woman is my inspiration! Jennifer Aniston is 40 and seriously if I look like this at that age, then I too, like her, will seriously be the physical epitome of a woman. Here she is on the cover of GQ Magazine's lastest issue. The pictorial is absolutely fabulous. She's all in men's clothing or just about nude...it's brilliantly (and tastefully done.) You know, I'm a big fan of magazine photography. GQ magazine seldom lets me down.

Kanye West Heads to London to Pursue Fashion

According to UK sources, Chicago rapper Kanye West plans to move to London next year to launch his clothing line, Pastelle, and intern at major fashion house like Louis Vuitton. Now I'm not sure how true this is but it's pretty interesting. Apparently, Kanye is so serious about it that even if he has to serve tea, he wants to get in at a major fashion house to learn the business of fashion.

I've checked his blog and he hasn't mentioned anything of the sort but I'm staying tuned to see what happens. I'm really interested to see what Pastelle is about. He's always present at all the European fashion weeks and shows and is thoroughly passionate about fashion.

Stay tuned.

Kanye West 'Heartless' Performance on SNL

Kanye West - Heartless / Pinocchio Story - SNL - 12/13/2008
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I'm so mad I missed this. Luckily he posted both performances (Love Lockdown and Heartless) on his blog.


Check it out.

FAB: Eva Mendes

You know what today is...FAB Fridays!

This week's pick: Eva Mendes.

Miss Thang has got it together. I've especially been enjoying her looks lately while she's been promoting her latest film, The Spirit. And as the new spokesperson for the Calvin Klein brand, she really has it together. It's not just her really cute dresses, but she's got her accessories and outerwear game on point. I think I have yet to see a shoe she's worn (especially those Christian Louboutin she wore - FAVE!) that I don't like and VERY seldom do I see her in something that I wouldn't consider put together. She's not afraid to play with color or prints all the reason why she's so FAB!

Sure she may be a movie star but with her latest looks she's proven herself to be a style icon and a prime example of fashion.

Look of the Day: Keri and Salma

I love this look for the red carpet. Kudos to Keri Russell. It's the perfect shade of nude - you know the kind that doesn't wash you out. And also, I love that she picked a bold colored shoe to contrast the dress. (Matchy-matchy a BIG no-no!)





The hotness continues. Salma Hayek was a perfect example how white done in winter is AWESOME. She donned a white satin gown for a red carpet event in Dubai last night. Well done, Salma. The accessories complimented the ensemble and her body is sick.

Flawless.

Britney's Back At #1

Britney Spears' new album, Circus will debut at #1 selling over 505,000 copies in its first week.

I'm excited. I was was rooting for Britney the whole time. Now I didn't get the album myself, but it seems to me she did just fine without my purchase. Now, she's no Lil Wayne (who sold over a million copies earlier this year) but she did beat Beyonce's I Am...Sasha Fierce first week sales.

Good for her...I hope that this is just the start of great things for Brit.

Tom Cruise on 'The Hills' Aftershow

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I'm not sure why Tom Cruise was on 'The Hills' aftershow but I think it's hilarious he needed flashcards to identify who the hell Spencer was. I thought I should share.

You're welcome.

Kodak Moment: Ryan Leslie at Rush Youth Holiday Party

Russell Simmons’ non profit organization, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and Target held their annual holiday youth event last night in NYC. Celebrities including Dawn Richard (of Danity Kane), Jaslene Gonzalez, Alesha Renee, Ryan Leslie and Teyana Taylor all came out for the event geared towards youth.

Ryan Leslie took a pic with the crowd at the Rush Youth holiday party. Talk about a crowd pleaser. And now that I notice it, he’s really long.

This may be a cute picture but in real life I’m sure Ryan was wondering where security was because the girls in the front looked like they were not letting him go.

Look of the Day: Cate and Jennifer

Cate Blanchett at last night's Hollywood Premiere of "The Curious Case of benjamin Button." Seriously, I would live in this dress. I think this is my favorite dress out of all the LOTD's. Anyone who knows me, knows I love anything sparkly (and within reason.) This dress is just absolutely lovely...divine.

Five stars.



My girl Jennifer Lopez looked glamorous per usual at the same event in a beautiful, off white gown. The woman just knows how to pull a look off.

Jessica Simpson Gets 'Fancy'

Jessica Simpson launched her new fragrance, Fancy, at Macy’s in Chicago this past weekend. I will say that Jessica’s business savvy impresses me. She was criticized so much after Newlyweds and her divorce from Nick Lachey but I think she’s pulled herself together and come a long way.

I’m a fan and very impressed with her clothing line and all the other things she has been doing. She may not put herself out there as much but please believe that she is handling her business.