Nikki Reed, Anne Hathaway talk music for ‘The Best Part’ and Les Misérables
A few quick snippets this weekend—at least in musical terms. Twilight’s Nikki Reed and her husband Paul McDonald have released an EP, entitled ‘The Best Part’. Reed, with a crystal-clear voice—with no autotune and overproduction—talks about performing as being the next step in her life. Reed and McDonald co-wrote the song over a […]
Estée Lauder celebrates 60 years of Youth-Dew with limited-edition bottle next March
Estée Lauder will release a limited-edition bottle for its Youth-Dew scent to commemorate its 60th anniversary next year. The company, which says that Youth-Dew was ahead of its time and is as relevant today as when it was introduced, calls it a ‘sexy’ scent. The new limited-edition bottle, in a 67 ml (2¼ […]
Sweeta Desai at Chicago’s Clarke House Museum—Thomas Salme’s latest photographs
Thomas Salme Our Milano-based photographer (and author) Thomas Salme has been photographing on the other side of the Pond again, this time in Chicago, Ill. His latest subject: ‘23-year-old Chicago native Miss Sweeta Desai is modelling a very vintage piece from the early 1930s in this photo. This particular piece is from a chic […]
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta reunite for Christmas album: first video released
It’s not the first time that the movie version of the musical Grease has inspired a charity single—Britons of a certain age will remember Hylda Baker (‘She knows, you know’) and Arthur Mullard teaming up for a cover of ‘You’re the One that I Want’ in 1978—but this time, it is with the original stars, […]
Angelina Jolie will step back from acting to concentrate on family
Angelina Jolie says she will step back from acting when her children reach their teens in a TV interview with Britain’s Channel 4. The star, who raises six children with fiancé Brad Pitt—Maddox, 11, Pax, 9, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 6, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 4—says, ‘I’m going to have to give up the […]
Update: Absolut Unique hits New Zealand; CK One’s TVC mash-up; Victoria’s Secret reopens flagship
CK One and CK One Shock have a TV ad mash-up that débuts tonight on UK screens. Both fragrances—the original 1990s version and the 2011 ‘rebellious’ Shock spin-off—are promoted in the high-energy ad, which features Lara Stone (whose husband, David Walliams, Tweeted last week, announcing that she is pregnant) and Abbey Lee. Another iconic […]
Video: Sarah Jessica Parker launches Barney’s New York window display with Minnie Mouse
Sarah Jessica Parker was guest of honour—with Minnie Mouse—at the unveiling of Barney’s New York window display on Wednesday. The Electric Holiday display, with a Minnie theme, features a cartoon of the same name that sees the Disney character venture to meet various fashion icons, including Parker, Lady Gaga, supermodels Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, […]
Video: Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars perform at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Above Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio shows off this year’s Floral Fantasy Bra Gift Set and Bombshell Fantasy Fragrance, designed exclusively for Victoria’s Secret by London Jewelers, at the Victoria’s Secret Herald Square store. Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars were among the performers in this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, one of the US’s […]
Sunglass Hut has sent through some behind-the-scenes photographs of Georgia May Jagger modelling for the retailer’s latest campaign. The daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, 20-year-old Jagger was announced as the ambassador for the brand in September. Wellingtonians, meanwhile, need to head to the Dukes’ Arcade on the corner of Willis and Dixon […]
Sponsored video: Dr Lewinn’s Renunail leads to stronger nails in four weeks
A Lucire special promotion We’ve been fans of Dr Lewinn’s products for years, especially its cleansers. The real Dr Le Winn, a plastic surgeon in the US, was always asked about skin care as part of his trade, and the original products had come as a result of his knowledge and extensive testing. Many were […]
