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8 Amazing Conversation Starters For Your Weekend!

Dec 7, 2012 @ 5:50 pm
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1. In case you somehow didn’t hear: Kate Middleton is pregnant and released from the hospital!
2. Pantone decreed! Emerald is the official color of 2013, and here’s our favorite beauty products in the hue.
3. Start shining your diamonds now! Ri Ri is coming to TV!
4. Frank Ocean and Fun. led the Grammy nominations!
5. Awww! Gisele had her baby, and so did Jennifer Nettles!
6. Mariah Carey and Jimmy Fallon starred in the cutest Christmas video possibly ever.
7. It was a big week for auctions: Madonna’s cone bras were sold and Gaga bought some of Michael Jackson’s clothes.
8. The countdown is on! HBO released a short trailer for Beyoncé’s February documentary.

Laura Linney in Hyde Park on the Hudson: “There’s Not An Ounce of Makeup On My Face”

Dec 7, 2012 @ 5:30 pm
Hyde Park on the HudsonNicola Dove/Focus Features

It’s time for a history lesson at the movies, as Hyde Park on the Hudson opens in theaters today! The movie tells the story of how one of the country’s most well-known presidents, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (played by Bill Murray)met one of his closets confidants, his distant cousin/love interest Margaret “Daisy” Suckley (played by Laura Linney). And to play the part, Linney underwent a makeover to look made-under. ”For me, there was no makeup allowed—none,” the actress told InStyle.com at the Toronto International Film Festival. “There was no color on my face, nothing. My character calls herself sort of part of the furniture, so she’s supposed to completely wash out, so I surrendered and I washed out. There’s really not an ounce of makeup on my face.“ The movie, set in the 1930s, also includes accurate and noteworthy period costumes curated by costume designer Dinah Collin. ”The clothing was really meticulously put together,” Linney said. “[Dinah] tried to find what she could in England because the whole movie was shot there, but then she went to L.A. and went through all of the rental houses and the back-lot houses of all the studios and she pulled all these authentic things. If they weren’t original pieces of clothing, they were copied to match what they’d found.” Click here to find out where the movie is playing near you.

Plus, see more from TIFF!

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Sharon Clott

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Who Dressed Best This Week? Vote Here!

Dec 7, 2012 @ 5:00 pm
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Our top Looks of the Day this week were all about nudes and blushes—with a pop of color in between. Rihanna wore a sheer Nini Nguyen, Diane Kruger chose Prabal Gurung‘s tiered silk chiffon gown, Sarah Jessica Parker donned an Estevez sheath with a Fendi baguette and Jean-Michel Cazabat pumps, Anne Hathaway wore a beaded Givenchy halter gown, and Amanda Seyfried chose a belted Alexander McQueen. So, you tell us: Which is your favorite of the week? Vote in the poll below!

Plus, see more of our Look of the Day picks!

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Ed Burns on The Fitzgerald Family Christmas: “The Actors Brought Their Own Wardrobe”

Dec 7, 2012 @ 4:00 pm
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There’s a new home-for-the-holidays movie in theaters today, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, and it’s not what you’d expect. ”The film is based on the types of families I grew up with,” Ed Burns told InStyle.com at the Toronto International Film Festival of the Fitzgerald flick, which he stars in, wrote the screenplay for, and directed (busy guy!). His film tells the story of a grown-up brother and sister (played by Nashville‘s Connie Britton), who host their father for the holidays after he returns from being estranged for 20 years. With his triple responsibilities, Burns was able to inject a few personal elements into the story, like the Long Island setting. ”I knew that I wanted to shoot it in my old neighborhood, and we were able to find a location a block from where I actually grew up,” the 44-year-old said. And he made sure his cast members had input as well. ”The thing we did on this film that was very different was basically ask all the actors how their characters are going to dress,” Burns told InStyle.com. “My process with the actors has always been very inclusive, so they kind of dictated to me. And almost everyone brought all of their [own wardrobe],” Burns said.  “That’s how we put it together!” Check it out for yourself–click here to find out where the film is playing near you.

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Sharon Clott

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Would You Wear Gold Eyeliner? Vote Here!

Dec 7, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

With the New Year right around the corner, glittering makeup is a must! Whether you’re looking for the perfect all-over shimmer or just twinkling peepers, grown-ups can wear glitter too (and look super chic while rocking it!) Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose suggests working glitter into your palette in small doses. “Try a shimmering liner (like Illamasqua Precision Ink in Wisdom; $25 at sephora.com),” he suggests. “It will add a spark to the eyes and brighten them up.” Tell us: Would you wear gold liner?

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British Period Drama Restless: Tonight on the Sundance Channel

Dec 7, 2012 @ 3:00 pm
RestlessCathal MacIlwaine/Sundance Channel

A period drama with some of our favorite leading Brits? Count us in! Restless, a two-part miniseries on the Sundance Channel, premieres tonight at 9pm EST and will conclude with its final part December 14. The series stars Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery, Hayley Atwell, and Charlotte Rampling, and tells the thrilling story of a daughter who discovers that her mother was recruited as a British spy during World War II. It takes place in two different time periods, one in the 1940s with Hayley Atwell’s character, Eva, and then 30 years later in 1976 with Charlotte Rampling as the older version of Eva and Michelle Dockery as her daughter, Ruth. As Ruth (Dockery) unravels the truth about her mother’s past, we get to see all of the action unfold through the young Eva (Atwell), who takes on various wartime assignments all over the world as a member of the British Secret Service. “What I love about the film is that there are moments when the young Eva and Ruth kind of run parallel with each other,” Dockery told the Sundance Channel about her and Hayley Atwell’s story lines. Tune in tonight at 9pm EST on Sundance and click through for some fun facts about the miniseries, including details on Michelle Dockery’s 70s wardrobe!

— Janelle Grodsky

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Holiday Gift Guide: Best of Beauty

Dec 7, 2012 @ 2:30 pm

Share the pretty this holiday season! From precious palettes, luscious lotions and sparkling sets to grooming gifts for guys, we’ve rounded up our favorite picks to give (and to get!) this holiday. See all of our favorites in the gallery below!

Kelly Holechek

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Hart of Dixie Fashion Credits: Season 2, Episode 10

Dec 7, 2012 @ 2:15 pm

Hart of Dixie costume designer Meredith Markworth-Pollack gave us the inside scoop on what Jaime King and Rachel Bilson will be wearing next week (Tuesday, December 11). Click through the gallery to find out who made King’s reindeer skirt and festive red top, as well as the designer behind Bilson’s leather shorts and killer heels. Make sure to check back every week for a sneak peek of the fashions before they hit the small screen, and tune in to Hart of Dixie Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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Jennifer Davis