New Moon Rising

I know I promised I wouldn't use this blog as my Twilight-obsessing-vehicle... And I'm not.

I swear. But, I can't not talk about this. It just wouldn't be right. There's a lot I need to discuss about the red carpet fashion choices at the Hollywood premiere of New Moon.

There was some good, some bad... And some what the hell were you thinking??

Let's take a look, shall we?

Here's Kristen Stewart, ever the reluctant superstar, and her jail bait (he's really only 17??) wanna-be-movie-love-interest, Taylor Lautner.

On one hand, Kristen looks better than she has in recent months, especially now that her Joan Jett mullet is finally starting to grow out. I have mixed feelings about her Oscar de la Renta gown, though. I think it's a lovely dress in general, but I think the fit is a little awkward... No? Maybe the waist a little low on her, or it's a tiny bit too long so parts of the skirt don't flow straight down the way they should... Or maybe I'm just crazy. I don't know. I think it's a good choice, but maybe a little more tailoring would have made this a home run for me.

Taylor, on the other hand, has found yet another perfectly fitting suit. The boy (yes, I emphasize the word boy here) certainly the body for a slim-fitting suit and he's clearly not afraid to show it off (anybody who's seen the New Moon trailers already knows that, though - he spends most of them shirtless).

Next we have my beloved Robert Pattinson.

Gucci suit, adorable grin, perfectly messy hair... This guy can't go wrong. I'll spare you any more of my gushing, though, no worries!

A few of the other Cullens join the premiere party. Here are Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, and Kellan Lutz. The boys looks fabulous in their tuxes and I think Ashley looks stunning in her Prabal Gurung gown. The back was actually my favorite part, and can I just say her makeup and hair are flawless? High-five to her stylist!

How pretty is that? Good choice, Ashley.

Their costar, Nikki Reed, didn't fair quite as well.

I guess this powder blue Burberry dress isn't awful... I just... Eh. I'm kind of indifferent. It does nothing for her figure (which is clearly pretty hot judging by those legs) and it seems a little casual, despite the shiny fabric. The hair and makeup were very pretty, though. Try harder on the dress next time.

How cute is Papa Cullen, Peter Facinelli with his wife, Jennie Garth? I love his three piece suit and purple shirt - very gothic. And you know how much I adore sparkles, so Jennie is right on with the awesomeness there and that one-shoulder dress makes her shoulders look lovely. I'm a firm believer than not everyone looks good in the one-shoulder trend, but I definitely think she rocked it.

And here is Peter's on-screen wife, Elizabeth Reaser, in Herve Lager.

She looks... Pretty hot. Not gonna lie. I'm a little bored with all the Herve Lager banded dresses... They're everywhere. And hey, if you've got the body for it? Do it up. And she certainly does have the body for it. Great hair, too. Overall, I like it. But definitely a safe choice.

Now, for my absolute favorite look of the night.

The lovely Dakota Fanning (She's 15! She's way too poised to be 15!) in a stunning Valentino peekaboo lace mini-dress. I love it. Seriously. All of it. It's glamorous and grown up, but still fun and flirty. Just fabulous. I like that she went easy on the hair and makeup since the dress itself makes a pretty big statement and she is still 15. She's got time to be all va-va-voom and overdone.

Next we have a few of the only regular old humans in the film.

Christian Serratos in ugly. Err... I mean a Rafael Cennamo mini-dress and Stella McCartney booties. Oh, and purple lipstick. WHAT IS THIS? Holy cleavage! And what is with the hemline going UP right where it should be covering the most?? And god, I have an unholy hatred for booties with dresses... I can't do it. I really can't. I can't even talk about this anymore. Ugh.

Here's Anna Kendrick in Talbot Runhof. Okay, my initial reaction was 'what the fu--'... And then I thought about it. And I looked at it some more. And now... I kind of like it. Is that weird? It's bizarre and blinged-out and shiney and... I dunno. I think it's fun. I have also loved Anna since her deliciously evil performance in the awesome indie flick, Camp, so I think that sways my opinion a little bit.

Okay, I think I left the worst for last....

Model Noot Seear in an atrocious Alexander McQueen. Now... I know he's all about the crazyness... But this? This is just... Tiger hiding in the forest with weird fish-scale-type armor? I don't know. I don't get it. I don't want to get it. It's just... Wow. Incredibly ugly. The uh... Hair is nice? Hardly enough to redeem that outfit though. And the tacky shoes. Don't even get me started on those. Honey... No. Just no.

There were quite a few more scary outfits I was going to talk about... But staring at the photos is kind of giving me a headache so I'll spare you the disasters! So, what do you think? Love the outfits? Hate them? Wish I'd shut up about anything and everything Twilight-related? Let me know!

[photo credits: people.com, nypost.com]

Loving Luna

It was inevitable. New Moon is around the corner, so a Twilight-themed makeup line? I'm honestly surprised it took this long to come out. I mean, come on... Slap the Twilight name on just about anything and you're almost guaranteed a huge win. So what do we have here, exactly? Some cheesy products with vampire-related names?

Hardly. It actually looks like a nice range of high quality products made by DuWop, a pretty awesome makeup brand by itself.

One of DuWop's most popular products is Lip Venom - one of the original lip plumpers that burst onto the scene a few years ago.

This product was practically destined for a Twilight-Tie-In. It has the name Venom already so it's perfect. I'm actually not a huge fan of lip plumpers - I can't stand the burning/tingling sensations on my lips, but I know some friends swear by this stuff. Who knows, Twilight Venom might be worth a try since it's got what looks to be a red lip stain at the bottom. Could be interesting.

I'm actually more interested in the other lip products in this collection. First up - 'Just Bitten' Staining Balm.

I rarely wear lipstick. Most of the time I prefer to play up my eyes instead of my lips and I just like the look of gloss more than the heavy pigment of lipstick. I've also got to say that lip stains scare me. Something about how hard they are to get off just freaks me out completely. This stuff doesn't look scary at all, though! The description says it's a balm that has a ton of antioxidants, emollients, and natural sun protection. I'm a lip balm addict, so if you give me all that great stuff plus a little color? I'm definitely down for a test drive.

I'm a huge sucker (haha sorry... cue the cheesy pun jokes!) for fun packaging and pretty pink lip gloss. I have a huge collection of glosses and about 90% of them are various shades of pink. This 'Femme Fatale' Lip Gloss in Butterfly Kiss looks like it's right up my alley! Actually, the other colors available look really pretty as well. '53 Chevy looks like a lovely raspberry red, and Hush and Kindle both look like pretty nude/pale pink colors.

When it comes down to it almost everything in this collection looks like it could be fun. The 'Moonshadow' Eyeshadow duos have some great colors, especially Snow Storm, and I'm dying to check out the 'Mortal Glow' Bushing Creme.

Anybody else excited for this collection? Or New Moon for that matter? I know I am!

[photo credits: beautyaddict.blogspot.com, nordstrom.com]

You know... Your mood swings are kinda giving me whiplash.

I decided pretty early on that I was going to try to keep my inner Twilight-fan from taking over this blog and so far it hasn't been too difficult. I even promise to ignore my natural instinct and refrain from giving you anything like an RPATTZ photo of the day (even though that would be HOT), but once in a while things are going to slip by.

Kind of like today. If you're a fan of the books or the movie or even just enjoy amusing parodies, you definitely need to check out The Hillywood Show. Right now. Seriously. Their Twilight video is absolutely hysterical. Come on. There is organized choreography. It's FABULOUS. I'm telling you. Just trust me!

Actually, even if you're not a Twilight fan, all of their stuff is pretty awesome. And for technical "non-professionals" the quality of their videos is amazing. Sisters Hannah and Hillary Hindi, as well as the rest of their cast and crew, seem like pretty cool people in general and from what I understand they are unbelievably friendly and gracious with the fans. They have Twilight director, Catherine Hardwicke, singing their praises and even the cast of the movie agrees. In fact, Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) was so entertained by the fact that the Hillywood actor playing Jasper looked so much like him that he wanted a photo with the guy.

Hannah and Hillary do just about everything for these videos. They write, act, direct, film, and edit everything themselves and do quite a remarkable job with all of it. Check out this exclusive interview, it's got a ton of fun info about the girls and their experience.

Up next for The Hillywood Show is a New Moon parody and judging by the "sneak peak" video it's going to be great. I, for one, am pretty stoked about it.

[all photo credits: the hillywood show]