If My Skin Liked Me, I Would...

I don't know if y'all have noticed, but I don't do much on skincare.  I do a lot on fashion and on beauty, just because I love them both, but skincare...ack.  My skin has never been predictable, or particularly nice to me, but it's finally started to be LESS evil.  So I'm sticking to my boring, basic skincare routine like freaking hot glue, but if my skin was nice to me (crazy thoughts) here are some of the fun skincare products I'd use.  This is also in the imaginary would where I have money to literally burn, FYI.

Kiehls Panthenol Protein Moisturizing Face Cream, $26 at kiehls.com, Kiehls Yerba Mate Tea Cleanser, $20.50 at kiehls.com, Rare Earth Pore Cleansing Masque, $23 at kiehls.com: I used to have this Kiehls moisturizer early on in high school, and I remember totally loving it.  Not sure why I didn't repurchase it...hm...It's extremely rich and moisturizing, and never broke me out.  Now I use the Cetaphil cream, which is basically a cheaper, slightly less moisturizing version of the same time, but I'll always have fond memories of this little tub.  I've never been a toner person, mainly because of scarring memories of that 'Seabreeze' toner when I was little (ACK), but this Yerba Mate toner sounds fab.  First off, it's full of tea.  I love tea.  Tea can never be bad.  It sounds like it would be a great thing to put under your moisturizer if you tend to get oily by the middle of the day, as tea has great oil-cutting properties.  I had a sample of this Rare Earth mask and totally loved it.  It has exfoliating particles in it that lift off dead skin cells, and then it's full of different sorts of clay, which drag all the gunk out of your pores.  It smells and looks a little nasty, but hey, it works.

Clarisonic Mia, $149 at sephora.com, MD Skincare Alpha Beta Peels, $78 at sephora.com: I want a Clarisonic.  I want one so freaking badly.  For those of you that don't stalk the Sephora website obsessively--what's that like? lol--Clarisonics are basically brushes for your face.  They use sonic pulses to get the gunk out of your pores, and the brush lifts off dead skin cells and exfoliates them away, leaves your skin super duper clean and baby smooth.  Plus, this one is portable, and pink, and cheaper than the original, which is always a plus.  Back before Retin-A Micro ruined my skin (no bitterness there), I was a huge, huge fan of acid.  Not that kind of acid, the alpha and beta acids you can use on your face.  They're like enzymes, in that they exfoliate deeply without any of the scrubbing motions that can irritate sensitive skin.  This little set is like a glycolic acid peel done slowly, over a month.  It disposes of acne and dark spots and makes your skin all pretty and happy. 

Caudalie Beauty Elixir, $46 at sephora.com, Peter Thomas Roth Radiance Oxygenating Serum, $65 at sephora.com: I think mists like this and Evian water are so silly, but they're also so fun and glam in a retro sort of way.  Can you imagine whipping that little bottle out of your purse on a hot day?  So refreshing, plus there are supposedly extracts and antioxidants that do nice things to your skin, so it's a win-win.  I'm not really sure what this Oxygenating serum is supposed to do, but adding oxygen to my skin sounds nice, and a serum sounds moisturizing, and it's Peter Thomas Roth, so it must be good.  It's also $65 for one ounce, so I'm assuming it's awesome and would make my face look like I spent all day taking baths in rose petals.  Or something along those lines.

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Vacay Thoughts

So if y'all haven't noticed, I've set up these posts a few weeks ahead of time to go live while I'm in vacay, because while I love you all, I don't want to be blogging on the beach at Hawaii.  It's called vacay for a reason.  But anyways, here are some things I'm pondering:

Alexander Wang Amber Notebook Clutch, $625 at shopbop.com, Rebecca Taylor Alligator Print T-shirt, $125 at net-a-porter.com: Okay, I'd never buy this clutch, but I just think it's so hilarious.  It's made to look like a spiral notebook, and the spiral is a hinge that opens up to reveal a bunch of compartments and pockets.  You have to admit that it's clever and cheeky in a way that only Alexander Wang can do.  The same goes for this croc-printed tee.  I just love the idea of this.  It looks all basic and neutral from a distance, but then you get up close and BAM, it's crazy croc print.  I've never seen anything like this before.  Pair that with a pair of jeans and some leather boots and wow, you have an amazingly chic, simple outfit.

Buxom Chronicles Lipgloss Set, $28 at sephora.com, Juicy Couture Gen Y Toile Tote, $78 at zappos.com: Math time.  The full sized Buxom glosses are $17, and you get the amount of two full sized glosses with these four mini glosses.  Two full sized glosses cost $34, so you're saving $6 and you get a wide variety of colors.  That's a good deal, and I really like how the colors run from nice and neutral (Katie) to vampy (Violetta).  If I had the extra cash lying around to replace my perfectly good tote bag for school, I'd get this Juicy Couture bag.  I'm pathetically obsessed with quirky toile like this, it's a nice shape and size, and it has lots of convenient pockets inside.  I know the pattern is intense, but the neutral color palette makes it more versatile than it looks.

Maybelline Full 'n Soft Waterproof Mascara, L'Oreal Voluminous Waterproof Mascara: It's pathetic, but mascara terrifies me.  I found one mascara that I absolutely adore, Max Factor Volume Couture Waterproof, and of course it's not being sold in the US anymore.  It's 100% waterproof but comes off with remover easily, never smudges or flakes, adds just enough volume and length with one clump-free coat, and is basically just awesome.  I have dry eyes and wear contacts, which means lots of eye drops, and all the other waterproof mascaras I've tried have run away (literally) in fear in the face of those eye drops.  Ugh.  I've been doing some Makeupalley research on drugstore mascaras (I refuse to buy designer mascara, they've all failed me so badly), and Maybelline Full 'n Soft Waterproof and L'Oreal Voluminous Waterproof keep coming up.  They're both affordable, and seem to get good reviews.  Have any of y'all tried these?  I'm leaning towards Full 'n Soft, but I'm just so torn about it all.

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Meera Jasmine in Pen Singam Photos

Stills from Tamil movie Pen Singam. Pics of Actress Meera Jasmine on movie Pen Singam.

Actress Ranjitha Attempts Suicide After Sex Scandal With Swami Nithyananda

Nithyananda Fraud Makes Actress Ranjitha Attempts Suicide:
Ranjitha Suicide Attempt (Tamil Actress in Swami Nithyananda tape attempts suicide): In the latest news on the Swami Nithyanand Sex tape scandal, it has been reported that Ranjitha, the tamil actress who appeared in the tape, has attempted suicide.


But then, on the other hand, there are those who say that Ranjitha is the more blackmailing types and even this video was made with the intention of blackmailing the Swami. However, the plan misfired and it somehow went into the hands of the media and that has collapsed the whole sketch.
Karuppan said that last month when Nityananda had come to a function in Tamil Nadu he had threatned Karuppan to deposit the sextapes with him or face severe consequences. Fearing for his life, Karuppan fled their company.
T Rajendra, the Commissioner confirmed that Karuppan had given the complaint and a CD of the bedroom scenes of Nityananda has also been submitted to the police.

Photos of Sexy Anushka Shetty

Anushka Shetty is a Telugu actress. Her upcoming films are Singam and Vedam. Singam is Tamil movie directed by Hari. In Singam she is pairing with Tamil Superstar Surya. Vedam is a Telugu film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi, starring Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu

Latest Sexy Photos of Bhoomika

Bhoomika's new film, Thakita Thakita has finished off the shoot, and currently is undergoing the post production phase which it would soon complete.

The producer of the film, and Bhoomika's husband, Mr Bharat Thakur confirmed to the press that the shooting was finished on schedule, and the activities related to the post production period is in full roar at this point.

 

HQ Photos of Actress Kajal Agarwal in Sexy Dress

The sexy damsel of Tollywood Kajal Agarwal is on top of the world ever since her magnum opus ‘Magadheera’ turned to be the biggest grosser at box office. She was immediately flooded with offers by big banners opposite top heroes. More photos of telugu actress sexy Kajal Agarwal.

Thilakan to don grease paint in 'Achen'

Thespian, Thilakan, who was ousted from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) on the grounds of indiscipline, is all set to don the grease paint after a few months.

Speaking to us after appearing before the labour commissioner on Monday, Thilakan said director Ali Akbar has signed him in the lead role for his next film 'Achen'.



At the height of the feud, a well-wisher of the actor, Sreekumar Noornadu filed a petition before the state human rights commission that Thilakan was being victimised by various film bodies and his right to work is being curbed.

At the next hearing, superstar Mohanlal and AMMA president Innocent are expected to appear.

Thilakan dropped from TV serial

Veteran actor Thilakan, who was ousted from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) on grounds of indiscipline and virtually kept out of Malayalam films, has now been dropped from a TV serial.Speaking to mediapersons, the 74-year-old actor said that Monday evening the producer of TV serial 'Maatuoruval' called up to say that he should be ready by 9 a.m. the next morning for the shoot.



Thilakan alleged that Association of Television Media Artistes (ATMA) headed by its president and opposition legislator K.B. Ganesh Kumar was behind his ouster from the TV serial.

But ATMA general secretary Poojapura Radhakrishnan said that Thilakan has for long been attacking their president.

Mammootty wants to work with young,debutant directors

Southern superstar Mammootty says that he prefers to work with young, debutant directors as they have helped his career.




Mammootty said that he have always worked with debutants and young directors because they will always come up with scripts with fresh concepts.He added that they always come up with novel themes and this has helped him in getting variety of roles.

The actor's first Kannada Movie 'Shikari' is written and directed by young Kannada director Abhay Simha. The film is also being made simultaneously in Malayalam.

Mammootty is writing the dialogues for the Malayalam version of the film

Surya is new ' Singam '

After playing a cop in the super-h\t 'Kaakha Kaakha', Suriya dons the uniform again for Hari's 'Singam'.




This is his silver jubilee film. It would be a commercial cocktail, meant for family viewing as per the sexy actor. The movie is about a kind-hearted khaki man who loves his culture, tradition and people around him. But a series of events forces him to take a violent path."
'Singam' will be released on May 28.
Suriya's last two releases, 'Ayan' and 'Aadhavan', have cemented his position as the "King of the Kollywood B.O".
He is now all set to make his debut in Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Rakhta Charitra?'.

Mani Ratnam to get 2010 Filmmaker Award at Venice

Hailing Mani Ratnam as "one of the great innovators in contemporary Indian cinema", the Venice International Film Festival will honour the director of 'Raavan' with the 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award.


In recent years, the award given in partnership with Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre has honoured other major world filmmakers like Takeshi Kitano, Abbas Kiarostami, Agnes Varda, and Sylvester Stallone.

His new film is Raavan.Produced in association with Reliance Big Pictures and distributed internationally by Reliance Big Pictures and IM Global, 'Ravaan' opens in theatres worldwide June 18.