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Friday August 5th, 2011

Tuesday August 2nd, 2011

Mila Kunis Just Had a $7,000 Facial–Here are Seven Other Stupidly Expensive Beauty Treatments
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Mila Kunis Just Had a $7,000 Facial–Here are Seven Other Stupidly Expensive Beauty Treatments

How we use beauty products and services is so psychologically driven. Women are always looking for that magic bullet for whatever perceived imperfection they’re trying to “fix.” And there’s definitely an often unspoken assumption that if something is expensive, then it’s better or more efficacious.

When news broke last Friday that Mila Kunis received a $7,000 facial before her Friends With Benefits press junket, we wondered, “Is it really better than the $150 version?” She probably thinks it is, therefore–for her, it is. She got her money’s worth.

In honor of Mila and her ridiculously expensive facial, we decided to dig up some of the most ridiculously expensive beauty treatments we could find. From hair extensions to the blingiest nail art you can possibly imagine, click through and feel better about that $100 face cream you just bought.

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Published at 6:00 PM

Friday July 29th, 2011

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Thursday March 10th, 2011

Mila Kunis on Miu Miu, Black Swan‘s Costume Drama and Her Next Projects
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Mila Kunis on Miu Miu, Black Swan‘s Costume Drama and Her Next Projects

PARIS–Mila Kunis was a hot ticket at yesterday’s Miu Miu show. She looked stunning considering she had only touched down in Paris five hours prior and told us she was “barely, barely” awake. No fewer than three EIC’s of major American glossies–Elle‘s Robbie Myers (with Joe Zee leading the way), Bazaar‘s Glenda Bailey and Marie Claire‘s Joanna Coles–stopped by to chat up the starlet. So expect to see her covering numerous glossies in the coming months.

We figure at least one of these covers will be timed to the July release of her new movie Friends With Benefits costarring Justin Timberlake. (Guess it’s just a coincidence that her Black Swan costar Natalie Portman came out with No Strings Attached, a movie about friends with benefits, last month? Also in French No Strings Attached is called Sex Friends.)

Next up, she tells us she’s going into production on a film called Ted with Mark Wahlberg, directed by Seth MacFarlane. “They’re both very funny,” she assures us regarding her next films. “They’re definitely not Black Swan.”

Speaking of Black Swan, we asked if Kunis had any thoughts on her costumes in the film and that whole drama surrounding who got credit for them.

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Published at 9:00 AM

Monday January 31st, 2011

Friday December 3rd, 2010

Thursday December 2nd, 2010

In Honor of Black Swan: The 10 Best Ballet-Inspired Editorials
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In Honor of Black Swan: The 10 Best Ballet-Inspired Editorials

Black Swan hits theaters tomorrow, and we’ll finally be able to get a look at those Rodarte costumes (oh, and that much-hyped sex scene between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis). Ballet has long been a muse for fashion, so we decided to take a look at some of the best ballet-themed editorials over the years. The fashionheads at online communities the Fashion Spot and Fashin made them easy to find–thanks!

(Sort of related: Does anyone know what’s happening with that Kate Moss/Baryshnikov ballet movie?)

Anyways, back to the editorials. Take a look.

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Published at 6:17 PM

Wednesday November 24th, 2010

Natalie Portman Needed To Work On Her Thighs, Trained Over 30 Hours A Week For Sixth Months To Be A Ballerina in Black Swan
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Natalie Portman Needed To Work On Her Thighs, Trained Over 30 Hours A Week For Sixth Months To Be A Ballerina in Black Swan

We already heard about the amazing Rodarte costumes for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. According to Lauren’s review of the ballet thriller (out nationwide December 3), the costumes–Swarovski encrusted tutus and spider web-y warm up knits–nearly upstage the stellar, not to mention creepy, performances by stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.

But just how they got their bodies into ballerina shape is another story. Kunis, who lost 20 lbs. for her role, told People mag that she “looked like Gollum from Lord of the Rings! … Everything was just protruding.”

Though Portman had some ballet experience (she gave up the barre at 13), she trained for six months before filming, putting in five hours a day, six days a week. And while it might seem Portman already had the perfect body to play a ballerina, she needed to work on her thighs.

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Published at 3:23 PM
Go See Black Swan–For the Costumes and the Creepiness
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Go See Black Swan–For the Costumes and the Creepiness

Britt and I saw Black Swan last night.

The Darren Aronofsky thriller starring Natalie Portman–with costumes by Rodarte–will be released nationwide Dec. 3.

Swarovski sponsored a few screenings because Rodarte utilized the family brand’s crystals in many of the costumes.

Luckily for Swarovski, Rodarte, Aronofsky, lead costume designer Amy Westcott, and pretty much everyone involved in this film, the clothes are nearly as powerful as the performances.

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Published at 10:00 AM

Wednesday March 24th, 2010

Designers and Directors That Belong Together
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Designers and Directors That Belong Together

Yesterday’s news of Rodarte’s collaboration with director Darren Aronofsky on his new film Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, fulfilled one of our fashion fantasies. Both Aronofsky and the Mulleavy sisters are known for transporting their viewers to a dream world. But of course, it just got us thinking about designers and directors Read more →

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Published at 6:44 PM

Monday September 21st, 2009