New Moon Trailer / Best Kiss Award - Discuss!!!

Finally! I don't know about you, but I was dying to check out the trailer for New Moon. I never watch the MTV Movie Awards but since this was the year of Twilight, of course I had to tune in.

I got a good laugh out of the Andy Samberg spoof but here's the real thing...

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD



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OK, first thought: AH! I WANT MORE!!! Beyond that... I liked it. I didn't love it, but I liked it. Given they just finished production last week, this was more of a teaser trailer, right? Like when you compare it with Twilight's official trailer, you really got an overall feel for that film. I still don't know what to expect with Chris Weitz's direction.

Maybe part of me doesn't like change. I kind of missed the indie/eerie feel of Catherine Hardwicke's version. New Moon looks a little more "commercial" and maybe is missing some of the coolness factor? (if that even makes sense)

Other random thoughts:

• Is it just me or did they intentionally make Bella a lot darker than the Cullens compared to the first film?
  
• Loved that we got to see an Edward/Bella smooch, but the way she raised her eyebrow in asking for it set off my "cheese" alarm (and I adore Edward/Bella smooches!)
  
• I miss the Cullen Oregon home from Twilight! I don't like this new setting (see? I'm not comfortable with change). It just feels stuffier to me. Plus the clip seems to be missing the Cullen family chemistry that we got in the first film
  
• Liked the special effects with the Jasper attacking / Edward defending / Bella flying scene (poor Jasper - they just can't give him a decent hairdo, can they?)
  
• I hope they're saving the really emotional heart-wrenching bits of the breakup forest scene, because the ones they showed weren't that painful
  
• Oooh, Laurent... very creepy!
  
• Nice gratuitous half naked shot of Jacob which seems to be out of sequence of the scene showing Jacob running to save Bella (i.e. they just shoved that scene in there to get Team Jacob all hot and bothered. I still firmly remain with Team Edward. For now.)
  
• I loved how they showed the transformation of Jacob into a wolf but... um... didn't the wolf look kind of cute and cuddly? Or is that just me?

I wish they could have used their footage from last week for the trailer... but I guess that would spoil the big ending. Oh well, we can just savor this for now...



OK, on to the MTV movie awards... on a side note, who thought that Eminem/Bruno bit was staged? Looked pretty real to me. I find them both annoying so whatevs.

Anyway, in addition to the New Moon trailer, I also was anxious to see the Best Kiss award because hello - of course Robsten had that in the bag! I actually thought they would just accept the award and run off stage but I loved that they actually planned a funny bit. Don't know if the video will work since I know MTV is notorious for taking their content off YouTube so I posted some pics as well. It was basically a cute fake out.







By the way, I love when Kristen Stewart combines dresses with sneakers. I think it's cute on her and it reminds me of last year's Vanity Fair shoot. I also think its cute that she dropped her award, heehee.

Let me know what you thought of the trailer and/or the Movie Awards!

Movie Review: Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian

OK,now I have all that shirtless Rob mayhem out of my system (sort of), I can get back to blogging about other stuff... movie review time!

Last night, my sister and I saw Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian. It was cute and certainly had its funny moments but it ultimately reminded me of what I thought about the first one. Which is that it basically has a funny "schtick" (museum exhibits coming to life) but beyond that... there's not much of a plot that I really cared about. It kind of felt like an episode of Saturday Night Live... where you had some funny bits and some not-so-funny bits and I kind of got antsy just waiting for the whole thing to be over.

The whole gang from New York's Museum of Natural History is back but get transferred to the Smithsonian in DC. Now this was a part I actually enjoyed as I just got back from a weekend trip to DC where I had visited two of the Smithsonian museums myself. I wish I had seen this movie before I went because I probably would have made a bigger effort to see more of the museums while I was there. (Side note: Did you know admission to all the Smithsonian museums is free??? Love it!!!)

We got to see a bunch of new characters from the Smithsonian exhibits so it was fun to see so many new familiar faces. Besides the prominent actors like Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, and Christopher Guest there were a bunch of fun cameos. If you're an NBC fan, you'll really enjoy this movie. Off the top of my head, I spotted Kelly, Darryl, and Andy from The Office, Toofer from 30 Rock, and Bill Nader from SNL. My sister spotted a clever cameo of the Jonas brothers.

This movie is definitely targeted to kid humor but I think adults will find it funny, too. Parts of it anyway. I had to laugh at a lot of the moments just because they were so silly and ridiculous. One example - two monkeys being directed by an Einstein bobblehead to slap around one of Al Capone's men.

I guess I'd recommend... even though there were times I almost fell asleep. There is enough funny moments to make it worth it. OK, sorry, for not giving the most glowing review - haha.

But here's the trailer - you can decide for yourself. There are definitely some funny moments not spoiled in this.

Shirtless in Italy...

GAH!!! November cannot come soon enough!!!! Check out the rest of the hawtness here.



UPDATE: Even better pics here!

UPDATE #2: Until November, this will do...

King LeBron

Dude... even a sports-illiterate chick like me knew last night's Cavs-Magic game 2 was an amazing one.

With *one* second left on the clock, Magic was leading 95-93. Keep in mind, Magic already won game 1. And that Cleveland had swept its series with both the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks prior to facing Orlando.

And then this happens...

AMAZING!!! Would have loved to have been at the Q last night.


(If I messed up any of the above, let me know. I blog TV and make-up, not sports, haha!)

Guest Blogging on Makeup and Beauty Blog!

One of my favorite beauty websites is Makeup and Beauty Blog. The blog author, Karen (a very cool chick), is currently vacationing in Hawaii (jealous!) so she graciously allowed me to do a guest post on her blog while she soaks up the sun.

Check out my post here!

Cute Casting in The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Just saw The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Quick review - it's cute! I'd recommend... Maybe more of a rental but if you're in the mood for a chick flick, this one won't disappoint. I'll be honest, the #1 reason I wanted to see this is Jennifer Garner and she was as adorable as always. Matthew McConaughey was entertaining as well but he's just doing his same old "player" schtick. There are lots of other familiar faces in this movie as well - Michael Douglas was especially funny as the "original" playa!

As you probably can figure out, this is yet another take on "A Christmas Carol" and it has its cute moments.

During the "past" moments, we got to see younger versions of both Jennifer's and Matthew's characters. I thought the teenage version of Jennifer looked familiar - a quick check on imdb.com confirmed that they used the same actress that played young Jennifer Garner / Jenna Rink in "13 Going on 30". Isn't that so cute?

The *Real* New Moon Poster - thoughts?

Ok... so apparently, this is the official movie poster for New Moon.


Obviously, this is borrowed from spunk-ransom.com.

Although I like how it portrays the Edward-Bella-Jacob triangle, I'm not crazy about it. As I mentioned to my sister, it looks like the cover of some cheesy high school romance novel! To which my sister responded, ummm... isn't that what it is?

OK, fine. But c'mon, this definitely doesn't bring on the excitement like that super awesome fan-made poster. Rawr!!!

Grading the two...

Summit poster: B-
Fan-made poster: A

What do you guys think?

P.S. I never watch the MTV Movie Awards but I am totally tuning in this year to see the Twilight kids and see the first New Moon clips!!! I think it airs on May 31st.

Another Youtube inspired look...

So I decided to try a new look that I caught in a Youtube makeup tutorial since I had most of the colors used. Here's the tutorial:



And here's my take on it. Mine is a little more toned down since I was just looking for a more daytime wearable look. For example, I normally don't wear any shadow or liner on my lower lashline during the day (mostly because I'm lazy - haha).





I really like this look! Normally, I wear shimmery/frosty eye shadows on my lid and this look is mostly matte. It's subtle but pretty. I also really like using Texture (described as peachy-brown with light shimmer) as a crease color because it gives it a really natural look. Overall, all the colors are relatively neutral so I think this would work well as an every day look.

Here's everything I used...

FACE
bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation in Medium Beige
MAC Stark Naked Blush (instead of Gentle)

EYES
MAC Yogurt e/s (instead of Rose Blanc)
MAC Shale e/s
MAC Texture e/s
MAC Sketch e/s
Bobbi Brown Black Ink Gel eyeliner
MAC Carbon e/s (on top of eyeliner)
MAC Cork e/s (brows)
Maybelline Full & Soft mascara

LIPS
NYX Thalia lipstick
MAC Love Nectar Lustreglass

The Cullen Boys

I saw this on NessasaryMakeup... totally cracks me up!

Your Guide to Everything MAC Make-up

Photo from Temptalia.com

One of my favorite beauty sites, Temptalia, just compiled an awesome collection of info on anything you could possibly want to know about MAC make-up.

Check out Your Guide to Everything MAC Make-up!

Find out things like:

• MAC Cosmetics 101
  
• Must Have MAC glosses, eyeshadows, face products, etc
  
• Swatches of products
  
• Info on upcoming collections

Good site to bookmark!

I love Jim and Pam

Finally got the chance to catch the season finale of The Office (catch it below if you missed it as well).

Loved the episode! I always enjoy the ones where they throw in all the extra crazy characters. This time we got to see the return of Charles, Holly, and my personal fave - David Wallace. I don't know why - but I always get the warm and fuzzies whenever he makes a guest appearance. Actually, I do know why. I once read online that he had given up acting to pursue a career in finance as a stock broker. Casting remembered him and convinced him to return to acting to play the role of David Wallace. He still works full time as a stock broker and just does The Office as a side job which I think is so cool! Plus he's the one "straight" guy on the show so it's funny to see him interact with this zoo of characters. (Even though he makes some really questionable decisions... like confiding in Michael which branch was going to be closed? Come on, David!)

And I have to say, the new receptionist Erin is really growing on me!

I was happy to see that once again we were given a super sweet Jim and Pam moment. Those two are so great together! If you haven't seen it, I won't spoil it... but it happens in the very end of the episode. I love how there was no sound when they were communicating with each other but you still felt all the emotions that they were conveying!

Real Housewives of NYC - Over already?!

Tonight was the season finale of Season 2 of Real Housewives of New York City. So sad... I think they are my favorite cast.

Jill and Bethenny are definitely my favorites, but I will miss the rest of the crazy gang. I mean, seriously, where else will you see "straight" men proudly display fashion like this below?



Even better in action:



Luckily, Bravo still has the reunion special (which is *always* good TV) and goes straight into the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Have you seen the commercials? It seems very Soprano-esque.

EW's Mandi Bierly strikes again!

This time my favorite EW columnist breaks down RPattz's recent interview with Moviefone.

Robert Pattinson on nudity, his future career, and not knowing what day the 'Twilight' DVD was released (?!)

She's funny. I also personally enjoy self-deprecating humor from celebrities... it's refreshing!

FAIL!

Ok, I don't get the fail reference... I mean, I understand it but where did it come from? I've been hearing it everywhere lately (ex. "Who said Greek was a bad TV show? FAIL!") - was it in some movie that I missed or something?

AI vs SYTYCD

Interesting that I *loathe* the American Idol group performances about as much as I absolutely *love* the So You Think You Can Dance group performances.


(Although I would love to be in a dance studio learning from Paula Abdul. She may be crazy but I love her choreography from her old videos back in the day!)

Urban Decay sale - 30% off

Ooh... this is a good one, you guys! UrbanDecay.com is having a Friends and Family sale (30% off) from April 6-17th using code FNFS9.

It looks like they have a bunch of other promotions going on as well - free shipping for orders over $50 and free lipstick sample for orders over $35.

Not sure what to get? Here are some of my favorite UD products:

Deluxe Shadow Box, $38

See my full review here.


Eyeshadow Ammo Shadow Box, $36

I like this palette a lot as well... the only thing I don't like is that 4 out of the 10 shadows have that chunky glitter that I can't stand! (I just hate having that glitter fall out on your face that you can't remove. What's worse is when you get the glitter everywhere else as well!)



Eyeshadow Primer Potion, $17

This seems to be a staple for a lot of people. I personally firmly believe in using an eyeshadow base (click here for why) and this one works great. Although cool looking, some people complain about the packaging because the wand applicator can't reach all the product in the bottle. Unless you cut it open and scoop it out, you end up wasting a lot of product. Another popular alternative is Too Faced Shadow Insurance which comes in a tube. As a side note, I have heard UDPP is better for those with oily lids - although I think I have oily lids and I don't really notice a difference between that and TFSI.


24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Travel Set, $29

These are great if you like "samplers", like I do. These aren't my everyday eyeliners but I like them when I want to mix it up and add some fun color accents. I have the "Velvet Rope" set which is the one in front that has more of the neutral colors. The "VIP" set has the brighter and more colorful pencils. Here are the colors in each set:

- Velvet Rope: Yeyo (metallic white), 1999 (plum w/ teeny gold glitter), Zero (zealous black), Bourbon (brown w/ teeny gold glitter), Stash (dark green/gold)
- VIP: Zero (zealous black), Lucky (brilliant deep copper), Covet (peacock green), Electric (bright aquamarine), Lust (plush purple)


Happy Shopping! Let me know if you pick up anything.

Mini sets of your fave TV shows!

Does this "set" look familiar?


How about this one?


Aren't these cool? I guess they are dioramas from old TV show sets. See a bunch more here!






And in case you couldn't figure them out, the sets are from "Family Ties" and "Three's Company".

Jon & Kate Plus 8 unfortunately continues...

Saw this on Entertainment Weekly's blog:

'Jon & Kate Plus 8' gets another season: Are we happy?

My answer: Heck no! But I guess at this point, I'm indifferent to the whole thing.

My sister got me hooked on the show awhile back and I was a very dedicated viewer. It was so cute seeing how a couple deals with doing basic every day things but with the challenge of tackling this with one set of twins and one set of very young (and adorable) sextuplets - things like how they go to the grocery, make dentist trips, go to church, go clothes shopping, or buy new bedroom furniture. Sure there were the occasional "non-typical activity" episodes like when Kate got her tummy tuck and Jon got his hair implants (both at no charge to them), but I went along with it.

Then I slowly became more and more disenchanted with Jon and Kate. It was a little sketchy when regular participants (such as Kate's BFF, Beth, and her caring and patient sister-in-law, Aunt Jodi) no longer appeared in the episodes. It was later reported (and I think confirmed) that Kate broke off all ties with them when she got word that TLC had offered to pay them for their show appearances.

And then the show no longer covered day-to-day activities... it was more like a travel channel show where the family would get treated to complimentary trips everywhere but they would still act like this struggling family. I think I heard they would still collect donations/offerings at churches during their speaking events.

I decided to finally kick them off my DVR after the wedding in Hawaii episode. That was like the epitome of how the show has dramatically changed from its early beginnings. 1) They get this all expenses paid trip to some luxury resort in Hawaii 2) They decide to renew their wedding vows yet they are so nasty to each other - and do you really need to renew vows 9 years later or whatever it was? 3) The only family present was family Jon hadn't seen in years - where were all the people they were so close to in previous years? I don't know... it was so over the top.

And then they moved into that ridiculously huge mansion that is so huge that they have no idea where their kids are.

Eh... it just has lost all the charm that was present in the first couple of seasons. And more importantly, I feel bad for the kids and that they have to live such an exposed life. There are so many embarrassing moments for the kids. I'm sure the other kids (classmates/friends) must tease them about it later, especially for the twins. I know I wouldn't want my meltdowns broadcast for all the world to see.

I was hoping this would have been the last season especially with all the negative reports going on. (Jon + Kate = Disaster, Lookin good, Jon Gosselin, Show Biz: Jon + Kate + 8 = $$$) But I guess they decided to continue with this show anyway. I think this is a bad idea but the ratings are the highest they've ever been so I'm not too surprised.

I'm sure there is a lot more going on that I don't know about but I worry about those kids and I think it's time to get them out of this "The Truman Show"-like atmosphere.

Anyone else catch this show?

Keeping up with the Kardashians...

*ugh* Just caught up with yesterday's episode... between the up close and personal coverage of Kim's laser eye surgery and Bruce's colonoscopy, I no longer have the appetite for dinner.

Ick...

(oops - did anyone catch that I posted this on the wrong blog originally? heehee)

OK, sorry another Twilight post

But this has me laughing in tears so I had to share this. Thanks for the heads up, Amanda!

Not sure what Twilight is all about? Read this take on it.
Saturday Night Drive-in: Twilight Theater (RedBlog)