Catherine Zeta-Jones Looks Strange in New Elizabeth Arden Ads

MAKEUP:


• Elizabeth Arden released their new campaign for Color Intrigue Lipsticks, starring 39-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones. She looks like a shell of her real self in the ads. Sigh. [BellaSugar]

• Makeup diva Dolly Parton wants her own cosmetics line. We hate to say it, but, QVC, here she most likely will come. [Chic Report/Fashion Week Daily]

• Bobbi Brown’s limited-edition lip crayons in naked pink, nude berry, red plum, and warm rose don’t make lips look harsh like many lip liners. They’re like lipstick and remind this blogger of peanut butter, because they’re smooth, not crunchy. Okaaaaay. [Jolie Nadine]

• Did you know that each year Pratt holds a dinner for the cosmetics company with the best packaging? Well, they do! And this year Dior won. Why does Pratt bother? To get people to pay gobs of money for a fancy dinner that the school can put toward scholarships. [WWD]

SKIN:
• Token Earth Day item: Unilever uses palm oil in Dove products, but Greenpeace says the oil leads to major deforestation in Indonesia. Now how are consumers supposed to keep it green when something as seemingly benign as soap is killing forests? [Cosmetic News]

• FatGirlSlim by Bliss is a lotion that claims to firm and energize skin. It’s not new, but this blogger claims it works wonders as part of her summer-fitness routine, but she’s also dieting and exercising, so… [From the Floor]