Posts with tag simon cowell

Even though you may not know her name yet, there is an excellent chance that you've already been blown away by the mad makeup skillz of Mezhgan.

If you've ever watched the transformation of a pretty, but unpolished, local girl into a glamorous celebrity chanteuse on American Idol, then you've seen her magic, making real people look good enough for HDTV cameras.

Have you always wished that you could have a tiny Amy Winehouse so you could recreate one of her drunken meltdowns on your pint-sized Lego amphitheater? Now you can, because Lego's decided to mold a limited edition set of celebrity "minifigures" to celebrate 30 years of the little plastic people. Getting your facial features painted on a tiny collector's edition Lego figurine is certainly an honor, but that doesn't mean it's all that flattering.

It certainly looks better on some stars than on others. While Amy Winehouse looks quite a bit healthier and less meth-addicted than she does in real life, other pop icons like Madonna look substantially uhh... blockier? Angelina Jolie just looks downright scary. Other stars getting the Lego treatment are: David and Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, Simon Cowell, and Danni Minogue. Unfortunately, the tiny plastic celebs won't be released to the public. So, you probably have to find an Lego employee and beg them to snag you one of these treasures of Lego history.

Since the introduction of the minifigure back in 1978, Lego has produced over 4 billion of the square-legged people.

[via Jezebel]

Is pop star Leona Lewis, aka PETA's most sexy vegetarian, about to get her own Topshop line? British rag The Sun reports that Leona and Fashion Svengali Sir Phillip Green have a dinner scheduled, as soon as he gets back from his trip to Ibiza with Kate Moss.

Since she's young and beautiful, and he's old and rich, this can mean only one thing. They're collaborating on a new clothing line. (What did you think we meant?)

The notorious Kate is Sir Phillip's current celebrity designer cash cow, but she can't stay young forever. Leona's staggering success in the U.K. and the U.S., plus her broad appeal make her a very marketable choice.

Let's see: popular and pretty celebrity, trendy clothes, inexpensive price points...we're going out on a limb and predict this will make buckets of money for Sir Phillip, and one hopes for Leona. Oh, yes, and as The Sun points out, Simon Cowell, too.

Last night's American Idol featured the classic tunes of the good humored yet kinda scary-looking Dolly Parton. Oddly enough, it wasn't Dolly's crimes against fashion that raised eyebrows. Instead, it was Carly Smithson who got picked on for her plain jane and specifically non superstar-like attire. Simon stopped short of ripping her a new one, but he definitely called her out.

Lets face it, looks matter big time -- especially on American Idol. If Carly wants to win, she has to do a better job at looking the part. Watching the performance last night, we thought she looked a little bit like she dressed herself. Do you think Carly's look is OK? Or is she in desperate need of a Miles Siggins makeover?

This Sunday, like the rest of America, we enjoyed the infectious humor and gentle insights of Walter Scott's Personality Parade in Parade Magazine. And we learned something very interesting. One poor man, Miles Siggins, aka Mr. Miles, is responsible for styling all those kids on American Idol.

Monday night on American Idol, Paula Abdul provided one of the most jaw-dropping, crazy fashion moments of her career.

As always, Jessica from Go Fug Yourself did a stellar job of expressing the shock and awe that Paula's black, silk, fingerless, opera-length gloves, plus -- PLUS! -- rhinestone accessories, inspired in all of us.

I was so inspired, that I went back and pulled together a gallery of some of Paula's most interesting sartorial hits. Honestly, she looks good more than she looks bad - no, really! - but when she goes off the rails, fasten your seatbelt!

Highlights of the exciting gallery include bright colors, gathered capris, ruffles, cleavage and one nutty Boy George hat.

The question isn't whether or not Simon Cowell, the bitter, opinionated Brit judge of TV's American Idol will have a perfume. The question is: Would anyone actually go out and buy the stuff? And wear it?!

According to sources, "Simon has been approached by an American cosmetics giant to put his name to a whole range of products as well as a perfume. He's been offered a vast sum of money to do the deal." I wonder who this so-called "American cosmetic giant" is? Max Factor? I am thinking that a drugstore brand of perfume might suit Mr. Cowell just fine.

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