Nominee and BeansTalk favorite, Kate Winslet
REUTERS/Mike Blake

Many jewelers BeansTalk interviewed before the Oscars (covering for Reuters) said that there would be less diamond glam and more simplicity, with smaller colored diamonds. Well, they were pretty much wrong....

Bling, Bling, Bling: The Proverbial Diamonds and the Oscars

What They Wore:

Kate Winslet (seen above) all by Neil Lane: Diamond and platinum earrings with 5-carat diamond drops, which were custom-made for her and finished the night before the Oscars, two matching diamond cuff bracelets with 40 carats each, two 5-carat diamond clips on her dress, and custom-made S-clips for her hair created last week.

Annette Bening – Her own diamond drop earrings.

Charlize Theron – All by Bulgari: two vintage 1939 Art Deco diamond bracelets set in platinum, round- and baguette-cut diamond chandelier earrings.

Drew Barrymore – Black and white diamond carousel earrings totaling 40 carats by Neil Lane, brilliant-cut diamond link bracelet by Harry Winston.

Gwen Stefani – All by Van Cleef & Arpels: 3-carat round-cut diamond stud earrings valued at $175,000, Lugo Pampille diamond watch set in white gold valued at $82,000, and diamond and white gold lotus flower ring worth $16,700.

Gwyneth Paltrow – All by Damiani: one-of-a-kind, custom-made diamond bracelet and teardrop-shaped diamond hoop earrings.

Halle Berry – Custom-made brown diamond briolette earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.

Helen Mirren – 25-carat Edwardian diamond necklace worth $155,000 with a 5-carat center stone, 56-carat diamond chain valued at $125,000, 1920s diamond pendant earrings worth $145,000, Edwardian diamond bracelet worth $38,000. All from Fred Leighton.

Hilary Swank ­– (really, now this will be no surprised to fashion fans) All by Chopard (wait, Hilary Swank wore Chopard. She wore Chopard? Really?): 5.16-carat emerald-cut Diamond Right Hand Ring flanked by diamond baguettes, and 2.13- and 2.16-carat cushion-cut diamond earrings set in platinum on a French wire.

Imelda Staunton – Diamond hoop earrings, diamond brooch, and Diamond Right Hand Ring.

Julia Roberts – Her own Cathy Waterman three-stone diamond drop earrings (but it was really about her post-baby bod, so she didn't need to get all diamond-decked out, right?)

Kirsten Dunst – Rose-cut diamond pendant earrings with diamond briolettes valued at $23,000, rose-cut diamond and rock crystal cuff bracelet worth $250,000, all by Fred Leighton.

Maggie Gyllenhaal – Diamond Right Hand Riviera Ring with square-cut diamond and 100-carat, round-cut diamond necklace, all by Neil Lane.

Melanie Griffith – Harry Winston diamond drop earrings.

Natalie Portman – Fred Leighton 19th century headband valued at $75,000, 3.9-carat, cushion-cut Diamond Right Hand Ring.

Penelope Cruz – All by Chopard: 5.91 and 5.06 carat yellow diamond earrings set in yellow gold, a pear-shaped fancy yellow Diamond Right Hand Ring accented on each side with a 18.45 carat pear-shaped diamond and two fancy yellow emerald-cut diamond bracelets (21 carats and 19.06 carats).

Rebecca De Mornay – Chakra diamond necklace totaling 6.51 carats, valued at $36,000, chakra diamond earrings totaling 2.45 carats worth $12,000, all by Damiani.

Regina King – Diamond petal drop earrings set in platinum and red gold with oval-cut diamonds valued at $550,000 and diamond accents on her dress, all by Chris Aire. King also wore the Stuart Weitzman Oscar shoe 2005, with Marilyn Monroe's actual earrings (aurora borealis cut-crystal).

Renee Zellweger – All by Cartier: emerald-cut diamond and platinum ring, diamond line necklace with emerald- and oval-cut diamonds, emerald-cut diamond and platinum bracelet

Scarlett Johansson – Fred Leighton 19th century 3-star diamond tiara valued at $55,000.

Star Jones (uh, don't forget the) Reynolds – Chopard custom-made 94.65-carat chocolate brown diamond choker worn in her hair as a tiara.

Vanessa Paradis – Her own Neil Lane diamond brooch in her hair.

Virginia Madsen – Loree Rodkin diamond chandelier earrings. Rodkin used to be Madsen's managers in the fat 80s, when Rodkin was managing and living with actor Judd Nelson. There's your trivia for the evening.)

Jamie Foxx – Black and white diamond watch valued at $57,000, diamond ring set in platinum and red gold worth $11,000, all by Chris Aire, and diamond-accented sunglasses

Morgan Freeman – one-of-a-kind, oversized diamond Cartier Pasha 42 watch, diamond stud worn as top button. Too bad he didn't wear the Jaime Shepard white-gold, diamond- encrusted boxing glove. We checked it out yesterday and it was stunning -- and quite appropriate.

Don Cheadle – All by Chris Aire: single pave diamond hoop, Aire Traveler diamond watch valued at $32,000 and grade D-flawless diamond cufflinks totaling 1.5 carats, valued at $15,000.

Leonardo Di Caprio – 4-carat emerald-cut diamond cufflinks set in white gold worth $24,000 by Jacob the Jeweler.

Usher – All by Harry Winston: Avenue Chronograph diamond watch, 4-carat brilliant-cut diamond studs.

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H. Stern’s jewelry was worn at Oscar celebrations hosted by Vanity Fair Magazine at Morton’s, and Elton John at the 13th Annual Aids Foundation viewing party at the Pacific Design Center:

Eva Longoria- "Diane von Furstenberg" Collection diamond pave Love Knot earrings and Power ring
Rachel Bilson – “Jaipure” Collection pendant and earrings
Rachel Griffiths – “Sofia Fiore” Collection earrings and ring
Michelle Trachtenberg – “Cobblestone” Collection earrings and “Fluid Gold” Collection necklace (worn wrapped as a bracelet)
Victoria Duffy – “Ritzy Topaz” Collection earrings

Laura Linney arrives at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 27, 2005. Linney was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in 'Kinsey.' REUTERS/John Schults. Cate Blanchett won the category.


Secret Messages, Special Treats for Actress Nominees

Courtesy of Revlon and London’s “it girl” accessory designer Anya Hindmarch, Hilary Swank and Cate Blanchett, as well as their fellow nominees, received Hindmarch’s Bespoke Ebury.

Lined in Revlon red suede, the bags were engraved with personal messages from their male co-star and director.

For Swank, a secret message from Academy Award winning co-star Morgan Freeman: “You are a beauteous wonder!” was Freeman’s exclamation to the two-time Academy Award winner.

Kate Winslet’s Secret Messages:
From “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” Director “I need a toothpick!” Love Mitch
From Co-star Mark Ruffalo "...and sometimes there's heaven..." love, Mark Ruffalo

Virginia Madsen Secret Messages:
From “Sideways” Co-star Paul Giamatti “Shatner loves you and so do I.” -- Paul

Laura Linney (seen above, arriving at the Oscars) Secret Messages:
From “Kinsey” Director Bill Condon: “As Dr. Kinsey said, you’re the best partner any one ever had. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor.” Love Bill
From “Kinsey” Co-star Liam Neeson: “Laura – I am so proud of you and our special relationship. My love and admiration always.” Liam

Annette Bening Secret Messages:
From “Being Julia” Director Iztavan Szabo: “Dear Annette, Such a great joy watching your marvelous close-ups in Being Julia. It is worth making a film for these moments. Thank you.”
From “Being Julia” Co-star Jeremy Irons: “Nevertheless…love from the handsomest man in London!”

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Getting In Touch (Up) With Revlon

Celebrity make-up artist Troy Jensen was at the Revlon luxury suite at the Four Seasons Hotel. Academy Award nominee and Independent Spirit Award winner Catalina Sandino Moreno can credit her red-carpet looks to Jensen. On Oscar night, supermodel Karolina Kurkova received an in-suite touch up prior to the Vanity Fair party. Others who were treated by Jensen include Sharon Stone, “Phantom” star Emmy Rossum, “Ray’s” Regina King (seen above), Allison Janney, Gina Gershon, Elizabeth Berkley and “The L Word’s” Sarah Shahi.

Nominee Regina King arrives at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 27, 2005. REUTERS/John Schults. King wore a gown Badgley Mischka. She was styled by Paris Libby.

Halle Berry arrives for the 77th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. Berry was a presenter during the Oscars telecast. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta). Berry'’s "“Revlon Red Carpet Beauty Look" was prepared by make-up artist Laura Mohberg. Berry’s lips were accented by Revlon ColorStay Overtime Sheer Lipcolor in Sheer Plum Lite

Oscar-nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno and Revlon makeup artist Troy Jensen


Catalina Sandino Moreno’s “Revlon Red Carpet Beauty Look” was prepared by makeup artist Troy Jensen. “Catalina is such a natural beauty, but it’s the Oscars, so she wanted to add a little drama,” said Sandino Moreno’s makeup artist Troy Jensen. “We went with soft golds, taupes, and a hint of green for the eyes. I accentuated her brow with gold as well. She had a long night ahead of her so I used Revlon ColorStay Stay Natural Foundation in Sand Beige, a peach Cream Blush and I finished off the look with Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Toast to Shine.”

How to Get Catalina’s Beauty Look with Revlon:

Revlon ColorStay Stay Natural Foundation in Sand Beige
Revlon Skinlights Custom Powder
Revlon Cream Blush in Tawny Peach
Revlon Fabulash Mascara in Black
Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Shadow in Neutral Khakis and In the Buff
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Toast to Shine

Counting Crows band members Ben Mize, David Immergluck, Jim Bogios, Dan Vickrey and Adam Duritz (L-R) arrive at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 27, 2005. The Counting Crows were nominated for an Academy Award for achievement in music (original song), for their song 'Accidentally in Love' from the movie 'Shrek 2.' REUTERS/Mike Blake. Duritz is wearing Valentino shades from The Soltice Sunglass Boutique at the mediaplacement Oscar Luxury Lounge at the Peninsula Hotel.

Future’s So Bright…They Gotta Wear Shades

The Solstice Sunglass Boutique at the mediaplacement Oscar Luxury Lounge at The Peninsula Hotel was popular with celebrities. Sunshades and celebrities are synonymous!

Here’s who chose what:

Adrian Brody selected red Marc Jacobs metal aviators

Kiera Knightley and Natalie Cole selected oversized tortoise sunglasses with gold temples from Marc Jacobs

Desperate Housewives’ Nicolette Sheridan selected rectangular shaped Jackie O Gucci sunglasses with a red front and white temples

Natalie Cole selected the same pair as Sheridan with a black front and white temples

Desperate Housewives’ Marcia Cross selected YSL plastic wrap-around sunglasses in tortoise with a brown gradient lens and a pair of YSL rimless aviators with a burgundy gradient lens

Adam Duritz of Counting Crows (seen above) selected a tortoise plastic aviator with silver metal overlay from Valentino (he's wearing them in the photo above, on the red carpet)

Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber selected Dior Homme brown metal aviators

Radha Mitchell selected black plastic sunglasses with black gradient lenses from Burberry

Ray's Kerry Washington selected a Marc Jacobs gold metal aviator

Entourage's Kevin Dillon selected a pair of Gucci sunglasses

Meet the Fockers' Teri Polo selected YSL rimless aviators with a brown gradient lens

Entourage's Adrian Grenier selected Dior Homme brown metal aviators (the same pair as Andrew Lloyd Weber)

Cheryl Hines selected pink plastic Marc Jacobs sunglasses with gold temples

Penny Marshall selected small rimless Giorgio Armani aviators in brown

Entourage's Debi Mazur picked Ralph Lauren Jackie O sunglasses in grape with a mauve gradient lens

Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland selected a gray Dior shield with crystal hearts on the temples (the "Dior Heart Core")

The 77th Academy Awards

Best supporting-actress winner (for Aviator) Cate Blanchett in Valentino. For jewels, she wore Lorraine Schwartz canary-yellow diamond earrings and a canary-yellow diamond right-hand ring.


The Winners

Picture: Million-Dollar Baby

Director: Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"

Actor: Jamie Foxx “Ray”

Actress: Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby."

Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman "Million Dollar Baby."

Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett "The Aviator."

Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways."

Art Direction: "The Aviator."

Cinematography: "The Aviator."

Film Editing: "The Aviator."

Visual Effects: "Spider-Man 2."

Sound Mixing: "Ray."

Sound Editing: "The Incredibles."

Original Score: "Finding Neverland."

Original Song: "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" from "The Motorcycle Diaries."

Costume: "The Aviator."

Makeup: "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."

Foreign Film: "The Sea Inside" (Spain).

Animated Feature: "The Incredibles."

Animated Short: "Ryan."

Documentary Feature: "Born Into Brothels."

Documentary Short: "Mighty Times: The Children's March."

Live Action Short: "Wasp."

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Oscar winners previously announced:

Honorary Academy Award: Sidney Lumet.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Roger Mayer.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award (technical achievement): Takuo Miyagishima.

Scientific and Technical Oscars: Horst Burbulla, Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron and David Samuelson.

Drumroll....FASHION:

British-based fashion designer Roland Mouret dressed Scarlett Johansson for the 77th Annual Academy Awards®. Presenter Johansson, who announced the technical awards winners, chose a couture, full-length, matte black-silk taffeta gown. Johansson was dressed by Roland Mouret for the red carpet after the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards this January. She also wore a Fred Leighton 19th-century diamond star tiara.

Hilary Swank chose a modest, 40s’-inspired long-sleeved dress by Guy Laroche that featured a bare back. Her makeup was done by Scott Andrew, who told AP he kept her look simple with mauve eye shadow and dark plum eyeliner and lots of mascara.

Showing off her new slim silhouette, Oprah Winfrey wore a gold hand-embroidered off-the- shoulder gown with a tiered skirt by Vera Wang.

Gwyneth Paltrow chose a nude silk and cotton voile corset dress by friend Stella McCartney

Laura Linney went quirky in a taupe strapless gown by J. Mendel with diagonal exposed seams, a frayed edge at the top and tiers of frayed fabric at the hem. She paired the dress with a rope of pearls, holding a disc, knotted at her neck.

House of Flying Daggers actress and Oscar presenter Ziyi Zhang wore a glamorous black Monique Lhuillier gown and Bulgari diamonds.

Penelope Cruz’ Oscar de la Renta yellow strapless gown featured an oversized bow at the back hem.

Kate Winslet wore a periwinkle blue gown by Badgley Mischka with a beaded inset down the front of the bodice and Neil Lane diamonds added to the sheer straps.

Emmy Rossum wore a princess ruby-and-diamond Harry Winston necklace and matching drop earrings and a crimson-red Ralph Lauren gown.

Big surprise (not): Renee Zellweger wore a dress by designer Carolina Herrera, a raspberry strapless gown with ivory tulle trim.

Salma Hayek’s Prada was custom-made, a midnight blue dress with black beading and bows on the bodice.

Sandra Oh of Sideways wore a flame red Michael Kors ballgown.

Clive Owen wore Giorgio Armani, as did Annette Bening. The nominee chose a black jersey, long-sleeve gown with a portrait neckline from Armani’s new couture collection. The fitted bodice led into an hourglass silhouette, ending with a fishtail train.

Nominee Johnny Depp’s Mrs., Vanessa Paradis, wore a Chanel long black tulle dress with silver applique.

Melanie Griffith chose a Versace ombre-celadon pleated silk chiffon gown with embroidery. Her long diamond drop-earrings were by Harry Winston.

Virginia Madsen also chose Versace, a blue strapless corset gown with a black chiffon overlay.

Halle Berry’s Versace was an iridescent taupe silk chiffon one-shoulder gown with embroidered skirt.

Charlize Theron wore a strapless Dior seafoam gown with a skirt made of tiers of tulle.

Actress Isla Fisher chose to wear designer Jenni Kayne to various parties in celebration of The 77th Annual Academy Awards® ceremony. Fisher plans to attend the Vanity Fair party, InStyle’s private viewing event and soiree, and Elton John’s post-show bash, with fiancé Ali G. Fisher is best known for her roles in “Scooby Doo,” “I Heart Huckabees,” and the upcoming film “The Wedding Crashers.” Fisher’s dress by Jenni Kayne is a short white strapless dress with a gracefully sheer midriff, complimenting Ms. Fisher’s peaches-and-cream complexion. The style is from Jenni Kayne’s Spring Summer 2005 collection. Ms. Fisher will accessorize her red-carpet look with shoes and a handbag by Rodo.

Melinda Clarke from “The O.C.” chose a Ghost dress to various Oscar® parties. She’ll attend the In Style party and Elton John’s festivities in a ruffled burgundy dress with subtle sequin flecks. The style was shown only days ago in the Fall/Winter 2005 Ghost runway show at London Fashion Week. It was flown in expressly for Clarke to wear tonight.

Beyonce Knowles wore H. Stern for her first performance at this evening’s 77th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. She wore a pair of H.Stern earrings from the “Cobblestone” Collection. The earrings are made of rare assorted colored stones in pastel hues set in 18k noble gold, $180,000. For the performance, she wore a pale blue floral chiffon halter dress with Swarovski crystal beading, part of the Elie Saab Couture Spring Summer 2005 collection. Walking on the red carpet, Knowles chose a black silk-velvet Versace. Beyoncé carried a Rodo bag on the red carpet.

For the third year in a row, designer Kevan Hall dressed the trophy presenters at the 77th Annual Academy Awards. The gowns include an elegant ivory silk charmeuse bias cowl neck gown with asymmetrical hemline, a sexy gold silk lurex twist front gown with plunging back and train, and an alabaster silk charmeuse drape shoulder cowl-neck gown.

Fashion designer Nicole Miller dressed Alex Jamieson, fiancée of Academy Award Nominee Morgan Spurlock of “Super Size Me,” for the 77th Annual Academy Awards®. Jamieson chose an antique gold beaded nude long gown from Nicole Miller’s Signature Collection.


E! Entertainment red-carpet correspondent Brooke Burke wore designer David Rodriguez, an eggplant satin gown with lace and bead cutout on the sides from the designer's Fall 2005 collection.

Nicole Richie was glam at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Moschino Couture and Suzanne Wilson jewelry.

Fergie of the Black-Eyed Peas selected an Elizabeth Mason Vintage Couture black gown for Oscar parties this year. The halter gown has silver pinstripe beads with a draped-cowl neck.

Rachel Bilson carried a Mondet handbag to Oscar parties

Joss Stone attended the 13th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar Party in a gown by Toronto-based designer Sunny Choi, a green velvet halter gown with lace godets and rhinestone embellishments around the neck.

Angelica Huston carried a Rodo Cecca Swarovsli crystal bag

Michelle Trachtenberg carried a Clio gold burma suede bag by Rodo

Jennifer Love Hewitt wore a white silk and chiffon gown with detailed bead work and feather trim at the hem from the Elie Saab Couture Spring Summer 2005 Collection. Kelly Brook chose a flowing lavender empire waist chiffon gown with crystal details and cascading silver sequins from Elie Saab from the Elie Saab Couture Autumn Winter 2004 Collection

Maria Menunous also chose Elie Saab, a coffee colored chiffon and silk gown covered with pressed metal detailing with a plunging neckline from the Elie Saab Couture Autumn Winter 2004 Collection. She also wore the Rodo Mimi Silver burma suede heels

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Vintage Fans:

Carolyn Murphy, Kelly Lynch and Tori Spelling all selected vintage couture designs found exclusively at the The Paper Bag Princess. All three fashion savvy women selected gowns by Ceil Chapman – Marilyn Monroe’s favorite fashion designer.

Carolyn Murphy: Selected a 1940’s Ceil Chapman black jersey long-sleeve rusched, draped cocktail dress.

Kelly Lynch chose a sapphire blue silk jersey draped 1940’s Ceil Chapman gown to wear to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party.

Tori Spelling chose a 1950’s Ceil Chapman halter neck dress.

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Celebs Wearing Erica Courtney:

Best Lead Actor Nominee for Finding Neverland Johnny Depp wore a Sterling Silver Skull Keychain

E! Live from the Red Carpet Co-Host Kathy Griffin wore18K Yellow Gold, Pave Diamond and 44.01ct Yellow Beryl “Flower Vase” Ring; 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond New Bar Bracelet; 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond Oval Flower Bracelet, 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond Oval Flower Necklace with Yellow Beryl “Bird Cage” Pendant

Best Supporting Actor Winner Morgan Freeman’s daughter Morgana Freeman wore a Platinum and Diamond Bracelet; Platinum, Pave Diamond and Green Diamond Triangle Band Ring; Platinum and Diamond Dream Catcher Earrings with Canary Diamond Briolettes

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BeansTalk Fashion Fix! It's NOT Just the Oscars

Cate Blanchett arrives at the Miramax 25th Anniversary party in West Hollywood February 26, 2005. Blanchett is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting role in the film 'The Aviator' for the 77th annual Academy Awards to be held on February 27, 2005. REUTERS/John Schults

Fashion Fix: Get it at BeansTalk

UK fashion designer Roland Mouret dressed Cate Blanchett for “A Family Affair at the Hotel Bel Air” in Los Angeles. She wore a black jersey, slim fitting dress from Mouret’s Autumn/Winter 2005 collection.

Mouret also dressed actress Selma Blair for the 20th Annual IFP Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. Blair wore a nude wool Roland Mouret dress from Mouret’s Pre-Winter 2005 collection.


Marisa Tomei wore antique gold burma suede sling backs by Rodo to the 20th Annual IFP Independent Spirit Awards

Michele Trachtenberg carried a gold metal clutch by Rodo at the 20th Annual IFP Independent Spirit Awards

American Dreams' Rachel Boston wore a dress by designer David Rodriquez at the Black & White Party to benefit Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation. She wore a keyhole bodice white jersey dress with ruffle hem.

H.Stern styled Mary Steenburgen, host of the 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, along with her husband and fellow actor Ted Danson. The Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, and honor costume designers for their work in both television and motion pictures. Steenburgen selected a bracelet, ring and earrings from H.Stern’s “Sunrise in Pastel” Collection: assorted Brazilian stones set in 18k noble gold; ring $2,300, bracelet $2,900 and earrings $3,000. She also added a brooch from the “Sofia” Collection: diamonds set in 18k noble gold, $14,500.

Erica Courtney wore her own jewelry to the Costume Designer Guild Awards: Platinum and Pave Diamond Vertical Flower Burst Earrings with 7.53ct Diamond Briolette Drops; Platinum, Pave Diamond and Kunzite Forever Ring, Platinum and Diamond Swirl Bangle, Four Platinum and Diamond Chains with Dangling 4.95ct Diamond Briolette Charm

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon wore Erica Courtney to the Costume Designer Guild Awards: 18K Yellow Gold and 7-Strand Citrine Necklace, 20” 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond Chain with Yellow Beryl Teardrop Charm, 18K Yellow Gold and Pave Diamond “Chinese Knot” Earrings, Five 18K Yellow Gold and Diamond Bangles; 18K Yellow Gold, Diamond and Citrine Queen Set Ring


Elisabeth Rohm wore Erica Courtney to the Costume Designer Guild Award : 18” Platinum and Diamond Chain with Black Diamond Cross Pendant, 16” Platinum and Diamond Chain with Diamond “Picture Frame” Cross Charm, 32” Platinum and Diamond Chain, Platinum and Diamond Flower Burst Ring, Platinum and Diamond “Mini Me” Ring, Three Platinum and 3-sided Pave Diamond Rings, Platinum and Diamond Chainmail Cuff Bracelet


Brenda Strong of Desperate Housewives wore Erica Courtney to the Costume Designer Guild Awards: 20” Platinum and Diamond Chain with Fancy Rosecut Diamond Cross Charm; 16” Morganite Briolette Necklace with Platinum, Diamond and Morganite Oval Charm, 16” Platinum and Diamond Chain; Platinum, Pave Diamond and Pink Sapphire Briolette Earrings; Platinum, Pave Diamond and Oval Morganite Ring


Cloris Leachman wore Shakti by Jacquelyne Love to the 55th Ace Eddie Awards on February 20, 2005. Leachman chose the rosette embroidered Kimono Short Jacket with Shawl Collar in Olive

Nokia Visits the Oscars

Nokia's 7280 was the phone of choice for Oscar-winner Adrian Brody, Morgan Spurlock, Regina King and Nicolette Sheridan.

Nokia and the Oscars

Nokia was at mediaplacement’s Luxury Lounge at Beverly Hills’ Peninsula Hotel for Oscar Week. BeansTalk was covering pre-Oscar events for Reuters.

Nokia presented three of their hottest phones, the 7280, the 7610, and 7270 and gave them to VIPs with three months of free T-Mobile service.

The 7280 offers the most aesthetically interesting and unique profile.

From mobile-phone-directory.com: On first impressions the appearance of this model is even more startling and distinctive than the other two in the range - the phone has an amazing slider design and might give the impression that it is a fancy cigarette lighter, or even a spy camera. This is all part of Nokia’s secret plan, which is to create the illusion that there is something mysterious about this phone. Some of this model’s main features are Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity, EDGE GPRS and HSCSD data handling, a WAP 2.0 and XHTML browser, MMS multimedia messaging, video clip download and playback, video and audio streaming, FM radio, voice memo recorder, speakerphone for hands-free conversations, voice control, and polyphonic ringtones. There is also an active slide feature, because the action of sliding open the phone will accept a call, and sliding it closed will end the call.

Nokia 7280 Cameraphone specification

Phone retails for $625
Tri-band
Dimensions 115 x 32 x 19 mm
Weight 84 g
Talk time up to 180 mins
Standby time up to 240 hours
Display: TFT LCD, 104 x 208 pixels, 65,536 colours
Integrated camera: VGA quality (640 x 480 pixels), 2 picture sizes, 3 picture qualities, digital zoom, picture editor, built-in lens cover, night mode, timer
Download and play video clips, supports 3gpp format with AMR audio
Video and audio streaming
FM radio
Voice memo recorder, up to 3 minutes recording
Speaker phone for hands-free use
Active slide
Navi™ spinner rotating navigation control
3 soft keys
Phonebook memory: 1000 entries
MMS
EMS
SMS
Voice activated dialling, up to 10 voice tags, up to 5 voice commands
Polyphonic ringtones, more downloadable
EDGE
GPRS
HSCSD
WAP 2.0
XHTML browser
Bluetooth™
Infrared port connection
Synchronisation with PC, supports SyncML
Built-in modem

Julie Delpy, Kerry Washington, Keira Knightly and Marcia Cross chose this Nokia phone, the 7270.

Another of the cool phones Nokia demonstrated was the Nokia 7270.

From mobile-phone-directory.com: Nokia 7270 is a tri-band clamshell cameraphone, and so it is suitable for global roaming. This is another of Nokia’s art deco style mobile phones, and it is designed to appeal to the fashion conscious user. Among the phone’s features are EDGE GPRS and HSCSD data technology, a WAP 2.0 and XHTML browser, MMS multimedia messaging, video record download and playback, video and audio streaming, FM stereo radio, voice memo recorder, speakerphone for hands-free conversations, Java™ enabled, voice control, active flip, and an e-mail client.

Nokia 7270 Cameraphone specification

Phone Retails for: $486
Tri-band
Dimensions 88 x 46 x 22 mm
Weight 121 g
Talk time up to 240 mins
Standby time up to 270 hours
Dual displays: internal - TFT LCD 128 x 160 pixels, 65,536 colours, 6 lines of text; external - LCD, 96 x 65 pixels, 4096 colours
Integrated camera: VGA (640 x 480 pixels), 2 picture sizes, 3 image qualities, 4x digital zoom, picture editor, night mode, timer
Video capture, download and playback, SubQCIF resolution, supports 3gpp format
MP3 and AAC player, for short audio clips
Video and audio streaming
FM stereo radio, up to 20 radio channel presets
Voice memo recorder, up to 3 minutes of recording time
Speakerphone for hands-free use
Active flip
Push-to-talk functionality
5-way navigation control
3 soft keys
Changeable textile wraps
Presence-enhanced contacts
Phonebook memory: 255 entries
Shared memory: 21 MB
MMS
EMS
SMS
Instant messaging for real time chat
Voice activated dialling
Java™ applications and games, 2 games preloaded, more games and applications downloadable
Polyphonic ringtones, 16-tone polyphony, MP3/AAC ringtones, more downloadable
EDGE Class 10 (4+1, 3+2), up to 236.8 kbps
GPRS Class 10 (4+1, 3+2), up to 53.6 kbps
HSCSD, up to 43.2 kbps
WAP 2.0
XHTML browser
E-mail client, supports POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols
Infrared port connection
Pop-Port™ data cable connector
Synchronisation with PC, supports SyncML
Built-in modem

The 7610 was picked up by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Natalie Cole and bandmembers from Counting Crows.

The third phone was the Nokia 7610 mobile phone

From mobile-phone-directory.com: Nokia 7610 is a tri-band cameraphone suitable for global roaming, and it comes housed in an unusually shaped candy bar style case. This is Nokia’s first megapixel mobile phone, but there are many other useful features built into the handset, including its integrated Bluetooth™ connectivity, GPRS and WAP technology, MMS capability, video capture download and playback, video and audio streaming, MP3 and MPEG4 media players, RealOne Player™, voice memo recorder, reduced size MMC memory card slot, Java™ enabled, Symbian operating system, speakerphone for hands-free conversations, voice control, and an e-mail client.

Nokia 7610 camphone specification

Phone Retails for $448
Tri-band
Dimensions 109 x 53 x 19 mm
Weight 118 g
Talk time up to 180 mins
Standby time up to 250 hours
Display: active matrix TFT LCD, 176 x 208 pixels, 65,536 colours
Integrated camera: 1 megapixel (1152 x 864 pixels) stills camera, QCIF (176 x 144 and 128 x 96 pixels) video camera, 4x digital zoom, night mode, mirror, timer
Voice memo recorder
Speakerphone for hands-free use
MP3 Player for audio, also supports AAC file format
MPEG4 Player for video
RealOne Player™ for video and audio playback
Graphical User Interface
5-Way navigation key
Changeable covers using Xpress-on™ style packs
CD-ROM supplied
Phonebook memory only limited by available memory
Shared memory 8 MB
Reduced size MMC memory card (64 MB supplied with MMC adaptor)
Video recording, download and playback
Video and audio streaming
MMS
Instant messaging for real time chat
Voice activated dialling
Java™ applications and games, more downloadable
Symbian Series 60 Operating System Ver.7.0
Polyphonic ringtones, True Tones, more ringtones downloadable
GPRS: up to 40.3 kbps in GPRS networks
WAP 2.0, support for HTML, XHTML and WML
Opera Web browser
E-mail client supporting POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols
Bluetooth™
Pop-Port™ USB data cable connection
Synchronisation with PC, supports SyncML
Built-in Modem

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Celeb Quotes on their Nokia Gifts

“Nokia 7280 – the must have gadget phone. So sexy. Perfect for the red carpet.” –Star Jones (The View)

“The best gift I got all year – Nokia 7270.” –WWD Editor

“This phone is sick!!!” Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me)

“This is the phone Lil’ Kim has. I want it.” –Regina King (Rey)

“I love how beautiful the phone is…and so easy to use. –Nokia 7270.” –Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)

“This is do cool I love it!” Kelly Rowlands referring to Nokia 7280

“This phone is stunning.” Kerry Washington (Ray) referring to Nokia 7280

“I am going to feature this phone on the Red Carpet with Star” Kathy Griffin


NOKIA

Nokia was founded by mining engineer Fredrik Idestam, in 1865, in Finland as a wood-pulp milling company.

Today Nokia is the largest manufacturers of mobile phones in the world, supplying its products to customers in almost every country in the world.

Nokia operates in 52 countries, and employs over 50,000 people worldwide (2,000 in the UK). Company HQ - Nokia, Finland. Global website - www.nokia.com. Nokia UK - www.nokia.co.uk.

Maria Menounos arrives for the Miramax party in West Hollywood February 26, 2005. The 77th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday. REUTERS/John Schults


Love that Luxury

BeansTalk, covering the Oscar Suites for Reuters this week, had the pleasure of visiting the exclusive Oscar Retreat held at the private Hollywood Hills home of Anastasia Soare, celebrity brow guru whose regular customers include Jennifer Lopez, Renee Zellweger, Debra Messing, Oprah Winfrey, Helen Hunt, Kim Cattrall, Reese Witherspoon, Julianna Margulies, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Capshaw, Rita Wilson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lauren Holly, Christine Lahti, Lucy Liu, Portia De Rossi, Lara Flynn Boyle, Chloe Sevigny, Melissa Etheridge, Debi Mazar, Elle MacPherson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Garcelle Beauvais, Kirstie Alley, Lisa Marie Presley, Penelope Cruz and Sharon Stone.

Soare’s Oscar Suite offered Lexus cars and drivers to shuttle actresses like Eva Longoria, the stunningly gorgeous and affable Maria Menounos and Garcelle Beauvais, who were there on Friday. Aside from the VIP treatment of brows (brows with Anastasia are $60 in her Beverly Hills Salon), they served an elaborate array of fresh juices (including apple lemon ginger, and orange coconut) from Beverly Hills Juice, sushi, Godiva Chocolates and they introduced Hpnotiq blue liquor cocktails as well that classic, Dubonnet. There were manicures and products from Jessica nails, hair products from Prive and an all around party vibe.

Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Nocolette Sheridan, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Rodriguez, Joely Fisher all visited the suite. Lexus provided the cars (GX470 and LX470, both luxury SUVs) and drivers.

Drink Details:

Hpnotiq (blend of triple-distilled premium vodka, cognac and tropical fruit juices). The Bartender served up the “Hpnotiq Heaven” (Hpnotiq, champagne and Chambord) and the “Hpnotiq Dream” (Hpnotiq, Champage and Peach Schnapps).

Dubonnet (wine flavored with herbs and spices from countries around the world) The Bartender served up the Dubonnet Kiss, a French twist of the apple martini (a blend of Dubonnet Rouge, sour apple schnapps, apple cider and sour mix)

The Dubonnet Kiss

1 oz. Dubonnet Rouge
½ oz. sour apple schnapps
1 oz. apple cider
½ oz. sour mix

Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Add a thin slice of Red Delicious Apple and enjoy.

Also featured at the Anastasia Soare luxury suite were Prive products (a particular BeansTalk hair-care favorite, especially of our Chairman of the Board), favorites also of Uma Thurman and Gwenyth Paltrow. They smell amazing and are tremendous in your hair. Prive Salon Los Angeles (323) 931-5559 (there's also a Prive Salon in NYC, if you're east-coast based).

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Prive products were also at mediaplacement's Oscar Luxury Lounge at The Peninsula Hotel. Celebs flocked to the Prive station: “I’m a shampoo and conditioner whore,” said Desperate Housewife (now ghost) Brenda Strong. “I am actually getting to know the Prive products since I’ve had the honor of receiving them in recent event gift bags.”

“I flat iron, color, and blow dry. Tell me what to do with my hair.” –Kathy Griffin

Some companies just focus on the flash - of fancy nail colors. Jessica (as in Jessica Vartoughian) products do feature seasonally appropriate gorgeous shiny colors, but also give plenty of attention to the actual health of nails.

Here’'s a sampling of the Jessica Essentials Line:

Top Priority
Glazing Ultraseal
acknowledged as "the best of the best", it protects polish like a ceramic glaze, safeguarding it for up to two weeks.

Brilliance
High Gloss In A Flash
advanced formula quickly and brilliantly seals the manicure, keeps it looking 'just done' while preventing chips and yellowing.

Quick Dry
60-Second Drying
has special film formers that invisibly protect polish from scratching, smudging and wrinkling.

Phenomen Oil
Intensive Moisturizer
stimulates like a massage, rehydrates with healing jojoba, almond and rice oils, softening cuticles, promoting nail growth.

Nourish
An all-time classic cuticle therapy
this pure blend of antioxidant vitamins and healing agents provides instant hydration and continuous moisture to nourish and soothe cuticles and nails. It feeds the matrix of the nail as it is massaged in to stimulate circulation and growth.

Jessica celeb fans are too numerous to mention, but check out www.jessicacosmetics.com, which gives the full scoop on these worthy - and necessary - products.

Regina King, co-star of the Oscar-nominated film 'Ray,' poses with a pair of shoes designed and unveiled by shoe designer Stuart Weitzman before Weitzman's annual pre-Oscar party Thursday night, Feb. 24, 2005, at Christie's Auction House in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The pewter, 4.5" stilettos, which King will wear on the red carpet before Sunday Oscar's telecast, were designed using two earrings once owned by the late actress Marilyn Monroe. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) When the Oscars are over the actual shoes King wears (with a replica of the Monroe earrings), will go up for auction for charity. BeansTalk attended the dinner and was duly impressed.

King also stopped at the M Aesthetics Spa Suite at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel (the actual spa is located at 9201 Sunset Blvd, Ground Floor Los Angeles, California 90069) for the pre-Oscar suites.

Other stars who visited M Aesthetics Spa (which shared a suite with BeansTalk all-time favorites, Mario Badescu and Colorescience): Timilee Romolini (Lift6 facial –2/22), Patricia Heaton (2/23), Paula Abdul (2/24), Star Jones Reynolds (2/25), Debbie Monteopolous (2/25), Eva Longoria (2/25), Brini Maxwell, Natasha Henstridge, Peter Gallager (2/26), Robert Verdi (2/26), Angela Bassett (2/26), Kelly Hu (2/26).

The spa offered Cosmecanique, a non-surgical face-lift, via the Lift 6 Facial Machine manufactured by LFG One ($200 per session, at the salon – services at the suites were complimentary, of course), as well as Eyelash Extensions ($300, an hour-and-a-half session), and Airbrush Tanning, a Turbine Tan, created by Sun FX in Australia, all-natural, vegetable based ($45). The final treatment offered was Reflexology ($50).

Sienna Miller (seen above) of "Alfie," and Mischa Barton of "The O.C." had one-of-a-kind facials by Z.Bigatti at Red Carpet ’'05 at the Pacific Design Center. Miller visited Stila for a mini makeup makeover. American Dream’'s Rachel Boston and Alias’ star Melissa George stopped by the Stila and Z.Bigatti skin-care lounges.

Red Carpet ’05 Beauty lounge includes Marc Anthony hairstylists, Stila Cosmetics make-up artists, Z Bigatti skin-care and estheticians, Damone Roberts brow sculpting, Manicures with Havaianas flip flops and much more. The Gentlemen’'s suite features Sean John fine tuxedoes, suits, shirts, and ties, King of Shaves barbering, Zino Platinum Cigars, Taryn Rose mens shoes, and Haviaanas custom flip flops with manicures and pedicures.

Stuart Weitzman held his annual Oscar Dinner Thursday night at Christie's Auction House in Beverly Hills. Regina King, who'll wear Weitzman's priceless stilettos, featuring Marilyn Monroe's own earrings, was there. Also attending were Courtney Peldon, Mindy Burbano and Leeza Gibbons. Flo Anthony was at BeansTalk's table. The event was designed by Randy Fuhrman's Creative Concepts.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives during the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles February 5, 2005.REUTERS/Fred Prouser. Laurent D. of Prive will once again style Academy Award nominee Depp for this Sunday’'s Oscars. Guy Romeo, also of Prive Arts, will style Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen.

Beyonce Knowles wore a knee length tangerine-color dress with short train and Swarovski crystal detailing at the European unveilling of Pepsi's new commercial. She appeared with co-stars Jennifer Lopez and David Beckham. The event took place in Madrid, Spain, at the Circulo de Bellas Artes. Her dress is from the Elie Saab Couture Collection for Spring Summer 2005. To accentuate the look, she selected several bracelets and earrings from H.Stern's Sunrise Collection, jewels set with vibrant tourmalines, topazes, aquamarines, garnets and amethysts in 18K yellow gold: bracelets each $8,700 and large earrings $7,200. Knowles complemented her look with a one-of-a-kind, $56,000, 32.12-carat imperial topaz and diamond ring from Hans Stern's private museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lisa Marie Presley presents the award for the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals to U2 during the 47th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 13, 2005. The band won for their song 'Vertigo'. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Presley willl appear On "Oprah," "Good Morning America" And "Late Night with David Letterman" prior to the release of her new album, Now What. The album will be released on April 5, 2005.

Lisa Marie Presley'’s "Dirty Laundry," is the first single from her new album, Now What, The song was written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar 23 years ago. In the week preceding the album's release, Presley will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (March 28, 2005), "Good Morning America" (March 29, 2005) and "The Late Show With David Letterman" (April 1, 2005). She'll guest on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on April 5, 2005, the day of release. ABC is currently using Presley's version of "Dirty Laundry" in promos for its show "Desperate Housewives."

Presley penned the lyrics for 10 of the album's 11 songs, working with Linda Perry, Eric Rosse (who produced Now What as well as her debut album), Gus Penaloza and her partner, Michael Lockwood (who also executive produced the album with Presley) on the music. Now What, which was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge and Dave Way, is the follow-up to Presley's 2003 debut, To Whom It May Concern, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and is currently certified Gold.

The track listing for Now What:

1. I'll Figure It Out
2. Turbulence
3. Thanx
4. Shine
5. Dirty Laundry
6. When You Go
7. Idiot
8. High Enough
9. Turned To Black
10. Raven
11. Now What