Saturday, January 29, 2005
Introducing: Beanstalk's Hollywood Hot Weekly Treatment Tip
Beanstalk's Hollywood Hot Weekly Treatment Tip:
Ah, we look like a hair-color ad. Shine, shine, shine. You gotta wear shades to look at us. BeansTalk had the surprisingly quick - and wonderfully effective I.S.H. (Incredibly Silky Hair) treatment, courtesy of I.S.H. founder, Nelson Chan, who works out of the Estetica salon in Beverly Hills. Chan, a reknown colorist (hes championed the locks of Heather Graham and Sarah Michelle Gellar), explains that the treatment, and his Ionic Rescue products work with heat to counteract the positive charge of damaged hair, creating a balance that helps seal the cuticle.
"The greater the heat, the greater the boost hair receives," says Chan "I.S.H. is the first hair care company to adopt and apply this principle by offering a home system that conditions in various degrees according to the amount of heat applied. With increased heat, the conditioning elements can further penetrate the hair shaft to render benefits such as moisture, shine and silkiness, while combating dryness and brittleness."
In-salon Ionic Conditioning Treatment of I.S.H., a three-part process that relies on heat to activate the moisturizing ingredient, is available at more than 1,000 salons in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
The line contains no artificial fragrances. For more information, visit ISHprofessional.com
Beanstalk's Hollywood Hot Weekly Treatment Tip is a new, once-weekly feature of the daily BeansTalk Biz newsletter and appears online during the weekend. We'll feature new or just newsworthy beauty treatments, giving a snap to the beauty professionals who put the star in Hollywood starlet.

Friday, January 28, 2005
Sundance Swagland
Ah to Be a Celebrity... Among the bevy of gift bags and swag at the Sundance Film Festival was this Elwood Suitcase (with a compartment for a snowboard), which was filled with an Elwood hat, 575 Jeans, 2 B Free Hoodie, Steve Madden (Chewbaka) Boots, Landes Daily Sweatshirt. Retail value: more than $600.
Filing System: Karen Cox of 95° and Sunny (www.95andsunny.com) visited with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria at the 2005 Golden Glam celebrating the Golden Years of the Golden Globes. Held on January 15, 2005, the day of indulgence included manicures with 95° and Sunny's crystal-glass nail files. Stars chose files to take home. The Insider's Ananda Lewis chose the red- heart decorated set and Cox presented Longoria with a lime-green crystal-dragonfly set. The Breast Cancer and Support Our Troops files were popular with celebrities, as were the florals. The hand-painted, colored and crystal-embellished designed files are designed for longevity, even within a professional salon atmosphere.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Who Do: Voodoo That U Do. Spring and summer red lacquers. Featured in a compact 6-pc heart shaped box, complete with a voodoo doll color chart on back to help work out aggression by shade. Colors are Sweet Revenge Tangerine Shimmer, Pure Torture Fiery Red Crème, Pin Prick Tomato Red Shimmer, Hurts so Good Raspberry Shimmer , I'm Not Bitter Beet Red Shimmer, Voodoo, that U do Blackberry Shimmer. Retail: $5.95 Each
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Shall We Dance? Both the original Japanese version and the 2004 Richard Gere/Jennifer Lopez version will be available on DVD on February 1, 2005. Both DVDs retail for $29.99 and VHS for $24.99.
The U.S. version, which was released on October 15, 2005 concerns an overworked Chicago accountant (Gere), tired of the boring routine that his life has become, sees a beautiful dance teacher (Lopez) through a window and decides to start taking lessons from her in order to get to know her better, and as the joy of dancing enters his life, he discovers that it might just be the secret to saving his troubled marriage. As the accountant's skill as a dancer improves, he eventually signs up for the Chicago Crystal Ball Dance Competition. Will he win?
Shall We Dance (1996) The Japanese version, originally released in Japan in 1996, and in the U.S. in 1997, met with greater critical acclaim than its U.S. remake. Stars: Koji Yakusyo

Not Your Mother's Carnival: Carnivale on HBO, Sundays at 9 p.m.
Carnivàle - February Episodes
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Who's Wearing What
Hottest Comeback: Sideways star Virginia Madsen wore Monique Lhuillier to the Producers Guild Awards - she presented an award wearing a black deep-v bias gown.
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Maggie Grace of ABC's Lost, hit the red carpet at the ABC Winter Press Tour Party in a dress by Pamella Roland, a chocolate-brown velvet mini dress accented with feathers and rhinestones. To complete her look, she carried a brown-velvet clutch by Daniel Swarovski covered with crystals and leather trim.
Under that shearling: Actress Keira Knightley wore Kate O'Connor to the premiere of and during the portraits studio for The Jacket at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Shes seen here wearing O'Connors metallic gold kimono top. www.kateoconnordesigns.com
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Oscar Nominations Announced
Finding Neverland: Nominated for Best Picture. Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Johnny Depp, Nick Roud, Kate Winslet and Luke Spill in Miramax Films' Finding Neverland - 2004.
On January 25, 2005, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards. And the nominees are...
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Achievement in Directing
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Foreign-Language Film
Best Animated Feature Film
Achievement in Art Direction
Achievement in Cinematography
Achievement in Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
Best Film Editing
Achievement in Makeup
Best Original Score
Original Song
Achievement in Sound Mixing
Achievement in Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short Film
Best Live-Action Short Film
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Who's That Girl: Filming has begun in London on The Girl In The Café, a love story by screenwriter Richard Curtis ("Love Actually," "Four Weddings and a Funeral") for HBO Films and BBC ONE. Directed by David Yates ("State of Play," "Sex Traffic" and the upcoming fifth installment of the Harry Potter film series), the film stars Bill Nighy ("Love Actually," "State of Play") and Kelly Macdonald - seen in the photo above ("Finding Neverland," "Gosford Park"), as well as Ken Stott ("King Arthur," "Sleep When I'm Dead"), Anton Lesser ("Imagining Argentina," "Charlotte Gray") and Corin Redgrave ("Four Weddings and a Funeral," "In the Name of the Father"). The film followes the story of hard-working, shy civil servant Lawrence (Bill Nighy) and his life-changing relationship with the mysterious girl (Kelly Macdonald) he meets in a café opposite Downing Street. The film will be shown on HBO this summer, and on BBC ONE as part of the BBC's programs dedicated to celebrating Africa. This coincides with the U.K.'s Presidency of the G8 in 2005 and the real G8 Summit being held At Gleneagles, Scotland, in July. It is hoped that The Girl In The Café will be released worldwide on the same date. For information on Make Poverty History, see www.makepovertyhistory.org.
Have Faith: Faith Evans' fourth CD (and debut on Capitol Records) The First Lady is set for a March 29, 2005 release. It features songs written and arranged by Evans, and production from the Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans, Brian Cox, Jermaine Dupri, and Carvin and Ivan. Shes a married mom to three, too.
Monday, January 24, 2005
Valentines, Liars and Smelling Good
Get Bejeweled by Susan Fixel: The celebs (like Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Rene Rousso, Hilary Duff, Sheryl Crow, Elizabeth Rohm, Dolly Parton, Courtney Cox-Arquette and more) do. Fixel, 50, started designing from her home (inspired by a way to transfer the sparkly prettiness of Chopard jeweled watches into clothing).
Her signature tank tops can be ladened with pop-culture tattoo art designs enhanced with Swarovski crystals. ''It's like wearing jewelry,'' she has said of her clothing. ''All my clothes are about looking good and feeling good,'' she explains. ``And they all make you feel great when you put them on.''
In 1979, acting as the line’s designer, she and her husband founded the Miami-based Softouch. After the couple sold the business, she continued design consulting for fitness wear.
Her initial Bejeweled designs were done by her own hand. She’s expanded into having a staff now, but the clothing’s still handmade. Oh, and very hot.
For Your Valentine: Bejeweled offers some very Valentine's-appropriate jeweled shirts and tanks (only two designs are shown here on BeansTalk). Remember, these styles are available for a short-time only.
Sugar Sugar: Using the exfoliating Turbinado Sugar, nourishing Sucanet Sugar, and the revitalizing and energizing benefits of essential oils of Peppermint, Spearmint, and Rosemary, Essencia's new Rosemary Mint Foot Scrub may be a must-do for Valentines Day delights.
Turbinado Sugar has been specially chosen for this sugar blend, because its larger crystals are a more effective exfoliant than the smaller crystals of other brown sugars. Turbinado is a raw brown sugar, made when the juice is squeezed from the sugar cane and the water evaporated out. It has not been processed and bleached like white sugar, meaning that sugar’s natural nutrients haven’t compromised or processed out. Turbinado sugar also contributes the natural amber color, and sweet molasses fragrance.
Sucanet Sugar is a darker brown sugar, and sugar in its most natural form; it is the least refined of all sugars. It is pressed from 100% organic sugarcane in a process that preserves the molasses in the sugar, and enhances the scrub with its own exfoliating grains, as well as the rich moisturizing vitamins, minerals and trace elements naturally found in the sugar cane plant. These two sugars are blended with finely ground pumice to gently attack and smooth rough spots on the feet.
Jojoba and Glycerin contribute nourishing and humectant properties and act as gentle cleansers, removing lingering traces of impurities and dirt. Jojoba, of course, is the natural oil much like skin’s own sebum, and is absorbed into the skin quickly and easily. Glycerin, a natural humectant, pulls moisture right from the air onto skin.
The blend of Peppermint, Spearmint and Rosemary essential oils provides just the stimulus and treatment for sore muscles and joints, and hot, sore feet. Peppermint stimulates circulation and soothes and calms pain and irritation in sore muscles and joints; Spearmint cools the feet; Rosemary stimulates circulation and is wonderful in muscular massage.
Rosemary Mint Foot Polish from Essencia is available in a 5.6 oz. tub for $16, and an 11.5 oz. tub for $28 retail. All Essencia products are made of the finest natural ingredients and essential oils. Essencia skincare can be found at specialty beauty stores and spas nationwide, and on www.essenciaonline.com.
Great Liar! Lies My Mother Told Me (Lifetime Original Movie Premiere) airs Monday, March 7, 2005, 9 to 11 p.m. Inspired by the true story of con woman Laren Sims, who despite her crimes, was a loving mother to her daughter Haylei. Desperate to start a new life with her daughter in California, Laren meets and marries wealthy rancher Lucas McKenzie. But when Laren falls back into her old habits, Lucas discovers her dark past, and she must turn to murder to protect her secrets. Starring Joely Richardson, Hayden Panettiere and Colm Feore.











