Coldplay – “Princess Of China” (Feat. Rihanna) Video

Here’s the visual for Coldplay and Rihanna’s collaboration “Princess Of China,” a clip packed with eye-burning images that would make both Ang Lee and Baz Luhrmann proud. Observations: it contains too may potential GIFs to count and Rihanna gets pretty friendly with the video’s main male, as she sometimes does. Adria Petty (Beyoncé’s immaculate “Countdown,” daughter of Tom) and Alan Bibby direct. Have at it below.

           Lady Gaga In Antonio Berardi – Auckland’s Stamford Hotel.

 The next stop on Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way Ball’ tour is New Zealand, where she will perform three concerts at the Vector Arena.

When she arrived at the Stamford Hotel in Auckland this afternoon, she met her little monsters; stopping to pose for photos.

Gaga delighted her fans wearing an Antonio Berardi Fall 2012 sleeveless peplum dress.

The singer works two trends in one; neon plus she joins the growing peplum posse.

Gaga wouldn’t be Gaga if she didn’t add some quirky accessories.

She styled her dress with white Christian Louboutin ‘Daffodile’ pumps (kill me now if this trend takes off), white gloves, cool smoke-framed sunglasses and pearl accented jewels.

A 40s hairstyle and a bold red lip colour completed her look.

I love the classic black-and-white runway version, but I adore the neon orange.

              Ciara In Balmain – ‘That’s My Boy’ LA Premiere.

 Ciara also attended the ‘That’s My Boy’ premiere, held at the Regency Village Theatre Westwood, California, yesterday evening.

I’m not sure what’s going on with Ciara these days, but her red-carpet choices aren’t as great as they used to be.

The singer wore a head-to-toe all-white look.

Her open shirt with a gold necklace is fine, but I have to question the python jeans and white Christian Louboutin ‘Daffodilie’ pumps – our second sighting of these pumps today.

White python jeans? Is she serious?

A gold cuff, nude lips, natural nails and a side-parted blonde ombre hairdo with a random fishtail plait completed her look.

             Cheryl Cole In Eva Minge – Diamond Jubilee Concert.

Cheryl Cole took to the stage tonight during the Diamond Jubilee Concert, held at Buckingham Palace in London.

She performed a duet of Lady Antebellum’s hit, ‘Need You Now’ with the concert organiser Gary Barlow of Take That.

The singer, who was terribly out of tune and out sung by the brilliant Gary, wore an Eva Minge Spring 2012 Couture gown.

Her black strapless sequin mermaid gown with an ombre train also had velvet details on the bust and around the skirt.

It’s no Stéphane Rolland.

She should’ve hit #2 on her speed-dial and requested to wear one of Rolland’s creations for this performance as I find this gown so unappealing and dated.

No doubt the big gown was to distract us from her lack of vocal ability.

de Grisogono jewels and wavy ponytail completed her look.

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                                Beauty Spotting Trend: Natural Nail

 The glamour stakes were high as it was the 2012 Glamour Women of the Year Awards but one area which was notably low key? Nails.

After an excess of neon and oddball coloured manicures doing the rounds recently, Lily Collins, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara and Naomi Watts all sported wearable shades of cream and beige taking their cue from the Fall 2012 catwalks which included glossy buff tones at Christopher Kane, soft seashell pink-and-yellow at Marc by Marc Jacobs and a sophisticated milky white at The Row.

Deborah Lippmann, manicurist to Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Penelope Cruz concurs: “Nudes are not going away and this opaque nude on a short shape is almost like the skin extended.”

And stars often opt for neutral nail lacquer hues like peach, beige and light pink on red carpet so they don’t clash with their dresses.

“Nails have to coordinate with what the celebrity is wearing and often times they don’t know until the day of or as close as an hour before they leave their house or hotel,” says Lippman.

But finding the perfect nude shade can be tricky. Here’s Lippmann’s no fail tip: “Try it on! When you put on a nude that’s wrong, your cuticle will look gray or dark or red. If the cuticle turns any colour that breaks up look of the skin extending, it’s the wrong shade.”

“Opaque formulas are great because no nail shows through, so it’s an updated, stronger way to wear nude. It’s considered the most sophisticated nail look from the top fashion houses, beauty experts, and photographers – it’s a look that they’re all requesting because it’s so chic and modern.”

“Darker skin tones can go more toward orange and yellow shades, and they can also wear a lot of purple shades. Tweak the coverage to make the shade your own, and to achieve the hue that you feel looks best. If the color looks a little light, try doing one thin coat, and then one heavier coat. If you play with the coverage, you can get the shade that works best for your skin tone.”

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