Last week our two favorite gossip girls Blair and Serena’s friendship turned downright frosty – but here at Celebrity icing we focus more on the frosting – in other words, the delicious designer duds that almost steal the scene from all the drama on our favorite show.

Did you take our quiz yet?

Go back to the previous post to find out Which Gossip Girl’s Style Suits You.

Are You a Vanessa, Blair, Serena, or Jenny?

Spotted: Sweet Shortcuts to Gossip Girl Style…

Jenny

When it comes to black eyeliner and social climbing, Jenny likes to lay it on thick….

Here’s a how-to video from Smashbox make up artist Hank Hoffman.

A little bit couture, a little bit rock n roll

Here she is in a Missoni dress, but you can honour Jenny’s budget roots by shopping for this look at H&M instead…

Vanessa

Vanessa has that whole boho thing going on. She dresses like a free spirit; however, if you look closely you can see that a lot of thought actually goes in to her outfits, which suits her character. Often she is wearing more bangles and necklaces that a carnival fortune teller, and has the big earrings to match.

Vanessa wears designers like Catherine Malandrino – affordable compared to the other Gossip Girls’ clothing, a Malandrino dress can be purchased for $300 (check out her sale page for even better pricing). Of course, a real-life Vanessa would also be able to walk out of thrift store with an entire outfit for less than $50… (less than $20 if you get lucky!).

Serena

Generally Serena looks like you wish you would look if you rolled out of bed wearing the same clothes from the night before… tousled hair, and thrown-together outfits, with skirt lengths and footwear inappropriate for daytime. Recently, she’s cleaned up her act quite a bit so picture the same look only with clothing fresh from the dry cleaners (and it looks like she finally found her hair brush – it only took her two years…).

Okay, I’m being a bit hard on her – I have to admit, I’m jealous – I miss the days where I didn’t feel self conscious in mini skirts and heels. This look definitely has an age limit – if you dress like Serena during the day and you’re under 35- you’re edgy; if you’re over 35 you’re something else… not sure what…

Blair

Oh, Blair. Not everyone can pull this one off. Many of us would end up looking like a sunday school teacher or a time traveler from 1985. You can get a similar look by shopping at any store that caters to older women (Ann Taylor Loft for example). Of course, this only works if you’re not actually already old. Just add a headband, or scarf-choker, and presto! At best, if this style appeals to you, I would recommend that you shoot for the ’sexy librarian’ look – that might work. Don’t forget to add some pretty (and preppy) jewelry, like the bracelet below.

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Take this quick quiz to find out which Gossip Girl style is perfect for you…

Are You a Vanessa, Blair,

Serena, or Jenny?

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1. How would you describe your relationship with your mom?

a. She’s not a big part of my life any more.

b. She has very high standards but I’m going to live my own life.

c. She is worried that I will repeat the mistakes she made in her life.

d. She is so busy with her career that I often feel like she doesn’t even notice I’m around.

2. How would you describe yourself?

a. I’ve grown up a lot over the last few years – I’m a better person and my relationships are healthier.

b. I feel like I can achieve anything once I set a goal for myself. I’m also much more independent and in control of my life than I was a few years ago.

c. I’m pretty much the same person I was a few years ago – I’m never satisfied with my situation, I always want more – and I’ll do almost anything to get what I want.

d. I’m smart, confident, and a hard worker but unlucky in love. Things are improving: even if my relationships still never seem to work out, at least I know I’m on the right track.

3. Describe what you would wear to an important job interview.

a. The hottest designer’s interpretation of business wear: possibly a bit over-the-top, but very expensive. I would put a lot of though into the shoes and purse as well.

b. I tend to feel most comfortable in black.

c. I would wear something appropriate (not too revealing, slightly conservative) and then accessorize with a funky necklace and earrings.

d. It doesn’t matter where I’m going – every outfit includes a short skirt and high heels.

Add Up Your Score

Question 1

A – 1, B – 2 , C – 3, D – 4

Question 2

A – 3, B – 1, C – 4, D – 2

Question 3

A – 4, B – 1, C – 2, D – 3

JENNY

(if you scored 0 to 5)

VANESSA

(if you scored 6 to

SERENA

(if you scored 9 to 11)

BLAIR

(if you scored 12)

Stay tuned- next week we’ll show you some inspired styles for each Gossip Girl…

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It’s October and all the leaves may be brown and the sky may be gray, but that doesn’t mean you want to wear some of your own icing, right? Add some Autumn awesomeness to your style by wearing some leaf-inspired jewelry!

Click play on this video for the perfect soundtrack to this article…

If you’re city folk like me, you spend a lot of time surrounded by the manmade, manufactured, mass produced environment of offices, grocery stores, traffic, and shopping malls. And, even though I work from home, I spend too much time in front of my computer with a few houseplants scattered here and there – and not enough time in my backyard or the nearby parks…

I think that’s why wearing jewelry that evokes nature feels so good. Flower hair clips, a lady bug brooch, a leaf designed scarf (okay I wouldn’t suggest you wear these all at the same time!) – elements from the natural, organic world comforts us as we live our city lives… they keep us grounded.

This week we are going to focus on some Autumn inspired art as we feature the leaf in jewelry.

Leaf Necklaces

Jennifer Aniston wearing a gold leaf necklace in the movie “The Break Up”

The gold pendant below is made from a real Birch Leaf.

A more ornate version of the leaf necklace, from Studio Rona(Etsy).

I love the asymmetric look – this necklace would be fantastic with a scoop neck sweater when the weather cools down, or dressed up with a black velvet strapless gown.

Leaf Rings

Fun

This dainty ring is made by organic metal jeweler Beth Cyr.

Each one is unique (no mold is used) and made from sterling silver.

Formal

A leaf design runs around this platinum princess three stone engagement ring from Danforth Diamonds.

Leaf Earrings

This Autumn Leaf hoop earring design looks like something Vanessa on Gossip Girl would wear.

Leaf Bracelets

Silver vine bangle from Australian jewelry artist Michelle Pujol.

I just discovered her today, you should check out her website for other amazing nature-inspired creations.

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“Spotted, Juliette Lewis in Tribeca. Greenwich Street between Watts and Desbrosses.” (omgicu)

Website OMG ICU (omgicu.com) allows users to share New York City star sightings with each other.

Often the information just includes the name of the celebrity and the location; but sometimes the information is juicier.  For example,what they are doing, who they are with, even critiques of how they look are sometimes included. I found first spottings of engagement rings and smooches, and I’m sure there will also be spottings of weddings, newly married couples coming out of churches in the future, too!

You can search by most recent sightings, neighborhoods, or celebrity standings (A to D list). You can also do specific key word searches for celebrity names, streets, or other key words. A list spottings include everyone from Stephen Colbert to Justin Timberlake and the Dalai Lama. D list spotting examples are: Nicholas Cage (what?! I do not agree!) and Fisher Stevens (formerly married to Kirstie Alley).

Members also get to rate whether they care about the celebrity sighting (or not). For example, 75% of members cared that Uma Thurman was spotted “…on her blackberry, Busy but friendly, smoking a cigarette and looking great.” (omgicu)

Members who live in the NYC area can sign up to receive texts when sightings occur.

This site is great is you are in New York City, but also fun if you just want to keep up to date on your favorite celebs!

Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo (of Welcome to the Dollhouse and The Princess Diaries fame -she was also DJ’s girlfriend on Roseanne) spotted on the 5 train to Union Square“reading Conversations with God with an engagement ring on“(omgicu).

Edward Westwick and Chace Crawford

In a beautiful case of irony, Gossip Girl fans can keeps tabs on their favorite gossip boy crushes Chuck Bass and Nate with OMG ICU. Also a great way to find out where they are filming so you can try to catch a glimpse of them ‘for reals’.

“…saw ed westwick and chace crawford at a gossip girl set infront ofgramercy dorm “Chase Crawford with a big posse @ The Thompson Hotel (190 Allen St) on the les around 1am wearing a hat and hoodie.” (omgicu)

OMG ICU is a new website (it is currently operating as an alpha version) so I think the lack of current members is swaying the ratings quite a bit. Do them a favor and sign up and help save Kyle Maclachlan and Kim Gordon from the D-List category, for heaven’s sake!

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Who is Chuck Bass?

A character like Chuck Bass only come along once in a while and then suddenly the cable bill doesn’t seem like such a useless waste of money after all. We revel in his badness, we feel for his vulnerability – and we’re attracted to him, even though we know it would end badly (for us)…

Chuck Bass is a Classic Character

A powerful, tough, passionate character wearing flashy clothes, the Chuck Bass character is reminiscent of many bad guys in classic black and white movies – particularly the characters played by actor Edward G. Robinson.

“Some people have youth, some have beauty – I have menace.” (Edward G. Robinson)

Edward G. Robinson lived in New York City for most of his life. He appeared in his first movie in 1923. In real life, he “was a sophisticated, cultured man with a passion for fine art” (imdb) but in the movies he usually played brutal criminals. He appeared in many Humphrey Bogart movies, but he is probably most well-known for his role as gangster Rico Bandello in “Little Caesar” (1931). I think my favorite Edward G. Robinson movie is Key Largo (1948, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall). The movie that reminds me of Chuck Bass the most is “The Whole Town’s Talking”. In this movie Robinson plays two different characters: a vulnerable dreamer who is secretly in love with his coworker and a violent schemer who will do anything necessary to save himself.

Here is Edward G. Robinson with Joan Bennett in the film Scarlett Street

And here is our other Edward… Edward Westwick -the actor who plays Chuck Bass

Edward G. Robinson in the 1944 film Tampico (with Lynn Bari)

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Thanksgiving on Gossip Girl

Eleanor Waldorf announces her engagement to Cyrus Rose! Cyrus is played by the excellent Walllace Shawn – who we’ve seen before in the Clueless TV series and the movie the Princess Bride, and he’s perfect for this role. Eleanor shows a softer side as she actually puts Blair first for a change. She goes out looking for Blair and is even nice to Jenny! Shocking. Hopefully Eleanor and Cyrus’ marriage lasts longer than Lily and Bart Bass – after this episode, their wedding seems doomed. Particularly after Lily ends up back at the loft eating turkey with Rufus and family, while Bart eats crow from his spy spot outside.

Don’t Forget to Say Thanks!

Who are you thankful for? Your daughter or your best friend?

Or maybe you are thankful for that special man in your life?

Say, ‘thanks for all the memories’ or, maybe, ‘here’s some help getting there on time for a change’ with a watch that also allows him to carry valuable data with him (like, photos of you and the kids for example).

Or, tell your mom thanks for making the huge dinner every year!

Flowers are always nice, too. On a budget this year?  Offer to make the centerpiece or set the table. If you’re handy with a sewing machine, you can make place mats that are perfect for the season (and not too expensive either!).

At the very least, don’t be a turkey and help set and clear the table!

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Just when it seemed like the uber-thin, clean cut Jenny on Gossip Girl would be better off moving to another zip code (um, that would be 90210, duh…), our little Jenny seems to have grown up all of a sudden.

For a minute or two I was wondering if they had changed Taylor Momsen out for another actor to play the role of Jenny Humphrey.

Still blonde, still skinny, but different.

Last season, we all rooted for sweet little Brooklyn Jenny as she tried to fit in with the mean girls at her upper East Side private school. She started to show promise towards the end of the season when she had the upper hand. 

Season two started with Jenny as the outcast at school, bullied now that her frenemies were actually enemies. I was looking forward to her conniving and clawing her way to the top again and then I watched in dismay as she left school to pursue her dreams in the fashion world; my only comfort was that in Gossip Girl, nothing lasts… 

Do you like the new Jenny?

She went from California Cute to Kohl-Eyed and Kinky (dancing around in her bra with another girl in front of a photographer? What the heck?). One thing remains the same, she is still trying to fit in to a crowd – this time it’s models and artists instead of privileged preppies… 

 

 

 

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So this week on Gossip Girl:

Serena’s mom Lily gets the ugliest emerald necklace I’ve ever seen from her new husband. She was hoping for a nude photograph of herself instead (if you don’t watch the show, don’t ask…) so it’s hard to tell if her look of disappointment is due to the fact that she’s not getting the picture or just because her consolation prize is just so UGLY. It looks expensive but it’s still ugly. I can’t seem to find a picture of it anywhere so if anyone has one, I’d love to show it off so, unlike Lily and her nude photo disappointment, we can all ‘get the picture’.

I couldn’t even find anything similar, all the other necklaces were too nice. Picture something that Joan Collins would have worn on Dynasty – very eighties looking; very clunky, shiny, and excessive.

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Let’s face it, Gossip Girls is hot. 

Gossip Girls is the only show I watch every week. I like other shows but I refuse to allow myself to schedule my life around them – so until I get a Tivo, Monday nights are the only nights I have to stay home (at least between 8 and 9). My husband watches it, too. We are both fascinated with bad boy Chuck Bass. He is horrible and very amusing at the same time – one of the best characters to hit TV.

Spotted. E and D making out at the Kings of Leon concert.

By the way, the British actor who plays Bass, Ed Westwick, is pretty kick ass in my books as well: he was apparently making out with Drew Barrymore at a Kings of Leon concert day before yesterday!

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