Cate Blanchett is quite the fair-skinned stunner, and to whom does she credit the secrets behind her porcelain skin?:

My mum stayed out of the sun and moisturized–she set a good example.I tried to tan when I was 14, because it was deeply uncool to be this pale.But I just burned and peeled, so what was the point?"

In recently revealing some beauty must-haves, she sang the praises of her beloved SK-II, but also espoused the au-naturale goodness of the Australian classic, Lucas’ Papaw Ointment ($11 at Lucas):

The enzymes in it have a lot of healing properties.I use it on my heels.One tub lasts forever."

And how’s this for her expanded take on plastic surgery??:

What other women do is not my business, but my feeling is that actresses shouldn’t have a mask for a face; they need to be able to reveal feelings.Obviously, you want to look as good as you possibly can, but you don’t want to get too obsessed.There’s a lot more to life.I certainly don’t want to be 25 again."

Well-put, Cate!

(Bauer-Griffin)

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Wizards of Waverly Place star Selena Gomez is all dressed up in Voom by Joy Han’s PYTHON tube mini dress on New Years Eve while back home in Texas for the Christmas break. Sexy in the same silver metallic dress, Paris Hilton attended the premiere of the new Lionsgate horror film "Repo! The Genetic Opera" at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas . Who do you think wore it best?

Paris or Selena?

American Idol alum Kellie Pickler is happy to be off the dating market but don’t rush her: she’s not ready to walk down the aisle and make it legal just yet.Although she’s still "head over heels" for her boyfriend.

‘I’ve met someone now that I’m crazy about and
he’s crazy about me, and I couldn’t imagine being with anyone else,’
Kellie told radio show ‘GAC Nights: Live From Nashville.’ "

Kellie feels that she’s too young to get married.

‘I’m not ready – I’m 22, I just started out -
I’m not ready to put my husband first,’ she said. ‘[I'll wait until]
I’m to a point into my career where I can say, ‘This can come in second
and I’m ready to have a family.’ "

For someone so young, she demonstrates some serious maturity and wisdom to know what she is and isn’t ready for!Good for her.

Kellie’s professional career is going strong.She is scheduled to tour with country star Taylor Swift later this year.

Photos by Bauer Griffin

Here are some fabulous knit berets perfect for fighting off the cold chill of the inter months.

1. Round-And-Round Hat – Anthropologie – $39.95
2. Wave Shell Knit Beret – Urban Outfitters – $24.00
3. Fab Crochet Beret – Forever 21 – $5.50
4. Mossimo Chunky Beret- Target – $9.09
5. Hand Knitted Button Beret – Urban Outfitters – $28.00
6. David & Young Sequin Beret – Intuition – $18.00
7. Fashion Popcorn Beret – Urban Outfitters – $24.99

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A little more than a week after giving birth to second daughter Seraphina has Jennifer Garner getting back into the swing of things.Here she and husband Ben Affleck seem to have been accompanied by the paparazzi while they went about their day.

They dropped Violet off at preschool (Ben ran her outside while Jennifer stayed in the car) before going somewhere else, reportedly to look at a house.I thought they were building a house?

Well, these are the first post-baby shots I’ve seen of Jennifer, so I couldn’t resist posting.And the paparazzi couldn’t resist getting a shot of Jennifer: it looks like they took that one shot of Jennifer and Ben walking outside through a building!

The life of a celebrity.

Photos by Bauer Griffin

The man behind major movie hits like Why Did I Get Married? and the Madea movies, entertainment mogul Tyler Perry, has overcome incredible adversity, such as child abuse and poverty, while trying to succeed as a director/actor/writer.He actually made his success outside of the Hollywood system and has built his own movie studio outside of Atlanta.

Yet even he has trouble finding Mrs. Right.

‘…Relationships are tough. Then you add fame and money on top of that.
Then people and tabloids and gossip and blogs — put all of that stuff
on top — it’s tough,’ Tyler tells Essence magazine.”

It’s typically women I hear complaining about this, not men.Certainly not famous, wealthy, successful men!But even with all the perks of celebrity, nothing is perfect.

Do you think relationships are more complicated with fame and money? Not to mention people and tabloids and (*ahem*) gossip and (*cough*) blogs?

(And in the interest of accuracy, let me point out that the pictures of Tyler with actresses Sanaa Lathan and Taraji P. Henderson were taken at the movie premiere of The Family That Preys ).

Photos by Wenn.com