Egads!  Britney Spears has been photographed for a Candie’s ad campaign…and has agreed to let the unretouched photos be published, too.  Avert thine eyes!  Surely we’re all going to burst into flames at the unimaginable horror of seeing a body in its disgusting unairbrushed form.

Oh, wait, you mean–that’s what Britney looks like naturally?  Still looks awesome?

Glad people are getting paid thousands of dollars to remove 2 millimeters from celebrity calves in photos.

Stop the presses!  Britney Spears is brunette again.  It’s refreshing when bottle-blondes go back to their roots, so to speak, but I personally think Brit looks much better as a sunny blonde.  What say you?

Photo from Untouchable Britney

Last month, I mentioned that Britney Spears was shooting her new video at the polo club, and the finished result is finally here!  She’s back in fine form — check it out, and tell me if you don’t understand why I think polo is the sexiest, most awesome sport in the world.  For those uninitiated in Jolie-lore, after I left the magazine industry in 2005, I spent nearly 2 years in Palm Beach and England working with Carlos Gracida, the winningest polo player in history–who happens to be the Queen of England’s favorite player!  (I literally have a photo in my possession of the Queen gazing up at Carlos with a goofy grin on her face.)

It’s reported that the video was shot at the Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, but I’m pretty sure it was actually shot at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club in Carpinteria.   (Dude.  Jolie knows her polo.)  I think it’s time for a primer for my fair readers–it definitely looks like the polo trend is hotting up!

Watch Britney’s On The Radar polo video here. 

This past weekend, I was invited to a party for high-end makeup line Le Metier de Beaute at Studio BeautyMix.  (Le Metier is a chic superbrand popular with makeup artists and beauty insiders.)

At the party, I met up-and-coming singer Kristinia De Barge, who recently performed on So You Think You Can Dance, is James De Barge’s daughter, and is opening for Britney Spears on tour!  Kristinia and I chatted about beauty, and she kindly submitted to a Jolie interview–answers coming soon!

Back to the makeup: I was impressed with Le Metier de Beaute’s textures and colors.  They’re rich, finely-milled, and highly pigmented.  I personally find it hard to shell out a lot of cash on makeup items unless they’re the best of the best, and even I found myself craving the Le Metier lipglosses.  I wouldn’t advise purchasing the entire line unless you have money to burn, but their gorgeous lipglosses or the multi-level eyeshadow palette are definitely worth a one-time splurge.

I don’t know how much the handcrafted Kaleidoscope Cosmetic Trunk costs…but I’m sure it’s not cheap!

Prince Harry and I seem to have missed each other this weekend (while he was in New York, playing in the Veuve Clicquot Classic polo tournament on his first official visit to the states, I was, of course, on the other side of the pond), but I’m jazzed to see that polo is slowly but surely being accepted by American celebrities.  Where they lead, others follow, and maybe eventually polo will get reinstated as an Olympic sport and start enjoying the recognition it deserves. 

Kate Hudson was among the celebrities who turned up to Governor’s Island for the second annual Veuve Clicquot Classic, looking smashing in a summery cream dress.  Madonna, her boytoy Jesus Luz and Marc Jacobs came, too.

Meanwhile, across the country, Britney Spears filmed her new video in Santa Barbara at the polo club.  I sense a trend!

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All photos from DailyMail.co.uk

Want to learn more about my favorite sport?  Check out Ralph Lauren stud Nacho Figueras’s polo primer.

It’s all Britney, all the time.  As any fellow gossip-site-trollers likely know, it’s La Brit’s birthday…and her album drops today…and she’s on the cover of Glamour magazine…and she did GMA this morning…and she just premiered her new documentary Britney: For the Record.  (And she was named Secretary of State…and she eradicated the piracy epidemic in Somalia…and she can cure diseases—with her mind!)  Phew.  Busy gal.

Did you watch Britney: For the Record?  She looked gorgeous, but—news flash—seemed very sad.  We love to build up our celebrities for the express purpose of tearing them down, but I really have missed my Britney fix and I hope she continues to shine.

Over the years, Britney has often returned to this look, one of her best: white blonde hair, with bangs falling softly in her face, bronzed, glowing skin, and lightly defined charcoal-and-rust eyes.  Hey, when it works…

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