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Brooke Shields is no stranger when it comes to being in front of the camera, and with a career that has spanned most of her lifetime, one might think her kids would want to follow mommy in her footsteps, but in the case of daughters Rowan Francis, 6½, and Grier Hammond, 4, the only steps they’re interested in are the steps that lead toward the makeup trailer!

“Every now and then they’ll ask you to put your kids in a fun scene, so I asked and the little one said she would do it,” the actress shared during a Monday appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

“So she went through hair and makeup and got her wardrobe and then refused to do it because all she wanted to do was the hair and makeup. I was like, ‘You’ll never make it in Hollywood!”

Grier who is a total beauty diva at 4, prefers princess parties and playing dress up. Her latest beauty must have? “Lipstick,” says Brooke.

“They just called me from New York and the little one got on the phone and she goes, ‘Mom, do you think I look pretty right now?’ And I’m like, ‘Why are you asking me that?’” she says.

“And she goes, ‘Because I have lipstick on.’ She has lipstick on all the time, that’s all she does.” Enjoy it Brooke, soon she’ll be old enough to be wearing that and god only knows what else! Just recently Shields managed to pull the wool over Grier’s eyes for her seemingly Hollywood over-the-top fourth birthday bash that happen to coincide with the premiere of Furry Vengeance..

“For the after party they had recreated a forest festival and there was a carnival in the back of the movie,” she laughs. “My daughter thought the whole thing was for her. She was like, ‘You’re the best, Mom,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, I know.’ So I sort of got away with just a little barbecue and making my husband cook.”

Not only is she beautiful and talented, but smart too!

The Girls in The Beauty Dept at BSW

This is a man after my own heart! If I weren’t already married to one of the greatest and most gorgeous guys evah! True Blood’s super sexy hunk, Alexander Skarsgard has a pretty simple rule when it comes to dating, “I focus on the girl, not the activity.” His mama raised him well.

“I try not to plan it out,” the True Blood star, 33, told BSW reporter Lars on Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his new movie Metropia in New York. “It has a tendency to get a little stiff and contrived if you work on it too hard. So, I try to be spontaneous.”

Amen to that! Where did this guy come from anyway?

“It’s not about what you do, but who you do it with – that’s most important,” says Skarsgard, who has been linked with his Straw Dogs costar Kate Bosworth. “If you are with someone who is awesome and having a good time, you can sit at a bus station and still have fun.”

Not only is Alexander spontaneous when his clothes are on, but off as well, and considering the amount of nudity on True Blood, it’s a good thing he doesn’t remind removing them, despite the occasional tease from his brothers and sister.

“I’m not a prude at all,” he says. “I shot a very, very graphic scene two days ago with a man. I am from Sweden, and it’s different there. If it makes sense, I’ll just do it. And to me, so far, it’s made sense every single time I’ve got naked or made out on the show.” It is easy to see why so many women have fallen for him, he is not only gorgeous, but he is sweet, funny, likes to have a good time, and seems to have a clue when it comes to relationships.

If you haven’t already heard, SATC’s Sarah Jessica Parker has been asked to record the audio guide for the Costume Institute’s upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity,” will view from May 5th through August 15th.

Its curator, Andrew Bolton says the exhibit will look at fashion’s role in defining how American women have been represented historically. “Because of Sex and The City,’ (and Ms. Parker) is so much associated with New York and America, and with using fashion as a way to shape identity,” said Bolton in an interview with WWD.

We are really excited to check out this exhibit ourselves, and will be back in New York City just in time!

On April 19, 2010 The 2010 Matrix Awards celebrated women in communications at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel.  Everything from cooking, doctor’s office waiting room music, print publishing to television was honored.  Check it out…

Tina Fey, Mariska Hargitay, Sheryl Crow on the Red Carpet at The Matrix Awards 2010

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law and Order: SVU, spoke about Joyful Heart Foundation, a charity she founded, that deals with issues in communities like sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.  Mariska was there presenting awards to Sheryl Crow and Tina Fey.  The two honorees, Sheryl and Tina, surrounded Mariska wearing floral dresses by Dolce and Gabbana…“I guess Mariska didn’t get that memo…”

Our BSW reporter on the scene asked Tina if she had any advice for females looking to write & produce and she said, “always write for yourself and what you want not what your male colleagues want.” A big hats off to Tina.  Couldn’t have said it better myself…

Some other honorees and presenters included Anne Keating, senior vice president of public relations, special events & corporate philanthropy for Bloomingdales, Katie Couric, Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Griffin, Gayle King, Ina Garten, and Oprah (who presented an award to Gayle King).

Cami

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