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MOCA and Francesco Vezzoli

Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams were the picture of humility and grace while battling it out for best actress honors at Sunday’s Academy Awards — but behind closed doors have the stars been a bit more rough and tumble? In a satirical short conceived by artist Francesco Vezzoli and directed by Roman Polanski, the actresses mock the type of commercial seduction traditionally employed by fragrance advertisements. Set in an elegant boudoir, the starlets orbit a bottle of the imagined fragrance Greed, but when Williams gets a little too hands-on, the two engage in some Black Swan-style combat. Now that’s what we call a red-carpet showdown! For a limited time the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles has transformed the MOCA website into an exhibition space for Greed, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli, where you can check out the 60-second short. –Justine Harman

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Just days before she steps onto the Oscars red carpet, Natalie Portman has slipped onto the net–as the Black Swan star’s first commercial for Miss Dior Cherie perfume makes its debut. Following in the same vein as her sexy print campaign for the scent, the video (below) was shot in Paris over three days last July by director Sofia Coppola over a soundtrack of the iconic French ’60s tune “Je t’aime… Mon non plus.” Depicting Portman in the city’s Parc Monceau, and the stairwell of a nearby townhouse, Coppola’s commercial spot for Dior shows Portman in a black evening gown borrowing, playing with and ultimately, keeping the black silk bow tie of actor Alden Ehrenreich. Lucky guy! -Peter Mikelbank

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Gorgeous highlights like Olivia Palermo’s aren’t about changing your hair color, but rather capitalizing on your hair’s natural beauty. Stylist to the stars, Roy Teeluck tells PEOPLE that what differentiates the good from the bad in terms of treated tresses is a “less is more” approach. “My salon specializes in the Balayage technique, which is easier to maintain,” he tells us, referring to a method of hand painting highlights instead of using traditional foil. Pointing to Natalie Portman and Alexa Chung as those he thinks get the look right, Teeluck says brightening with tones that don’t vary too drastically from your natural color is “healthier for your hair, and can be customized to your desired look.” Regarding Palermo’s perfectly polished look, he says his senior stylist Michele Fury (who works on the former City star) considers many factors before adding depth with color. “Her natural skin tone and hair pigment determine the best shade for her,” which varies from warmed-up ends to coppery inflections, but never includes brassy blonde. As for achieving the look at home? “Balayage is a very specific art form for hair color and for the most part, you are best served consulting with a professional.” –Justine Harman

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