Fashion briefs: 'Felicity' goes glam


NEW YORK -- Keri Russell might have been a tomboy growing up, and TV audiences know her as college coed "Felicity." Gut now she's gone glam as a CoverGirl.

The 30-year-old actress joins Christie Brinkley and Queen Latifah as a spokesmodel for the venerable beauty brand. The new television ad for Outlast Double Lipshine debuts this month and the print ad is in August magazines.

Being a makeup model isn't what Russell expected in her career. In fact, this is only the second commercial she can remember starring in, other than promotions for her various movie and television roles.


"When I first started, I did do a commercial for a deodorant or something. I don't even think it aired. This is the first thing I've done like this. It's a lot less stressful than doing a film. This take two days, not a few months or the whole year of a television show," Russell tells The Associated Press.

But the CoverGirl shoot wasn't just about looking pretty. Russell describes the TV ad more as a mini action movie -- in which she fights a group of ninjas. Looking pretty, of course.

Thanks to her part in "Mission: Impossible III," she says, she probably knew more about the stunts than applying makeup.

"Am I makeup girl? I like to look natural but there are a few things that make me look that way, things that make me feel better," she explains. "I'm big on sunscreen, a little concealer under my eyes, cheeks, lip gloss and mascara. Every once in a while, I will wear purple if someone else is doing my makeup for something fancy."

Brinkley, a CoverGirl for 30 years, is in some ways her role model in the beauty world, Russell says. "Fresh and natural -- it's what she is too. ... I'm not really the sexy vixen type."

She'd rather be in jeans and Converse sneakers than the stream of designer evening gowns she wears on red carpets. "When I find a dress I really like, I say, `Can't I wear this dress again? It's really pretty.' I guess it doesn't work like that. I'm learning."

ah felicity. i grew up watching that show. i f-cking love keri russel. wish her well. i read that was brainwashed by tom scientology cruise. that's sad.

I <3 keri russel & felicity

pix pls!

edit: found some

I liked her until she cut off all that beautiful hair, and started looking like a curly-haired Justin Timberlake. Ugh.