JoAnn Orr is an LA-based make up artist and self-proclaimed beauty product junkie. For the past five years, she’s been hard at work painting faces and testing every new beauty product under the sun. Suffice to say, this girl knows her primers, lipsticks, and lotions. A true trend authority, Orr has a lot to say about how to make runway inspired looks wearable for the everyday woman. “Make up for spring 2012 is looking very ethereal, blushy, and sun-kissed,” Says Orr. “Hair trends are looking very big on shine, with lots of soft waves, colorful streaks, and tons of ponytails.” How can we incorporate these trends into our beauty routine? Sometimes, all it takes is switching a few new products into your cosmetic collection in order to make some big changes. “Maybe we can’t afford a 500 dollar purse, or a pair of Christian Louboutins, but you can spend 30 dollars on a lipstick for a little piece of luxury and enjoy it every day,” says Orr, always a true believer in the magic of make up! Thanks to Orr’s expertise we can now confidently put our best face forward, knowing which luxe beauty items are splurge-worthy for 2012.

Joystick Junkies is a London based fashion label that has created a fusion of digital pop culture and streetwear. Led by Creative Director Chris Birch, there’s more behind the striking designs than what first meets the eye. THEPOPFIX.com’s Erin Darling had the chance to talk gaming, graphics and cultural inspiration with Chris Birch. We found that there’s a lot to love about this exciting and rapidly expanding clothing line.

A controversial anti-abortion ad has been pulled from NBC’s Super Bowl line-up.
The ad, by Catholic Vote, challenges Americans to rethink the repercussions of abortion and life without Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. “Life, Imagine the Potential,” it states.

Controversial? Too much? Is NBC in the right, or are they overreacting?

Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood might be sharing more than the silver screen…saliva could be involved as well. Wait, did I really just write that? Gross. The two co-stars of “The Wrestler” could possibly be a couple as well. While the film was in production, it was rumored that the two actors were dating, but they have denied the fact that they are anything more than friends. And we believed them…until now… E! Online reports that Rourke and Wood were getting pretty cozy at a SAG after party, “The costars hung together all night at the Wrestler table, and Wood seemed to stare down any gal or fan that wanted to come up and say hello to Mick.” The LA Times even reports that the two were full-on making out, “According to Fox News Pop Tarts, the pair were spotted at Grey Goose’s official SAG after-party at the Shrine after the show. They then showed up at the late-night after-party at the Four Seasons Hotel…the actress “went upstairs with Rourke (whose second marriage ended over a decade ago) when he suddenly grabbed her for a lip-lock in the outside area of the swanky five-star hotel.”