Okay let’s start with the good news…which is that Mischa Barton’s hair and makeup look fab.  But the bad news is that everything from the neck down is dreadful.  Mischa Barton attended the Metropolitan Opera’s season opening in NYC with designer Zac Posen and made this terribly unfortunate outfit decision.
I am assuming that the completely over-complicated ensemble that she is wearing was designed by her partner for the evening…which is really so utterly confusing!  When the uber-famous fashion designer has produced oodles of gorgeous duds, why would he put her in this yucky foofy drapery of a dress?
Mischa’s black off-the-shoulder …read more

Mischa! Is that you? I can see your eyes and they aren’t covered in a pile of sooty eyeliner! Positively incredible.
Seriously though – as much as I might have reservations about the knotted neckline paired with a floral skirt and Alexander McQueen shoes that would be better suited to an outfit that didn’t contain so much bright pink (these neon puppies just want to stand on their own, darling), this is a lovely fresh faced Mischa Barton at the Launch Party for ‘I Heart Ronson” fashion collection designed by Charlotte Ronson for JCPenney.
Maybe my Mischa standards are just that low …read more

For some reason, every time I look at this photo of Mischa Barton, snapped in between takes while on the set of the Beautiful Life filming at the New York Supreme Court building, the R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts” pops into my head. Indeed, after surprising all of us by looking like a normal twenty something last week, this is a step back into the sad, forlorn Mischa we had hoped was gone forever.
Darling, you’re wearing a gold dress that probably cost a small fortune – don’t you think you should be pleased with how life has turned out? What’s missing? …read more

Well, I must say…rehab has done dear old Mischa Barton some good.
Strolling through SoHo with new dark hair and a simple black dress, this is a big improvement from the heinous Herbal Essences photoshoot and months of bad clothes and even worse eyeshadow that ensued.
There is no kohl eyeliner here, just a simple swipe of a more subdued hue. Oh sure, the girl still looks tired and a little worn down on life. But that’s really no comparison to being a walking poster child of young Hollywood trainwrecks.
Curvier, well rested and (hopefully) not under the influence. We’re rooting for you …read more

Oh look. It’s Mischa Barton wearing a bowler hat, too much makeup and a goofy half grin.
Wait, haven’t we all seen this movie before?
That’s right, now I recall this is Mischa Barton’s costume du jour for evenings of excessive boozing and debauchery. Got it. There’s no way we can get around being subjected to her googly eyes and disheveled everything.
Hold on…
I don’t quite believe my eyes, but it seems Mischa has either made a good decision in her drunken stupor, or she has a very good friend close by.

Is anyone else nervous for the daschund puppies Mischa Barton is holding at the Harrods Summer Sale?
It seems like the only way we’re ever going to see the old Mischa Barton who we used to love (okay, that might be overstating the truth…let’s call it a “civil non-hate”) is if black eyeliner and booze are removed from her life. Those puffy cheeks, that greasy skin – the eyeliner that is already starting to smudge and this is just the start of what I’m sure was a mess evening.
I do want to point out how much I love the cocktail ring …read more

You’ve got to be kidding me, Mischa.
Were you that eager to leave Bungalow 8 that there was no time to stop by the bathroom for a quick makeup check? Are those shoes actually studded?
And did you steal that cheap looking bowler hat from a tricker treater last Halloween?
These are the questions running through my mind while I contemplate how much longer it’s going to take before you (a) clean yourself up and come to grips with the fact that the O.C. was your peak (b) sink even lower, disappearing for a few years then reappearing on a celebrity rehab show.
Either …read more

All of a sudden Mischa Barton is back on the scene with a vengeance. In the time that she has been gone, her hair is darker, her face a bit more gaunt…but unfortunately none of the changes in her appearance have translated into better style decisions.
The dress may have worked on the runway. It may even work on a different woman who has a whole different take on hair and makeup. But Mischa has neither had the dress hemmed, nor given much thought to how unnecessarily dark her eyeliner needs to be and how nude her lipstick unfortunately is.
If this …read more

Somewhere in London a pigeon is missing it’s feathers just so Mischa Barton can sport a ridiculous looking form fitting beanie hat.
Do all true hipsters carry blackberries too, Mischa? Your inauthentic ploys to be an original are not panning out here. The hat is the worst of it but the plaid with the frilly multi-tiered/colored skirt and grey leggings aren’t helping anything.
Maybe she’s hungover. Or feeling sick. Or sad about the pants Herbal Essences made her wear. Regardless, the hat needs to go.

If you are a young celebutarte who hasn’t had decent work in a while and really should be thankful for any gig you can land…
Would you sit around a photoshoot with this look on your face?
Certainly Mischa Barton must have learned something in her time partying with the rest of young Hollywood…but something must not have included, gracious behavior and a genuine unposed smile while repping a product like Herbal Essences.
But enough about her attitude. Let’s talk about the ensemble.
Does her stylist hate her? Maybe Mischa slept with her boyfriend. Does a PR rep for Herbal Essences secretly hate The …read more