Both Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz have been frequently photographed on the town recently, always glowy, happy and beautiful.  I must confess, however, that I think Jessica’s hair looks too long, probably because it’s likely extensions as opposed to her natural locks.  (Awkwardly positioned layers are a telltale sign of extensions, as well as a sudden though nearly-imperceptible difference in the color, shine and texture of various areas of hair.  Speaking from experience here!)  Her California-beach-babe blonde is perfection, but I’d love to see her with a fresh, shorter haircut that allows her pretty face to take center stage.  Ashlee, on the other hand…well, pregnancy certainly agrees with her, doesn’t it?  (I’d never noticed that not-so-little tattoo on her wrist.  Leave it to me for that to be the thing I notice in this photo.)  Still completely digging the red…

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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz confirmed her pregnancy with Pete Wentz last week, rightfully waiting until after the first trimester had passed to deliver the news to all the rubberneckers out here in blogland.  While queueing for my lunch today, I did the unthinkable and flipped through a nearby Star magazine, noticing a piece about Ashlee’s supposed worry over passing her (still ridiculously good) genes to her baby.  It was a fluff little piece, unless most of the very serious journalism in Star, but it did get me thinking…if you’re vain enough to drastically alter your appearance in the first place (we can call a spade a spade, right?), it stands to reason that you must indeed have a mini freak-out worrying about your baby getting your “bad” old nose, or weak chin, or protruding ears, or generous thighs, whatever.  (Insert celebrity name and plastic procedure here!)  After all, with a little pain tolerance and a lot of money, you can easily create a magazine cover-ready face and body, and most patients re-adjust their self-image to fit their new looks after surgery, conveniently “forgetting” what they were born with.  So having a kid pop out with features from the old you must be quite an unpleasant reminder, no?

Out with the old…

In with the new…

Photo from People.com

In other news, Jessica Simpson has never looked better recently: healthy, freshly blond, and just all around pretty.  The bronzed goddess glow suits her!