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Kirsten Dunst Covers Lucky, Talks Cutting Hair for a Boy and Spray-Tanning Secret


Kirsten Dunst Lucky January cover
Photo courtesy of Lucky
Kirsten Dunst fronts Lucky's January issue.

Can we just say that we love any celebrity interview that more or less starts with "Let's talk style!"?

Though she's earning raves and a pile of awards for her role in Melancholia, Lucky's January cover girl Kirsten Dunst is more than happy to discuss lighter topics.

Photographed by James White in everything from a green tweed Lanvin number to a printed dress from upcoming H&M collaborator Marni, the actress reveals her go-to beauty buys, such as Chanel nail polish ("they have the prettiest colors"), Passage to Hell fragrance ("it's an addictive smell, very spicy and womanly"), foundation ("I look dis-gust-ing without it"), and, believe it or not, spray tans.

"You lose like five pounds immediately, and your face is glowing and gorgeous," gushes the fair-skinned beauty, who admits to having "the kind of skin you touch and it gets red."

“I look amaziiiiiiing," she adds. "I did it for my last movie. Then Isla [Fisher, her co-star] saw me and was like, ‘I’m gonna get spray-tanned too!’ I only did it twice so I’m tan in like two scenes and super-pale in the rest of the film.”

And it's not just a faux glow that keeps the recent Bulgari campaign star looking her best.

“I like my legs,” Dunst tells the magazine. “I like wearing short dresses and high heels. And I think I have good hair. The last time I cut it short, my boyfriend at the time was like, ‘You look so much better with short hair.’ So I cut it off.

“I know, I know, so stupid! My girlfriend thinks he just didn’t want any guys to look at me. ‘Mwuh-hah-hah! How can I make her ugly? Cut off her hair!’  I actually can’t wait to have long hair. It’s getting a little longer and my face already looks better.”


Photo courtesy of Lucky

See a pattern? Dunst goes retro in a printed Marni dress for her Lucky photo shoot.

And might a color change be in the blonde's future?

“I attract a different kind of boy when my hair’s red,” she says. “I get more quality men—like a more thoughtful, nerdy dude."

Nothing wrong with that. The interview also sees Dunst professing a yearning to have kids, insisting that she's a "prude" despite going nude in her latest film, and admitting that she and Laura and Kate Mulleavy once tried to get Kasey from The Bachelorette to come to a Rodarte show. (Um, can we be best friends?!)

Speaking of fashion, the indie darling names A.P.C. shoes and a Sofia Coppola for Louis Vuitton bag ("I use it every day") as her style essentials, and she's not above repeating outfits.

"I’m a sucker for a cute dress and I knew I’d be happy wearing it," she says of her floral-print Rebecca Taylor dress with a revealing keyhole cutout.

"I’m the kind of person who buys a new thing, wears it so much, and then is totally sick of it. I’ve already worn it two days in a row. It’s harder to dress if you have boobs. I usually cover them. This is not usually my style. When you have a beanpole body everything looks cute. Like Alexa Chung [who just received the BFA's Style Award]. I like her style, but she’s really tall and skinny so everything looks good on her.”

Guess stars really are just like us: self-critical, lazy, and envious of ridiculously gorgeous British girls.

For more Kirsten Dunst, visit Lucky online and pick up the January issue, on sale December 6.

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