To Pharrel Williams being a grown man means no longer have fire tattoos on his arms but instead of having a laser treatment to fade or remove the flames the rapper/producer/entrepreneur is looking to have his arms replaced! -- well, at least the skin on his arms. There is a revolutionary new procedure where a lab, using a sample of your skin, can grow more skin to be used as a skin graft over the portion where the tattoos currently reside. They just sew it on and voila! You have a seamless, tattoo-less arm that once healed will be ready for new ink designs. Pharrel doesn't seem to care that it costs upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars for the procedure and it sounds like he anticipates a new ink job when his lab-grown-sewn-on-skin is good and ready.

Rapper Lil Wayne is the latest celebrity to announce his own booze brand. Lil Wayne is partnering with Milestone Brands and French grower Voirin-Jumel to create Halo Champagne. A bottle of the appeared in the video for his song "Lollipop." The Halo Champagne will be available in four styles, Brut, Brut Vintage, Rose and Halo Pinnacle and will be out this fall. He joins a long list of actors and musicians with their own wine-related projects, check out the gallery below.

The celebrities who espouse a green lifestyle often find themselves in trouble when they indulge in some of the privileges of the wealthy. Al Gore has taken the heat for his energy consumption and now Sting is in the spotlight for a private jet splurge. Sting took a solo flight to Germany recently on a Falcon 2000 to meet the rest of the band, The Police for a concert in Leipzig. A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that he was the solo passenger on the plane which can carry 14 passengers. He flew back to England less than 24 hours later via private jet but it's not known if he was alone.

According to the Daily Mail, the Police was named 'dirtiest band' in January for the scale of their carbon footprint. It's been a tough year for Sting and his eco-actions. He started off the year by renting a private yacht in Australia and as I mentioned back in May, his Rainforest Foundation has come under fire for its record of giving. Sting also starred in an ad-campaign for the notso eco Jaguar cars.

The Sunday Times reports that the Queen of England is in the market for a new plane. No Air-Force-One-sized jet for the Queen though, word from Buckingham Palace is that they are in the market for a small executive plane like a Gulfstream or Learjet. The plane would also be available for use by Gordon Brown and senior ministers.

The plane w ould be paid for by taxpayers and would include the usual private plane bells and whistles such as catering facilities and in-flight entertainment. The Queen had previously been able to use larger planes provided by the RAF. Also in the past, Prince Charles and other royals have chartered planes or flown first class for their royal tours, which they will still have to do for longer trips. The new plane will be best for short jaunts. The prime minister opted against a larger plane for himself and the royals because of the price. A decision on the type of plan and specific purchase details probably won't be available until later this year.

What's particularly interesting about the comments section of the article is that many of those who wrote in believe the Queen (and to some extent Gordon Brown) should have a bigger plane.

Actor Jamie Foxx hasn't lived in his Tarzana, California home for a while, moving on to a 40-acre spread in Thousand Oaks. This three-bedroom in Tarzana had been his home since 1997 when he bought the home for $930,000. As the Real Estalker mentions, the home has been the site of some of Foxx's famous wild parties and the police were once called over a nude basketball game being held on the home's half court. The home has been customized by Foxx with details such as aquariums in the living room, a game room in the basement, a media room and a recording studio. The home has since gone through a major renovation which explains the blandness of the current decor.

The backyard includes a large lawn, pool and pool house, sunken spa and that infamous basketball court. This home is listed at $2.23 million.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
-- Loews Hotel chairman and NY Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch and his wife, Lizzie, have gone to contract to buy a full-floor co-op at 2 E. 67th St. for somewhere above its $40 million asking price.
--One of the most impressive properties in Southampton, New York has hit the market for $67.5 million. It was our estate of the day on Friday.
--Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck have sold their three-bedroom apartment on West 79th Street for $1.6 million. The couple bought the unit for just under $1 million in 2005.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--30 West 21st Street, the building famous for its old new-wave dance club Danceteria is now 11 luxury apartments listed around $5.8 to $7.9 million each, plus a triplex penthouse for $7.7 million and a townhouse apartment for $9.25 million.
--James S. Chanos, the president and founder of a hedge-fund group called Kynikos is in contract to buy the penthouse at the iron-fenced mansion 3 East 75th Street, which was listed for $24.85 million.
--Larry and Annette Everston, the owners of the high-end shoe shop Otto Tootsi Plohound, who decorated their loft at 285 Lafayette Street in a Moroccan theme complete with a citrus garden of lemon and orange trees in the sunroom, have sold their 7,000-square-foot apartment in the Soho condo for $7.35 million.
--The six-story mansion at 18 East 80th Street sold this month for $37.5 million, making it one of the largest townhouse deals ever in New York, even though its owners bought the place in 2001, when the asking price was just $8.9 million.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Actress Ronnie Claire Edwards has sold her Los Feliz home for $3.85 million. It looks like the owner might be a celebrity. The Real Estalker says it is Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
--Winona Ryder has sold her co-op apartment in Manhattan's Gramercy Park for $2.2 million.
--Country singer Deana Carter has placed her two-bedroom home in the Hollywood Hills on the market for $899,000. The listing is here.

From the Real Estalker:
--Oprah Winfrey has put a two-bedroom Fisher Island condo on the market for $2.09 million. The condo is located in the Seaside Village section of Fisher Island. The listing is here.
--Jamie Foxx has put his Tarzana, California home on the market. It's our estate of the day later today.
--Olympic medalist and Playboy model Amanda Beard has put her three-bedroom cottage in Venice, California on the market for $1.045 million, the price she paid for it in 2006. The listing is here.
--Pete Sampras may have sold his Beverly Hills mansion to Will and Grace co-creator Max Mutchnick and his entertainment attorney husband Erik Hyman.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--John Cleese has finally sold his Montecito equestrian ranch was finally sold. It had been originally listed at $28 million and has reportedly sold for around $16.5 million.
--Sports agent David Falk has listed a Beverly Hills condo he owns for $2.245 million. The listing is here.
--A home in Beverly Hills which was owned by a friend of actress Valerie Harper,who is now acting as executor of the estate, has an accepted offer of $5.4 million even though it was only listed at $4 million and appraised for less than that.
--Katherine Heigl has put her Los Feliz starter home, shown above, on the market for $1.75 million. The listing is here.
--Television producers Kent and Susan McCray have listed their Malibu home at $3.8 million. The five-bedroom home's property website is here.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Tennis Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander has listed his home in Sun Valley, Idaho for $8.5 million. Wilander and his wife Sonya bought the land in the 1990s and built the home. The listing is here.
--A condo in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. has hit the market at $10.6 million, which may be a record for the area. We'll be looking at it as our estate of the day on Monday.
--A Jupiter, Florida home owned by British Internet entrepreneur Stuart Lawley has sold for $4.65 million which is around 22% less than he paid for it in 2001.

Last month we reported that there was to be an auction of apparel from The Sopranos. The results from the June 25 event are in: Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini's alter ego raised $187,750 and benefited the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit that aids wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gandolfini attended part of the Christie's auction with a soldier from the project.

The highest bid was for a faux-bloodstained outfit that Gandolfini wore in a scene when Tony is shot by a demented Uncle Junior: the black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants brought in $43,750. The next highest bid was $21,250 for a four-piece costume that included a blue, red and yellow striped robe and boxer shorts that the actor wore in numerous episodes. Other top-selling outfits included a tan cotton bathrobe with lavender trim and 'S' insignia on the breast pocket that was featured in the pilot when Tony fetched the morning paper and fed the ducks in his pool, which raised $13,750.

All of the outfits were authenticated by Gandolfini, and many had the original production tags attached. See a sampling of the auctioned items in the gallery. See the entire lot and prices realized here.

Guy Ritchie may become the latest celebrity to have his own liquor brand. The Sun reports that the film director and spouse of Madonna is interested in creating his own malt whisky. But for Ritchie no ordinary tipple will do, He's been sampling 33-year-old malts lately at The Punch Bowl pub, in London's Mayfair area that he and Madonna bought recently. He feels that he could create the most expensive and prestigious brand in the world.

Sharon Stone may have gotten in trouble with Dior over her remarks on China recently, but she can still bring in the gigs. Jeweler Damiani has announced that Stone will be their new face. The new ad campaign for the diamond seller celebrates women throughout history starting with Eve up through Ameilia Earhart and today's modern women. Silvia Damiani, who is a longtime friend of Sharon Stone, introduced the new campaign, which was shot on March 20th by photographer Solve Sundsbo, at a press event in Beverly Hills this week.

Paul Michael Glaser is best known for playing Detective Starsky in the 1970s cop show Starsky and Hutch and has gone on to have a career as a television director. Glaser has separated from his second wife, Tracy Barone. His first wife Elizabeth, who died from AIDS and contracted HIV through a blood transfusion during childbirth, founded the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The home that Glaser and Tracy Barone Glaser shared in the town of Agoura is five bedrooms and includes a gourmet kitchen, walnut wide-plank floors and tasteful and casual decor designed for a family. The grounds include a dressage arena with lights and corrals, a pool and spa, gazebo, and a study/loft with views over the grounds. This home is listed at $2.424 million.

[via LA Times]

From the Real Estalker:
--Oprah's best friend Gayle King has put her six-bedroom home, shown above, in Greenwich, Connecticut on the market for $7.45 million. The listing is here.
--Rumor has it P. Diddy is spending $30,000 per month to lease a four-bedroom house with two pools in the hills above West Hollywood.
--The Real Estalker's intrepid commenters have unearthed the property website for Ryan Philippe's new home in West Hollywood, which was sold for $7.15 million.
--Kristan Cunningham, former host of Design On A Dime and her partner Scott Jarell have put their Pasadena home on the market for $1.25 million. The couple bought the home in August 2003 for $729,000 and are now reportedly headed to New York where Cunningham works on Rachel Ray's show. The listing is here it's listed as looking for backup which means it's in the early stages of being sold.
--E! Online recently reported that the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold their New Orleans home. The pair is currently in the South of France awaiting the birth of their twins. The Real Estalker Mama checked out the property records which show that the home is still owned by a trust controlled by Brad Pitt.
-- Peter Andre and Katie Price are house hunting in Beverly Hills
--Britney Spears has been reportedly checking out new real estate in gated communities in Calabasas.
-- Kanye West has put the home of his late mother, Dr. Donda West on the market for $1.745 million. The three-bedroom home is located in Playa Del Ray. The listing is here.
--Mena Suvari has put her Venice, California home on the market for $1.795 million. It has already gone to contract.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Norm MacDonald just bought a two-bedroom ocean-view loft in Santa Monica for $1.8 million.
--David Duchovny and Téa Leoni listed their Malibu ocean-view home for $12 million on June 1 and then took it off the market. And then last week, they withdrew the house from the market.
--Songwriter and producer David Foster is selling two units in the California building on Wilshire Boulevard. The two units can be bought separately or together. Both units are three bedrooms and 3,270 square feet. The unfinished unit is listed at $2.495 million and the completed unit is listed at $3.15 million. The listing is here.
--Paul Michael Glaser has put his equestrian 4,362-square-foot house in Agoura, Calif. on the market for $2.424 million. It's our estate of the day later today.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Carly Simon is selling her West Village co-op. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom duplex in a Federal-period townhouse on Commerce Street is listed at $3.8 million.
--Heather Mills is eager to move into her two-bedroom in the modern glass Richard Meier building at 173 Perry St. She reportedly paid just under the $5 million asking price for the ninth-floor apartment which includes Meier designed furnishings.
--Rachel Ray and her husband, John Cusimano, have finally closed on a property in the Hamptons that had a $2.9 million asking price.
--Howard Koeppel and Mark Hsiao, the gay couple who once housed Rudy Guiliani when he split from wife number two, Donna Hanover have paid $2.37 million for a high-floor apartment at 100 Riverside Blvd.
--Ted Koppel has lowered the price on his Potomac, Maryland home again. It's now under half price, down from $4.1 million to just $1.79 million.

From Celebrity Big Time Listings:
--Leonard B. Stern, a long-retired TV producer and writer who created the popular "Mad Libs" game, has sold his house in Beverly Hills to a writer for "The Sopranos" for $4,062,500.
--Mike Malinin, the drummer of the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, has paid $1.305 million for a single-level contemporary-style house in Studio City.
--Jason Biggs has sold his Hollywood Hills home for $1,442,500.
--Actress Laura Prepon has paid $2.317 million for a home in Los Feliz.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--New York University sociology chair Dalton Conley, who wrote a book called The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed and Why has sold a two-unit apartment at 323 West 11th Street for $1.44 million this month to his sister Alexandra. The pair have been apartment swapping for a while. In 2005, both siblings were living a few buildings apart on West 11th. When the unit next door to Alexandra Conley's apartment came on the market her brother bought it along with her apartment (she bought his in return). Now Conley is moving on and selling back to his sister.
--Singer Regina Spektor has bought a two-bedroom apartment in a huge white-brick postwar building at East 34th Street and Third Avenue for $1.125 million.
--Minor drama over a major Upper East Side property. There has been a bit of broker squabble over the listing of 9 East 67th St.. It's listed with Warburg for $34.9 million.
--The buying and selling from liquor heir and Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr., continues. Bronfman is famed for his Manhattan real estate dealings. Last year he sold his East 64th Street townhouse to a Russian oil billionaire for $50 million, even though he paid $4,375,000 for the property in 1994. But has the real estate slump affected his selling prices? His 11-room apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue has gone to contract for somewhere between $20 and $21 million which is below the $24 million asking price. And the duplex penthouse he bought at the Carhart Mansion for around $19 million, and put on the market in April for $24.5 million, is still unsold.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--The buyer for Donald Trump's Maison de l'Amitié turns out to be an investment company linked to Russian fertilizer billionaire, Dmitry Rybolovlev. Mr. Rybolovlev is paying $100 million for the Palm Beach mansion.
--Usher has dropped the price on his Alpharetta, Georgia home. Usher's been raising and lowering the price on this one since it hit the market. It was listed at $1.95 million when we checked it out as an estate of the day in September. Usher raised the price after an appraisal to $2.3 million but has now listed it at $1.995 million.

I've been hearing stories of Ted Koppel slashing the prices on his Potomac, Maryland home for a while and have wondered how bad it could possibly be. Finally with the news from the NY Post that the former "Nightline" host cut the price again I had to check it out. Koppel first put the home on the market in 2005 for $4.1 million and has now cut the price by over half. What's so bad about it? Let's investigate. The six-bedroom contemporary home has nearly 9,000 square feet and includes an indoor pool, a sauna, and maid's quarters. Sounds great right? The home was built in 1968 and seems to be showing its age. There's nothing particularly wrong with the home, it just seems dated from the brick fireplaces to the track lighting. Ted's home has potential though and I think some more modern furnishings could make this into a showplace. At $1.79 million, it's a lot of space for your money.

Kate Moss may be losing her modeling contracts but she is still powerful as a brand name. She has announced her second fragrance, Velvet Hour which is being done for Coty. The fragrance celebrates dusk, and Kate's love of the nightlife, with scents like patchouli, sandalwood, amber, nutmeg and freesia. Sounds very bohemian. The fragrance is set to launch in the fall with a magazine ad campaign shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and and TV ads directed by John Mathieson.

Moss isn't the only one with a new second scent. Mariah Carey is readying her second fragrance, Luscious Pink, for Elizabeth Arden. Carey's scent is described as a "sparkling floral" with notes of Sicilian bergamot, Tahitian Tiare petals, lily of the valley and pink peony, sandalwood and white musk.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were once tween moguls but just because they are all grown up that doesn't mean their dealmaking days are done. The pair will be collaborating with jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris on a licensed jewelry line. The collection will be named Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James. Elizabeth and James, named for the Olsens's siblings, is their contemporary fashion line. The jewelry line will be more than 80 pieces with an urban flair including metal cuffs, turquoise beading and designs with daggers and crosses. The pieces will arrive in Intermix stores this fall and will retail from $65 to $700.

I am not sure that support from Paula Abdul makes One God Jewelry worth investigating but certainly its statement about peace and unity is worth seeing. The diamond pendant surrounded by sterling silver is currently available for $150 but other pieces made of handmade silver, gold, and platinum paired with diamonds in pendants, bracelets and dog tags are also within the line that combines Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious symbols. Apparently Paula will be buying twelve necklaces for this year's top-twelve American Idols and is working on a new line with One God Jewelry as well. Her involvement doesn't get my attention really but certainly the jewelry's effort to raise awareness about global hunger, poverty and disease does.