Here are some new photos of Jennifer Aniston outside of Sephora in NYC yesterday afternoon. At first I thought the Vivienne Westwood dress was orange, but it’s more of an orange-pink-red, right? And there are peekaboo boobs! And a wonky hemline. But still, it’s nice to see her in a bright color, and she should work these kinds of colors more often – they suit her so much more than the neutrals and black stuff she usually wears. Also, while she’s finally changed up her hair, it’s still in her face, isn’t it? Ugh. I won’t nit-pick, sorry. It’s a good look for her, overall.

Aniston was all dressed up for Sephora because she’s finally (?) launching her fragrance “Jennifer Aniston” stateside. Celebuzz is still calling it “Lola V” while WENN calls it “Aniston” so who knows? You too can smell like you’ve just been Butler’d: boned, then left on a beach naked and hungover, with a great pedicure. You too can smell like “Aniston: The Perfume”.

In other Aniston news, I got a chance to read the full Star Magazine cover story this week, the one where her brief 2008 lover Brian Buomo tells Star all about Jennifer’s hopes, dreams aspirations and her future. Now that I’ve read the whole thing… it’s really sketchy. I don’t know any straight man who speaks of his heterosexual ex-lover the way Brian talks about Aniston. Brian and Aniston only dated for, like, a month, and the way he talks about her… well, I’m a conspiracy theorist, you know. Here are a few “WTF?” lines from the interview:

“Jen approached me… I was only on the set for seven hours, but the old quote says it best, ‘She had me at hello!’ I had a huge crush on her… it was impossible not to! After all, she’s certainly not hard to look at, and when you combine that with her smarts, her intelligence and her sweet nature… I just let my guard down and was open to letting her in.”

“I’m one-hundred percent sure she’ll make a great parent! She is a smart, intelligent women who knows what she’s doing.”

“I stuffed my face with her sweet conversation, her beauty, the attention she showed me… I didn’t spend time with Jen because she was famous or successful. It was because of the conversation, the very first time we spoke. She’s genuine, sincere and charismatic.”

“Actors obviously have to get used to living that kind of lifestyle. When you’re in that situation as a celebrity, it’s much like you’re a prisoner in a very expensive jail cell. It’s got to be tough for Jen to have to live in that kind of bubble. Not that I feel super sorry for her, mind you – her bubble has a few killer perks! But when you’re under the kind of scrutiny she is, it makes it hard to find somebody romantic… I just want to set the record straight. Of course Jen is capable of happiness. I want her to be happy, and I think she is. She’s a lovely, smart woman and a fabulous person!”

“She did tell me that I was too Mr. Pure. This makes smile and laugh still to this day. It was fun. But we were not meant for each other. Jen and I had a moment in time, period.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

He sounds like… Aniston. This is exactly how she sounds. This is the kind of phrasing she uses. “I just let my guard down and was open to letting her in.” Ugh, it’s like boning a self-help book. Now, let me put my conspiracy hat on. Some theories:

*Aniston or someone in her PR team wrote this junk for Brian, and he just said to make a quick buck from Star, and from Aniston.

*He’s totes gay, and HE is the one who is truly fabulous, and he was just helping a sister out. FABULOUS!!!

*He’s straight, and his relationship with Aniston consisted of reading self-help books together and building up each other’s self-esteem (Brian: “You’re so pretty!” Aniston: “You deserve love, you are amazing!”). This 2008 relationship was the last time Brian ever had that kind of happiness.

*It’s all some kind of drunken scheme by Aniston and/or Chelsea Handler…? It probably made more sense in Cabo, when they were doing shooters with the cabana boys.

Photos courtesy of WENN.