It's come to this--she's old before her time. The entire look is bad. For about a week (Letterman, the ice skating photo, etc) she looked like she was getting it together. What happened and why so fast??
she looks dreadfully scary in the first picture. it's sad to see what she's become. considering all the money she's made, you'd think she would be able to afford a stylist?
Honestly, I think the lighting is making her look worse, coupled by lack of sleep and drinking too much. At least she's covered up. I think sleep and a stylist would do wonders for her!
Stress is bad for your skin, but coupling stress with excessive partying will destroy your looks fast. I feel bad for her, I really do. Her parents never looked out for her, and now look at the poor choices she is making.
I think if she wants her career back then she needs to really disappear for about a year. And I mean we don't see her at all. Get herself to rehab or a spa, exercise and find a stylist. Then make a big comeback with a great pop song and a fab new look. It is the only way to come back from what she has become - a joke to most people.