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Behind the Scenes with Revlon
I have some very exciting news to share with all of you that I’ve had to keep tippy top secret until now! Earlier this week I headed into the studio with Glamour and Revlon (!!) to shoot an advertisement that will come out in October!
Makeup artist Claire Bayley gave me an amazing cat eye (how fitting, right?!) and orangey red stained lips, while hair stylist Greg Bitterman emphasized my natural waves by taming out the gross frizz that comes with this season’s humidity. Then it was onto the set with the amazing photographer Sarah Silver who not only made me totally comfortable in front of the camera (sometimes I get nervous) but she also had me meowing and hissing in between shots. Purr-fect! I also went outside with street style photographer, Patrick Butler, but since it was raining we got to hide out in this cool furniture store while simultaneously doing some shopping! Suffice it to say – I had an amazing time!
Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from the day. A huge thank you to Glamour, Revlon, and the entire team for covering up my pimple and making this one of the funnest days yet!
I call this the Louis XIV meets Marilyn Monroe
One of the final looks
After shoot treat!
A Week in Review
{ Rubirosa pizza for my best friend‘s birthday }
Have you ever eaten so much in one night that four days later you’re still full? That’s me. Right now. My best friend Erin‘s birthday was this week and being the food lover that I am she is, she ordered enough food at Rubirosa to feed 40 hungry bears. I ate for about 30 of the bears and have been ready for hibernation mode ever since. Great way to kick off bikini season Sonia, really.
And speaking of bikini season, I’m off to the Hamptons this weekend for some fun with friends before coming back on Sunday to spend a very special Mother’s Day with my mom who just so happens to be in town on this very special weekend! Here’s to more eating!
{ Hoping that bringing my summer dresses out will bring the season as well }
{ A new console table via One Kings Lane }
{ Barbie pink toes on a slippery banana! Watch out! }
{ Finn demanding that both he and his toy come to the Hamptons. They both are. }
Daddy Long Legs
As much as I love a high-waisted skirt, the whole high-waisted pants thing has never really felt “right” for me. For starters, all I can ever think about is that scene in Dazed and Confused when the girls have to zip each others pants up with pliers (for those of you who don’t know this movie, well, I’m sorry). And the other factor in my high-waisted pants debacle is that they can sometimes make me feel too, for lack of a better word, womanly. Hubba hubba.
Having said all that, this marvelous pair of extra high-waisted, extra long, extra red Alice & Olivia pants are a whole other can of hot pepper high-waisted worms. They’re almost too long for me (I have to wear at least 5 inch heels with them), they’re almost too high for me (they fasten well above my belly button), and they’re almost too red for me (I wore them on New Years and was heckled “thats a lot of red…” it is, creepy heckler, it is). But despite all that too much crap, they happen to be one of my most beloved pairs of pantalónes in my closet. Along with being the closest thing to pajamas in fabric, they make my legs look like they’re a mile long which, let’s face it, is never a bad thing. Unless you’re actually a Daddy Long Legged spider in which case, I am going to squish you. Too da loo.
{ Elizabeth & James blazer, Esprit tube top (too old for words), Alice & Olivia pants, Topshop heels, Emily Cho bag c/o Bib & Tuck }
// photos by Emily Malan (duh!)
A Week in Review
{ My cacti looking out the window on a rainy week day }
I am tired. I have no reason to be, but I am. Though absent from the usual back-to-back evening events, this week felt long and exhausting which, for me, means epic bags under my eyes. Pretty. Anyone have any handy dandy makeup tips for those evil suckers?
This weekend’s curtain raises with a friend’s birthday party tonight, has an intermission of margaritas tomorrow for cinco de mayo, and closes with a completely blank agenda on Sunday. Brilliant. Here’s a little look at this week’s happenings.
Have a margarita-filled weekend!
{ Freshly painted walls (raspberry pudding!) and a fun new slipcover for my couch! }
{ Favorite reading and re-reading }
{ Fuerza Bruta show in Union Square (image via) }
{ Fun new Erdem skirt patiently waiting for some real Spring }
{ Found a new favorite yoga spot in Brooklyn! }
Sena Time
I have a love/hate relationship with maxi skirts — not to be mistaken with maxi dresses for which I am always a fan. Being a girl with a toosh, I’ve always been a little self-conscious that maxi skirts only emphasize the area that I usually try to cover up. And then this salmony Sena skirt landed in my fingertips.
Due to my fear of the maxi skirt posterior enhancement, I was initially a bit apprehensive about wearing the silky number. But then I put it on. Rear fear went out the window. Flattering silhouette came billowing forth. A new favorite has entered my wardrobe and it’s not in the shape of skinny jeans, ankle boots, or anything black. Sound the alarms!
And if that’s not interesting enough for you, then perk those ears forward because Sena is offering one of you readers a skirt for your very own sidewalk trotting! Oh, but it gets better. If pink isn’t your color then perhaps you’d like to choose from the nine other colors it comes in!? You lucky duckies! Here’s what you gotta do to enter to winny binny.
- Like Sena on Facebook.
- Show me some Like love, too.
- Leave a comment below with your favorite TV show growing up.
{ Zara blazer, vintage shirt, Sena skirt c/o, Forever21 sandals, Proenza Schouler bag, 2Bandits bracelets & ring c/o }
// photos by Emily Malan
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
CONGRATULATIONS SARAH! You won the Sena skirt! Please email me with your address, size (2-10), and color choice!
Thank you all so much for participating! I have now watched so many throw back tv shows on Netflix. I think my favorite was Hey Dude or Care Bears, which I’m not ashamed to admit I continued to watch well-through middle school.
More giveaways coming soon! STAY TUNED!
