Remember how I wrote about wanting to break out of my boring black conference wardrobe? Not only did Fresh Produce accept my challenge and provide me with an incredible wardrobe for Type A Parent, but my post won me a makeover in the Mom’s Fashion File Secret Style Suite at BlogHer!
After a tech filled brunch with The Blogging Angels, Jessica and I headed over to the Hard Rock Hotel to be styled. Not quite sure what was in store for us and a little nervous, we brought along Grace, a fab friend and my wonder tech twin, for emotional support.
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| Arriving with Jessica @Kikarose |
First up— makeup! Johnson’s Baby brought celebrity makeup artist Tia Dantzler who made me feel relaxed in her chair as she went to work. She’s done President Obama’s makeup for the cover of GQ and a ton of other celebrities so I figured I was in good hands!
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| Oh la la! False eyelashes rock! |
Next up— wardrobe! Jo-Lynne had been sending me Tweets about how fun it was to pick out clothes so I couldn’t wait to see what she and the other stylists had selected! I walked into the bedroom where I found items to outfit me from head to toe, under and over! Christine from Everyday Mama showed me shoes from Dr. Scholl’s, undergarments from Bali Intimate and Yummie Tummie (a fave!), and clothes from Ann Taylor Loft!
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| Clothes from Ann Taylor Loft await me! |
Then hair! I wasn’t sure that San Diego’s hottest salon, Detour Salon (courtesy of Plum District) would be doing anything to my super straight short hair but I was wrong! I admit to sitting in the chair and slightly freaking out inside that the birds’ nest on my head wouldn’t be the look I was going for as our How to Write a Kick A$$ Proposal panel moderator but all turned out ok!
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| Holy high hair Batman! Not exactly the look I was hoping for during my panel but all was ok! |
And nails! Scotch Naturals makes the most amazing line of natural nail colors that are designed to return your nails to health rather than stripping them of their moisture that makes them dry. Founder Ginny Cardenas buffed my nails and applied a base coat before putting on the most amazing black polish called Black Tartan. Even when I got home and removed the polish, my nails were shiny. It’s been 3 weeks since BlogHer and they are still amazing. Thank goodness Ginny sent me home with a gorgeous red from the collection!
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| Scotch Naturals has an amazing line of polish in gorgeous colors! |
Finally, it was time to choose a bag from Namaste before being sent on our merry way with a Lands’ End canvas tote filled with items to get me through the rest of the summer: a swimsuit, coverup, beach towel, sandals, and aviator sunglasses! I also received a bag of Johnson’s beauty products!
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| Namaste bags = true love! |
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| Gifts from Lands’ End and Johnson’s |
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| Jessica & I wonder if a sherpa service is part of our styling! |
After 2 hours of glam in the style suite, we returned for the night’s reveal at the Moms Fashion File party was swanky and fun.
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| Walking the red carpet during the reveal |
Held on the balcony of a rooftop suite of the Hard Rock Hotel, we had a 360 view of San Diego including the bridge to Coronado all the way to downtown and beyond with some fireworks over the water thrown in to cap off a wonderful day.
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| Enjoying a rooftop sunset during the party |
Huge thanks to Nicole @MomTrends, Andrea @SavvySassyMoms, and Alison @SassyMomChicago for such an incredible event!
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| A great night capped off by fireworks! |
Special thanks to fashion partners: Namaste Handbags, Scotch Naturals, LOFT, Kiyonna, Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, BALI intimates, Lands End, Payless Shoes, Stella Dot and the sponsors: Plum District, Ciao Bella Gelato, Johnson’s, Stokke, Trop 50, Windows Phone.
I received products for my participation in the Moms Fashion File Secret Style Suite. All opinions are my own.
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You look gorgeous!
I love the recap = makes me feel like I was there! You look fabulous and I love how you got the rock star treatment you deserve!
Gorgeous, thanks so much for participating and taking time out of your busy schedule to do this! You looked amazing:)
You rocked it girl!
It was so much fun getting glam with you. Your pictures are amazing.