Clare Dunn Performs at the Hollywood Christmas Parade

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This year country singer Clare Dunn headlined the Hollywood Christmas parade on the walk of fame on Sunday November 25th. She performed several Christmas classics wearing a showstopping winter themed look with over the knee boots and a long red velvet jacket. She also gave the audience a special treat and premiered her new single "Tuxedo" for everyone. The country star gave a high energy performance with the lights of the TCL Chinese Theater in the background and giant floating Christmas decorations all around. Other musical performances included American Idol star Kimberly Caldwell who also performed some beautiful Christmas classics.

Afterwards she rode on a float in the parade with her family! Check out my coverage of the parade in Hollywood Glam magazine and watch my exclusive interview with none other than Santa Claus below!

For the red carpet I went with a Holiday themed look with some Hollywood flare and wore this cute red velvet dress (matching Clare Dunn in the red velvet!) and these Kollectin pearls. I love this dress because it is warm but still comfy and has kind of a gypsy vibe to it with the flared sleeves which ended up being perfect for this event!

Have you been naughty or nice this year?!

How to Look Your Most Stylish Heading Home this Holiday Season

It feels like this holiday season came out of nowhere this year! Now it's almost time to pack up and head home for Thanksgiving dinner. If you're scrambling to find something to wear and are stressing about looking your best when heading home and running into all your old friends and relatives don't worry! Read on for some great tips on what to wear to look your best!

Tip No.1 Dress to Flatter Your Body Type

If you are looking to impress your judgey aunt or are anticipating running into an ex this holiday season this is not the time to experiment with trendy new styles you've never worn before. Go for a look that you know flatters your body type. Even if you're feeling bold you can still play with prints or find some stand out accessories to take your outfit to the next level. A few key things to remember are: stay away from horizontal stripes because vertical stripes are more slimming, darker colors tend to be more flattering, belts are perfect for accentuating your waistline, and color blocking can be your friend if you pick the right pieces. Try this guide to color blocking that I found here for more inspo!

Tip No.2 Add Some Sparkle 

Speaking of accessories, the holiday season is all about glitter and this is the perfect time of year to show off your love for sparkles! Pull out that sequin piece from your closet or treat yourself to some glittering baubles. Statement jewelry is great for showing off your personality and it can also serve as the perfect conversation starter at your mom's annual holiday party. My favorite place to find fabulous jewelry for the holidays is Kollectin. Check out their endless selection of fashionable jewelry using my discount code CERISESDUM and treat yourself! Plus you might find the perfect thing for a few other people on your list this year!

Tip No.3 Don't Wear All Black 

Black is a classic winter color and everyone loves throwing on a little black dress but this year you can look even more festive if you incorporate some color into your outfit. Try a plum, deep red, maroon, navy blue, or even a dark pink this year! Wearing all black can get boring all winter long and brightening up your outfit will get you in the holiday spirit!

Tip No.4 Stay Away from Flowy Styles 

Again, if you're dressing to impress this holiday season hiding under flowy styles won't help you look any better. Contrary to what you might think choosing clothes that are fitted to your body will actually make you look better. Flowy styles can have a volumizing effect and might do the opposite of what you're hoping when trying to look trim and polished this season. Instead of a drapey knit sweater pick a fitted cashmere style and you'll be turning heads all night long.

Tip No.5 Don't Forget Your Beauty Routine 

It's your time to shine this time of year and holiday make-up can be super fun to wear! You can use sparkles almost everywhere to stand out from your eye make up to your hair. My favorite way to get the full holiday glam effect is to wear sparkly body spray or lotion that will catch the light making you twinkle like a snowflake.

Check Out My Article on the ChildHelp Charity Event in Hollywood Glam Magazine!

http://www.hollywoodglammagazine.com/2018/11/19/child-help-charity-holds-hollywood-heroes-night-in-beverly-hills/

Laura Marano, Jake Miller and Other Celebs Attend ChildHelp's Hollywood Heroes Night in Beverly Hills

Kicking off the holiday season in style, celebs and other guests attended the ChildHelp Hollywood Heroes charity night at the Sofitel Hotel in Beverly Hills this past Tuesday night. The event featured performances from Laura Marano who performed her brand new song "Me" and Jake Miller who also shared new music. The event was held at the Riveria 31 lounge and it was the perfect setting for the intimate performances. Thoughtfully giftbaskets also sponsored the event and several celebs got into the Thoughtfully spirit including Laura Marano Chelsea Kane and more. The giftbags were so cute and specially curated making them the perfect option for gifts this holiday season.Everyone came dressed up in their winter styles as well and I got the exclusive fashion coverage from the red carpet. Everyone was excited to come out and support a good cause so I spoke to celebs about charity, the holidays and of course what they were wearing!

Ava Cantrell of Young Sheldon made a surprise appearance on the red carpet that evening wearing a purple sequin cocktail dress. She said of ChildHelp and her look, "Its such a great cause, amazing! I don't know the designer I feel terrible but I it's super sparkly and fun!" She also wore matching purple eye make up told me that she had planned the look to match. We talked about her upcoming projects and awards season being right around the corner as well. She told me. "I'm so excited for that I love that!"

Chelsea Kane was another star who made a fashion statement at the event that night dressed in head to toe animal print. We talked about all things fashion and the charity as well.

She said, "I'm so happy to be here. It's an amazing organization and I had the opportunity to visit their village earlier in the year and I'm hosting their event on December 2nd their Christmas pageant and I think it's an amazing cause to support."

Speaking of Christmas the star also shared some exciting news about her new Christmas movie coming out this season called "Christmas By the Book".

She said, "While you're at home and getting ready for the holiday season you can watch it!"

The former Disney star also talked about some other exciting upcoming projects saying, "I've been keeping busy I just found out on Friday about something I'll be shooting next week that I don't think I'm allowed to announce yet so stay tuned! I also have a show on Adult Swim and the second season is about to premier it's called Hot Streets."

She jokingly told me about her eye catching red carpet style saying, "It's subtle right?? I'm wearing Zara, the earrings are mine and the jewelry is mine."

I also spoke to Hallmark star Christina Ochoa who told me about her glittery look by Free People. She was so excited to support the event and is passionate about spreading awareness for all kinds of social issues. She told me about ChildHelp which she has worked with for many years saying, "It's the oldest and largest organization They've been working for 60 years now it's not only preventing child abuse at the root of it not only helping prevent that but also solving the problem and helping grant the children who have been victims of that with foster and childcare services and platforms where they feel safe and places where they are encouraged to flourish."

She also talked about her work on the ABC hit A Million little things saying, "Right now I'm on a show called A Million little things and I think that has been doing as much of a good job as possible of also spreading awareness of other social issues like depression, suicide, breast cancer. I think that when you have a platform you have to try and use it to spread messages of love and support towards those causes."

Reality star Tom Schwartz talked to me about his success after Vanderpump Rules, his relationship and, finally owning his own restaurant as well as his look for the night. He told me about his statement glasses saying, "If you look right behind you we're across from the Beverly Center there's this cool little place in there called C and I got these at C."

He gushed about his shirt telling me, "This is from Robert Barraket shout out to him. I got to collaborate with him up in Montreal and they make these amazing T-shirts." He showed off the  material of the shirt saying, "See, This is so soft!"

He talked about the domestic bliss of being married to his wife Kate Maloney saying, "I mean two years into marriage and it's getting harder and harder for me to just put on shoes. Yeah, I'm a scrub by nature but I didn't want to schlep at this event."

Laura Marano and Jake Miller also made appearances on the red carpet before their shows.

I caught up with Laura who I interviewed last at the Global Green Pre-Oscars gala and we talked about her new movie that she is producing herself. She announced it's finally coming out in summer 2019 and has been in the works since last year! She told me about her glam look for the show which was perfect for the Hollywood Heroes theme saying, "I'm wearing Rachel Zoe who is actually one of the sponsors of the event and I'm wearing YSL jewelry." Laura sang her brand new song "Me" live for the first time later on for us that night and gave an amazing performance.

Jake Miller talked to me about his new music and the event saying, "I'm very excited to perform tonight, anytime I get to give back to the community is a lot of fun for me and really the whole reason I'm in music so I'm very excited to be here."

He shared some more details about the new single he planned to perform for us saying, "It's called "Wait for You" and it's very upbeat I made the beat I wrote the lyrics and I did it all by myself and it's my first single with Sony so I'm very excited about it."

He was wearing a leather jacket and AllSaints clothing for the performance but when talking about his look he told me, "I'm not very good with fashion actually."