Catt Sadler Launches Her New Podcast "Naked" in Style

On Sunday I headed out to the Shiseido Malibu Beach house for the ultimate blogger brunch hosted by the amazing Catt Sadler.

She welcomed me and a select group of other bloggers to the intimate brunch celebrating the launch of what she calls her "next chapter". Watch my interview with Catt below to hear her describe Naked in her own words! She also told me about her sparkly look for the event and we had the same thoughts on wearing a jacket for the event since it seemed like kind of a grey day in Malibu. The sun did come out for us in the afternoon though and I got some great pictures of the amazing views for you guys!


The podcast has a unique twist to it and at the brunch Catt explained to us where the name "Naked" came from. Her idea is to have each of her guests take off a piece of what she calls "armor". Armor can be anything from red lipstick to a bra and according to Catt one of her guests decided to take the opportunity to go braless!
She said she wants to have her guests be, "raw and revealing and exposing their truths and sharing their struggles and triumphs.
She hopes the audience, "can feel a little less alone in a world in which we all walk around with this armor all the time. I think it’s important to continue having conversations where people feel empowered or have a take away or where you feel inspired to be your best self.”
Her idea really stands out in the world of lifestyle media and episode 0 went live as we all toasted to the occasion.
I got to sit down with Catt and asked her more about her idea for Naked and how she feels about the current media landscape.
 She told me that she was inspired to create Naked hoping to offer something different to her listeners and be more authentic.
Catt said, "It's really tricky because all the platforms kind of have a different tone or a different realm in which they operate. I feel like we're moving towards a shift right now where people look at Instagram and they know ok, this is polished or this is photo shopped or this is your highlight reel and I think everyone is privy to it at this point and I think it's gonna swing the other way where people just want more organic realness. You know, that is real life. There is a place for everything obviously, it's beautiful so many beautiful images on Instagram so much art so much inspiration I love it. But, it's doing a disservice to people, especially young girls who look at it and think that their mentors or icons, the people they look up to look a certain way because that's just not reality."
The former E! News anchor who now has her own brand complete with a site called the Cattwalk.com and her new podcast shared so many inspiring quotes throughout the day. She was truly excited for her next big adventure and was full of energy all afternoon.
She teased episode one of the podcast which is coming out this week, and talked about what it was like interviewing her first guest Olivia Munn. I don't know about you guys but I can't wait to listen in to episode 1 and hear what it's like to get "naked" with Catt Sadler and Olivia Munn! The brunch was amazing and the views from the patio were even better! Plus meeting this super inspiring entrepreneur and seeing her in action was definitely a highlight of my weekend! Check out more pictures from the event below!

Add Some Color to Your Life This Summer at The World of Fruit Experience in LA

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I attended the opening night of the World of Fruit exhibit and immersive experience which will be in LA all summer and it is the perfect place for bloggers, and anyone to come and get an adventure right in the city this summer! The World of Fruit is a fun exhibit for all ages located on N. La Brea Avenue where you can explore a colorful and whimsical universe of fruit and art! The night kicked off with a champagne tower and fruit cups for guests to enjoy as the party got started. Guests were invited to start taking tours through the exhibit in groups of about 10 or so.

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This fun field trip was inspired by the founder's love of fruit from around the world and each room has a different theme whether it be polka dotted bananas or a giant watermelon nothing says summer quite like a Mondrian inspired display of luscious life size fruit sculptures.

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Some of the rooms even bring the fruit to life with tastings. Stop and discover a new flavor with the dragon fruit power bowls in one room or take cute pictures with watermelon popsicles in the bright pink watermelon playground. I had so much fun exploring this cool new exhibit and even dressed for the occasion in my Kate Spade lemon dress and matching lemon print purse!

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I went to a disco party with a giant pineapple and really felt like I could have been in the jungle with the hanging vines in one of the rooms. It was a fun way to start the summer and is a perfect photo op for bloggers looking to add some color to their feed. I loved getting to taste the exotic melons from Africa in the next room and was actually full by the end of the night! There were so many delicious options to discover.

If you are a fruithead like me you can get your tickets here!
https://worldoffruit.co/

Watch: Celebrity Chef Shirley Chung Teaches Me How to Make the Perfect Healthy Snack for Any 20-something

I got to attend an amazing master class with celebrity chef Shirley Chung who now owns her own restaurant in Culver City called the MsChi cafe. You can read all about my fun day at the Shiseido Malibu Beach House learning about their brand new WASO skincare line made with superfood ingredients here!
Chef Shirley shared so many amazing recipes with us but today I wanted to share this one with you guys because it is so easy and super delicious! Plus if you love snacks as much as I do you will love this recipe perfect for any occasion.
I have posted the ingredients below so you can follow along in the video and try these out at home!

Recipe

Wonton Filling Ingredients

3 King Trumpet Mushrooms
3oz Carrots (about half of a whole carrot)
3 tbsp grape seed oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp minced ginger\
 2 tbsp minced scallion
6oz firm organic tofu
1 tsp sesame oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions 

Mince mushrooms and set them aside to cook later. Mince carrots and set aside. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a saute pan over high heat. When the oil is hot, add minced mushrooms and garlic into the pan, season with 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, and saute till mushrooms are golden brown. Set aside to mix later. Heat up 1 tbsp oil in the saute pan over medium heat, add carrots and ginger in the pan, season with 1/2 tbsp soy sauce and saute till they are tender (about 2 minutes). In a mixing bowl, combine cooked mushrooms, carrots, tofu, and scallion, mix well so the tofu binds all ingredients together. Finish with sesame oil and salt and pepper to taste.

Honey Yuzu Vinaigrette Ingredients

1/4 cup yuzu juice
1 tsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/8 tsp grated ginger
2 tbsp chili oil

Combine everything together in a small bowl.

To fold Wontons:
20 Wonton wrappers
1 egg
1tbsp water
wonton filling

Directions

Crack the egg and whisk egg and water together to make as egg wash (this is what we will use to seal the wontons.) Put 1/2 tbsp. filling onto the middle of the wrapper, dab the egg wash on the edges of the wonton wrapper, bring one corner to the other, seal and make a triangle, then wet the skinny corners, bring them together to make wontons.

To cook Wontons

Boil a pot of water, when the water comes to a boil, add wontons in it. When the wontons are floating on top, let them float for 1 minute, total cooking is about 3 minutes.

Celebrating the Start of Summer with Shiseido: My Fruit Filled Day in LA

You guys know that my blog is all about fruit and cherries were the inspiration for the blog name, so I can't wait to share my summer kickoff celebration filled with exotic fruit, amazing skincare, and even a private cooking class with celebrity chef Stephanie Chung.

Spoiler alert, she loves fresh fruit almost as much as me! I even discovered a new fruit during her class called a loquat. She shared this delicious sweet fruit with us which she uses in several of her recipes. We even took this picture together with some of the ingredients, lemons to match my dress!

I started off my day heading to the Shiseido Malibu beach house where a select group of bloggers and celebrities were invited to come celebrate the launch of the Shiseido WASO skincare line.

 We were treated to an amazing master cooking class with Top Chef finalist Stephanie Chung using the same ingredients found in the Shiseido WASO skincare line! The line features several superfood ingredients which are good for your skin and your health! We learned how to double it up on these superfoods so we can eat them and use them on our skin for the ultimate glow!

Stephanie shared her favorite easy recipes made for entertaining with us starting with a delicious Tofu aioli and glazed carrots.

We got to taste the amazing recipe while enjoying the waves crashing right below us. We took in the stunning views from the patio while enjoying our lunch and then headed back inside for more cooking!

I got to help Stephanie prepare carrots for the next meal and she gave tips for the best way to shave carrots creating pretty spirals for garnish.

We also used Yuzu, which is found in the hydrating sleep mask of the skincare line as well for our next dish. Stephanie invited us to come "garden with her" and create our own custom salads.

After enjoying more delicious food I headed upstairs to take in these amazing views from the second floor while testing out the latest Shiseido products.

We got the full WASO line to take home with us and I have already started using the moisturizer. I can already see a difference and can't wait to try out the rest of the products! Don't forget to check back on the blog soon for more about the cooking class! I will even be sharing one of the recipes we made!

After spending the morning enjoying the amazing fresh recipes from Chef Chung I headed over to Melrose where I continued my fruit themed adventure celebrating the grand opening of the World of Fruit installation in Beverly Hills.

The art gallery is an immersive fruit themed experience with 8 rooms full of colorful interactive exhibits. There are even special tastings offered throughout the museum where guests can taste superfruits from exotic locales around the world. There are fruits that have come from Africa, South America, and many other places! Check out all the fun below!

Indie Pop Sensation Madeline Rosene Performs at the Hotel Cafe

My outfit for the show!

On a typical weekend night on Sunset Blvd there are tons of shows and performances to explore along the famous street. However, the Hotel Cafe is the perfect place to stop in if you're looking for an intimate live music experience. On Sunday night, I headed over to the small venue that's reminiscent of a speakeasy bar with it's art deco flooring and simple layout. I was headed out to see up and coming indie artist Madeline Rosene perform her latest hit "Numb" with her band.

Rosene's music is fun spunky and totally original but she is best known for her honest and quirky lyrics. The style is reminiscent of Taylor Swift's Red album but, mixed with her cool and electric indie sounds makes her music a fun and easy listen. Her songs range from topics about growing up, friendships, relationships, and the most common millennial struggle--communicating with technology. The Ohio native has really tapped into the everyday struggles of 21st century life making her music funny and relate-able for millennial fans. 

Her style matches her honest and at times sarcastic music and she was sporting a stylish oversized white jacket with matching white tennis shoes for the concert. The crowd definitely enjoyed the show and laughed at the witty remarks in her songs. 

Madeline is not only a musician but also loves fashion and has her own blog and Instagram platform where she shares her style inspirations. She has mastered a California cool vibe meets LA transplant on her feed and I can't wait to see what kinds of styles she will come up with at her next show! You can check out more of her music on YouTube where she even creates her own music videos. The Madeline Rosene brand is definitely one to watch because, this girl is on top of all the current trends and translates them into engaging and elegant content and music to represent millennial culture.

Check Out My Interview and Article with LeeAnn Womack at ASCAP Music Expo in Hollywood Glam Magazine

This year I returned to the annual ASCAP music festival in Hollywood to get up to date on the latest from the leading tastemakers in the music industry. Check out my article and interview with country artist LeeAnn Womack in Hollywood Glam Magazine below!

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LA Food Bowl Opening Week: LA's Best Fried Chicken at the VIP Party

I have officially peaked guys lol! Last night I got to attend the VIP Fried Chicken party at the LA Food Bowl at City Hall in DTLA. The exclusive event attracted celebrities and foodies from all over the city of angels this year. The party was part of a week long event to kick off the LA food bowl a festival celebrating all the amazing cuisine LA has to offer from food trucks to luxury dining!
The fried chicken party was full of the best friend chicken joints in LA all giving guests a taste of their most unique and popular dishes. Vendors included, Honey’s Kettle, Lucky Bird, Night + Market, Chef Kang Food Rehab, Hotville Chicken, Phat Birds and The Crack Shack.

There were even drinks and desserts as well! This LA foodie was in heaven with all the options. Proud Source water provided hydrating beverages while several other beverage vendors had even more fun options! A winery gave guests a taste of their Australian wines and Topo Chico mineral water gave refreshing fizzy waters for the spring evening.

The party continued into the night with dessert from Wanderlust creamery a delicious pink sorbet that you know I loved because it matched my outfit! There was also a DJ and a separate exclusive Doordash lounge where you could find even more sweet treats including Mochi ice cream! The whole night was a blast and I had a great time discovering some new favorite eateries all over the city! I will definitely be going back to LuckyBird Chicken because their sandwich was amazing!
Set in front of city hall the LA party was decorated with fun lanterns as the beautiful city hall building glowed in the background. It was the perfect way to end my week and I would definitely recommend checking out this year's food bowl!

Create the Ultimate Summer 2019 Playlist with these Trendy New Tunes from Long Beach Band WarGirl

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Have all your friends jealous this summer with a hot new playlist for road trips, pool parties, and much more that will make you look like the ultimate trendsetter. Wargirl, the up and coming indie rock band gave me an exclusive interview before their San Diego show at the Soda Bar lounge where they shared the inspiration behind their catchy new album.

The band's long beach inspired afro punk sound is the perfect music to chill out with your friends to this summer. The band was founded by Matt Wignall who worked with the indie success Cold War Kids and was inspired to create the band to share the mish mash of sounds from his hometown in Long Beach, CA. You won't want to miss out on reading this interview with this group who are poised to break into the indie scene in a big way this year!

Question: How would you describe your sound?

Answer: It honestly depends on who you ask. Every single band member is going to answer that question in a different way which is what makes the band special. Everyone comes from such a different background and it's such an eclectic mix. We've got some Afrobeat, indie, rock and roll background, jazz, acapella you name it its in there and that kind of makes up a comprising Long Beach town.


Question: How would you describe your style? Is it more rock and roll or Boho?

Answer: Me, I just wanna be Keith Richards when I grow up. It's really up to the individual. I would say there's a lot of punk, in a weird way in a sense that if you look at Blondie, the talking heads, B52, bands that were considered in the punk scene but not necessarily the largely popularized versions of punk, It's more like that because that's what the late 70s early 80s punk scene was about just individualism and self expression.

Question: What are you playing tonight for this San Diego audience?

Answer: We have a new EP out and an album so there's 6 songs on our EP and 10 songs on our album. We've got about 16 songs that we can choose from right now. We're also going to be doing some Eagles covers. Freebird is on the set list!

Question: Who are your musical inspirations? 

Answer: The first sort of inception point for the band was that I produce records I have my own studio and I was like I want to make some music with my friends I haven't done that in awhile. So, I've always really liked the later Clash material like London Calling and Sandinistas especially Sandinistas was so interesting because again, here's something that's considered punk but they had some hip hop,  Afrobeat and the base player was into Reggae and it was like they kind of put all that together and it evolved into a much more mature band.
So hearing that stuff I was like gosh like Sandinista's could come out tomorrow and it would still sound current. I really just wanna make something like that. There was a festival recently with a bunch of like the old Orange County angsty bands playing and they're all sort of old and grey haired flipping the crowd off with their baseball hats on and it was kind of cool and relevant when you're that age, but it doesn't age well at all. And all of us in the band love music and we're kind of addicted to it. And if you found us all of us in 20 or 30 years I think we'd all still be doing music in some way or another. And I just really wanted to make some kind of music that if I'm 60 years old and playing that music that I won't look like an idiot doing it. So that's what inspired my idea for the band.

Question: Where do you find inspiration for your songs?

Answer: I think we're largely inspired by our environment in Long Beach. And what we're surrounded by culturally and artistically. We surround our self with the local flora and fauna to go out and write.
Our band does have an undertone of Long Beach because that's where we're all from. Long Beach is just this melting pot for diversity and character. In terms of writing its kind of nice to step away and be in a place where we're not in the thick of our everyday lives.
Inspiration for me is not just like where I live but like who I'm around the conversations I'm having what's happening socially. What I'm experiencing personally as a black woman in America which is really prominent right now for me. As the front woman of this band I really want to speak to that I think it's super important. But I also want to keep this music and the lyrics universal for people to take it in their own interpretation I think that like Matt was saying I want this music to be timeless and I want it to be accessible for everyone because that's what lasts. Things that you can latch onto.
We're all so diverse in the band which is like a reflection of long beach. So our influence is varied which is cool we're like a melting pot within a melting pot. We're like fondue!

Question: You've released your EP and you've been touring for about a year and a half, what's next for you guys?

Answer: We're a little bit like a freight train we never really stop. Once we came back from the last tour we started working on some demos. We wanna keep the momentum going. We recorded the album last year and we released it in both Europe and North America so now it's time to really stream our focus into what's coming next in the sophomore album. But, in the meantime we're just enjoying touring and finding some awesome venues to play at. We're heading to a festival in the UK this weekend. We're doing a lot of travel.

Meet Celebrity MakeUp Artist La Sonya Gunter and Find Out the Must Have Beauty Trends for Summer!

The makeup artist behind Billy Porter's headline making Sun God look at the Met Gala this year gave me an exclusive interview this week discussing all things beauty! La Sonya Gunter is a makeup artist and former broadway star who works with several celebrity clients but most recently she created the Met Gala red carpet look for style star Billy Porter.
She told me all about what it was like working on the biggest fashion event of the year with Porter and how she came up with the elaborate look. She said, "Billy and I have been working together since Broadway 2012. The way that we work, he will tell me what he's thinking and I'm very visual so I start picturing it. I know him so well its great because we balance each other out."
LaSonya has always loved makeup and told me that she first fell in love with the craft while working on set of a 90s TV show. She told me, "I was a performer on a TV series that aired on ABC in the mid 90s. We were supposed to do a musical. I sat in the chair and the make up artist just transformed me." She went on to say that this was the first time she had truly realized the power of makeup and she loved how the artist had given her the power to be someone else for the musical. She talked about her background saying, "I primarily went to school for fashion design. I loved drawing faces and the art of color. So makeup was a natural progression from there."
She shared her early inspirations with me saying, "I loved old movies, musicals, period pieces. I always paid attention to how everyone should look. I just always felt that connection and that passion for make-up."
The theme for this year's Met Gala was called Camp. It was inspired by Susan Sontag's essay on the meaning of Camp. I spoke to Sonya about how she used this theme to inspire the amazing look she created for Billy Porter and her interpretation of the theme.

She said, "I read Susan's essay so I could get a better understanding of what camp is. The quote by Oscar Wilde "One should either be a work of art or be wearing a work of art." really stood out to me."
She continued saying, "Billy is an embodiment of both those things."
She came up with 3 sketches and then looked at Billy's outfit for the gala. She said, "Once I saw the look the vision started to make more sense."
Once she showed the idea to Billy he loved it and they started playing with the Egyptian influences to come up with the Sun God look.
LaSonya said, "I started with sequins, then glitter, and finally ended up using rhinestones."
She continued saying, "When he first came to me he wanted gold leafing but it evolved into Egypt and he really liked the idea of Cleopatra. We sort of focused on Egypt and over the top from there."
LaSonya truly wanted to create a work of art for Billy and talked about how she interpreted the Camp theme saying, "It doesn't necessarily have to be over the top but it has to be something where you stop and notice it."
The look was definitely something you stopped to notice on the red carpet and was a great representation of the Camp theme.
LaSonya and Billy are already working on their next showstopping look for the Tony Awards coming up and she talked about what's in the works saying, "Billy tends to be very versatile he's very fluid. I feel like he may want avant garde or he may want simple."

Speaking of what is coming up next LaSonya also went on to share her favorite go to looks as well as her top beauty trends and products for summer 2019.
She told me, "I work on Pose it's set in 1987 so the makeup is all the more outrageous. I try to always see what's out there, I work on a lot of TV and film so I'm always looking at what's next."

You can really tell she has a passion for her work when she talks. She described some of the work she's done for her clients saying, "I'm open, I love color. I'm grateful for the clients I have because they let me do what I want. Some of my clients are more mature but they're still very open. I think makeup is very personal for each individual."

Her favorite go to looks include red lipstick and shimmery gold eyes. She told me, "I love red lips, I think they will always be in forever."
She described creating her signature gold shimmery look for the eyes saying, "I do a wash of gold shimmer, a deep crease, strong liquid liner and a turquoise eye liner."
She also recommended keeping contour soft so that it enhances the natural features.

She also listed some of her favorite trending looks of the moment saying, "I like a deep dark lip, I'll do a navy blue lip and I'll get stopped on the street wearing that. Billy was at the Peabody awards last weekend and I gave him a navy blue lip with a light blue center and it came out great!"

Besides her red carpet favorites I also asked LaSonya what we should expect to see this summer for makeup trends.
She said, "For summer, there's going to be a lot of floral shimmery looks. We always go to the bronzey looks for summer people love that but I feel like there will be a surge of rosy tones peaches, corals, and shimmery pinks."
What a fun set of colors to work with! I can't wait to wear my favorite shimmery pink eyeshadows this summer!
She continued saying, "It's more about the eye, and the lips are more subtle. Pat McGrath is everything. To create Billy's met gala look I used dark void by Pat McGrath, the lab 1000 kit, and I put it in the center of his lip. Tarte has a gold chrome pink and you can streak it right across your eye. It's like liquid gold!"

This summer is definitely going to be a dazzling one and I can't wait to see what her next look will be! You can find her work on the Tony Awards red carpet coming up in just a few weeks!

The Real Story Behind Ariana Grande's 7 Rings: Victoria Monet Shares The Crazy Story Behind the Hit Single's Title

"We had Ariana Grande looking at us like yo, bro, I need a big record like right now."

If you are an Ari fan as much as I am then you have probably listened to "7 Rings" about a thousand times by this point. The song is all about celebrating female friendship and empowerment and the title 7 rings obviously refers to Ariana's lyric, "Wearing a ring, but ain't gon' be no "Mrs." Bought matching diamonds for six of my bitches". 

The smash hit broke several pop records including making it to Billboard's Hot 100 top 3 for 7 weeks. The song is so popular because the message of girl power resonates with so many fans. At this year's ASCAP I Create Music Expo the team behind Ariana's majorly successful album Sweetner and the 3 record breaking singles she released in 2018 including Thank U Next, 7 Rings, and Break Up With Your Boyfriend I'm Bored attended the Pop Panel to discuss the process of creating these amazing songs with the artist. I got the inside scoop on the inspiration and song writing process behind all of these songs from Victoria Monet who is a long time friend and co-worker of Ariana. She explained what it was like creating these anthems and how they worked to express the message that Ariana wanted to convey of celebrating female success unapologetically. 
She said, "It's about being observant and empathetic enough to recognize the feelings of an artist that the world needs to hear." 
Victoria told the story of how the song title came about as they were working in the New York studio one day and once you hear this crazy tale it will only make the song that much better! 

According to producer Tommy who was also on the panel, Ariana had wanted to use the theme of her favorite song from the Sound of Music movie "Some of my favorite things" to create a song about her favorite things to do with her girlfriends. She wanted to have a retro vibe in the intro of the song and had told them, "Lets do something like the sound of music, but not." 
So they were already working with that theme when Ariana showed up at the studio with Tiffany bags and started handing them out to her girlfriends. According to Victoria Grande had been out shopping that morning and had seen some rings in the Tiffany store that she liked. She apparently misjudged the price tag after not seeing a comma on it since she was "a little tipsy" according to the team and asked to get 7 rings for herself and her best friends. She wanted to show appreciation for her girlfriends after going through the hard times she had during her break up with her boyfriend the previous year. Once she got to the register and found out how much they really were she decided to buy them anyways and came straight to the studio where Victoria helped her create the "7 rings" song that day. 

So the song is truly based on a real life experience and I still can't get over it! 

Monet also went on to share the process behind Thank U Next, the other record breaking hit that Ariana released in 2018. According to Victoria, Ariana came to her saying she wanted to write a song about her exes and they started working to create the single. 
"It came together in about two weeks." said Monet.
Once it was written Ariana didn't release it right away becasue she was hesitant about naming her exes by name in the song but she ultimately decided to do it and called Victoria and the team up one morning aroudn 8 o'clock saying. today is the day! This was surprising because in pop there's usually a roll out and some marketing with a song but Victoria said that Ariana, "dropped it like a rapper" and even though people were skeptical of the song being successful it ended up breaking records. 
When asked what made the song so successful Victoria said, "We were writing about what was actually going on, we were literally just narrating what was really going on to a beautiful melody with a fire beat." 
When asked what it felt like to affect pop culture she said,"I think it's incredible. It was really cool to be in a session where we could talk about some real things that people wanted to hear that only we could say." 


She continued saying, "The whole process was just us with our friends stripping down our feelings." 
Victoria compared working with Ariana to a box of crayons saying, "When you go to a restaurant and they give you 3 crayons to color with, Ariana is like having a a whole coloring box. She's just so talented...she makes it very easy she writes and produces." 

The panel ended with some amazing advice from the team telling future creators to never give up on their passion and it was definitely an inspiring session. I loved hearing the process behind creating these hits that truly have affected pop culture in such a big way. I can't wait to see what's next from this group!