WINTER 2017
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CONTENT
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IN THIS ISSUE 12 CONTRIBUTORS 14 EDITOR’S LETTER 16 LEFAIR SOCIAL CLUB Musicians, artists, photographers, models, social media influencers, and bloggers—the LEFAIR Social Club celebrates content creators of all kinds. 41 LINKS WE LOVE - Is Mercury in Retrograde? 42 ZODIAC STYLE - The Winter Signs 44 GET THE GIFT - Gifts for him and her! 85 MUSIC THAT MOVES - Carol of the Bells Lindsey Striling
FASHION + BEAUTY 30 HEAVY METAL Rebels in rubbish: decked out at the dump. 46 METALLIC MAVEN Metallic Beauty Guide - Silver and Gold: Merry Metallic Must-Haves. 114 SPA LA LA LA LA Grab your girlfriends and go! Spa-taneous getaways for this holiday season
ARTICLES + INTERVIEWS
WINTER 2017
ROCK & ROLL
Metallic Fashion
+
METALLIC BEAUTY GUIDE Zodiac STYLE
HOROSCOPE meets FASHION
magazine
WINTER ESCAPES
7 COZY HOTELS
LEFAIR
SocialCLUB An interview with
MARC E. BASSY
Heather GRAHAM On the magic of empowering women
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ON THE COVER Photographer Hudson Taylor Wardobe Stylist Madison Guest Hair Artist Brian Magallones Makeup Artist Jessi Butterfield Location Indigo Hotel Lower East Side NY Tadashi Shoji Dress nordstrom.com
56 COVER STORY - HEATHER GRAHAM On the magic of empowering women. 20 GET THE TRIP - Get Away This Winter Seven cozy hotels for your winter escape. 68 COSMETIC EXECUTIVE WOMEN Beauty Bosses: Meet three powerful executives who are experts in marketing, innovation, and creation 74 MARC E. BASSY Singer and songwriter, Marc E. Bassy tell us about the journey of his songwriting career. 86 THE JONES CROW FLOW Get to know celebrity photographer, Jones Crow. 96 EAT, DRINK & BE MARY(JANE) A few of our favorite ways to get lifted this holiday season. 100 LE YOUTH DJ Le Youth on music, mix-ups, and social media. 108 JESSICA SUTTA What’s new Pussycat? The former Pussycat Doll chats with us about her about her past, present, and future.
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THE TEAM
WINTER 2017
TRACY KAHN Editor in Chief, Creative Director & Photographer @tracykahn
MADELINE ROSENE Senior Editor @madelinerosene
KATE FERGUSON Brand Liaison & Writer @kateferg
RILEY YAHR Art Director @rileyyahr
KATIE WINKENHOWER Studio & Stylist Assistant @katiewinkenhower
JAYE YOUNKIN Editorial Assistant & Writer @jayemary
BARBARA ROSENE Writer @barbara_rosene
KYLIE MCDONALD Creative Director @kyekye85
MICHAEL SOLIS Hair Artist @michaelsolishair
COLLIN STARK Photographer @collinstark
GRID AGENCY @gridagency
ALYCIA BARRY Hair Artist @alyciabarry
HUDSON TAYLOR Photographerr @photobyhudson DAE HOWERTON Photographer daehowerton.com NATE JENSEN Photographer @inn8creative ERIN COLLETT Videographer erincollett.space BRYAN PATRICK FRANKLIN Producer @bpfrank GRID PRODUCTIONS @gridproductions
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MADISON GUEST Stylist @madisonguest DESIREE MORALES Stylist @desireemorales AMANDA MARIKO Stylist @mandymariko
BEN SHANI Videographer @benshaniproductions
WILHELMINA MODELS @wilhelminamodels OPUS BEAUTY @opusbeauty THE REX AGENCY @therexagency
GARRET GERVAIS Makeup Artist @gtgervais
TWO MANAGEMENT @twomanagementwomen
JESSI BUTTERFIELD Makeup Artist @jessibutterfield
LUKE BROSSETTE Assistant @lukebrossette
CYNTHIA RIVAS Makeup Artist @cynth_pop
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MARISSA MOTLEY Assistant Stylist @marissa.motley
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ERIC ARCHIBALD Stylist @ericarchibaldstylist
BRIAN MAGALLONES Hair Artist @brianmagallones
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HEATHER GRAHAM Actor, Writer & Director @imheathergraham 89.1k followers
MARC E. BASSY Singer/Songwriter @marcebassy 107k followers
JONES CROW Photographer @jonescrow 227k followers
VALERIJA SESTIC Model @vali__ 9,296 followers
INDE MACE Model @indebmc 743 followers
KATIE WELCH Cosmetic Executive Womam @katiewelch 1,729 followers
ALEXA HANDWORK Model @alexashea 3,047 followers
REA ANN SILVA Cosmetic Executive Womam @reaannsilva 19.8k followers
JESSICA SUTTA Singer @j_sutta 114k followers
JILL TOMANDL Cosmetic Executive Womam @jtomandl 6,200 followers
Connect with us! WINTER 2017
ROCK & ROLL
Metallic Fashion
+
METALLIC BEAUTY GUIDE Zodiac STYLE
HOROSCOPE meets FASHION
magazine
WINTER ESCAPES
7 COZY HOTELS
LEFAIR
SocialCLUB An interview with
MARC E. BASSY
Heather GRAHAM On the magic of empowering women
Are you a writer, photographer, model or musician and want to contribute to LEFAIR Magazine? Tag us on Instagram and email us to receive our submission guidelines. If you would like LEFAIR to produce a fashion or music video for your brand, we’d love to hear from you! hello@lefairmag.com | www.lefairmag.com
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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woke up this morning to a spectacular sunrise coming over the mountains of the City of Angels. My first thought was, “Magical.” Do you believe in magic? To me, magic is falling in love without any effort, finding the perfect parking spot in a crowded lot, going through an intense challenge and getting to the other side, looking at your wine glass and realizing that it’s half full. Magic is the amazing LEFAIR team that works so passionately to put together the pages before you. #grateful
talents and dedication to making everything beautiful.
One of the lines in Heather Graham’s new movie, Half Magic, says, “If you believe in magic, there is magic. If you’re looking for magic, you’ll find it.” We had the honor of shooting Heather Graham in the penthouse atop the 25th floor of Hotel Indigo Lower East Side overlooking New York City. Our team had to believe in magic to make this shoot happen. We had planned on shooting in LA and then last minute we had to change the entire production to NYC with only a few days to produce it. We’re grateful that photographer Hudson Taylor hopped on a plane from Hawaii to shoot our cover star in New York.
Le Youth is a dope DJ and he came to our LEFAIR lingerie launch party to spin some super fun tunes. Collin Stark captured his personality in a fashion editorial, along with an interesting interview conducted by Kate Ferguson.
We are delighted to feature Heather Graham on our cover. She’s a graceful, strong, and creative woman. I love the interview written by our Senior Editor, Madeline Rosene. Heather is exactly the kind of woman we like to feature in LEFAIR. She’s beautiful inside and out and has an inspiring story to tell. Keep an eye out for the new movie she wrote and directed, Half Magic. As I watched Madeline sitting with Heather, conducting the interview after our shoot, I was reminded how Madeline lives up to the nickname I gave her: Magic Maddie. This girl makes magic happen on a daily basis. Her enthusiasm, positive energy and passionate, devoted work ethic is contagious. I’m so grateful that she is my co-pilot on this LEFAIR flight. Riley Yahr keeps us in the air and on track with her creative
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We are so excited to share this issue with you. ‘Tis the season to be jolly! Don’t postpone joy! We want you to be happy! This issue has everything from heavenly spa suggestions in Spa la la la la to Eat, Drink and be Mary (Jane) to help bring on your holiday cheer. Do you like shiny objects? Check out our Metallic Maven beauty story shot by yours truly, along with some magical metallic makeup suggestions written by Kate Ferguson. We believe in the magic of music! I had the pleasure of shooting Marc E. Bassy. He’s an incredible singer-songwriter whose lyrics will make you want to play his songs over and over again. The beautiful video for the story was shot by our super talented videographer, Ben Shani.
Did someone say party? We love parties! Our first launch party hosted at Ben Cope’s studio was such a blast that we decided to start LEFAIR Social Club! Join in the fun in our Facebook group and see our last party highlights on page 18. So many awesome people showed up to the party and that’s what made it a hit. (Okay, that and the music and booze. Let’s be honest.) Magic is really all about the people in your life. When you believe in magic, you attract more positive people to help make the magic happen. All of our passion and work for LEFAIR wouldn’t be the same without our amazing contributors, stars, or our readers. Magic is my mantra and I hope it’s yours too. All you have to do is BELIEVE. Thanks for being a part of our magic! Happy Holidays from LEFAIR Magazine! Tracy Kahn Editor in Chief
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ucked between McGarry, S. Alameda, and E. 14th in downtown LA, is celebrity photographer Ben Cope’s rustic studio. It was in this artist’s sanctuary that LEFAIR Magazine celebrated the launch of the Fall 2017 issue featuring the stunning singer/actress, Victoria Justice on the cover. In our interview with Ben, he said, “For me, it’s a dance. You dance with your subject and you end up with an image.” It was amazing to see where the dancing happens, in his spacious, two-story studio with rough, wood-accented kitchen and bar, as well as a white glam area. With the magazine cover projected on the floorto-ceiling backdrop, and string lights adding a sparkly glow, we were all ready to enjoy the evening, the LEFAIR way – trendy, sexy, and beautiful with an edge. Outside the door stood our handsome security guard David Madison alongside Kalen Aradia who was checking in guests wearing a beautiful coral colored dress with a low back. One of the first people to arrive was model/actress Danielle Ruiz, who confidently embraced the Lingerie Noir theme, inspired by a spread in the Fall issue. Danielle said she consulted with girlfriends over which lingerie set to wear, ultimately choosing Rachel Marus’ leopard lace “Ansel” set that was the perfect shade of taupe for her skin tone. I wore Seven ‘til Midnight’s Red Bow Bra set, and both of us made sure fashion editorial photographer Kevin Jara captured us together, especially in front of our step-and-repeat backdrop (as did many other guests in order to get the perfect Instagram worthy shot) featuring the logos of our amazing sponsors.
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Victoria Justice @victoriajustice with the Fall Issue
Madeline Rosene @madelinerosene and Tracy Kahn @tracykahn
We were also lucky enough to be able to enjoy wearing lingerie from Jane Woolrich, Katherine Hamilton, and Gossard that were effortlessly worn by models and others on the LEFAIR team. Jane Woolrich provided lacy silk nightgowns in pastel pink and black, perfect for a mysteriously sexy, yet soft look. The luxurious Katherine Hamilton lingerie arrived in distinctive black boxes filled with delicate white and teal silk sets of bras, underwear, high waisted briefs, and suspender belts — the whole package. In contrast, the lingerie that Gossard shared attracted women who wanted to make a bolder statement with bright colors, supportive push-up bras, and sheer panties and thongs. The selection to round out our Lingerie Noir theme was spectacular. While choosing the perfect set of lingerie to wear, our models were completely entranced by Smashbox's 3D lipstick printer which combined beauty and technology in order to print a lipstick kiss and our signature logo onto a hand held mirror — a feature that was part of their #BeLegendary lipstick collection launch. Capturing impromptu moments was Matt Goldstein, NYC/LA based photographer, who probably got more than a few spontaneous photos of people taking shots and toasting our new issue. Those drinks were expertly mixed by our quick and talented bartender, Sam Bakke, who was busy all night tending to the line of people ready to party. We also had kegs of Boomtown Brewery’s “rustic with a modern twist” beer and SOTO, which means “outside” in Japanese, provided sake, a drink made from fermented rice. Also refreshing was a selection of Social Sparkling Wines provided in three crisp flavors — hibiscus cucumber, pink grapefruit ginger, and toasted coconut almond, all delicious and unique sparkling beverages.
Cait Leow @caitlinleowmusic, Lauren Carter @laurenelizabethcarter and Li Li @li58li
Kate Ferguson @kateferg
Ben Cope @ben_cope (right)
Le Youth @leyouth
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If you just popped over to the party after a long day at work, Monster Energy drinks were on hand for a quick pick-me-up so you could enjoy the evening to the fullest. And in the background, talented DJ’s Balthazar Getty and Le Youth kept everyone moving. As if the alcohol varieties weren’t enough of a party favor, we also had samples of popular Dr. Norms high-quality cannabis edibles. With a jar full of marijuanalaced chocolate chip cookies, guests were either storing some in their purses for later or munching on one in real time. Good thing we had a variety of snacks at the bar including Chocoveda chakra chocolate truffles which were both spiritual and sweet at the same time. We also offered Sprig’s canned beverages that contained 45 mg of THC — something you don’t “drink” every day. And, Ocean Grown Extracts handed out their special variety of concentrated cannabis vape pens and miniature starter kits. Most people who took a puff said the inhalation was the smoothest they’d ever experienced. Being the responsible adults that we are, those who drove to the studio grabbed these party favors to go and said, “I need to drive home tonight! Saving this for later!”
Sam Bakke @sambakke18
Jill Tomandl of Smashbox Cosmetics
Olivia @malibubarbie, Tracy Kahn @tracykahn and Marley Ficalora @marleyficalora
Danielle Ruiz @ _danielleruiz and Luke Reddell @lukereddel
Madeline Rosene @madelinerosene, Jaye Younkin @jayemary and Victoria Justice @victoriajustice
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While the party was at its peak, the lady of the night and face of our Fall 2017 issue, Victoria Justice, arrived looking beautiful in bright red lipstick and posing with the magazine to show how proud she was to be featured. She said, “It was so nice to do the interview with my sister [Maddy Grace], that’s not something we get to do a lot.” Although Maddy couldn’t make it to the launch party, we loved her presence in the combined photoshoot and interview that highlighted her talent for modeling — a career she is currently pursuing. By the end of the night, it felt like people weren’t really ready to go home with overdrawn goodbyes and long lingering in the doorway. After all the hard work that went into creating our Fall 2017 issue, it was so nice to finally celebrate with new faces and the people who helped make it happen. With the string lights still hung and probably a waft of weed still in the air at the studio (sorry not sorry, Ben), we’ve already transitioned into focusing on our Winter 2017 issue and we know you’re excited for that too. ■
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Musicians, artists, photographers, models, social media influencers, and bloggers— the LEFAIR Social Club celebrates content creators of all kinds. We had fun mixing, mingling and celebrating the launch of our Fall 2017 Issue at celebrity photographer, Ben Cope’s studio in Downtown Los Angeles. Here are the people that helped make the party happen!
PEOPLE LAUREN SPINGOLA @goldenstateevents
DAVID YUSEL MADISON @honest__eye
BEN COPE @ben_cope
DANIELLE RUIZ @_danielleruiz
JAYE MARY @jayemary
BALTHAZAR GETTY @baltgetty
LE YOUTH @leyouth
SAMUEL BAKKE @sambakke18
MADISON ULLMAN @mads_ullman
MEREDITH PLOTKIN @chocoveda
KATIE WINKENHOWER @katiewinkenhower
KEVIN JARA @jara.photo
HANNAH BORCHERS @hannah.bear1
HALIE NIKISCH @heyhalie
MATT GOLDSTIEN @youknowmatt
ARI SIMONET
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GET AWAY THISSevenWINTER cozy hotels for your winter escape
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THE MAVEN
The Maven’s 172 modern guest rooms feature a rich color palette and loft-style décor with high ceilings and large windows. Innovative room types including The Maven Bunk Rooms, with a Twin Bunk Bed configured perpendicularly over a King Bed, and 11 expansive suites.Curated by Denver’s NINE dot ARTS, The Maven houses more than 400 original art pieces created by emerging and established Colorado artists, including Andrew Ramiro Tirado, Christine Buchsbaum and Diego Rodriguez-Warner. 1850 Wazee Street Denver, Colorado themavenhotel.com
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Opened spring 2017, the independent Maven Hotel delivers an industrial hotel experience with an energetic lobby highlighting an eclectic mix of local art and handmade products delivered by a passionate staff. Located in the heart of Lower Downtown (LoDo), The Maven anchors Denver’s new Dairy Block mixed-use development by Sage, McWHINNEY and Grand American, Inc.
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Scribner’s Catskill Lodge is the new interpretation of a Catskills classic. In its revitalized state, the 38-room eclectic mountain lodge is refuge for urban explorers and adventurers looking to enjoy the inspiring nature of the Catskills amidst thoughtful design and welcoming service. Originally built in the 1960s, today’s Scribner’s brings key characteristics of the Hudson Valley cultural renaissance together at one property, and evokes the region’s sense of exploration, nostalgia and craftsmanship through design, programming and local culinary offerings. Location Situated in the heart of the Catskills, Scribner’s Catskill Lodge sits at the threshold of Hunter, NY. Perched high on a hilltop at the entrance to town, the property is an integral part of the landscape, welcoming visitors and locals alike to the town of Hunter and the Catskills region beyond. Roughly two hours (100 miles) northwest of New York City, Scribner’s is every urbanite’s accessible dream escape. 13 Scribner Hollow Road Hunter, New York scribnerslodge.com L E FA I R MA G A Z I NE | 2 3
SONNENALP With four generations of family ownership, the Sonnenalp Hotel is known for its warm hospitality, attention to detail and relaxed charm. It offers one and two bedroom suites as well as private residences with two, three or four bedrooms. During the winter months, The Sonnenalp Hotel proudly offers guests an enhanced ski experience through an exclusive Sonnenalp Ski Concierge. In the summer, Sonnenalp is the place for hiking tours, horseback rides, stand up paddle boarding, biking and a gorgeous golf course. Enjoy a meal at one of the hotel’s three on-site restaurants or afterdinner entertainment at Sonnenalp’s King’s Club. When it’s finally time for some R&R, The Sonnenalp Spa is an exquisite resource to rejuvenate body and mind with an extensive treatment menu and complete with a grand fireplace, steam room, Tranquility Pool, and oxygen bar. The Sonnenalp is also proud to offer a complimentary recreation program for kids with exclusive activities arranged weekly.
20 Vail Road Vail, Colorado sonnenalp.com
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THE ALLISON INN & SPA The Allison Inn & Spa - the crown jewel of the Willamette Valley - is situated on 35 hillside acres, features 77 luxury guest rooms (all with fireplaces, terrace or balcony, window seat and spa-like bathrooms), and 8 spacious suites. Awarded the prestigious LEED Gold Certification less than a year after opening in the fall of 2009, The Allison Inn blends naturally into the lush beauty of the typography with minimal impact. The luxurious Allison Spa features 12 treatment rooms, a fitness studio, indoor swimming pool, and retail boutique with signature items. The Allison Spa uses organic and local products and is uniquely known for its “pinotherapy” treatment, a pinot-inspired botanical and biological therapy produced by wine and grape seed extracts derived from the resort’s vineyard. The signature restaurant, JORY, features Oregon Wine Country Cuisine coupled with an extensive Wine Spectator “Best of Award of Excellence 2014” 800-label wine list and many wines available by the glass. JORY maintains its Forbes Travel Guide Four Star ranking with the locavore menu, which reflects The Allison’s creative garden-to-table philosophy, accentuating native flavors of the Willamette Valley and its bountiful local agriculture. 2525 Allison Lane Newberg, Oregon theallison.com L E FA I R MA G A Z I NE | 2 5
WHITEFACE LODGE Few settings evoke a quintessential winter getaway more than the Adirondack-style Whiteface Lodge, tucked into the snow-blanketed woodlands of Lake Placid, New York. Every stay comes with suite accommodations complete with jetted tub and fireplace, full breakfast daily; warm, homemade cookies at turndown, nightly s’mores; and access to a wealth of resort amenities including an ice skating rink, award-winning dining and spa, a 56-seat movie theater, bowling alley and more. Guests who book the Stay More, Play More package receive a nightly credit for their choice of resort activities and products ($100, $150 or $200 for each night in a one-, two- or three-bedroom suite respectively). Credits can be applied to spa services, dining, BMW town car rentals, and retail items, enabling guests to customcreate their dream winter getaway. 7 Whiteface Inn Lane Lake Placid, New York thewhitefacelodge.com 2 6 | L E FA I R MAG AZI NE
HOTEL JEROME
Aspen's historic Hotel Jerome, an Auberge Resort, embodies the essence of elevated Rocky Mountain living. The Hotel features a tasteful mix of contemporary and authentic Western furnishings, modern-day luxuries, historic charm and dining options that highlight locally sourced cuisine, all while being conveniently located in the heart of town. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy over 300 days of sunshine each year while taking advantage of world class skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding on any one of the area’s four mountains. During the warmer months, visitors can opt for over 120 mesmerizing miles of hiking and biking trails, fly-fishing, golf and much more making Hotel Jerome a perfect destination hotel year-round. 330 E Main Street Aspen, Colorado hoteljerome.com
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PARK HYATT BEAVER CREEK
Located in the heart of Beaver Creek, at the base of one of Colorado’s most celebrated mountain resorts, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa provides guests unprecedented access to some of the best skiing and riding in the west. This 190-room resort offers true ski-in, ski-out access and is just steps away from the many shops, restaurants, cultural attractions and outdoor adventure activities that inspire guests to return to the property year after year. With warm, gracious accommodations, this chateau-style property includes various amenities such as the 30,000 square foot Allegria Spa, featuring 23 treatment rooms, and is complete with a full-service fitness center, slope-side pool and hot tubs, a ski concierge with on-site ski rental shop, as well as three on-property dining experiences including 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill, Powder 8, and Cafe. ■136 E Thomas Pl, Beaver Creek, Colorado beavercreek.hyatt.com 2 8 | L E FA I R MAG AZI NE
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Links we Love Writer Barbara Rosene, Astrologer astrologybybarbararosene.com
Very likely, in your life, you have heard at least one person blame an inconvenience they have experienced — a missed flight, a missed text, a phone in the toilet, a backstabbing, lying, self absorbed friend — oops! Sorry, did I go a little over board — on the fact that Mercury is in retrograde? Mercury Retrograde has a bad reputation because it seems to cause mishaps, miscommunications, and accidents. And although you have heard people blame things on it, you may not know what it means exactly. When Mercury is supposedly in retrograde or when a planet is in retrograde, it means to us here on Earth, the planet appears to be moving backwards. The opposite of retrograde motion (or Rx for
short) is direct motion. Of course, the planets are not really going backwards. It is an optical illusion and it is important to understand that Mercury does not ever actually start to move backwards in its orbit, it just looks like it does based on its position relative to the Earth’s axis. The three annual periods when Mercury is doing its little retrograde dance could actually become good times for reflection. Those periods could allow us to review our accomplishments, regroup and re-organize and to slow down. We could use it as a time to not give as much of a fuck for a bit, let things come as they naturally would, and try not to push things. Those who make it a point of knowing when Mercury is going in retrograde could be forewarned and forearmed.
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Star Sign Style: Whimsical fashion sensibilities of the winter signs. Writer Barbara Rosene, Astrologer astrologybybarbararosene.com
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PEOPLE SAY FASHION SENSE IS AT BEST FEELING INWARDLY HAPPY ABOUT YOUR OUTWARD APPEARANCE. IT’S ABOUT FINDING THE LOOK THAT REFLECTS THE TRUE YOU. ASTROLOGY CAN GIVE YOU AN EDGE WITH THIS JOURNEY. IT’S JUST MORE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOURSELF AND OTHERS. IT’S A BLUEPRINT, REALLY; A LOVELY GUIDE FOR YOUR LIFE. IT GIVES INSIGHT, AND HOPEFULLY WITH INSIGHT- SOME HUMOR. SO HERE ARE SOME ASTROLOGICAL FASHION MUSINGS FOR THE WINTER SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
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DEC 22-JAN 19
Level headed, nurturing and determined, you are the little goat climbing to the top of the mountain, step by step. You are a bit more conservative in fashion than the other eleven signs. But one must dress for success. Tailored blazers, simple but sophisticated classics such as the Chanel Tweed Suit or some fabulous trousers with a comfy cashmere sweater are your go-tos. Caps are never over the top and are always easy and comfortable. Capricorn Diane Von Furstenberg, the consummate fashion mogul, was the epitome of her sign, when in 1970 her decision to “be someone of my own, and not just a plain little girl who got married” made her an icon for fashion savvy feminists. Kate Spade, Alexander Wang, Carolina Herrera, Raf Simons, and Christian Louboutin are classic Capricorn designers.
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AQUARIUS
JAN 20-FEB 18
Rebel, air-head and perennial hippie, you love your colorful prints, your electric blue capris and flowy blouse with peace symbols embroidered on it, your crazy, uncontrollable hair and your giant hoop earings. (not necessarily in real silver or gold). You are innovative, and you actually dress only for yourself unlike most of the other signs. You revel in wild prints and crazy color combinations that others can’t quite pull off. Whimsical and also inventive, you are able to jerry-rig a fashion disaster with some kind of genius idea that pulls everything together. It was innovative, Aqua born Mary Quant who introduced the miniskirt in the swinging sixties, supporting the cause of women’s liberation and allowing women to dress for themselves. Christian Dior, Narciso Rodriguez and Patricia Field are also Aquarians.
PISCES
FEB 19-MAR 20
Dreamy, wattery, sensitive and deep, you love clothing of comfort and sensuality. You love romantic pastels, translucent and shimmering colors, and sequins which might reflect the idea of the sea. Let’s face it, anything that would suggest a mermaid would appeal to you. You are imaginative, fantastical and other-worldly. You connect with spiritual iconography and anything that seems from another dimension. Alexander McQueen is the poster child for the Piscean designers for all of these reasons. His skull motifs and his utterly impractical work speak for all mystical Pisces folk. Gloria Vanderbilt, Hubert de Givenchy, Kenzo Takada, Franco Moschino, Eva Herzigová, Julien Macdonald are other Piscean designers. ■
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INCORPORATING METALLIC MAKEUP INTO YOUR CURRENT ROUTINE
It’s safe to glow all year round, but many metallic shades are warmer in nature and summer is the perfect time to rock them. Whether you’re naturally sun kissed or a spray tan aficionado, the warmer months tend to deepen the skin tone. There’s room for metallic in your bronzing game, and nothing flatters it quite like the shiny deposit of brightening pigments. Do keep in mind that metallic makeup should be used in moderation and placed with intention. Not that we don’t encourage layering it on with wild abandon, but only if you’re targeting one area at a time. Opaque metallics on the eyes and lips at the same time can fly on the runway but it’s a little retro theatrical in person. However, choosing one area at a time to rock a
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strong metallic is gorgeous, as is using lighter sheer shades in multiple places at once. You might want to choose a primer to make sure your metallics stay in place, especially for the eye area. Stila’s Magnificent Metals Foil Finish Eye Shadow actually comes with its own primer, killing two birds with one stone, but having a primer around that does double duty for the face and eyes is a makeup kit must. Mirabella’s Prime for Face and Eyes is oil free and only requires a peasized amount of the silica-based product to provide a steady base. A great primer will not only smooth out your pores and make application a breeze, but it also helps avoid the creasing that screams “I’ve been wearing this stuff for 8 hours already.”
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Celebrity makeup artist Melissa Murdick (Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish) let us in on a trick to bypass the eye primer altogether. “Not everyone HAS to use primers or setting sprays— they are totally optional! However, if you have trouble getting your makeup to stay on, or stay where you put it, I would definitely give them a go. I’m more of a primer girl than a setting spray girl. You unfortunately do need a separate primer for under eyeshadows (instead of using the one for face), but the good news is that using concealer and a little powder works as a GREAT eye primer, so you don’t necessarily have to buy one!”
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Metallic makeup can look a bit intimidating in the tube, especially if your last experience with the pigment left you covered in 90’s glitter. Things have changed. Metallics never really go out of style because they’re considered a neutral and some are universally flattering. But they’ve come back full force and it probably has something to do with the current obsession over the highlight and strobing trends. We like products that reflect light and for good reason….it makes us look good. (Especially on camera, all you Insta addicts.) No matter what you’re doing with your current beauty routine there’s room for some metallic pops, and the timing couldn’t be better to start experimenting and incorporating it into your current routine.
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EYES As far as metallic eye shadows are concerned you might want to invest in a metallic palette. (Using the word “invest” since a lot of them are pretty reasonably priced.) Metallic palettes come with a few different intensities in the same shade or color family. This can both take you from day to night with some simple layering to add intensity, as well as allow you to create a blended look on the eye without losing the glow. The most pigmented metallic eye shadows are quite opaque and aren’t real cooperative for blending the way that your favorite brown shadow is. But a corresponding highlight option makes it easy to sweep a metallic sheen up to the brow bone without looking like you’re in costume. Stila’s Matte ‘n Metal Eyeshadow Palette is a winner here, offering 12 corresponding shades within the same palette. The color combinations are pretty much endless with rode golds, pewters, and bronzes. Believe it or not, metallics can actually streamline your routine. “They add a lot of dimension, which is especially great for the eyes. Instead of using so many eyeshadow colors and brushes to bring depth to the eye, use a metallic shadow and some eyeliner and you’re good to go,” says Melissa. Our favorite long wear option that glides on easily from a tube is Stila’s Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow. When you’re rocking a strong metallic eye shadow you don’t necessarily need to wear eyeliner, but there are a few options to play around with here. One is sweeping that eye shadow down to the lower eye as well. Lining around the eye with the same metallic color is basically like putting a ring light around the eye, which means pop city. The best way to do this is to slightly dampen your eyeliner brush and dip it in the shadow before applying it as liner. Connect the color at the edges of the eye for a strong look, or spend some time blending it into the lash line for a more subtle shine. Skip the wider eye shadow brushes since those deposit too much product for the under eye and choose a smaller brush made for lining. The Sephora Collection PRO Tightline Liner #32 is the tightest eyeliner brush that you’ll ever see, which means precision central. It’s made for applying liquid liners to the inner rim of the lower eye, but it’s also great for accurately applying and blending powders into the lash line. Makeup artist and beauty blogger Sepi Balini suggests keeping the
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look minimal and strategic. “I go for a hint metal on either my eyes or lips. It’s very cute to add a little near the tear duct using a metallic shadow.” Most metallic colors are pretty versatile when it comes to matching skin tones and eye colors, but there are always shades that enhance your natural beauty. Blue eyes look great with lighter shades like gold, coral, and champagne since those colors attract attention but don’t overwhelm lighter eyes. Green eyes can wear purple just as easily as brown, while brown eyes can pair with pretty much anything. Bronze and salmon can be strong choices. Wearing metallic is one of the easiest ways to play up hazel eyes, since the extra light brings out the flecks of different colors in the irises. “You can always follow the rule of matching your undertone— for instance, if you have a ‘cool’ skintone, use cool metallics like silver and if you have a ‘warm’ skin tone, use bronzes and golds, BUT there are different tones within each metallic. You can totally find a cool-toned gold or a warm-toned gold to suit your complexion, and same goes for all the other metallics (and colors in general!!) too,” says Melissa. For a really dramatic look you can pair metallic eye shadows with a black liquid liner across the top lid. Or simply use a metallic liner like Urban Decay’s Glide-On Eye Pencil in Goldmine or e.l.f.’s 5 Piece Shimmer Eye Pencil Set to add some flair to your otherwise neutral eye shadow game. Whatever you do with your eyeliner and eye shadow be sure and top it off with a strong mascara to create the proper dimension around the eye. You can’t really go wrong with a great black mascara but naturally we all have different ideas about what great means. Depending on the eye shape you might look for a volumizing mascara (Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara), one that curves and separates to define the lashes (Benefit Roller Lash Curling and Lifting Mascara), or one that actually adds shimmer like e.l.f.’s Eye Enhancing Mascara.
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FACE and LIPS Another common feature besides the eyes that we all love to highlight on the face is the lips, and metallics are superstars here as well. When you’re working with opaque shades on the lips you’ll want to stick with warmer neutrals or those in the pink and red category. Think rose golds like Lime Crime’s Metallic Velvetines in blondie. Smashbox’s Always On Metallic Matte Liquid Lipstick in So Jelly is a cool fuchsia color with blue pearl mixed in, another good option. They developed it with makeup artist and beauty influencer Vlada Haggerty. Another favorite is Nude Envie’s Lipstick in Naked which has a golden hue and pearly sheen. But if you’re using a metallic sheen as gloss you can get away with pretty much anything. Sepi suggest the Gilded lip gloss from Anastasia Beverly Hills. Try layering translucent metallic glosses over the lipsticks that you already love in pinks, reds, nude, and browns. You can also create your own metallic gloss by pulling those eye shadows back out. Dabbing some eye shadow on the lip and then topping with a gloss can offer the look you’re going for with some major staying power. When applying metallic glosses aim for the middle of the lower lip and the Cupid’s bow area, using a brush like MAC’s 316 Lip Brush. The goal is to accentuate, and creating a reflective sheen in those areas is going to create the illusion of fullness and also downright juiciness. The NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in clear will offer all the lasting shine without competing with any color being used.
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Whatever you do, don’t forget the nails. It’s hard to do too much there as long as the color matches your overall vibe. The mirror effect is particularly popular right now, named for the strong reflective smoothness it offers from a futuristic foil look. Layla’s Mirror Effect Nail Polish in
Metal Chrome #1 is a silver so strong you can practically check out your reflection in it. For something a little subtle the chrome effect offers all the pop without looking foiled. The Essie Nail Polish in Nothing Else Metals is a SMASHBOX ALWAYS good option. ON LIQUID LIPSTICK shopspring.com Its lavender shade with a silver hue is easy to wear but is loads edgier than you’re average light purple. Metallics also have their place on the skin of the face. Gold highlighters can go a long way towards both warming up the complexion and of course, highlighting the good stuff. Melt Cosmetics has a line of Digital Dust Highlights that are what strobing dreams are made of. For dewy illumination that looks more like a natural fresh glow, the Halo Highlighting Wand from Smashbox is a must have. Matching your highlight to your skin tone is key for making the look seem natural. It should look like light reflecting off your face, not like you have a shimmer frost on your cheekbones. Melissa warns not to do it all at once, however. “Doing a lot of metallic and glowy foundation/skin is a no for me. You lose the pop of the metallic when there is shine in every part of the face. It’s nice to have natural or matte finish to the skin for the metallic sheen to pop against!” Are we obsessed with metallics? Maybe a little. But that’s because of how beautifully it reflects light and creates a glow like none other. Reflected light can go a long way towards hiding imperfections, as well as serving to showcase the good stuff you’ve got going on. Not to mention the fact that metallic makeup tends to be forgiving in the application process; meaning anyone can master it. A pop here and there will make you look healthy, defined, and dynamic. ■
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“ If you believe in magic...
there is magic.�
HEATHER GRAHAM Heather Graham @imheathergraham Photographer Hudson Taylor @photobyhudson Writer Madeline Rosene @madelinerosene Creative Director Tracy Kahn @tracykahn Wardrobe Stylist Madison Guest @madisonguest Hair Artist Brian Magallones @brianmagallones Makeup Artist Jessi Butterfield @jessibutterfield Videographer Erin Collett @erincollett.dop Location Indigo Hotel Lower East Side NY @hotelindigoles
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n the “New Releases” section on a flight from New York to Los Angeles, there is a selection of movies written and directed by men, starring men: Brigsby Bear, All Saints, Baby Driver, Overdrive, and even Captain Underpants and Despicable Me. In this male-dominated majority of films, only three films tell the stories of women: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Megan Leavey, and Wonder Woman. Renowned actress and now writer and director, Heather Graham will make a significant contribution to the underrepresented world of female storytelling. Heather’s new film, Half Magic, comes to theaters in February. A lover of books and literature, Heather was inspired to title the movie after one of her favorite children’s books written by author, Edward Eager. Our cover star sat on a couch a few minutes after our photo shoot in the penthouse of Hotel Indigo on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The views of New York City from the penthouse are so spectacular they appear almost unrealistic. “Magic,” Heather explained, “is about being grateful and it’s about supporting other people in what they want to do. It’s kind of like, The Secret. Tell your friends, family, and the universe what you’re grateful for and what you want. If you think about those things enough, they grow.”
MR: Do you believe in magic? HG: One of the lines in my movie is, “If you believe in magic, there is magic. If you’re looking for the magic, you’ll find it.” I love people who believe in magic and that magic exists, if you believe in it. Sometimes my friends and I will get together, light candles, and go over our “brags,” “desires,” and “gratitudes,” which is just like it sounds. We brag about something, we talk about something we want and something we’re grateful for. Maybe it’s, “I want more money,” “I want to fall in love,” or “I want to direct a movie.” Whatever it is, we find that the things we wish for come true by expressing our desires, listening, and supporting each other. MR: If one half is magic, what is the other half? HG: The other half is out of your control and you have to surrender to it. MR: This is your first debut as a writer, director and actress. Have you always been a writer?
It just happened. My mom is a writer. She writes children’s books and she exposed me to a lot of great books as a child. But I think the inspiration to write this movie came from a mixture of feeling like I was not able to express what I wanted to express as an actress and feeling like there aren’t a lot of movies made for women that feel empowering or that I can relate to. I went through a bad breakup and I wanted to make myself laugh at the stuff in life that upsets me. I tried to make a movie about the Triangle Fire before, which was a story about women. I also had a comedy I wanted to write. But people told me no one cares about women’s stories and they said, “If you want to write something people care about, write about a man.” It was that blunt. Think about how many super hero movies there are and how many came out before Wonder Woman was made. I have a friend who is a writer who writes women-driven stories and someone told her, “You aren’t successful because you need to write stories about men.” MR: Who are the people that say this?
HG: I’ve always loved reading. I like books. When I went to college at UCLA, my major was English. I never thought about being a writer or director.
HG: It’s financiers, producers— it’s the whole machine.
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“ Don’t wait for a man to make you feel good about yourself....
Just decide to feel good about yourself today.” MR: What’s your movie about? HG: The movie is about three friends and their love lives. My character wants to make movies about women in Hollywood but she has a sexist, sexually harassing boss. The movie explores how to feel good about your sexuality. I grew up Catholic and I was told that I would go to hell if I had premarital sex. I always wondered if I should feel ashamed of my sexuality. Intellectually, I never thought that premarital sex resulted in eternal damnation but it’s programmed into you at such a young age and it takes a lot of courage and exploration to overcome that thinking. Navigating sexuality is hard for women. Sex is fun but how do you have a healthy attitude about sex when there is always simultaneous pressure to be sexy and to not be sexy? Everyone has their own sexuality. You have to figure out who you are and enjoy it. It’s crazy to write a movie about sexual harassment in Hollywood and then have it explode in the news. It’s lucky that it’s coming out now when people seem to care about the subject more. MR: Did you receive any negative feedback or criticism after you spoke out about your encounters with Harvey Weinstein?
HG: I’ve only received positive feedback. I think women are getting braver and being more supportive of other women. Out of everything I’ve done in my life, I’ve gotten some of the most positive feedback after speaking out about him. People are so excited to see men like him not get away with that kind of behavior anymore. For men to lose their jobs in this much of a significant way will hopefully change things. Men don’t want to lose their jobs. Women used to be afraid of losing their jobs and that’s why we didn’t complain about the behavior. But now the tables are turned. MR: Were you involved with casting the film at all? HG: I was involved to a certain extent. You have to please your financier. Thankfully, we have a great financier, Bill Sheinberg. We held some auditions and we lucked out with talented people— Thomas Lennon, Angela Kinsey, Molly Shannon. There are a lot of really funny improvisational comedians in the movie. Filming was very relaxed. We would say, “If you feel inspired, say whatever you want.” So people said the lines but they added bits and pieces. This job is fun. The hardest part was trying not to laugh.
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“ You have to be happy inside yourself...
to be truly free.”
MR: Do you think women have a hard time loving themselves? Why? HG: Yes. That’s why I made this movie. I wanted to make a movie for myself. The movie sends the message to feel good about yourself no matter what. I wish a movie like this had existed when I was young. I want to empower women the way I want to be empowered. A lot of women watch romantic comedies in which the leading women want to get married and have children. As women, we are taught that we need to have a husband and a family and then you can love yourself. We aren’t taught to love ourselves first. Think about fairytales—they’re always about waiting for Prince Charming and how great life is after he arrives. But that’s really bad training. You could fall in love with someone and that person could die. MR: So there is a problem with how women are represented in our culture and media? What are your thoughts on reality television? HG: I don’t like watching other people be humiliated or hurt and I think that’s what a lot of reality television is. I think if there was more inspiring reality TV I might enjoy it. A lot of my friends are obsessed with it. I think
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reality TV is popular because it’s stories of real people and there’s something fun about watching a real person go through something and that’s different than seeing it in a movie. Maybe people are drawn to reality television since people aren’t making many movies about women. All I can speak about are these housewives shows. It’s a lot of drama and it’s based around a petty subject matter. I don’t think it’s celebrating the best parts of women. I think it kind of makes you want to take a shower after you watch it. MR: Do you have advice for women to help love themselves? HG: Don’t wait for a man to make you feel good about yourself. Just decide to feel good about yourself today. You have to be happy inside yourself to be truly free. Unfortunately, we have to unplug from the culture to learn this and practice it. The culture says, “Buy these products and you’ll be happy,” or “You need to have a certain number of kids.” But no one I know is happy because of those things. People are happy when they’ve learned how to love themselves and be grateful for their lives. I was really into Sex and The City and in one episode, Sarah Jessica Parker says, “The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.” ■
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Cosmetic Executive Women
Writer Madeline Rosene @madelinerosene
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he Jonathan Club is a private social club with soaring ceilings, European Renaissance décor, and original works of 20th century art lining the walls, showing its decades of rich history and tradition. Notable members have included Ronald Reagan, Nathan Cole Jr. (founder of LA Times), and railway magnate Henry E. Huntington. No longer a boy’s club, the Jonathan Club boasts modern amenities and is open to both men and women at the club’s two locations in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The club hosts over 200 diverse special events every year and LEFAIR Magazine was delighted to attend the Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation’s (CEW) networking and panel discussion event downtown. CEW is a global community of over 9,000 beauty industry influencers and executives who lead the conversation in beauty and recognize achievement across the industry. Katie Welch, VP of marketing at Hour Glass Cosmetics, Rea Ann Silva, creator and CEO of beautyblender, and Jill Tomandl, Vice President of Product Development and Innovation at Smashbox Cosmetics were the three inspiring guest speakers.
Katie Welch VP of Marketing at Hour Glass Cosmetics
City where I was head of integrated marketing at Bliss. I was introduced to Hourglass founder, Carisa James. I knew that Hourglass was the place I wanted to be. Hourglass is a powerful brand and Carisa is a talented product developer and respected CEO. MR: What is your background in? KW: My background is a mix of marketing and communications. Marketing in 2018 is fundamentally different than what is was ten or fifteen years ago. You can’t push messages the same way you used to. You have to story tell and understand how to speak to the consumer. I have a communications background, so story telling is what I’ve always done. In today’s marketing mix, if you aren’t using every opportunity to story tell you aren’t maximizing every touch point on the consumer journey. MR: What makes a fantastic beauty product?
I’ve always worked in the beauty or consumer packaged goods industry, either in the marketing or communications side. I moved to Los Angeles two years ago from New York
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KW: Innovation and performance make a fantastic beauty product. It comes down to formula, packaging, and marketing, but it’s really about the performance. The product has to work, especially today in the world of social media when anyone can share their opinion.
MR: Can a poor product sell with a great marketing strategy? KW: Before I had this role, I may have answered yes, but I do not think it’s true anymore. It used to be that a poor makeup product could be sold with exceptional marketing – we were told to believe that something worked. With social media and ratings and reviews, it’s not that simple!
IT COMES DOWN TO FORMULA, PACKAGING, AND MARKETING, BUT IT’S REALLY ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE. MR: Your makeup looks beautiful. KW: Thanks! It’s all Hourglass! I got it done at our Hourglass flagship boutique on Abbot Kinney in Venice, CA. I did not do
it myself. Today people know so much more about makeup than I ever did. I was so passionate about makeup as a teen, but when I was sixteen there was no platform HOURGLASS for me to learn MINERAL PRIMER about makeup shopspring.com like today. I would go to the Chanel, Clinique, or Revlon counter and it stopped there. There were beauty magazines; you turned to them for expertise. It wasn’t as interactive or tutorialbased. Today, beauty experts like Laura Lee and Jaclyn Hill are teaching people not only how to apply product but also to look at a product through the eyes of an expert. There’s a new generation of much more informed beauty consumers! MR: Who are some of your favorite beauty bloggers?
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KW: Tati Westbrook of @GlamLifeGuru, Melissa Alatorre, Laura Lee, and Jackie Aina. The list could go on forever! MR: Where are brands spending their advertising dollars now? KW: Social media is crucial. Advertising dollars are going to discovery ads, digital magazines, and boosting digital content in a social feed. MR: Do you have any advice for women who want to work in marketing in the beauty industry? KW: Read, pay attention to what brands are doing, have an opinion—why do you like it? Marketing has evolved. It’s so much more than it once was and creativity is the name of the game. You can have successful social campaigns that are organic. Look at what the mattress company, Casper has done. It’s not standard marketing. Their strategy and campaigns are clever and creative. If you love beauty, hone that passion. You don’t have to be a YouTuber, but become a product expert and pay attention to other industries and how they’re marketing. Curiosity is key.
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Rea Ann Silva
Creator & CEO of beautyblender
MR: How is the sponge used to apply makeup exactly? RAS: You wet it, squeeze it, and feel it grow. It will absorb the water and material starts to swell and it will get softer. Then squeeze it really hard and get the excess water off. Sponges, by nature, absorb moisture, so when the sponge is dry, it’s thirsty. It’s a tug of war. When it’s wet, it’s pushing the makeup out. The texture of the sponge is mimicking perfect skin. If you can bounce it on your face, you are applying it correctly. It’s depositing and bleeding the makeup. MR: Is the beautyblender beneficial in terms of anti-aging precautions? RAS:: Yes, it prevents people from tugging or dragging the skin, which is always helpful. You can use beautyblender with your skin care too—use it with serums and moisturizers. MR: What are some other good beauty tools?
MR: How long have you been working in the beauty industry? RAS: I’ve been a makeup artist for over 20 years. I’ve become an expert in all areas of the industry but I found my focus with the advent of high-definition film. My signature aesthetic was a natural, flawless complexion—which was a challenge to achieve on a high-definition set. That’s where the idea for beautyblender was born. Now I do what my business allows me to do time-wise. It just requires some planning. Fortunately, I have clients who understand that I’m busy and they try to book me ahead of time so they accommodate my schedule. It’s not terribly hard to balance beautyblender and my makeup artistry. The main areas I work in now are red carpets, personal appearances, press junkets and editorial. If they book me in advance, it can work with my schedule. Most press junkets are on both coasts. So if I have meetings for beautyblender, I can schedule it around that. I am bi-coastal. I have a home in Center Valley, Pennsylvania as well as LA. It’s kind of in the country. I love the mix of being able to explore both places. I get the best of both worlds.
RAS: I love dermaplaning. But it should be done by a skilled technician. If you’re going to shave your skin, you should go to a skincare professional with hygienic blades who will apply even pressure. The results make your skin fresh and new. The overall effect you get in the end is glowing. You remove the dead skin cell and fuzz all over your face. When you think about it, men dermaplane just from shaving and in general, men don’t have a lot of issues because they’re constantly exfoliating.
MR: Why didn’t someone else have the idea to create the beautyblender before? RAS: I really don’t know why someone didn’t have this idea in the cosmetic industry outside of the fact that most people who were designing tools weren’t actively in the trenches as makeup artists trying to solve problems on the spot. It was a very organic place for this product to be born. People had tried things like it before— industrial engineers figuring out how to put a piece of foam into a compact but they were never designed to apply makeup up. They were designed economically or to fit into another structure. They were never designed to give you the best makeup outcom until me!
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MR: What’s next for beautyblender? RAS: beautyblender has about ten new products coming out in 2018. One of the big focuses is how honored we feel to be able to make the statement that we are a category creator, original, 3 dimensional sponge. We are amplifying that message.
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MR: Are you collaborating with any influencers? RAS: We don’t do a lot of collabs. My daughter is the face of a lot of our social media. It’s about education and how you can simplify your makeup routine. We want people to be the best they can be when they walk out of that room. Usually when we collaborate, we find someone who is already using beautyblender and we figure out ways we can work together to further the education. MR: Do you have advice for people who want to create a product or market a product they’ve already created? RAS: I talk to a lot of men and women who want advice on how to get started on getting their products going. My advice sounds simple but it’s just: don’t get discouraged and don’t quit. Most entrepreneurs quit. They get frustrated. You have to keep moving forward and seeing it to the end. That’s where you will find your pot of gold. It’s such simple logic. You go, you complain, you stop, and then you don’t win. Every day, get up and even if it’s one little thing you do that pushes that train a little forward, do it. Do it every day. Also, be open-minded about people’s advice. Sometimes I give people advice and then they tell me why I’m wrong (Laughs.) They say, “I can’t do that because of X, Y, and Z.” Okay, well don’t ask then.
MR: What makes someone want to buy a beauty product? JT: There are several reasons that make someone want to buy a beauty product. It’s a very emotional purchase. It can be transformative to their appearance, to their skin, and to their look. It can be about trends and fun. It could be something innovative that they’re interested in trying. Beauty influencers have a huge impact on the products people try. MR: Have social media influencers played a role in Smashbox’s marketing?
EVERY DAY, GET UP AND EVEN IF IT’S ONE LITTLE THING YOU DO THAT PUSHES THAT TRAIN A LITTLE FORWARD, DO IT. DO IT EVERY DAY.
JT: Beauty influencers definitely play a role. They produce YouTube videos, Instagram posts and Instagram stories reaching millions of engaged and passionate followers. They review and rate products, demonstrate how to apply products, educate about the benefits and performance, and create trends! They are a makeup artist, beauty editor, and sales person all in one! Smashbox has tested many social media strategies. Shay Mitchell is a social superstar with a huge following. She modeled the makeup looks for the Cover Shot Eye Shadow Palette and made appearances at in-store events. Smashbox also partnered with makeup artist, Vlada Haggerty. She created incredible lip art with every shade of Always On Liquid Lipstick. The lip art was used in social media, online, and merchandising. Smashbox has also done several product collaborations. Sephora curates trends. It’s not by chance that contouring was the trend, then color correcting, and then highlighting. Smashbox helped drive the contouring trend. It’s something that the brand has been doing for years. It’s a lighting technique from the studio.
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MR: What are some ways in which the beauty industry is trying to reduce waste and become more environmentally friendly?
Smashbox. Being multifaceted has allowed me to dabble in new areas of innovation. We just launched 3D printed lipstick.
JT: There are a lot of things being done—reduction of packaging materials, using recycled, recyclable, refillable, or biodegradable packaging materials, and waste reduction in manufacturing processes. Manufacturing facilities are becoming more energy efficient.
MR: Tell me about how you are 3D printing makeup now.
A few years ago, I launched a refillable compact with a solar panel on the lid. The solar panel illuminated the logo and powered the light around the mirror. From an ingredient standpoint, There are trends toward ridding products of certain ingredients and calling out “free of.” For instance, Smashbox is paraben free, sulfate free and phthalate free. The brushes are synthetic and “cruelty free”. Aveda, an Estée Lauder company, stands out as an environmental hero. They are really focusing on green. MR: How important is higher education when it comes to pursuing a career in the beauty industry? JT: It’s helpful but it’s not necessarily mandatory. It depends on what area of business you’re in. Finance within the beauty industry, YES. But different areas of the business require different kinds of education. Many makeup artists are self-taught. You can certainly have a career and be self-educated. But if you’re the SMASHBOX PRIMER engineer, you will most likely shopspring.com need an engineering degree. It all depends on the area you are in. There are brands with self-taught founders who are educating themselves along the way. MR: Tell me a bit about your education. JT: My education was a combination of right and left brain studies. I studied packaging engineering and art. My dad encouraged me to do something technical but I was passionate about art and design so I combined the two. I started off in packaging and I have focused on package design throughout my whole career. Years ago I got into product development as well. Recently I was Chief Creative Officer of Stila and now I’m Vice President of Product Development at 7 2 | L E FA I R MAG AZI NE
JT: Our chemist came up with the idea. An industrial engineer created the printer and we had a task force. The ultimate advantage of 3D printing is that you can create any design you want as long as it’s in an Illustrator file. Instead of printing out plastic resin, this printer prints lipstick formula. The tray lowers and prints layers of lipstick dots that become a 3-dimensional design. We convert an art file into a 3d file and print it out. It’s a ‘gift with purchase’ kind of idea now. In the future, it could evolve into people using these printers themselves, in their homes. Right now it’s more of fun, customizable play. We’re working on evolutions of it. We demonstrate it at events. ■
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Hailing from the Bay Area in San Francisco, Marc E. Bassy is a singersongwriter known for his feel-good yet mature, insightful, and poetic pop lyrics. His solo works include 2014 mixtape Only the Poets, 2015 release East Hollywood, and the 2016 EP Groovy People, including the single “You & Me� featuring G-Eazy. Before releasing his own works, Bassy wrote for artists such as CeeLo Green, Sean Kingston, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla $ign. Marc released his latest album, Gossip Columns, on Republic Records in October. Marc will be touring Europe throughout December 2017.
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Sitting on a roof during sunset in Downtown Los Angeles, Marc’s light blue eyes and far off looks suggest deep rumination. MR: Your latest album was a hit. People are excited about how it gives the best relationship advice. Marc E Bassy: Really? MR: Yes! You haven’t heard that? Marc E Bassy: No, but I appreciate it. MR: People need relationship advice. It’s an epidemic. Marc E Bassy: It is. MR: Where does the inspiration come from with your song writing? Marc E Bassy: All my songs are kind of inspired by my life— the trials and tribulations of making music in Hollywood. Life is pretty good. I don’t have too many problems. But I’ve been in Hollywood for a long time.
go to the studio, I spend a lot of time in the studio. One thing I really learned from writing for other people: I know it’s cliché, but they say you have to write 100 songs to get that one that really feels good. I’ve written so many songs and I just got myself into that process. A lot of other things in my life aren’t regimented. Pretty much nothing else is regimented, other than the fact that I’m always creating music. So as long as I’m doing that, I’m okay and this album is just all the bits and pieces I’ve enjoyed listening to the most. MR: So you don’t really have a method of writing. Do you have a preferred way of collaborating? Are you the kind of person who wants to be in a room alone and write something or do you like to go in a room full of people who are all being creative? Like, “Oh I’m dropping a beat… Let me freestyle on that!” Is that something you’re into? Marc E Bassy: Yeah, I think I like to walk. I’m a pacer. I like to walk a lot. I walk for miles. I don’t really try to write. I just wait for it to come. So that’s something I learned along the way. When you force it, it never works, so I just sort of walk around, read. I read a lot and I listen to a lot of music.
MR: How long have you been here? Marc E Bassy: I’ve been here since right after high school, so that’s almost a decade. I’ve been playing and writing music for myself and other people. I’ve been in bands. It’s funny, they say you have your whole lifetime to make your first album and that’s kind of true. So all of these songs are little snapshots of things I went through growing up. MR: That’s cool. So the songs are all from different parts of your life? Marc E Bassy: Well I made them all recently, last year or so, while I was working on the album. But I go back to different points in time that inspire me. It’s weird when you write songs. It’s not exactly what’s happening right this second. You never know, something might remind you of something that happened a long time ago. That’s how it is for me. MR: That’s cool. So what’s your process like? Do you write on the piano? Marc E Bassy: I write on the piano and guitar. But, I write all different ways. I don’t have a method. Just wake up and
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ALL MY SONGS ARE KIND OF INSPIRED BY MY LIFE— THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MAKING MUSIC IN HOLLYWOOD.
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MR: What are you reading? Marc E Bassy: I read classic American literature and the news. I listen to my friends. And I bear witness to all my friends struggles also and just things that we all go through together. My album is kind of like for people that are close to me. It’s always a big deal because they’re all in it, they’re all characters in the story. You know so, I don’t really write to fulfill any purpose. It’s just something that I’ve always done since I was a little kid and I closed my eyes and it became a career. It was never my intentions. MR: Do girls ever ask you, “Is this song about me?” Marc E Bassy: All the time. MR: Is that annoying? Marc E Bassy: It’s funny because, in general, my songs are not inspired by one person. Maybe one line is about you but that doesn’t mean this line is about you. That happens often because I do write from a very personal place. If you dig me or you’re a friend of mine, you’re probably on my album. So you know who you are. MR: So you’re originally from the Bay Area but you moved to Los Angeles to pursue songwriting? Marc E Bassy: I was in a band in high school called 2AM Club. 2AM Club did alright. I got a record deal when I was 21. I moved to New York City for three years. We had our ups and downs. At the end of the day it was like 6 people at the time. And it was a weird time in music. It was like 2010 or 11. The entire industry was changing so much and I was trying to find myself. I didn’t grow up thinking I was going to do this so I really didn’t have a template. I had no idea what I was doing. When you’re really young and you’re making music, you’re making it for yourself. It’s extremely cathartic. I just wanted to let it out. And now that I’m older and appreciate music as a craft a little more, when I write, it’s more of an offering. I get inspired by younger cats who are just out of high school and from the energy that they have making music. I listen to everything and I try to incorporate the energy that I had when I was seventeen/ eighteen to my music now, which keeps me youthful and relevant. I think everyone can relate to my album because if
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you really listen to it, you can see it’s still personal and raw but I’ve learned how to arrange music and how to create what I want to create. MR: I always ask everyone this as a songwriter— Do you consider yourself more of a writer or a performer? Marc E Bassy: Well, I tried to be a writer and I had some success. I’ve written some songs for big artists but it wasn’t until I got back into performing that people understood who I was. I think I’m more of a performer at the end of the day. My live shows probably, that’s my best musical offering I can give, so yeah I guess performer but it’s all one in the same. All my favorite artists are writers. Prince is a writer, Stevie Wonder is a writer, Sam Cooke, Donny Hathaway. I mean just pick up Bruce Springsteen, Tupac, whatever you know, everyone writes and music is like water; it’s not something you have to do that has to be a certain way every time. You know if you write a dope song and it sounds like oh this would be better if this person sang it. I’m always into that, there’s no restriction, there’s no guidelines, it’s just whatever feels best. MR: So, you have a tattoo right here. *Points to chest. What does it say? Marc E Bassy: It’s a Sly and The Family Stone song called Everybody is a Star. They were one of my all-time favorite groups, especially when I was younger. MR: What about that song inspired you? Marc E Bassy: The tattoo says, “Everybody is a star. I can feel it when you shine on me. I love you for who you are, not the one you feel you need to be.” I probably wouldn’t get this tattoo at this point in my life but I was young and it’s just a nice sentiment. It’s a beautiful sentiment. MR: You have to believe that. If you want to be famous or fulfill your dreams, you have to believe everyone is a star and everyone has that quality within them. Marc E Bassy: I do believe that. MR: I do too. ■
I DON’T REALLY WRITE TO FULFILL ANY PURPOSE. IT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT I’VE ALWAYS DONE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID AND I CLOSED MY EYES AND IT BECAME A CAREER.
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If I had to sum up celebrity photographer Jones Crow in brief I’d assign him the word “flow,” and not just because it conveniently rhymes with his name. I’d quickly follow with enigmatic, creative, passionate, and self-assured, but all that all dovetails into the flow thing. He’s in it. The Jones Crow flow. As a photographer, Jones does it all. He’s perhaps best known for the time he spent as Ariana Grande’s personal photographer (and close friend), but these days he’s just as eager to tackle assignments from automotive to beauty and everything in between. The key for him is doing what honors his art, even when that means taking massive leaps out of the known and immersing as far as obsession to get the result he’s going for. And, as he’ll tell you with a smile, he always kicks ass. Equally as inspiring as Jones’ “fuck it” confidence and willingness to try is his awareness and commitment to reciprocity. “I put other people’s needs before my own 99 percent of the time.” Because after all, aren’t giving and receiving all apart of the same flow? Jones’ studio loft was immensely welcoming, and not just because of the dogs that greeted me upon entry, or that the fact that his mom was there to offer me mochi and sparling water. It was the space of someone who was building a live/work space that was an extension of him. A dojo if you will. Creatively energized, expansive, all encompassing, and super light.
I PUT OTHER PEOPLE’S NEEDS BEFORE MY OWN 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
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KF: So photography. How did this all start? JC: I sort of got into it randomly, I had all these experiences that led me into it. Every experience I had met at this perfect crossroads of sorts. I was a model, I was a rapper, I was a music producer, I was a manager. I was a songwriter for a bit after that. I was even on a reality show for a while, Daddy’s Girls. I was working at a music label as an art director and so I oversaw a lot of photo shoots and music videos. I taught myself Photoshop when I was 19 or 20, did a lot of band fliers. When the record label got shut down I didn’t have a degree or anything so I couldn’t just go get another art directing job. I applied for jobs and showed them my stuff but no one would even bother if you didn’t have a bachelors degree. So I was like, well shit, I’m just going to buy a camera. I’ve already been doing Photoshop for like eight years so it was easy for me. I bought all this gear, pretty much all the money I had, and I was like I’m going to make this work. I booked some behind the scenes things for music videos which justified the purchase, and then I decided to really learn how to use the camera and just obsessed over learning new things. I’d put together a vision board of shots I liked and then I’d go out and do it. One of the first shoots I ever did was one of my favorites and I was like ‘this is what I want to do.’ A light bulb. The obsession turned into passion. Because I was able to do video and photo it was one more thing I could offer. I started reaching out to every manager I knew in the music business and offered to shoot artists, even for free. Then they started hiring me. I was lead to Ariana Grande. I did some album art cover design stuff for a client named Leon [Thomas] who’s friends with Ariana. They were on the same TV show [Victorious.] Leon invited me to the studio where they were working on a song, I didn’t know who Ariana was, I don’t think anyone did then. I hear them sing and I was like damn how do I just work with these two for the rest of my life. I ended up directing a music video for Leon, and Ariana said ‘I’m stealing you away, we’re going to start making videos and do photo shoots.’ One week we’d do a YouTube cover, another we’d do a photo shoot. Creating this content. It was crazy, the interaction she had with her fans. All the sudden she started to take off, it was cool to be a part of it all. Suddenly my work was being seen, it was awesome and really nerve wracking. I went from being on this platform
of working with artists that are also developing to working with an artist who’s skyrocketing. I felt a little overwhelmed at times but it was exactly what I needed to take my shit seriously. Hold myself responsible. Go to bed early, read some books on photography, or whatever is going to help you kick ass tomorrow, and I always kicked ass. She kept me around. It was five or six years of non-stop Ariana Grande, day in and day out. I traveled all over the place with her. It was really cool to see it happen and also really crazy for me. It was so much pressure for me as a photographer, sometimes not knowing what the fuck I was doing but wanting to make the client happy. Work until the client is happy. I was really lucky that I cared so much I guess. Not really lucky, just good. I cared a lot. But caring too much about what other people think you get to a point where you’re not really being an artist. I got to a point where I acknowledged that I wasn’t doing my art justice, you don’t have time to think. I wanted the time to experiment, try new things, not have to be on a plane 24/7. Ari and I went our own separate ways for a bit. KF: You just knew it was time to move on? Then what? JC: It was nice because I was scared shitless when I stopped working with Ari. How do you go from making a great rate every single day, doing something awesome with someone you really care about… to walk away from that was terrifying. But I made it all work, I just got to work. I was so hungry to be my own artist and prove to myself I could do it. I started working a lot for brands for about a year and a half. Car brands, hotels, clothing companies, whiskey, tons of different brands were starting to see my work. So I was getting hired to be sort of a creative director and produce these photo shoots. I had a really successful year and a half and then I started to acknowledge that I wanted to become a better editorial style photographer, studio style. So then I was like I need a studio. I got my first studio, and then I got a dog, I’m madly in love with my dog. I went from being on road trips constantly to being stay at home dog dad. In a nutshell to get to where I am now it’s been a series of crazy events and applying myself. Making an impact on people. I think there’s so many talented photographers right now it’s kind of overwhelming. I think the only difference is that people like my personality. I don’t know, I’m still trying to find out why people hire me but I’m busy all the time so I’ll take it. I guess it’s just that I give a shit and I make people feel important. Everyone is important.
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I GUESS IT’S JUST THAT I GIVE A SHIT AND I MAKE PEOPLE FEEL IMPORTANT. EVERYONE IS IMPORTANT.
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KF: Music was one of your initial loves, tell me about your experience directing music videos. JC: I love shooting music artists, I get to listen to music, we get to share ideas. I only want to direct things that I’m moved by. If I hear a song and I’m like ‘fuck yeah this is awesome,’ it’s like your new favorite song and suddenly I get to make the video? It’s like yeah, this is awesome. But I’ve passed on so many songs. I take on multiple hats, I’ll direct it, shoot it, edit it, so you’re doing weeks of work. If you’re going to do that it’s because you want to. That’s how I look at it. I want to add art to the art. KF: Do you think your style looks different from that of other photographers? JC: I guess. It’s just what I’m into. I can give the clients what I want but when I’m editing for me I have a specific look I think. To me that’s the best part about photography. You can do anything. There are so many different types of photography. Some people pigeonhole themselves. I don’t have a problem with that. I think it’s really important to focus on individual subjects but I’ll obsess over one thing like automotive, do a couple jobs. But then this week I was working with Jillian Michaels, shooting fitness stuff, supplements.
I’M CONSCIOUSLY NOW PRACTICING POSITIVE THOUGHTS, READING BOOKS, MEDITATING, AND JUST TRYING TO ELIMINATE WHAT MAKES ME UNHAPPY.
If you limit yourself I don’t think that you can say that you have an excuse. You have the internet. Just obsess over it and figure it out until you feel confident. If you know how to operate a camera and you have eyes and taste, just do it. There are things I don’t like of course…but that’s what makes it a job. It makes you appreciate stuff, I like to experience all the different shit. I’d love to shoot a Rolex campaign or something like that, some sort of editorial stuff. I’d like to do a big car campaign, oversee the whole vision. I’d love to shoot at Victoria’s Secret models. (Laughs.) In terms of people…this really weird thing happens to me. I’ll think about someone, notice their talent, and then I’ll say it or think that I want to shoot them and then it happens.
KF: You seem very in the flow. Do you meditate? JC: I’m in the flow. I have to wake up and meditate or I lose my shit. For a while I lost touch with the practice of positive thinking and I feel like I was practicing negative thinking by accident. Your brain can only handle so many things. I would get anxiety and then you just get more and more of it… you don’t realize but you’re practicing the act of negative thought and then you get even better at it with practice. I’m consciously now practicing positive thoughts, reading books, meditating, and just trying to eliminate what makes me unhappy. It’s working. Even listening to a book on tape you’re reprogramming your brain and minimizing the strain of negativity.
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I used to go out a lot…I don’t do any of that shit anymore. I’ve been almost everywhere, I’ve been there and done that, I just want to be home. I lived in a suitcase for years for years and now I just want to be home. It’s hard for me to be around people who aren’t doing what they love. You have to jump… right this second. Think ‘I’m no longer going to give any of that my energy to that.’ It’s scary but that fear is what I need to get in gear. KF: What’s next? JC: Creating this space, making it into something I’ve always dreamt of. Then I want to buy a house in Hawaii and live both places. I dive into things. And I’m also a realist. With photography you’re not relying on anyone to do it. You’re either good at it or you’re not. It was great because I knew I could do it. I played it all out in my mind where I could go with it, and I liked it. It felt real. ■
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BLOOM FARMS Bloom Farm’s mission is to bring safe and enjoyable products to people who use cannabis as part of a healthy, fulfilling lifestyle. Along the way, they’re out to remove the negative social stigmas of cannabis. Sustainably farmed and responsibly made, the products are beautifully designed around the mantra: relaxation, relief, creativity and fun. The latest model is styled in a luxurious rose gold finish. From the pen’s signature metal mouthpiece to its newly designed battery, this high-gloss fashion accessory emphasizes both form and function. getbloomfarms.com
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CAV I A R They call themselves “Caviar” Gold because they’re known for being one of the best cannabis processors in the country, selling products in Nevada, California, and Washington State. What sets them apart? Not only is the company committed to helping those suffering from insomnia, pain, depression, anxiety, and the side effects from chemo who could benefit from medical marijuana for relief, but they donate 5% of their profits to the American Cancer Society and raise funds to help veterans fighting post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The brand’s medicinal properties help people to feel better, and products come in a variety of forms to choose from like taffy, pre-rolled joints and cones, flowers, infused papers, and hash oil. To create a truly unique medicinal product, Caviar Gold uses a proprietary method to extract aromatic flavors from organic fruits and add THC oil. The people at Caviar Gold provide the strongest, highest quality cannabis products for patients seeking a natural and superior form of relief. caviargold.com
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CHOCOVEDA Chocoveda inspires self-indulgence in sacred practices of love, meditation and positive thinking, such that balance is achieved. Chocoveda truffles offer so much more than any other chocolate. They are the offspring of a magical union between one powerful healing system called Ayurveda and one lifelong passion for delicious chocolate. They are handmade from the finest, purest and simplest of organic and all-natural ingredients. These truffles contain no preservatives or any unnatural additives and are absolutely dairy free and vegan safe. The inspiration for Chocoveda is influenced by the principles and practices of the ancient Indian healing system, Ayurveda. In essence, Ayurveda seeks to empower the individual to know oneself so that a balanced state of living can be achieved. Chocoveda aspires to bring you to your natural state through these divinely delicious herbal chocolate truffles. chocoveda.com
SPRIG Sprig is a light, refreshing THC-infused citrus beverage with 45mg of premium THC oil from California-grown cannabis. This delicious sparkling beverage is made with natural citrus flavors. Sprig stands out from other edibles in the market for its consistency, “un-earthy” taste, and uplifting, bubbly high. With 3 servings per can, we highly encourage consumers to share amongst friends bring to the beach, camping, festivals, or kick back and binge watch your favorite Netflix series. Sprig is a socially positive alternative to alcohol. Perfect for upcoming holiday celebrations! Sprigology, Sprigtinis, Sprig-mosas, Sprig Break... drinksprig.com
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fter tagging along on Le Youth’s photo shoot for the magazine, I was initially tempted to call him “chill.” He, however, was quick to explain that while that might be a part of him, the passionate and enthusiastic part is much larger. Perhaps, it’s simply the straightforward politeness and absence of ego that struck me about his presence. Whatever it is, he’s a nice guy, and he makes great music. You might already be jamming out to Le Youth’s record “Clap Your Hands,” featuring, Ava Max. (It’s a catchy one.) But his resume of electronic and dance music is pretty extensive. These days the artist and producer is as busy as ever, balancing studio time with a steady schedule of performing and DJing all over the world. He’s always blending artistry with the business aspect of the industry and checking in with what makes him happy along the way. I had two questions that were burning particularly bright for Le Youth (real name Wes James), both of which we discussed at length. One: where did the name Le Youth come from? And two: would you describe your music vibe as “summery?” I wasn’t expecting either of his answers. KF: Have you always been a musician? LY: I started playing the drums in elementary school. Then I started a band shortly thereafter and I was in and out of out bands throughout high school. When I got out of high school, I started a band that I sang in. It was electronic, singer-songwriter stuff, so I was actually making the music in my bedroom, on a laptop, and then singing and recording. It was totally experimental. I added a guitar player, a bass player, and a drummer, and turned it into a band type thing. We toured for like six years. I’m from Ohio. I moved to LA when I was in that band, seven years ago. I was coming to LA a lot anyway so at some point it just became the thing. I’d always wanted to get out of Ohio. Luckily my band had a moderate amount of success so I was able to float on that for a while. There was a year-long period in between the band and Le Youth that I was broke and trying to figure out what I wanted to do. KF: Le Youth started with making songs as mix-ups? LY: Yeah, I wasn’t thinking of them like that though. I was trying to make original music with vocal samples. At the time I’d just got out of my band. I was so sick of hearing my voice, I put my mic in the closet and closed it. I started downloading these leaked acapellas from 90’s songs and stuff I grew up listening to. I’d just start throwing them into these productions and be like ‘Oh, it kinda works,’ so I’d chop it up and create these new phrases. I still love doing that. To get to the success I wanted, I just had to
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stop singing apparently. Just put the fucking microphone away. KF: You got your break with the song “Cool,” which sampled Cassie’s “Me and U.” LY: Yeah I made “Cool” in my bedroom. I was living in a studio apartment with my girlfriend, broke, and just made this track and released it. Within a week, had a record deal and the money problems gone. It was so fucking cool. It was the most magical fucking week of my life. I can’t even. Even when I say it now I get the chills. I looked at the email address: Sony Records. What the hell. Since then, I feel like I’ve been chasing the dragon, always. Create something else cool, create something else cool. Get that feeling again. It’s addicting. It’s cool to have that story, that was a big one for me. KF: So when and why did you start your own label? LY: After Sony, I had a bunch of songs I wanted to release. When you’re with a major record label you have to kind of release things on their schedule and it’s not really conducive to somebody who’s trying to grow. I put one song out every four months… it’s hard to survive like that. As soon as the deal was complete I didn’t sign again with them and started my own label; I started releasing stuff on my own. I had some success right away with that, which was cool, but after a year, I signed with Atlantic Records. That’s who I’m with now. KF: Where did the name Le Youth came from? LY: It’s not a good story. (Laughs.) It started as “Youth,” it was just Youth. It didn’t occur to me at the time that I’d start getting older and it wouldn’t be the sexiest name ever. I’m sort of fascinated by the idea of age so it was Youth, and then it occurred to me that there’s probably been a dozen bands and artists called Youth over the years so I thought I’d add “Le” to kind of give it a bit of mystery. At the time I was kind of, and I still am, sort of obsessed with age and time and youthfulness and what it all means. It still confuses me. And the fact that we live our whole lives without questioning it too much, we just go along and get another year older and older. I know it sounds a bit existentialist, but yeah. It’s bizarre. When I was turning 29 and had a number eight song in the U.K. at the time, everything was taking off, everything was blowing up for me, and I was completely, utterly depressed about my age and the idea that I wasn’t going to exist at some point—it was as if I read something somewhere and then suddenly my entire world shifted. So for the next two or three months I was depressed even though all this success was happening at the same time. I’d been fighting for years and years for this come up of success and the moment I got it, it was in complete contrast to my feelings at the time. It went away, thank God! But I still think about it.
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KF: Do you get random inspiration at random moments? LY: I wish. I’m so conditioned to create the ideas and music in my own environment so I have to be in the studio. I know people who will get an idea and they go in the other room and record something and then come back and carry on the conversation. I’ve always been envious, but I’m very disciplined. I’m in the studio every day. When I’m not traveling, I’m in the studio. It’s my home, I have a rhythm. I’m very open, anybody can come around. I have a coffee in the morning and start working. I don’t sleep very well so sometimes I’ll take a nap in the middle of the day, re-energize, come back and continue working. My home is the Le Youth home. I don’t clock out at the end of the day. At most I’ll put on sweatpants and watch Netflix or something. I am inspired by other musicians and the art they make, by the radio. Even if it’s a song that I’m not into I’m inspired by like the success of that song. And that’s the business side of being an artist. I think to be a successful artist you have to understand the business. The business side and the artistic side are working against each other always. If you lean too heavy on the creative side you don’t get enough of the business stuff done and vice versa. If you’re too business-minded, your art suffers. They’re always competing for me. I feel like I nailed the perfect balance and I’m just kind of rolling with that. KF: Are you ever surprised by what people respond to when you release a song?
doesn’t want people to know much about me. I want to keep this façade about myself I guess. It’s in conflict with being an artist on an international level, it doesn’t make any sense. I don’t know it makes me feel good and makes me feel happy. Being an artist allows you to be what you want to be. I want people to know that I’m kind, and gentle, and warm, and so I try to convey that as much as I can. KF: You tour all over the place and spend the rest of the time in your studio. Do you ever take any time off? LY: No, I don’t even know what that would be like. I’m fortunate enough to get to do what I want to do, I love, love, love making music and I love, love, love, being a part of the business and the music world. So the idea of a vacation…that’s not a vacation to me. KF: Okay about your sound…do you feel like your music is “summery?” LY: Ha! No, I don’t, people always say that. I just released a song last Friday and I was like, ‘there’s no way someone is going to say that this time.’ And right away, I think it was Billboard magazine, wrote something like, ‘oh it’s a summery song from Le Youth.’ Can I please make a song that’s not summery! Jesus. I don’t get it, what is it? It must just be that I’m obsessed with happy, major sounding chords. I’ve got to figure out how to stop doing that. That’s funny you asked that. KF: But a lot of your influence comes from 90’s R&B…
LY: Yeah I am actually. There will be a song that I’m a really sure will have a lot of success and then it won’t. And then I’ll release one that I didn’t expect to do well and it does really well. But again, that’s my business side speaking. That’s just talking about numbers and streams and listeners and that’s not cool, right. The artistic side isn’t concerned with that. You want to put out stuff that inspires you and fulfills you creatively, that’s all that matters. Some people hate labels because of that. The label satisfies my business side so well, I’m so into it. I guess maybe if I wasn’t a musician I’d be a business man… who like, paints when he goes home or something. I don’t know, I’d probably be more successful actually. (Laughs.)
LY: It’s definitely music that I grew up listening to. My parents didn’t listen to cool music. My friend’s parents listened to the Beatles and stuff. It was always the radio, like pop radio, so I grew up pop radio kid. Maybe that’s why people say my songs are summery! Damnit. I make what I’m inspired by, that’s how you make music I guess. [Now] I listen to a bit of everything. Probably dance music the least, oddly enough. When I do listen to other dance music, I listen to people similar to my own music, which probably isn’t healthy. That’s the business side.
KF: How do you feel about social media?
LY: I’ve always wanted to write folk music. Maybe I’ll write folk music one day. I identify with it, it speaks to me emotionally; It’s the vibe. So, maybe one day I’ll put out a folk record.
LY: I haven’t figure it out yet, has anyone figured it out? It’s fucking bizarre. I think that I’m very in touch with myself and I’ve recognized some negative feelings that come out about social media. I’ve learned how to use it, how I need to use it and then shut it down. People tell me I should be showing my personality on social media and I just, I don’t. I have reminders on my phone to post stuff. It’s annoying. I’ll start scrambling for selfies or something, or like an old press photo that I’ve never posted. Flyers about upcoming shows. My team carries my weight a bit. I feel like there’s a side of me that wants to be more mysterious and
KF: Would you ever make a different type of music?
KF: Maybe that will be your non-summery thing. LY: Yeah! Exactly. (Laughs.) People will still say it’s summery, I’ll be like ‘I’m fucking done’. I just want to put out songs that people wouldn’t have expected to be loved by everyone. I want to have crossover hits, put out music that’s cool and not cheap, and that connects with a massive audience. I want to write big pop songs with amazing pop writers. I want to make timeless music. That’s all I want. ■ LE FA I R MA G A Z I NE | 1 0 7
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Former Pusscycat Doll Jessica Sutta, known as J Sutta, talked with LEFAIR Magazine about her past, present, and future. While Jessica’s career went from performing in a girl dance group to a solo career singing music you could dance to, what’s really striking is the growth and sense of grounding in her personality that she obtained since leaving the Pussycat Dolls. “I’m a completely different person than I was back then.”
JY: So you moved to LA from Miami when you were 20. What made you do that?
JY: How was it in the beginning when you first started with Pussycat Dolls?
JS: You know I went west bound to become a star. That was my dream. I love being on stage more than anything in the entire world. Funny enough, Pussycat Dolls was my first job in LA. I was in a soap opera in Miami called Ocean Avenue, I was captain of the Miami Dancers… I was having a great time in Miami but it was time to move over here. It’s funny, my mom, ironically, used to call me Pussycat my whole life. What a weird thing!
JS: Oh my gosh well, when I first started Pussycat Dolls, it was 50 girls. It was a class of 50 girls. It was insane. When we got the record deal, things started to really change. It went down from 50, to 20, to 10, to 6. So it was really a wild ride, you know it was my first job but I was continuously auditioning to be a part of Pussycat Dolls. JY: You performed in Johnny Depp’s club, The Viper Room, right?
JY: Wow. That’s fate. JS: Fate for sure. And I was running into Robin Antin everywhere! It was insane. After I booked Pussycat Dolls, I booked little commercials and music videos — she was on almost every set I was on. We were destined to meet each other.
JS: Yes, Johnny Depp took a liking to it in ‘94 when Robin Antin and Christina Applegate created it. So he brought a lot of his celebrity friends and it was the coolest underground thing to go to. Everyone wanted to go see the Pussycat Dolls. It was burlesque and really sexy but super classy and just a lot of fun. It was like a magnet. People just wanted to be a part of it.
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JY: The Pussycat Dolls are popular with both boys and girls. That’s rare to find.
and songwriting right now. It’s been amazing and I’ve grown so much. I’m a completely different human than I was back then.
JS: Completely and I think that’s the beauty of it. However, it’s truly, truly about female empowerment. We say inside every woman is a Pussycat Doll.
JY: I can tell just from talking to you now versus some old interviews I watched that there’s a comfortable settling in your personality. Do you enjoy being on tour?
JY: With people like Kim Kardashian recently promoting women empowerment and encouraging society to open up, I was wondering, did it seem less accepted back then?
JS: It’s amazing! I did a Pride tour, I do Pride’s every summer. The LGBTQ community is my platform, I’ve been fighting for their rights ever since I’ve been an artist. We’re at a beautiful place in the world right now with that. Being on stage and connecting with people is the most incredible drug in the entire world. You get so high from the energy from the fans. Making someone happy and be present with you… that’s the thing about being on stage. There’s nothing more beautiful than the now.
JS: Well I think female empowerment been around for a very long time. Women are very strong humans. I think it’s beautiful what Kim Kardashian is doing, she has such a big platform and it’s wonderful when you have a platform like that to encourage such a beautiful thing. But I think we’re at the rise of it, I think we were definitely at the forefront of it as a girl band. JY: So when you decided to leave Pussycat Dolls, you broke your rib and you were forced to sleep on your friend’s couch. JS: It’s funny, I was on tour and I had just broken up with a boyfriend and I was living with him so I didn’t have a place, but I was fine financially.
Right now I’m on an inward journey of finding out who I really am. I’m on a spiritual path.
JY: Was leaving the band slowly creeping into your mind or was it more like ‘Wow I’m in this shitty situation, I have a broken rib, I’m sleeping on a couch, let me reflect on this’? JS: For me, it broke something inside of me. It was time to grow and do my own thing for a little bit. See what I could do. Everyone was pretty much on the same page. By no means was it a bad situation, there really wasn’t fighting or anything. We were ready to depart to let everyone grow individually. I think everyone really wanted to shine. JY: After you left, you started your solo career. So talk about that journey and that experience for you. JS: It was definitely different, it was an adventure. But it was a blast! I got signed to Hollywood Records and I had a song called “Show Me” that went to #1 Billboard Dance Club Play Chart. I traveled around the world which was really fun. I continue to do dance music. Dance music is my heart and my soul. I love it. I’m from Miami so it’s all inside of me. I’m continuing to do music 1 1 2 | L E FA I R MAG AZI NE
JY: Do you like smaller, more intimate shows or the large arenas? JS: I like the large arenas! I like the small intimate shows, but they’re a little bit more nerve wracking for me. I like a big crowd because then it just becomes a party. Especially when I did the Ultra Music Festival it was absolutely insane. I got the crowd to jump on the count of 3. Everyone started jumping. It was like 50 thousand people jumping and I will never forget that. That lives inside of me.
JY: So I heard a rumor that there’s going to be a Pussycat Dolls reunion. What’s the deal with that? JS: Anything’s possible. I’m definitely down to be part of a reunion. I think the fans want it. I think we need to give the fans what they want, especially the fans overseas. No one was ready for the Dolls to break up. JY: Do you still keep in touch with some of the girls? JS: I do! I talk to the girls. Carmit was supposed to be here but she’s stuck in traffic. So I’m going to see her tonight but everyone’s doing really well. Everyone’s working and building their brands and have grown into beautiful women. JY: You’re 35 now. Where are you at in your life? JS: I’m happy in my life, that’s for sure. No kids, one day I’ll have kids. Right now I’m on an inward journey of finding out who I really am. I’m on a spiritual path. ■
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