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Last night I had the honor of attending the Flawless Foundation‘s annual Perfection Party at the famed New York culinary institution, Le Cirque.  Former second lady Tipper Gore was the honorary chair and my friend, fashion model Sarah DeAnna, was the evening’s special guest.

With Sarah DeAnna

The Flawless Foundation recognizes the perfection in every child living with brain-based behavior challenges and many from the worlds of philanthropy from across the country came together to raise money for this worthwhile cause.

Karenna Gore, Kristin Gore, Tipper Gore, Sarah Gore

To learn more about the Flawless Foundation and how you can support its mission please visit their website.

It’s not often that art imitates my life, but that’s exactly what happened tonight.  I attended a Cannes Cinema Club event hosted by Stella Artois at Tribeca Cinemas which played homage to the original film version of Ocean’s Eleven. The space was transformed to emulate a Vegas casino nightclub from the 1960′s, complete with “guests” Andy Warhol, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. It was awesome.  The Stella flowed freely and it was such fun being transported back in time in present-day Manhattan.

Stella’s iconic chalice.

As I worked on the Ocean’s Eleven remake while working with my former boss, Matt Damon, this event was especially fun for me and conjured up some great memories.

Unleashing an over-the-head Tall T kick on Mr. Pitt back in the day.  Just a little funnin’ on set…

Mr. Pitt deploys his flashlight in an effort to defend himself.

I enjoyed conversations with both “Andy Warhol” and “Audrey Hepburn”, and laughed hysterically after posing with “Dean Martin”, “Sammy Davis, Jr.”, and “Frank Sinatra.”

Oh, “Andy.” What good times we had.

Was wonderful to finally meet “Audrey.” Turns out we both like Tiffany’s!

With Dave McNamee of HL Group.

Loved being part of the “Rat Pack”.

With Christopher Hanson, Brand Manager of Stella Artois.

Thanks to Stella and Tribeca for a great night.

I go through this every year.  I hem and haw, solicit the opinions of friends, and make myself miserable until I make a decision–which I almost always make suddenly and spontaneously–about what to do with my hair for the summer months.

I love my natural hair and wearing it in a ‘fro, but come spring when the rains set in followed by the humid summer, I am at a loss.  My ‘fro shrinks, becomes difficult to manipulate, and can be an all-around pain in the you-know-what.  So the other day as soon as I awoke I made a decision–that I would braid my hair.

Certainly, I’d considered this during my heming and hawing stage but suddenly I felt sure about my decision.   Without overthinking this I headed to Brooklyn and a few hours later emerged with my new Senegalese Twists, which provide the style, flexibility, and function I was looking for along with a barrier to Mother Nature and her waterworks.

Time and money well spent.

The ‘do.

The answer is yes.

For a reason I don’t quite understand, I have decided to mark the entering of my fourth decade by performing a few ditties in public.  Most people are fine with a a normal celebration of some sort, but me…well, I don’t know what in the sam hill is driving this in me.

So I’ve enlisted my friend, singer-songwriter Sally Taylor, God bless her, to help me fulfill my secret public singing desire.

I’ve been firmly nestled into the “me” decade for eight months now and it’s taken about as long for us to sort out the date of May 19th.

Grab a friend and suppress your urge to heckle and stop on by.  Good times await.

May 19, Good Life Bar 28 Kingston Street, Boston, 6:30pm

I think I may wear this outfit.

We had a wonderful shoot today with Andrew Sarewitz, the Director of the Mimi Fertz Gallery in SoHo.  The Mimi Fertz Gallery is the premier gallery in New York that specializes in contemporary Russian art and we not only had a great time but learned a lot about Russian and Baltic art!

Here are some outtakes. Video will be posted soon.

Between takes with Andrew.

Life imitating art with Ryan and Casey of LaMarcable Productions.

Having way too much fun.

Relaxing post-shoot at Les Bistro Amis in SoHo.

I was recently asked to guest blog for the skin 2 skin care website and I was rather stuck on what to say.  Every attempt I made to discuss skin care was missing the mark.  Frustrated, I decided to go meet a friend for brunch in Brooklyn followed by a walk through the Botanical Gardens there.  I really needed to get out of my head and welcomed a relaxing walk on a crisp Sunday.

My friend and I caught up over a Mexican-themed brunch and enjoyed our $2 sangrias (another reason to love Brooklyn) before meandering down the block to the gardens.

The rain held out as we strolled and we literally took the time to smell the many flowers.  A variety of scents are forced upon us everyday as New Yorkers–those of street vendors and subway cars come to mind–but to aimlessly walk through the gardens unhampered by throngs of people invading your personal space while the essence of pine and lilac beckon to be inhaled put me in the perfect head space to complete my blogging assignment.

Before I knew it I was writing faster than my hands could handle the speed at which he words were pouring out of my head.  The beauty of these gardens revealed itself at every turn and I was glad some of its inspiration had rubbed off on me.

Read my Brooklyn beauty inspired piece here.