6 AM Monday morning; the California interstates are jam packed already and my glam team and I are in the thick of it. Why, you ask? Well, because we are on our way to spend the day with Disney star Emily Skinner and her beautiful momma Jennifer for an exclusive one on one photo shoot for Saturne Magazine.
We all started our day off early in anticipation of the long morning commute to beautiful Malibu California. My glam team got to the park right on time to greet Emily (thank god) because my gps hijacked the route and put me on the complete opposite side of the park--apparently my GPS thinks I'm adventurous...Im not. Luckily my glam team is amazing and got to work on transforming Emily for our day of creating.
When I finally arrived 45 minutes later (insert crying emoji here), my make up artist Hali McGowan and hairstylist Suzy Balderas were finishing up final touches on Emily and soon after, my stylist Nery Rodriguez arrived and started laying out all our clothing options!
Hali McGowan
The mobile make up artist haha
Hali McGowan
Suzy Balderas in action
Suzy Balderas
Unfortunately there was a mix up with film permits and we were asked to leave the park and find a new location. CRINGE! It was beyond embarrassing and I almost didnt include this in the blog because of how embarrassing the moment was, but life is real and moments like this happen--not often thankfully, but they do and you have to overcome them. Luckily, I knew of a location about 20 minutes away so we all drove one by one to the new park. I am a firm believer in everything happens for a reason and l honestly think we got better images at the new location than we ever would have got at the original location. Happy accidents yall, happy little miracles.
When we got to the new park and Emily did her fitting and choose five outfits to shoot in. Everyone grabbed various bags and props and we all started the mile and half trek though the Malibu canyon.
Emily's beautiful Mom Jennifer Skinner looking as graceful as ever
Everyone helped carry the load, and yup even little Emily back there did her part haha!!
We finished shooting right around 4:30 pm..(talk about a long day, am I right!?) but I honestly, I could have kept going because this park just had endless amounts of beauty and historical charm.
I am so excited to share this exclusive photo series with you all when it is released later this month in Saturne Magazine. In the meantime here are some outtakes and BTS to tide you over!
Outfit 1 - Designer: Mustard Velvet Dress: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi White Undershirt: Hottie + Lord @hottieandlord
Provided by @mannfolkpr
Cheesin' in Outfit 1
Outfit 2
Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing
Stylist Nery Rodriguez in action for Outfit 2
The hair wizard Suzy Balderas
Cant with her!
Outfit 3
Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing
Hali McGowan doing her thing to make Emily shine in Outfit 3
Outfit 4
Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing
Outfit 5
Designer: Red Velvet Skirt: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi Provided by @mannfolkpr
Man, my hair hahaaa..it was a looong day. Dont judge
Huge shout out to all five of these fabulous women for spending a full day hiking, laughing, swapping life stories, and creating art together. Make sure to follow them all at
Talent- Emily Skinner @emilyskinner__
Hair- Suzy Balderas @slayedbysuzy
Make up- Hali McGowan @halimcgowan.mua www.halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite
Stylist- Nery Rodriguez @campyvamp www.stylriot.com
Wardrobe provided by @mannfolkpr