Monthly Archives: November 2009

Backstage Interview with Matthew Rhys

Backstage at the International Emmy Awards I got Matthew Rhys of “Brothers and Sisters” to dish about ladies, his grooming habits and his date for the after party.  

Adorably handsome in person, with an irresistible Welsh accent, I was completely unprepared to talk to him and have to admit, a little star struck.  Mr. Rhys claims to be “low-maintenance” when it comes to grooming and uses any kind of hair wax that he receives in gift bags.  

Although he shared he’s single and is attracted to humor, I’m not so sure he’s straight… I’ve heard rumors that he was gay before, but he’s also been linked to some of Hollywood’s sexiest ladies.  However, he told me his date for the Emmy after party was a male friend of his from the UK.  Sorry ladies!  

Check out more interviews live from the red carpet and press room on BeautySweetSpot’s YouTube channel.

 

 

International Emmy Awards: Star Secrets

On Monday, November 23rd, the 37th International Emmy Awards were held at the Hilton Hotel in NYC and I was lucky enough to cover the red carpet and press room with Paul Baranda of BeyondBeautyBasics.  British comedian, Graham Norton, hosted the event and many American phenomenons presented the awards such as: Ed Westwick (yes, Chuck Bass), Alexa Chung of MTV, Barbara Walters, Henry Kissinger, Matthew Rhys, Moby and Rachel Roy.  While out on the red carpet, I scored some beauty tips from some of the most stunning starlettes of the evening.

Presenter, Juliana Paes, a Brazilian actress and model, was quite a hit.  Her dynamic personality, gorge satin, form fitting, one-shouldered dress and Brazilian curves demanded attention. Her beauty secret? “Lots of water.” Check out my quick interview with her live from the red carpet. 

 

 

Best Actress Nominee for her role in “In the Wolf,” Angel Locsin, wore a dress by a Filipino designer, which was draped in 6 kilos of Swarovski crystals. That’s 13lbs! Her biggest beauty tips were to, “sleep well and always, always remove your makeup.” Locsin was such a sweet heart to speak with. You can watch my interview with her here.

 

 

 

Nickelodeon actress, Keke Palmer, was also presenting, wearing a black D&G cocktail dress with D&G accessories paired with a fab pair of Christian Louboutin stilettos.  ”Always wash your makeup off before you go to bed,” was the beauty tip she giggled about.  She had dynamic energy and was dressed to the nines.  Watch Keke spill her secrets on my YouTube channel.

 

 

Black Friday: Shop Online for Discounts

To me, Black Friday seems like a nightmare.  I’ve done it before, woke up early and hit the mall as if I was going to war, and will never do it the same way again.  Forget it ladies. No more waiting in lines and fiercely fighting over that last discounted Marc Jacobs bag or perfect gift for your sister.  All of the discounts are online and you can shop… naked if you wanted! Here are some to get you started:

  • Shop Kiehl’s online at Kiehls.com from November 27th through December 1st and receive 20% all of your purchases.  Make sure you enter the code “Family” upon checkout.
  • Mackage is offering up to 40% off from November 27th through November 30th.  Shop their online store at Mackage.com.
  • Bobbi Brown is having an online Friends and Family from November 30th through December 2nd.  Shop BobbiBrown.com and receive 20% off your total order.
  • Shu Uemura is offering 20% off and complimentary shipping with any purchase made between November 27th through December 1st on Shuuemura-usa.com.  Use code “Wish09″ at checkout.
  • Receive $25 off purchase of $100 or more at Folica.com from November 26th through November 30th. Another sale kicks off December 4th from noon to midnight here
  • Lierac Paris is offering 30% off plus free samples from November 30th through December 6th.  Shop Lierac-usa.com and enter code “FF2009″ at checkout.

Happy Shopping!

 

 

My CBS Segment

Besides doing a segment live from the red carpet for E! during the Emmys, the CBS segment I did on Tuesday was the most exciting yet.  Finding out about it very last minute, I was pretty nervous, but loved the topic so we had a lot of fun filming.

I discussed how to transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into at-home skin care recipes by using two of the most festive foods of the season: pumpkin and cranberries.  Believe it or not, both ingredients will improve your skins tone and texture with repeated use!

My friend Michelle and I arrived early at DEX New York Studios, to start whipping up the concoctions I’d be discussing. After shoving cranberries and oatmeal into a blender and mixing some pumpkin puree we were set to go.

The producer and film crew arrived right on time.  I’ve never done a taped segment before so it was a great experience and a lot less pressure.  After discussing the skin care recipes, I gave affordable alternatives for those who don’t have time to create face masks and exfoliants out of scratch (or for those who just want to eat all of their left overs).  Here are some great products you can use to get the same benefits: Zia Natural Pumpkin Exfoliating Mask, Peter Lamas Pumpkin Spice Polish, Jason Natural Cranberry Hand and Body Lotion and Alba Botanica Hawaiian Green Tea Eye Gel.

You can watch the segment here and CBS News put an article up about it that includes all of the at-home skin care recipes.  Let me know if you try any!

Man of the Week

Ladies, meet Joel, aka Soul Joel, a very well known 29-year-old standup comedian from Staten Island, NY. He’s also a radio personality on The Comedy Point and the co-founder of Soul Joel Productions. Who doesn’t like a guy that’ll make them laugh? Check out his live radio show here and laugh away.

 What’s in your medicine cabinet?

Crest Toothpaste, Neutrogena Clean Pore, Fx Spiking Glue

What product can’t you live without and why?

Some sort of hair gel! Wow, I never thought I’d say that. I guess living on Staten Island has taken over my decision process, but my hair doesn’t feel the same if I don’t have gel in it.

How would you describe your grooming habits?

Well my 2 sisters, call me the 3rd sister because they both feel they are more masculine then I am. Can we start this interview over?

I’m 50% Italian, which means if I let my eye brows go natural, they would become one. I get them waxed, there I said it.

Have you ever gotten a manicure or pedicure? Why or why not?

I haven’t, but a guy that works in my mom works with had gotten a pedicure once and raved about it. So I’m not ruling it out either one, as a possibility for the future

If you could have one night with any celebrity who would it be and why? More importantly, what would you do?

This is a tough question, since you said ANY celebrity, my first thought is what female would I choose? But then you asked and what would you do, so I’m going with Diddy. Or whatever he’s calling himself this week.

I would to just shadow him in a day in the life of what he does. I pride myself on being someone who has created my own opportunities in the entertainment industry, just like he did coming up. I used the money I made from my former day job in pharmaceutical sales to start Soul Joel Productions. I think spending some time with Diddy would be both inspirational and insightful.

What’s the first thing you notice about a woman?

Whether she has a nice smile or not.

Do you prefer a woman au naturel or all made up?

I have a two part answer here. I like a girl that can be pretty either way. If she is just as pretty when she wakes up with no make up, as when she went to sleep, than that’s a keeper.

No one is perfect first thing in the morning, but I don’t want a girl to be a completely different person when she is all done up. Does that make sense?

How about down there?

Completely bare, landing strip, neatly groomed but not natural that’s for sure. I want whatever the girl likes, as long as it’s not overgrown. And we’re talking about on a girl, right? Just making sure, I’ve never shaved a landing strip on myself.

When it comes to a woman’s beauty what’s your sweet spot?

Her smile and eyes. I pride myself on being able to light up a room and bring smiles people’s faces. There is no better feeling in the world to me. When a girl smiles, if she can do the same, it says a lot about her. Some of the best communication at times, can be unspoken.

If she smiles at you and you are making eye contact, you can connect on another level without having said 1 word.