TMZ’s Charlie Neff Talks About the New Fame then Simply Setting Time-Off Boundaries.

 By Laura Medina

Modern Day Wife’s “What She Said,” summit saved the best for last.

After everyone grabbed their swag bag, goody bags on steroids jam packed with stuff you can use (Hollywood perk), TMZ’s reporter Charlie Neff discusses how social media changed the hierarchy of celebrities, fame, popularity, boundaries, navigating, and entertainment reporting.

With the ease and proliferation of phones and social media, Charlie sadly talked about the demise of traditional red carpet reporting on E! Network.

As a Broadcast Journalism major, Charlie was saddened by the news, but wasn’t surprised.

Those more traditional entertainment reporting was what Charlie was trained for and was aiming for, when she got her feet wet being a blogger on the red carpet, building her resume and hustling; and her microphone wasn’t working.

She came of age in the thick of social media, where she gets two of her friends into the parties. Then, one of them takes still photos of Charlie when the other friend films videos of her reporting on the red carpet or partying up at the premiere and after-parties.

Charlie plays the new rules of the new media game.

Her blogging and sharp, quick news breaks, are landed her on TMZ, just like that.

Once in and on TMZ, Charlie has to deftly navigate sad or sensitive breaking news, such as Matthew Perry’s death.

She discusses off the clock, time-off boundaries when established and rising stars or wannabe stars try to use her, at their convenience when she simply needs a break. Hello?! Cocktail in hand.

Once Charlie is done discussing how entertainment journalism has evolved, her journalism journey, and setting boundaries. Charlie Neff simply went home.

“What She Said” has wrapped for another year.

Elevated from Afternoon Tea to Pixie Beauty Poolside Cabana

 By Laura Medina 

Pixie Beauty Afternoon Tea at The London’s Boxwood Cafe, Lovely Girly Afternoon.

 By Laura Medina

Would it be lovely to have both a makeover and afternoon tea all at once?

Pixie Beauty got covered for two months, every Saturday afternoon, collaborating with the Boxwood Cafe, in The London Hotel.

The Australian makeup and skincare brand fits right in, The London Hotel’s British tradition of afternoon tea.

A delightfully chill time of portion-controlled snacking of both savory and sweets, balancing each other out, before dinner. What Americans call, “linner” or “dunch” combination of odd hours lunch and dinner.

Traditionally, afternoon tea is slow, light meal between lunch and dinner.  While undertaking afternoon tea, one slows down to savor little varieties of finger sandwiches and tiny desserts and usually two types of scones, sweet biscuits.

Since one slows down enjoying afternoon tea, would it be great to have a treatment or a treat?

This is where Pixie Beauty comes in.

A Pixie Beauty makeup artist patiently waits, during afternoon tea, with a fully equipped makeup station and chair ready to go.

Your makeover can be done before or after your afternoon tea. Would it be nice to get a touch-up before your evening date or party?

What a lovely way to be convenient!?

Fuel up while being portion-controlled while getting your makeup touch-up!

Pixie Beauty Afternoon Tea touch-ups consist of eyes and lips touch-ups or cheeks and lips touch-ups.

If you decided to do it before your afternoon tea while your tea is brewing, it’s better to experience Pixie lip stain to stand up to the sipping and nibbling.

This is also a fun way to try the newest and latest Pixie Beauty products.

This scribe had two other events, after the afternoon tea.

So, Pixie Beauty Afternoon Tea was a delightful way to slow down, touch-up, and recharge before charging ahead into the night.

Oh just remembered, you received a Pixie Beauty goody bag that is also a part of your afternoon tea.

Another step in beauty meets refreshment evolution, a cup of lattes to a full afternoon, an afternoon of beauty.

Beautiful tea with beautiful assortment of treats, beautiful makeover then a beautiful goodies to go.

A lovely day. 

Selena Gomez Just Launch Her Own Gourmand Perfume Line.

 By Laura Medina

Any reader of this publication knows this beauty-ita is also a foodie. Any wellness practitioner knows, whatever you put in your body, will eventually come out.

As a sweet tooth, whatever sweets or desserts you savor, they’ll make you a sweet person.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are the perfect couple to prove. Desserts are considered to be thoughtfulness as a gift, after a meal. Cooking and baking together, is a great way to bond together as a couple.

Them learning how to make pistachio and caramel tiramisu at Eataly, together, with her Rare Beauty team, proves they’re a sweet, thoughtful couple. 

This is also proved they’re supportive of each other. Enough that they are smart to promote Selena’s latest Rare Beauty product, her pistachio-caramel based perfume, Rare Beauty Fragrance, manifesting then promoting through her Pistachio-Caramel Tiramisu that she and Benny whipped up.

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A few nights later, Selena made a formal debut of her new fragrance line, in Santa Monica, with the cast of “Love Island, Cast 7.”

See, eating and enjoying sweets makes one a sweet person.

If you want to seduce through sweetness, by her and his sweet tooth, to test to see if she or he is a sweet person, or you all just want to bond romantically, called “investing in a relationship,” go ahead and recreate Selena Gomez’s and Benny Blanco’s Eataly Rare Beauty Fragrance Pistachio Caramel Tiramisu, based on the fragrance’s notes…

Glossier’s Starlight Highlighter Masterclass.

 By Laura Medina

Tonight, Glossier taught a Masterclass while launching its latest product, Starlight Highlighters in golden, rosy, bronze shimmers.

For a beach look, take the two lightest Starlights to use as eyeshadows and blush highlighter.

For a more nighttime look, mix in a Starlight into a foundation for a subtle shimmering glossy complexion then use a darker Starlight as eyeshadow. Again, use a medium or a rosy Starlight as blush highlighter. 

So versatile, so practical, so skincare yet so cosmetics, so Glossier. 

Jason Momoa’s Oof Tatata Rock Band was a Family Affair.

 By Laura Medina

In addition to Jason Momoa’s Meili Vodka brand, you’ll be lucky to catch his latest endeavor, his rock band, Oof Tatata.

It is a family affair.  His teenaged daughter and her friends joined dad, singing lead and playing guitar.

A family that rocks together, stays together.

Chrissy Teigen is Sweet to Launch her Cravings Bake Mixes at Gelson’s.

 By Laura Medina

Chrissy Teigen and Gelson’s Supermarket are sweet to get together to start carrying her cake and pancake-waffle mixes, by toasting her a launch.

Gelson’s Century City Mall has the kitchen and bar to host the launch by letting fans sample her strawberry waffles and key lime cakes.

What supposed to be a two hours appearance, has stretched into three hours thanks to eager fans and Chrissy’s friendliness and relatability.

Chrissy Teigen does not disappoint. 

Whether you can bake or just simply gift, Chrissy Teigen’s bake mixes make cool gifts.