LOOK OF THE WEEK: MODELING AND MAKEUP - By Jennifer, from A Well Styled Life

Note from Pauline Durban, founder and president of Covered Perfectly - I loved Jennifer from the minute she got in my car. She was a blast. Funny, down to earth and a great sport at the shoot! Over to Jennifer... I guess I can now add model to my list of many talents! On October 3rd, I flew down to model in the Covered Perfectly fashion shoot. It was a blast, but wow…a lot of work! I have a new respect for models! Pauline Durban, the woman behind Covered Perfectly, met me at the airport…took me to see her office, meet her staff and see where all the magic happens. It’s impressive! In May 2012 she invested her life savings to design and create tops for women, that she couldn’t find for herself. “I wanted to design women’s tops that made me feel attractive, and confident that showed the best parts of me.” ~ Pauline Durban She wanted soft to the touch tops that were long enough to cover the right part of her arms and also long enough to cover her tummy. Who doesn’t want that? I know I do!

I was tempted to just stand there like a bump on a log but the photographer kept prompting me to move and sway my body. I felt like a deer in the headlights but gradually got more comfortable.

HERE I AM MODELING THE COLOR BLOCK TOP

This is me before and after the makeup artist worked her magic on me.

Makeup has to be much heavier for a professional photo shoot. In person, it looked sort of scary. I felt like it accentuated every line and wrinkle I had. I learned a thing or two from the makeup artist. I’ve been covering my under-eye circles all wrong…more on that in another post.

Here I am modeling the Mandy top in the new Olive color.

False eyelashes above…none below. They make a huge difference. The other models and I chatted about how many of our friends wear false eyelashes every day. It’s more women than you’d imagine. The length was perfect over my leggings…pardon the pun. All Covered Perfectly tops are a flattering length. Not knowing I’d be modeling a dress, I didn’t bring the right shoes with me. This would look MUCH better on me with open throat shoes. This Simple Comfort Dress is the perfect chameleon that dresses up and down with ease…can’t wait to get my own! On the left, is the black and white Cascading Vest a great addition. You can sign up for the Covered perfectly newsletter here, to get a first look at all their new offerings. Modeling was an amazing experience. I had no idea what expect and had the time of my life. Thank you to Pauline for giving me this opportunity. I’ll never forget it! A Well Styled Life readers receive a 20% discount on up to two items! Use the discount code AWSL when you check out at Covered Perfectly. The discount will apply on up to two items, after that, the buy 2 get 1 FREE special kicks in. Only one of the discounts will work per order. Have a great day.