The Blonde With Bad Tattoos

It is what it is!

I was thinking about this time - years ago, when I was an editor - that I was invited to LA by Marc Jacobs fragrance to interview Adriana Lima for the launch of their “Decadence” fragrance. Adriana is velvet, she was incredible. AND, she was so media trained, every question I asked her she turned back to the fragrance -

Me: What do you do that feels decadent? Her: I put on Decadence, a new fragrance from Marc Jacobs. Me: But what else? Her: I like to take a long shower, get dressed in a beautiful outfit, and put on Decadence, a new fragrance from Marc Jacobs.

This is, of course, my memory of a conversation that happened ~7 years ago, so I’m paraphrasing, but you get the idea. It was a lesson in professionalism, and I admired her ability to reveal without revealing. To not feel pressure to admit something she didn’t want to, to someone she didn’t know. I am a fan for life.

Anyway. That doesn’t have too much to do with what I’m thinking about right now, it was just a fun memory.

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