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| Myself and the O-Mazing team! |
Last Friday was an extraordinary day for me. Every little
girl dreams of the spotlight at some point in her life. Whether it is a chance to
be on TV, walking down the aisle, being a princess or a model... You have a
little dream… You know I am telling the honest truth here… Well I had the
teeniest taste of being a model.
I woke up at the crack of dawn (just like a model) and had a
tiny breakfast (probably like a model – because I was too nervous to really eat).
I put on my denim shirt and tights and seriously nailed the blank canvas look.
I swear when the makeup artist saw me, she probably thought this girl a has
potential… May the latter only exist in a dark place I refuse to go to. LOL
Anyway, with Google Map in hand and a head start to the day…
I made my way to Wembley Studios in Cape Town. At this point I felt like I was
going to do a ‘Go See’ like the girls do in America’s Next Top Model. Only,
this wasn’t America’s Next Top Model, it was Cape Town without any yellow cabs /
taxi’s and I was one of three ladies selected to be part of the O Magazine Real Woman shoot.
Just like the name suggests, the O Real Woman is a woman who
is an ordinary woman. She isn’t the classic model type. This is where the
Mishtery sees herself, as a perfectly normal ordinary young woman with curves, without
model-like height but definitely representative of the majority of women in
Cape Town.
Back to the day in the life of the SA’s Next Plus Size Model…
For the day… My makeup was a combination of Bobbi Brown and Mac makeup. The
makeup artist asked me if I was opposed to wearing fake eyelashes and I said,
only if my eyelids gets stuck together. haha! I felt a little like Zoey Deschanel with those long beautiful lashes! My
makeup was soft pastels to match the outfit. I was dressed in Forever New
clothes, Aldo shoes, Louis Vuitton clutch bag and Accessorize neckpiece.
The shoot went well, I'd say. It took me a while to get used to the lashes... My eyes felt so heavy lol. Everytime the photographer asked me to smile, I was thinking... Are my eyes open wide enough? I don't know how real models do this on a daily basis but I have the world's respect for what they do. For sure!
So, in July the O Mag with the SA's Next Plus Size Model will be on the shelf!
Thank you Leila, O's Fashion editor and Raaziqa, her assistant, for your patience with me and my elusive smile and for making sure I look like a star!
BodyLove,
Mishtery
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| Makeup! |
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| Roughly, 11k *Gasp* |
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| Discomfort never felt or looked this good! |
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| I forgot to mention that my hair was teased! As you can see... Pre-teezzzeee |
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| Wembley Studios |
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| I said pastels... But this is kind of what you can expect to see.. |
BodyLove!
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| Be on the lookout for the July 2013 edition. :) |
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