Behind the Scenes with Haley Reinhart at the Ragdoll Pink Palace

I met Haley Reinhart at Rock Night Out, an event my partners and I put on in Los Angeles every month showcasing up and coming bands that take you back to the roots of rock and roll { IF you haven’t heard of us make sure to check it and join us for a show sometime https://rocknightout.com/ }

Haley and I connected throughout the evening while jamming out to “Dirty Honey Band” and “Des Rocs” on the Moroccan Stage. We traded social media info and a few weeks later I had an opportunity come up that Haley would be perfect for. A magazine shoot I had spent weeks planning had gotten cancelled last minute so instead of calling it off altogether I reached out to Haley to see if she would want to fill in and do a fun day of creating; no pressures just art. Three days later, I had her in front of my camera with my favorite creative team on set ready to create this fire of a series.

Huge thanks to Lariss Raquel Photography for majority of these beautiful behind the scenes photos from our shoot!

GETTING READY

MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and TALENT: Haley Reinhart — **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart

TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan and BTS PHOTOGRAPHER: Larissa Raquel — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan and **BTS PHOTOGRAPHER:** Larissa Raquel

LOOK ONE

TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

TALENT: Haley Reinhart and PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp — **TALENT:** Haley Reinhart and **PHOTOGRAPHER:** Heather Koepp

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TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST : Gabriela Tena MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST** : Gabriela Tena **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

TALENT: Haley Reinhart STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **STYLIST**: Gabriela Tena

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LOOK FOUR

Photographer: Heather Koepp STYLIST: Gabriela Tena — **Photographer:** Heather Koepp **STYLIST:** Gabriela Tena

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LOOK SIX

TALENT: Haley Reinhart MAKEUP ARTIST: Hali McGowan — **TALENT**: Haley Reinhart **MAKEUP ARTIST:** Hali McGowan

This was such an unforgettable day, Haley was such a pro to work with and really believed in the visions that I had; she brought her own flair to the mix and together we created a dynamic series of art. You can view some of the featured images over at

FORBES:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

BILLBOARD:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2019/03/27/haley-reinhart-takes-us-on-her-lo-fi-soul-tour-of-l-a-for-superb-new-album/#2d9d767473df

My team really brought their A-Game for this one. Shout out to the creatives!!!!

STYLIST : Gabriela Tena https://lagab.style/

MAKEUP: Hali McGowan https://halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite/print

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER : Larissa Raquel www.larissaraquel.com

Malibu Adventures with Emily Skinner

6 AM Monday morning; the California interstates are jam packed already and my glam team and I are in the thick of it. Why, you ask? Well, because we are on our way to spend the day with Disney star Emily Skinner and her beautiful momma Jennifer for an exclusive one on one photo shoot for Saturne Magazine.

We all started our day off early in anticipation of the long morning commute to beautiful Malibu California. My glam team got to the park right on time to greet Emily (thank god) because my gps hijacked the route and put me on the complete opposite side of the park--apparently my GPS thinks I'm adventurous...Im not. Luckily my glam team is amazing and got to work on transforming Emily for our day of creating.

When I finally arrived 45 minutes later (insert crying emoji here), my make up artist Hali McGowan and hairstylist Suzy Balderas were finishing up final touches on Emily and soon after, my stylist Nery Rodriguez arrived and started laying out all our clothing options!

Unfortunately there was a mix up with film permits and we were asked to leave the park and find a new location. CRINGE! It was beyond embarrassing and I almost didnt include this in the blog because of how embarrassing the moment was, but life is real and moments like this happen--not often thankfully, but they do and you have to overcome them. Luckily, I knew of a location about 20 minutes away so we all drove one by one to the new park. I am a firm believer in everything happens for a reason and l honestly think we got better images at the new location than we ever would have got at the original location. Happy accidents yall, happy little miracles.

When we got to the new park and Emily did her fitting and choose five outfits to shoot in. Everyone grabbed various bags and props and we all started the mile and half trek though the Malibu canyon.

Emily's beautiful Mom Jennifer Skinner looking as graceful as ever

Everyone helped carry the load, and yup even little Emily back there did her part haha!!

We finished shooting right around 4:30 pm..(talk about a long day, am I right!?) but I honestly, I could have kept going because this park just had endless amounts of beauty and historical charm.

I am so excited to share this exclusive photo series with you all when it is released later this month in Saturne Magazine. In the meantime here are some outtakes and BTS to tide you over!

Outfit 1 - Designer: Mustard Velvet Dress: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi White Undershirt: Hottie + Lord @hottieandlord

Provided by @mannfolkpr

Outfit 2

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Stylist Nery Rodriguez in action for Outfit 2

Outfit 3

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Outfit 4

Wardrobe Provided by: Latiste Clothing @latiseteclothing

Outfit 5

Designer: Red Velvet Skirt: Dumebi @atelier_dumebi Provided by @mannfolkpr

Man, my hair hahaaa..it was a looong day. Dont judge

Huge shout out to all five of these fabulous women for spending a full day hiking, laughing, swapping life stories, and creating art together. Make sure to follow them all at

Talent- Emily Skinner @emilyskinner__

Hair- Suzy Balderas @slayedbysuzy

Make up- Hali McGowan @halimcgowan.mua www.halimcgowanbeauty.wixsite.com/mysite

Stylist- Nery Rodriguez @campyvamp www.stylriot.com

Wardrobe provided by @mannfolkpr

Lilia and I Play Dress-Up at The Rag Doll Pink Palace

I met the sweet Lilia and her amazing mama, Jane Buckingham, at the Rag Doll Pink Palace for an epic three hour photo shoot for Saturne Magazine's Sept/Oct publication. This was my first time collaborating with the French publication and being a whole continent away I had to be alot more involved in the planning than usual which was stressful, fun, and gave me a whole new respect for all the editors I work with!

I had only a handful of days to secure a full glam team for this shoot, as well as for the photoshoot that I had the very next day with The 100 actress Lindsey Morgan, so to say my week was hectic was a bit of an understatement. However, by the grace of the photography gods, I was able to secure a team for each shoot and was ready to create some art with some amazing artists.

My stylist, Shaina Feldman was detrimental to making this shoot successful and truly outdid herself. She showed up with so many beautiful options for Lilia and I play dress up in and what better place to shoot than in a real life dollhouse?

Shaina Feldman stylying Lilia while Jane is working hard in the back

We were able to shoot 8 different outfits during our time together and I just cant decided which look was my favorite. I love the first and second look, but I also loved the last one too! Which one is your favorite?

Outfit 1- In Her Palace

Outfit 2- Wall Flower

Lilia looking amazing, me in my Target mom tee - whomp whomp

Outfit 3- Roses

Outfit 4- RagDoll

Outfit 5- Vintage Lace

Outfit 6- Circa

*Funny story about the above photo. I told Lilia to channel Britney Spears vibes circa 2000 for this portion of the shoot because, well.. look at this set up! Lilia looked at me like I was crazy and had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Shaina busted out laughing at me, and had me check my age while she pulled up the Britney archives on you tube for Lilia to watch.

Outfit 7- Hatter

Outfit 8- Blossom

I am beyond blessed to have had the opportunity to work with these ladies and I cant wait to work with them again! Make sure to grab your copy of Saturne Magazine when it releases this fall.