Let me start off by apologizing for not blogging as much these past two weeks. I was a bit under the weather and lost my voice, so I’ve been resting. Luckily, I am feeling a lot better now. I still don’t have my voice back completely but almost.

The past two weeks have been crazy to say the least, but I am loving every minute! Last week the Top 5 finalists got to sit down with Stylist Jill Marinelli from JM Stylist. I am a girly girl so I was extremely excited to meet Jill and talk about one of my favorite things  CLOTHES! We learned the do’s and don’ts for what colors work in front of the camera! White = Marshmallow as Jill would say, so I’ll definitely be staying away from that. We also learned what body types we were, which was very helpful in order to learn what looks best on us and how to accentuate our best assets. I learned I have an hour glass body shape and also an inverted triangle ( I have those lovely broad shoulders haha) Jill was so helpful and super sweet and it was an absolute pleasure to have met her.

Next came the one thing I could not live without MAKEUP! Kirsten from Jolie Visage taught us all of the tips and tricks when applying makeup for television. As a former PAGEANT GIRL I was excited to hear that wearing a little more makeup was a good thing. HD television can be brutal, so looking you’re absolute best is a must!

Meet my new best friend

After our fabulous and fun makeup/styling meeting we were off to Dunkin Donuts to shoot a promo segment. I got to have my two fave things from Dunkin…Hot Chocolate and the NEW Cinnamon Swirl Muffin YUMMY!

Make sure to tune  on December 9 when I co-host The Rhode Show to see my Dunkin promo.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with their loved ones. I am so thankful for all of the amazing people I have in my life and very thankful to be one of the Top 5 finalists.

Xo

Mariely