Episode 40: The Masthead with Marie Claire Video

Today, we are shooting our English Country cover story which is a 14-page fashion feature for our October issue. English Country is a big trend this fall and I like to think that it's really the impact of Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles' wife who has really had her own sort of under ground or by-stealth impact on fashion. My vision for the shoot is to see English Country portrayed in kind of whimsical photo. Nothing to polished I would say. Something more irreverent and again use the word whimsical. A little unkempt like in reference. Something unexpected. It's rosiness. It really is all about rosiness and I have... the color is all about cherry. We did some stuff with some lanterns and some ladders. I'm just kind of trying to bring in some texture, bring in a little bit of color. You know give them a little mis en sale. A little something to play off of and it's been really fun. Fashions were selected based on just one of the big trends of the season. They are English Country based on just the tailoring of outfits. I adore anything in plaid that can go one or two ways and go very English country or it can go like almost punk and it's everywhere therefore... Plaids are coming back. That wonderful kind of sense of wrapping yourself up in something cozy and having long hikes through gorgeous country side and so we shot a story which really tries to express the eccentricity of English Countryside that's kind of fun. One of the things we hear from readers all the time is how busy they are and how little time they get to really look after themselves. I don't find much time for myself because of the fact that I am consumed with a lot of work. I work like 8 or 10 hours a day. I am a big stress case in general. I don't ever really alleviate stress. Super busy. I'm probably in about 3 meetings a day and then get back to my desk and have lots of e-mails to answer. When you talk to readers, they all say if they can get 20 minutes or half an hour a day where they are just able to focus on themselves, it's really the equivalent of kind of Prozac. I mean beauty is the new Prozac. I do like to take care of my skin and I don't wear a lot of make-up. So you know, I like things better natural and organic. Everyday I think what a wonderful day it is today and I smell the roses. Very important to smell the roses. Buying magazines for me in my personal life is such a fun luxury. I do... I read them to relax or when I'm flying on the plane. So to be in one is like I get such a kick out of it. I try to schedule a massage at least once a month and you know take the time. It doesn't sort of matter how much it cost but just take the time, spend an hour or sometimes an hour and half depending on how stressed I am and go have a massage. I like to take time out and go to the park and make a picnic for myself and friend. I do that a lot. On Sundays, I always tackle the crossword puzzle in the Times and just have some quiet time with that. I love having a bunch of my girlfriends on the weekends. I love to go out to eat. I love a really good fillet mignon and a glass of wine and a chocolate dessert. The thing that will relax me more is to cook and a cup of tea. I try to get off a little bit when I paint because I find that very relaxing. I like to usually read at night. I'll take, you know, time to read a book. It's always important to have a little fun and to laugh a lot especially in today's environment. So that's what I think... that's where it's at. It's just looking after yourself. You know, going to the gym for half and hour and using a great new exfoliator or a great new body moisturizer. It's really that sense of being able to look after you. It doesn't have to be 20 minutes. It could be just like 2 minutes in your shower where you end up doing a hair treatment or you end up like giving yourself a nice little body scrub or you know when you put on your lotion, just doing something that really makes you happy. I love facials. I love going out and spending money on lotions and potions and all the things that I can't really afford anymore now that I have a little boy to take care of. My little luxury that I absolutely adore when I can fit it in is a blow out. I mean there is so much truth to a good hair day. I will do a bubble bath thing, glass of wine, Billy Holiday on the radio. You know, it's like you don't need to reinvent the wheel here. You really just sort of you deserve to sort of do whatever makes you feel good and relaxes you, just go for it. Shower your skin with our richest blend of cream and natural oil. Dove Cream Oil body wash is for velvety soft skin. The ultimate moisture from Dove. 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