Betsy’s Beauty Blog

Since its been a VERY rainy week here in La La Land (Hurricane and Tornado Warnings?! Where am I??!), and most of you are not getting your adequate dose of SUNSHINE this week, I thought I would touch on the importance of vitamin D3, the nutrient your skin produces naturally when you are exposed to the sun!

Vitamin D3 may be one of the MOST IMPORTANT steps you can take in support of your long-term health because it regulates your blood and immune system and helps you feel energized and happy!Your body naturally produces it when exposed to the sun, however; if you are in an office all day or wear a crazy amount of SPF (like myself)…you may be deficient!

Signs that you may be Vitamin D deficient (besides being a whitey like myself):

-Bone, muscle, or joint pain

- Muscle Weakness

-Fatigue

-Difficulty controlling weight

-Cancer

-Heart Disease

-Emotional instability

What to do about it:

Try to go on a walk outdoors on your lunch break every day or take a D3 supplement like I do (at least 4000 i.u.) or eat plenty of leafy vegetables and sun dried fruit!

Source: Mercola.com

So I’m following Anna Wintour’s advice and jumping on the Taupe Nail craze for spring! My favorite right now is Essie’s Mink Muffs!

Models: It’s best to keep your natural nail color for castings…

Fashionistas: Rock the Taupe!

xo

Betsy

The reason why they are supermodels is often forgotten. They are not necessarily Super just because of their looks, but because they are incredible performers in front of the camera. Being a photographer is easy when you work with a Supermodel.–Solve Sundsbo for Models.com

This young new face may have that it quality….I love scary alien cool faces!!

Irina M. from Storm Model Management

Supermodel Miranda Kerr Has her own 100% organic skincare line now! I’m anxious to try it, but for the moment, it is only being distributed in Australia.

Look for it in The States soon!

Here are some ingredients to look for in Skin Care Lines:

Grape Seed Oil

Rose Hip Oil

Ester C

Alpha Lipoic Acid

CoEnzyme Q-10

Caffeine

Shea Butter

 xoxo

Betsy

Just because it is freezing out (or 72 degrees in my case, gotta love LA weather!)  is no excuse for dry, flaky, dull, skin this winter! To help my fellow skin care freaks out, I’ve compiled a list of the skin products I would recommend the most and can personally attest to in their effectiveness.

Let me preface that most of my skin care tips involve intense MOISTURIZING…so, if you have oily skin or are suffering from Acne, I would make sure you take control of that by seeing a dermatologist and getting the bacteria-killing blue light laser treatments that kill the acne before starting the “Betsy crazy moister routine”!  In the industry we always recommend Pro-Active to clear up skin fast as well!

NOW, if acne is not a problem…then I encourage you to try the wonder products that have never failed to let me down! I always use the most natural skin care I can find because the skin is the LARGEST organ…and it is scary to think that my largest organ could be absorbing chemicals on a DAILY basis!

Normal to Dry Skin Cleaners

1. Burt’s Bees Peach and Willowbark Deep Pore Scrub.  A Cheaper option. The wash is super gentle and its main ingredient is grape seed oil, which I LOVE because its such an amazing natural moisturizer! It doesn’t leave the skin feeling stripped like most cleaners. I think its around $7.99….

2. Healing Anthropology’s Purifying Clay Exfoliate. This is great as a scrub or as a pore reducing mask! The creator of the line told me she adds a little honey and organic yogart to the clay scrub to create an intense facial mask, yummy!  I love this line because it is 100% natural and the creator is a former model…

3. Cetephil’s Gentle Skin Cleanser. Great for teenagers and those with sensitive, acne prone skin. The gentle cleanser is great at addressing the dryness associated with many topical medications one may use with acne (or if your skin is newly sensitive from a peel or other laser treatment).

Normal to Dry Skin Moisturizers

Less Expensive Favorites…

1. Alba Sea Sea Moss Moisturizer. One of my favorites for how gentle and natural the product is. Great for teens or those in their early 20’s. A standard good moisturizing cream with not so intense anti-aging qualities( these can be bad and super irritating to young skin). I love the marine complex they include in their moisturizers! The more mature woman may want to try their Sea Plus Renewal Cream instead.

2. Grape Seed Oil. All you need is a couple drops on your face and neck before you go to bed and your skin is glowing by morning!

My Luxury Favorites!

1. Healing Anthropology’s Rejuvinating Cream. I love love love this cream! It is 100% natural and so pure you can eat it…I kind of look at it as power food for your face! The ingredients in it are immaculate: purified spring water, organic green tea, horsetail, bees wax, shea butter, grape seed oil, jojoba oil, vitamin C ester, tocotrienols (vitamin E), alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, DMAE, buffered calcium, rosemary extract, essential oils of lavender, geranium and ylang ylang, lecithin.

I seriously GLOW whenever I actively use it! Be careful though, if you leave it out too long it can go bad…I always store mine in the fridge.

2. Sonya Dakar Hydrasoft Cream.  A little pricier, and not as natural (Sonya Dakar is known for combining nature and science). However this winter saver is like the cashmere of skin care for the colder climates!

Enough for tonight…I could go on all night, but have a busy day at the agency tomorrow! Let LA Fashion month begin!

xoxo

Betsy

If they know how to eat….

I had a young model in my office this afternoon and we were discussing how an an agency in NY is interested in her but she needs to lose an inch in her hips and lean out a little bit before they take her on…so I asked her what her diet consisted of right now and she laughed and said “Starbucks?”…

I’m finding that SO many young girls do not have a clue when it comes to nutrition and losing that extra weight in a healthy way.  Most resort to crazy extremes like an all raw diet, all meat diet (no carbs = no energy), vegan diet etc…and then as soon as show season is over they gain all the weight back because their body and metabolism are SUPER confused!!

Here are my simple tips for keeping that runway body the healthy way! REMEMBER, when you are a model, it is your JOB to maintain a healthy lifestyle so that your body and skin are in tip top shape!

1. No alcohol…alcohol=empty calories

2. No white bread, flour, rice etc….

3. No cheese and keep dairy limited

4. Eat every three hours a meal that consists of one part lean protein and the other part some sort of complex carb (Brown rice, whole grains, Quinoa,Vegetables etc), and keep the portion small

5. Snack on Almonds, dried fruit, berries etc…The key is not to let yourself become hungry!  When you get to the point of feeling starving, you can pretty much kiss your metabolism goodbye!

A good girlfriend of mine writes an excellent nutrition/fitness blog for those of you with questions or  ideas about meals! Its called the Fitnessista blog and I LOVE her Breakfast Cookie!

XO

Betsy

I’m excited to be a guest blogger at LAFashionweek.com this month for LA Fashion week! I’ll be attending the shows and events and giving you my behind the scenes scoop!

Here is the schedule for those interested in attending!

xo

Betsy

Since moving to LA, I definitely feel that my lifestyle has taken a much healthier turn! I’ve started drinking things like Kombucha(live protein enzyme drink that pumps up your immune system!)

eating only whole foods (which is much easier to do when you’re single, only feeding yourself and the yummy Brentwood Farmers Market is right up the street!), and lately practicing power yoga at least twice a week!

If you’re in the Santa Monica area between 6th and 2nd street from the hours of 6pm-8pm, you are bound to see yogi’s on every street corner with their yoga mat in tow either strapped to their back or under one arm.  Its actually quite the site, and I had always wondered where all these yoga lovers were heading to until I discovered their miraculous secret! They are all heading to one of the donation Yoga classes either on 2nd street or 6th street. You can check out the studio and schedule of classes here: Bryan Kest’s Power Yoga.

If you can’t make it to a class no worries, because I think Bryan is about to  broadcast a class once a week online! I haven’t been to one of Bryan’s classes yet, but I plan on trying it out this week…so I’ll let you know how my experience was!

I first went after my girlfriend Natalie asked me if I’d attend a class with her and I haven’t turned back! It felt so great to stretch out my limbs, build up my strength and concentrate on being fully present for an hour and a half! I really like this class for a consistent routine much better than Bikram (although I still love sweaty yoga every once in a while) because it is at a faster pace and the flow motion really energizes your muscles! The room is not heated, but I recommend bringing a towel because I worked up such a sweat that I was slipping off my mat!!

After just a week I noticed a significant change in the way my body looks and feels! My arms and mid section feel leaner and stronger and I’m waking up with waaay more energy! Its especially good for blood circulation and posture if you are like me and sit at a desk most of the day….

So I’m sure you will be hearing a lot more about my adventures with Yoga becuase I’m obsessed now!

xoxo

Betsy

Here are some pictures from my trip to NY last week for fashion week! I had so much fun with Rachael, a great friend and Fierce model as well!

We went to many shows and presentations, and here are pics from my favorite: the Betsey Johnson presentation! She chose to throw a party at The Plaza Hotel with Champagne, music and lots of color!!!

So fun!!

xoxo

Betsy

Over the past 6 months I have made a lot of life changes…. which have sadly caused the blog to take a backseat in my life.

However, now that my world seems a little more settled, I’ve decided to update all of you on what I’ve been up to this year and hopefully bring you awesome beauty, modeling and fashion advice once again!!

FIRST of all…I left my job as a booker with the Ford Robert Black agency in Arizona to move to LA and start Fierce Models from the ground up for a company called Broadside Capital.

I spent all summer scouting, developing the website and perfecting our vision and concepts for Fierce Models with Chris our Fierce CEO, and Lukas our Fierce CTO …(they look tough huh!)

and ta-da!

WWW.FIERCEMODELS.COM was born!

Check it out and let me know what you think, and if you know any models looking for awesome representation in Los Angeles, tell them to submit through our site!

Feels good to be back in the blogging world!!

xoxo

Betsy