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It’s the Final Countdown! Planet Primetime is COMING SOON!

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‘Planet Primetime’ Series Debut DECEMBER 1, 2015 !!!!! ONLY on Travel Channel

I am beyond excited to share this news. After a year of traveling around the world I finally get to show everyone what my adventures truly entailed. It was a whirlwind of madness and activity. I have been ferociously anxious for this show to air. What you will see is a microcosm of what I experienced so I want to be able to get you my personal thoughts and photos of the extras that just cannot fit into an edit.Planet Primetime

Cliche alert- but I don’t care. I met the most INCREDIBLE people around the globe; I witnessed fascinating things in the realm of television and beyond. I have made friends on each continent I set foot on that will surely be lifelong. After many years in the TV business I finally got the chance to see how the rest of the planet does it. What inspires other cultures. What makes them laugh. What makes them cry. What moves them. And I can surely tell you…from my personal experience we are more the same than we are different. (and whoopsie there’s another, sorry)

In the next few months I plan to blog about my experiences in each country. The good, the bad, the delicious and the ugly…..(that usually being me in 110 degree heat and 1000% humidity on international television).

As some of you may know I am also a stylist and costume designer by trade. One of my favorite parts of this great opportunity that was bestowed upon me was having the chance to SHOP in each city. And SHOP I sure did!!!!
I found the most beautiful jewelry, clothing, trinkets and gifts. Often I had to pack an extra suitcase for the journey home because I spent every dime I worked for. Okay full disclosure…I always had to pack an extra case. I’ll write more about that later.

SO….my friends…and foes…whoever is reading…PLEASE enjoy ‘Planet Primetime’ as much as I did. I feel like I am about to birth my own little television infant that needs tender loving care and lots of people to support her. Weird? Ya. I’m sticking with it.

Travel for me is captivating. It is enthralling and is a mind-bending thrill. It isn’t always glamorous but it sure is enlightening. I find that the seduction is not just about the sights I see or the people I encounter but just how much it challenged me to get there.
You’re so naughty travel!

Cartagena, Colombia

CLICK HERE TO see the super duper fun Press Kit! A Sneak Peek of PICS and VIDEOS!

http://www.multivu.com/players/English/70380515-travel-channel-planet-primetime/

CLICK HERE TO see the network webpage

http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/planet-primetime

My STYLING Kit & the 1 GLAM-SQUAD Weapon You Should Own!!!!

Every Hollywood Stylist, Makeup Artist and Hair Dresser carries a kit with them to work. I have a larger kit and the one below is my ‘on set’ kit. My larger kit carries a more extensive line-up of wardrobe and styling necessities for shoots. (like extra panties and socks, random bits) The fanny pack below has a limited amount of essentials, essentially. I often have to run back and forth between the set and backstage….or from the desert to the trailer etc. This kit needs to be small, durable and easy to carry. It ALSO helps that it is a FANNY PACK! Before you go and giggle your little hearts out…..it’s handy because I NEED my hands to work. If a dress just won’t stay up I need access to safety pins as well as my hands free to pin the attire properly without stabbing my client.
See! Hands free!

(Above pic is from a music video shoot that I styled called ‘How We End Up Alone’  by a Rock band named Hurt.  Link below. It was challenging because the abandoned building we shot in is one of the most HAUNTED places in the world. Linda Vista Community Hospital in Los Angeles. Go visit the basement crematorium. Have fun. I almost peed my pants…. numerous times.)
I DIGRESS……

My ‘On Set’ Kit
MAIN CONTENTS of small Kit: Scissors. Lint Roller. Needle and Thread options. ‘Top Stick’ tape. Safety Pins. STICKY DOTS! etc.
Some of the Contents of said Kit
BAM!!!!!!! STICK IT DOTS!!! Whatever…I  call ’em, ‘Sticky Dots’. My name is better. 
They are GENIUS. 
They are teeny, little circles that are double stick tape. They are a MASSIVE help when it comes to keeping men’s lapels stuck down. Or keeping up a hem on an unruly dress. They even work to keep straps in place. They are less surface area than the usual skin tape strips like Fashion fix or Top Stick (which I love).  You can see all types of skin tape sold everywhere now but Sticky Dots require NO cutting if you need tiny pieces. These are SPECIAL!!!! 
HOW TO USE:

Make that ornery lapel stay put! 1. Stick it. 2. Peel one side. 3. peel other side. 4. Push fabric together. 5. pat yourself on the back.

They are clear, round, double sided, high tack adhesive little buggers…..which means THEY STICK TO YOUR SKIN….and damn GOOD>
They can be used fabric to fabric, fabric to skin, or “used to bond paper, leather, wood and other surfaces,” so says the Manhattan Wardrobe Supply people.
Beware spray tan users!

photo courtesy Western Costume Co.


They range in prince anywhere from $3-$7 depending where you buy them. WELL worth it. One package will last your a long time.


BUY EM:
I love this place ….Western Costume Company has everything your little heart desires for styling needs.
http://www.lawardrobesupplies.com/SUPER-STICK-IT-DOTS-50-Double-Stick-Dots-p/4011s.htm.

http://www.wardrobesupplies.com/products/stick-it-dots-36-ct

http://www.filmtools.com/super-stick-it-dots.html?gclid=CIKPgNDg37gCFSFyQgodbngAPg