This is a blog I wrote directly after doing a photo shoot for AARP the magazine. They saw it and asked that I not publish anything until the article came out.
Well article came out. As well as some FANTASTIC video of the experience. You really want to see this, I promise! (You can also enter the sweepstakes to win a free makeover with MOI and my staff at reVamp!)
Check it out by clicking here.
Until last week I have counted two experiences as peak life moments. Moments when all the stars seemed to align and all involved seemed to know it was something special. One was myVocal solo concert in Hannover, Germany with the Hannover Philharmonic, and the second was the actual creation and makeover process of "Staging Your Comeback." I now count AARP the Magazine as the third. No, not membership into AARP, though the thought after last week sounds more like an honor than a sign of age. Let me explain.
A month ago I was contacted by the features editor from AARP the magazine, Gabrielle Redford, who asked us to do the hair, make up and fashion styling of "Faces of Fifty Plus Model Search" winners. I agreed. The project evolved into what can only be described as magic. Seven women and three men selected from 9000 entries were chosen as the "Faces of Fifty Plus Real People Model Search." Flown into Minneapolis from Hawaii to Portland to New York City they received the full treatment. A complete makeover from the staff at reVamp! salonspa, lodging at the Graves Hotel, and a fashion photo photographed by top San Francisco based photographer, Thayer Gowdy. A local team of videographers captured the magic of the 4 day process of shopping, primping and posing, along with a behind-the-scenes photographer John Wagner, two stylists, the reVamp! team, Gabi the features editor, an art director, Dian Holton, a bra fitter extraordinaire, Loni Eiden and a gaggle of assistants.
It was just wonderful.
Let me share a few of the letters that help sum up the energy of those involved:
"Mahalo to my new found friends, Each one of you made a lasting impression on me that will be with me forever. What a joy to spend so many wonderful hours with you and to share in the love and passion of life so worth living. Each of you have an incredible gift to share and have imparted it so freely without reservation. Mahalo Gabby for being such a wonderful host to Bill and I and also to Dian for giving so many pointers during the fashion shoot. You earn a well deserved rest:). What can I say about you, Christopher, who has the same name as my eldest son! Full of love, passion, energy and excitement that rubbed off on each of us. I cannot believe how we literally ran through Macy's with an entourage of video cameras, boom mikes following us every inch of the way. And Robert, such a support throughout the whole process. Marie and Kate, we made a great team, and I am so glad we were the final three. I will treasure our meeting and hope we will communicate often. Until then, Me ke aloha, Much love, Laurie Hi,"
"Christopher! Have you recuperated yet?? I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your efforts! I've been raving about what a great guy you are to all my friends here in Atlanta. It was such a pleasure working with you and your fabulous staff. What fun the whole thing was! Give my love and thank you to all!! I hope we get a chance to meet again sometime. Peace and Blessings, Cynthia "
"Hey Christopher: I've stepped back into the real world but, of course, I'd rather be back in Minneapolis being treated like the queen bee that you guys made me. Actually, my peeps here call me Queen Bee when they're not calling me The Witch. Yesterday I started my morning with your CD and all I could think was "What DON'T you do?" Can you take one more statement of how great you are? With Robert, you are the most caring, efficient, effective totally beautiful team I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Thank you so much for all you did to make the AARP project work. Then at the end to give out fabulous gifts, Holy Cow! You could bring world peace if we could get the crusty world heads of state to you Your crew at the salon, by the way, are amazing and truly supportive of the creative standards you personally embody and radiate. So Christopher Hopkins, thank your mom and give her a big kiss. She brought a beautiful person into this world and we're all very grateful. MMM"
"Dear Christopher, People here love my hair ~ thanks to you ! Seems like I was in a dream of sorts for two days. Wish it wasn't over! Thanks again for all your brilliance and care. Kate"
"Dear Christopher, Thank you so much for that fantastic experience! Christopher, you were going a million miles an hour, but you were totally in your element and it was fun to see you in action. I totally loved the way you could visualize the final "product" and work to make it happen. . . or not, if something else caught your fancy along the way. You have an absolutely wonderful team at ReVamp! I could have fallen asleep with that wonderful hair wash, until they began ripping off Kate's eyebrows and you screamed. Robert, thanks for the wonderful conversations. You're such an interesting person and have had many interesting life experiences, hope we keep in contact with each other. Thanks Dian for ensuring each of us felt comfortable throughout the experience and giving us very cool suggestions for the photo shoot. It was so much fun working with Thayer, Mark, Josh, Brian and John! It was my first "photo shoot" and after 2 days, I actually missed being in the limelight. Thanks for the laughs, mouth wide open! Hard to believe I was ever painfully shy as a young girl. Gabrielle, you have such a beautiful spirit. Thank you for keeping us informed prior to and during the whole experience. Thanks for making me feel at ease to the point that the interview just felt like talking to one of my friends. Lastly, I am so grateful for this whole experience. Oh, and my bra! How could I forget?! I'll be forever grateful Lonnie! This whole experience will be one of my pleasant "life memories" that I will always cherish. Thanks isn't enough, but it comes from my heart to yours. May all of you be blessed in everything you do. Mari."
"Christopher, So enjoyed working with you and all involved with the AARP project. Delightful bunch of people and a pleasure to work with. Life is a learning process and you provided me an opportunity to view your labors and loves, and I ate it up. If I can be of any service to you and your endeavors, please never hesitate to contact me. I cannot wait to see the article. Hello to Robert, he's a gem ! Hugs, Lonnie"
Until last week I have counted two experiences as peak life moments. Moments when all the stars seemed to align and all involved seemed to know it was something special. One was myVocal solo concert in Hannover, Germany with the Hannover Philharmonic, and the second was the actual creation and makeover process of "Staging Your Comeback." I now count AARP the Magazine as the third. No, not membership into AARP, though the thought after last week sounds more like an honor than a sign of age. Let me explain.
A month ago I was contacted by the features editor from AARP the magazine, Gabrielle Redford, who asked us to do the hair, make up and fashion styling of "Faces of Fifty Plus Model Search" winners. I agreed. The project evolved into what can only be described as magic. Seven women and three men selected from 9000 entries were chosen as the "Faces of Fifty Plus Real People Model Search." Flown into Minneapolis from Hawaii to Portland to New York City they received the full treatment. A complete makeover from the staff at reVamp! salonspa, lodging at the Graves Hotel, and a fashion photo photographed by top San Francisco based photographer, Thayer Gowdy. A local team of videographers captured the magic of the 4 day process of shopping, primping and posing, along with a behind-the-scenes photographer John Wagner, two stylists, the reVamp! team, Gabi the features editor, an art director, Dian Holton, a bra fitter extraordinaire, Loni Eiden and a gaggle of assistants.
It was just wonderful. Let me share a few of the letters that help sum up the energy of those involved:
"Mahalo to my new found friends, Each one of you made a lasting impression on me that will be with me forever. What a joy to spend so many wonderful hours with you and to share in the love and passion of life so worth living. Each of you have an incredible gift to share and have imparted it so freely without reservation. Mahalo Gabby for being such a wonderful host to Bill and I and also to Dian for giving so many pointers during the fashion shoot. You earn a well deserved rest:). What can I say about you, Christopher, who has the same name as my eldest son! Full of love, passion, energy and excitement that rubbed off on each of us. I cannot believe how we literally ran through Macy's with an entourage of video cameras, boom mikes following us every inch of the way. And Robert, such a support throughout the whole process. Marie and Kate, we made a great team, and I am so glad we were the final three. I will treasure our meeting and hope we will communicate often. Until then, Me ke aloha, Much love, Laurie Hi,"
"Christopher! Have you recuperated yet?? I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your efforts! I've been raving about what a great guy you are to all my friends here in Atlanta. It was such a pleasure working with you and your fabulous staff. What fun the whole thing was! Give my love and thank you to all!! I hope we get a chance to meet again sometime. Peace and Blessings, Cynthia "
"Hey Christopher: I've stepped back into the real world but, of course, I'd rather be back in Minneapolis being treated like the queen bee that you guys made me. Actually, my peeps here call me Queen Bee when they're not calling me The Witch. Yesterday I started my morning with your CD and all I could think was "What DON'T you do?" Can you take one more statement of how great you are? With Robert, you are the most caring, efficient, effective totally beautiful team I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Thank you so much for all you did to make the AARP project work. Then at the end to give out fabulous gifts, Holy Cow! You could bring world peace if we could get the crusty world heads of state to you Your crew at the salon, by the way, are amazing and truly supportive of the creative standards you personally embody and radiate. So Christopher Hopkins, thank your mom and give her a big kiss. She brought a beautiful person into this world and we're all very grateful. MMM"
"Dear Christopher, People here love my hair ~ thanks to you ! Seems like I was in a dream of sorts for two days. Wish it wasn't over! Thanks again for all your brilliance and care. Kate"
"Dear Christopher, Thank you so much for that fantastic experience! Christopher, you were going a million miles an hour, but you were totally in your element and it was fun to see you in action. I totally loved the way you could visualize the final "product" and work to make it happen. . . or not, if something else caught your fancy along the way. You have an absolutely wonderful team at ReVamp! I could have fallen asleep with that wonderful hair wash, until they began ripping off Kate's eyebrows and you screamed. Robert, thanks for the wonderful conversations. You're such an interesting person and have had many interesting life experiences, hope we keep in contact with each other. Thanks Dian for ensuring each of us felt comfortable throughout the experience and giving us very cool suggestions for the photo shoot. It was so much fun working with Thayer, Mark, Josh, Brian and John! It was my first "photo shoot" and after 2 days, I actually missed being in the limelight. Thanks for the laughs, mouth wide open! Hard to believe I was ever painfully shy as a young girl. Gabrielle, you have such a beautiful spirit. Thank you for keeping us informed prior to and during the whole experience. Thanks for making me feel at ease to the point that the interview just felt like talking to one of my friends. Lastly, I am so grateful for this whole experience. Oh, and my bra! How could I forget?! I'll be forever grateful Lonnie! This whole experience will be one of my pleasant "life memories" that I will always cherish. Thanks isn't enough, but it comes from my heart to yours. May all of you be blessed in everything you do. Mari."
"Christopher, So enjoyed working with you and all involved with the AARP project. Delightful bunch of people and a pleasure to work with. Life is a learning process and you provided me an opportunity to view your labors and loves, and I ate it up. If I can be of any service to you and your endeavors, please never hesitate to contact me. I cannot wait to see the article. Hello to Robert, he's a gem ! Hugs, Lonnie"
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