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The Year to Conquer

Posted on January 25, 2014 | 11 comments
Photos by Evan Anderson

Photos by Evan Anderson

CONQUER: verb \ˈkäŋ-kər\ to gain control of (a problem or difficulty) through great effort. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

I thought I would introduce one word that we could be reminded of to embody in our mind and presence. A simple word, defined and empowered by us, in our everyday choices and decisions. For the first one, to kick start 2014, I chose CONQUER. A word I don’t think we hear enough. So this year, let’s make it our year to conquer something, small or big, but conquer it in the Smart is Sexy way.
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Everybody’s looking for something

Posted on September 27, 2013 | 7 comments
Stephanie Marinello

Photos by Evan Anderson

There you are, sitting with a moment of peace, while everything is changing all the time, and we keep wanting to pin it down, rewind it, fix it, hold it tight, No?
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The Way She Moves

Posted on September 12, 2013 | 5 comments
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Photos by Shaun Honda

Hello Loves,

On my previous post here, I spoke about working with the lifestyle photographer Shaun Honda and mentioned our project together at the Flower Market in Downtown Los Angeles. Well, with much anticipation the  photos are finalized and ready to view along with the video from the shoot!! I hope you are as excited as I am. It’s always interesting working as a model because the pictures that are being taken of you are very much a result of how someone is perceiving you at that moment and how they are able to translate that in the photo. As a model I see myself through the photographers eyes when I see their finished result. It’s always interesting to me. I can’t speak much from a photographers point of view working with a model but this is what Shaun said after working with me and my pictures,
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Behind the Scenes

Posted on September 9, 2013 | 4 comments

About two weeks ago Smart is Sexy worked on a new project collaborating with a wonderful photographer –  Shaun Honda.

Shaun Honda is a lifestyle photographer with a beautiful method to capture the natural movement and expression through his lens. It’s raw, it’s fresh and non inhibiting. He’s flawless in professionalism and conduct. It was so much fun working with Shaun, I think I freaked him out more times than once, sorry Shaun! haha but I adored working with him, if you get the opportunity that he approaches you to collaborate, I would suggest you say YES or YES or YES! 
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Hello Santa Barbara

Posted on June 1, 2013 | 6 comments

Note to Self: Small Indulgences are Worth It!

At the end of my three-day Santa Barbara getaway, my love and I made our way to the pier to soak in one last sunset. I don’t know when this started but growing up all I can remember are long summers at the beach or vacation beach trips filled with me eating ice cream. Yes, just me eating ice cream, no one else. Eventually a trip to the beach became synonymous with eating ice cream. Luckily for me and my bikini body– ice cream isn’t always readily available….a painful blessing in disguise.
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