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On Thursday December 7th I had the opportunity to travel to sunny Miami to experience my first Art Basel with Red Bull. Red Bull in collaboration with the Looking Up Arts Foundation brought Pac-Mac to life with the "Rainbow Bridge," an interactive installation that allowed guests to climb the 30ft structure and get a 360 degree view of the Wynwood Arts District.

Check out all the fun I had below:

Rainbow Bridge Designers Srikanth Guttikonda and Josh Zubcoff -- shared with me that it took from January until August to complete the bridge with a small team of FIVE and its strong enough to hold 3oo people. Pretty cool right?!

At the top of the bridge with some of my friends

Kerry and I at the Rainbow Bridge

The PAC-MAN mobile app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Use the code on the Limited Edition Can to unlock the maze.

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Pantone has announced that “Living Coral” is the color of the year for 2019: Inspired by elements of nature like vibrant coral reefs and coral painted sunsets, we’re bound to see shades of this striking, life-affirming hue everywhere from makeup to shoes and handbags to home appliances, and more!

“PANTONE Living Coral is a nurturing color that appears in our natural surroundings and at the same time, displays a lively presence within social media.”

Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in Vanilla Lovin retails for $4.99 and is available at Target/Target.com

Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in Raw Kiss retails for $4.99 and is available at Target/Target.com

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Popular celebrity designer Gert-Johan Coetzee added an important global feather to his cap when Oprah Winfrey appeared on stage at the Global Citizen Festival on Sunday in a flowing sun-yellow silk kaftan he had created for her.

Winfrey addressed the crowd at FNB Stadium about the meaning of being a global citizen, and mentioned the importance of community, of reaching out and making others feel cherished and less alone. The festival brought a stellar cast of global A-list performers to Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100^th birthday.

“I always thought it was because Madiba was a citizen of the world, that he really got to see how the power of one leads to the empowerment of many,” Winfrey said.

The beloved talk-show host had visited Coetzee’s studio earlier in the week, and had charmed the designer and his team with her humour, grace and kindness. “It was such an honour to receive her, and to be given the opportunity to custom-make something really beautiful for her to wear,” says Coetzee. The kaftan was constructed from draped silk in a rich yellow, with a waistband decorated in traditional African hand-beading and Swarovski crystals.

Coetzee is no stranger to Winfrey’s South African interests, having mentored one of the students who had graduated from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls as part of his bursary programme. “I have always had wonderful, extremely professional experiences in my dealings with Ms Winfrey’s school, so it was a pleasure to meet her and see first-hand why OWLAG has such an edge of accomplishment,” said Coetzee. “We are looking forward to growing the relationship further.”

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“grown-ish” fans from Atlanta, Georgia were treated to a special Sunday brunch on November 11th with series stars Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry. With a DIY Denim Bar, endless chicken and waffles, and unique photo opps across the venue, “issa ‘grown-ish’ brunch” celebrated the upcoming season two premiere of “grown-ish” in the ultimate CalU fashion.

The eventful trip wrapped up with a special event at Morehouse College, which gave students a special sneak peek at the season two premiere episode. Over 350 students from Morehouse and its neighboring HBCUs also got to attend a panel with Chloe, Halle and Jenifer, moderated by Angela Yee, co-host, The Breakfast Club, as they dove into what fans should expect throughout the next season.

“grown-ish” returns with back-to-back all-new episodes on Wednesday, January 2 (8:00pm EST), on Freeform.

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The Naked Cherry Collection is officially here and its amazing and available online at urbandecay.com. The most highly anticipated launch in the collection has to the Naked Cherry Eyeshadow Palette. The 12 shades include Hot Spot (ivory matte), Caution (beige matte), Bang Bang (shimmering pink with gold shift and iridescent micro-sparkle), Feelz (dusty rose matte), Juicy (warm peach), Turn On (metallic rose shimmer), Ambitious (metallic rose copper), Bing (matt mauve), Devilish (reddish-plum matte), Young Love (metallic cranberry), Drunk Dial (metallic burgundy), and Privacy (brownish-plum matte).

The other palette in the collection is the Highlight & Blush Palette, which features a highlighter, a reddish-coral blush, and a "super-sophisticated iridescent complexion topper." the collection also includes three Vice Lipsticks — Cherry (a deep cherry red), Devilish (a sparkling pink), and Juicy (a shimmering peachy beige) — and the two new 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils, Love Drug (a shimmering plum) and Black Market (a shimmering graphite). And you can set your look with the new cherry-scented version of Urban Decay's beloved All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray.

Vice Lipstick in Cherry 🍒 Eyes: Naked Cherry Eyeshadow Palette in shades Turn on & Ambitious Picture taken by Lala Spears

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Fall is officially here. Celebrate all things Fall including the best Fall cocktail to serve all season. Enjoy the season with a delicious cocktail made with Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky. The Root Downtown cocktail made with Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky is deliciously smooth in taste and easy to make. It's the must-have cocktail for Fall 2018. Here is the recipe of the Root Downtown cocktail. It's delicious!

Root Downtown
Ingredients:
1.5 oz of Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky
1.5 oz of Averna Amaro
Ice
Splash of agave nectar

Preparation:
Pour 1.5 oz of Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky and 1.5 oz of Averna Amaro with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake well. Pour ingredients over ice to a rocks glass. Add a splash of agave nectar. Enjoy!

About Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky
Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky is a blend of the finest root beer flavoring with a smooth Canadian blended whisky that is aged for four years in American Oak barrels from bourbon generating a rich, root beer flavor with a hint of vanilla. Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky can be consumed neat, on the rocks, as a shot and or customized in a cocktail. It is priced at $25.99. Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky is available at high-end restaurants, exclusive lounges, bars, fine stores and online. For more information on Root Out Root Beer Flavored Whisky, visit rootoutwhisky.com

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Today the newest Macy’s Backstage opened inside the existing Macy’s Lenox Square location. Macy’s Backstage gives shoppers a brand new outlet to find designer deals and fabulous finds, all at 20 to 80% off comparable department store prices. Macy's Backstage is a cross between a department store and an outlet, the Macy’s Backstage experience delivers entertainment and an all-access, VIP pass to fashion and savings. Designed to spotlight new products on a faster turn-around, the smaller format of Macy’s Backstage allows shoppers to spot the latest trends and score the best deals in an easy to shop and easy to find store environment. Carving retail space within a Macy’s full-line department store, this new retail combination of an outlet store within a store gives shoppers a new discount destination located right inside of Lenox Square Mall.

Check out some of the pictures below to see a little bit of what the store has to offer!!!