KiraKira & Alysia Reiner of Orange is the New Black Shopping Party for the Women's Prison Association

Alysia Reiner from the hit Netflix show Orange is the New Black hosted a shopping party with jewelry designer Suz Somersall from KiraKira to benefit the Women’s Prison Association. The event took place at one of my favorites places in NYC, the Carlton Hotel. 

I met Alysia and some of her fellow castmates from Orange is the New Black a few days earlier at the Eiji Salon event. Alysia plays corrupt prison administrator Natalie "Fig" Figueroa on the show. 

The next day Alysia emailed me about this great upcoming event she was hosting with accessories label KiraKira. 

Alysia and KiraKira’s designer Suz teamed up to a create a special WPA locket with 100% of the proceeds going towards the organization. The idea behind the locket was to create a piece that would embody the aspiring and courageous attitudes of the women of the Women’s Prison Association.

The Women's Prison Association works to create change in the lives of women and their families impacted by incarceration. Their programs make it possible for for women to obtain work, housing, health care, rebuild their families and participate fully in civic life.

Check out www.wpaonline.org to learn more about their work.

My Brigitte Bardot Makeover at Caravan Stylist Studio

I recently had a Brigitte Bardot makeover at the Caravan Stylist Studio inside the historic Carlton Hotel in New York. It was such a fairy-tale experience to get this glamorous makeover which included a manicure, makeup and hair-styling.

When I arrived at the hotel I was given a special Carlton key card to visit the Caravan Stylist Studio suite. They were originally based in the garment district and recently just re-located to the Carlton Hotel. The Carlton is one of my favorite hotels in New York. It has such a beautiful art-deco style elegance to it.