CAST COUTURE: JILL COHEN AND CATHERINE PRICE EDITION

Who: Jill Cohen, Catherine Price

Character: French Horn, Viola and Violin

Beauty Product:

JC: Origins Checks and Balances

CP: Bobby Brown and La Mer

Item of clothing:

J: Paige Jeans, Danskos

C: The first thing that comes to mind is this beautiful dress I haven’t bought yet by Leifsdottir – it’s black and gorgeous but it would go to waste in the pit.

Pre show ritual:

J: Fill my water bottle, turn my phone to silent AND off (in case it inadvertently turns on) and – I shouldn’t say this – make sure my book is near by (giggles) If there’s time I warm up

C: Get there (laughs) I leave the hotel at half hour!  The other day I got there at like, nine til.

Place to shop:

J: Anywhere where my mom is buying – well I do like Von Maur.  Or Nordstrom or Bloomingdales. 

C: Shopping with my mom.  And Anthropologie.  Nordstrom.  I really like Paper Source.

Shoes:

J: Well.  I love them.  I love danskos they are amazing - especially my faux snake skin ones.

C: Right now I’m thinking Black Sparkle Uggs!

Jewelry:

J: I love my Tiffany Jewelry.  And my Grandma's.  I’ve got Grandma’s cocktail ring.  It’s pretty amazing.

C: I love jewelry that looks like candy – like big, plastic, brightly colored bracelets

Hair:

J: Natural, wavy, Deva Curl

C: Bangs. (Natalie Weiss is my new stylist!)

Public Style:

J: Jeans, shirt and sweater.

C: A good coat always makes me feel ready for the world

Private Style: 

J: Wind pants - if you ask anyone in Nebraska – wind pants can be used for every occasion.

C: Gown days – that’s what my mom calls those days when you just stay in your nightgown all day

Food:

J: Soups.  Anything that comes out of a regular kitchen.

C:  I wish I had a microwave and a fridge.  And a kitchen.  Or I wish that someone would write a really great microwave cookbook.

Film:

J: Gone With the Wind – my favorite.  And Good Will Hunting, my second favorite movie.  And Strawberry Shortcake – that was my favorite growing up.

C: This tour makes me feel like I haven’t seen enough movies.  The last movie I saw was Hugo which was really beautiful.  And I don’t care what anyone says – I’m seeing Twilight.

She Hates:

J: Negativity.  The Wisconsin Badgers.  And the Philidelphia Flyers.  And the Boston Red Sox.

C:  Fear.  I don’t have that many hates really. 

She Loves:

J: My husband, Nebraska, my Grandma, my family, my friends, M.B and M.A.

C: Friends, Family, Murakami, bread pudding, and my niece, Dot.

Never leaves home without:

J: wedding rings – Steven’s Epipen.

C:  eyeliner – except for right now

Vice:

J: Shoes.  Caffeine.  Chocolate.

C: Coffee, alcohol, and men.

Hometown:

J: Fremont, Nebraska

C: Statesboro, Georgia

Current City:  Grand Rapids, MI

Quote:

J: This is from my 80 year old cousin “everybody gets to do what they want” like if someone doesn’t show up for work?  Everybody gets to do what they want.  Another favorite quote of mine is in an article about Lincoln, NE (that’s important) “Moreover, when you live underneath a sky that big, it’s hard to take yourself too seriously”

C: “If your problem can be fixed with money then it’s not much of a problem” my Grandpa said that.

For this shoot:

Jill:

Shirt: H & M

Sweater: Tribal – I don’t know where I got it because I stole it from my mom.

Pants: Lucky

Shoes: Nordtsrom

Necklace: A gift from Steven’s mom – it’s a hamsa

Horn: 2010 Engelbert Schmid Double

Headband: A little shop in Providence – it was a sock shop of all places.

Scarf: Jule

Ring: Tiffany rings

Glasses: Zenni Optical – they do all their own frames – it’s awesome

Watch: A Bulova

Catherine:

Dress: The Gap

Boots: Nordstrom

Earrings: Kate Spade

Viola: 1998 Kiernoziak – my bow is John Norwood Lee

Tights: Nordstrom

Bracelet: Francesca’s

GIFT GUIDE: GREAT IDEAS FOR THE ACTOR ON TOUR - CREATURE COMFORTS EDITION

We now come to my FAVORITE gift guide - the creature comforts edition!  I am a Taurus and an extreme hedonist so creature comforts are my thing.  Even in the gloomiest hotel rooms and towns I am always able to create a lush, cozy, delicious environment.  Here are some of my necessities:

Silk Pillowcases

I always carry my own pillowcases with me – they take up virtually no room in your suitcase, make your hotel room look homey, AND they are great for your skin and hair.  I adore these!

Teavana Travel Mug with built in strainer

For the tea drinker in your life.  There is nothing better to me than waking up, checking Perezhilton.com, and having a delicious cup of decaf earl grey expertly brewed from my AMAZING travel mug.  This mug is wonderful because you brew your tea old –school loose-leaf style!  Best! 

Vapur Collapsable Water Bottle – Artist Edition “Aqua Libre”

This water bottle is genius.  It folds down to nothing, travels easily, AND it has a hilarious Mexican wrestler on it.  It’s absurdly amazing.

Henri Bendel Travel Candles

 My ABSOLUTE favorite – these candles last forever and smell divine.  The peony, lavender, and fig are a dream.  BONUS: they are tiny and come in a spiffy retro inspired little tin.  

Bigelow Assorted Loose Tea

This is my all time favorite tea.  I can never find good decaf earl grey and Bigelow is the BEST.  They have a plethora of different flavors and they come in the cutest tins.  Love.  

Luxurious Slippers and Plush Robe (for men and women)

I LOVE a hotel robe and slippers but not all hotels have them – for those that don’t, having your own plush, delicious robe/slipper combo is such a comfort.  I love to take a post show bath, douse myself in self tanner, cuddle up in my robe and slippies and fall asleep watching American Horror Story.  It feels so right.  Try it.  Here are my absolute favorites:

Ugg Ascot Slipper (men)

Juicy Slippers (women)

Restoration Hardware Plush Robe (men)

NM Cashmere Robe (Women)

Starbucks, Whole Foods, CVS, Walgreen’s Gift Cards

I can’t tell you how many times that I wished someone else was buying my coffee, organic apples, shampoo and self-tanner.  Gift cards are the BEST.

XOXO

RAR