I recently had the opportunity to design and style the florals for a product shoot at a stunning private residence in Malibu. The star of the show was the custom fragrance bar created by Courtney of Ka-Mil-Yin. After our shoot wrapped, Courtney demonstrated how she conducts private parties providing custom fragrances for the guests, by designing fragrances for each of the ladies on set. I ended up with a scent that I just can’t get enough of- my own “signature” fragrance of orange, fig, sandalwood and white tea. I can hardly wait until I have the opportunity to hire Courtney for my own fête! As always, it was a pleasure to work with Summer Watkins, my favorite fellow-stylist by far, and I cannot rave enough about Jen Huang, who creates total magic with her camera. I don’t know that my floral designs have ever looked more ethereal!
CREDITS | Photography: Jen Huang | Custom Perfume Bar: Ka-Mil-Yin | Styling: Summer Watkins | Botanical Styling: Lauryl Lane | Hair & Makeup: Amy Clarke | Calligraphy Labels: Cherish Paperie.
Absolutely stunning designs, Lauryl! And I can only imagine the scent of the place was heavenly too.
Thank you, Hilary! It DID smell good!
You must love being surrounded by so much beauty!
I do love the beauty, absolutely– but don’t be fooled– there’s a lot of crap outside the frame of the picture and a lot of dirty, even filthy work that goes into designing florals, not to mention the physical labor involved. It’s an incredible job being a designer and stylist, but it’s also hard, and sometimes I guess I just need to acknowledge that. The outcome is beautiful, but it’s like a diamond in the rough, SO MUCH that has to be done to get it to that beautiful point.
Lovely! It’s nice to have a taste of how much work goes into a good floral design- makes one appreciate it all the more!
We’ll have to visit soon so I can smell you.
I think you have a better idea than many about how much work goes into floral design… remember that crazy mess we made for Olivia’s wedding???