Meeting Audrina Patridge!

I've featured reality star Audrina Patridge as a beauty and fashion inspiration on my blog many times. So can you imagine how awesome I felt when I had the opportunity to meet and interview her for a website I freelance for?

I was thrilled---but to be honest, I was totally nervous. I remember right before going into the interview room I was kind of having heart palpitations. I think anytime you meet someone famous, you're bound to feel a little anxious about the experience.

Fortunately---talking to Audrina was like talking to a friend. She is so incredibly genuine, sweet, nice...I just can't say enough great things about her. She's smart and funny---and one of those people you know you'd be friends with in real life (you know, if she weren't a celebrity and maybe you met through work or school).

I'm going to go let you read the full story/interview over on CultureMap, but I'll share a few tidbits here with you as well:

Her best advice? “You’re never going to be perfect and you just have to accept that and be happy with who you are.”
She hates the gym and prefers to swim, play beach volleyball or do the Bar Method classes
She get an airbrush tan every couple of weeks
She loves Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Light-Weight Body Lotion SPF 30
She said Houston-based Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturizer is her favorite foundation and that she religiously washes her face morning and night — even when traveling.
She packs Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleansing Cloths for easy makeup removal on planes.
She gets a professional blowout once a week and only washes her hair every three days (she raved about the Bumble & Bumble dry shampoo that she uses between washings.)
She also loves Moroccanoil and uses it on her hair and skin.