I stumbled out of bed at 5am today to stand in line with Talida for the live taping of
The Martha Stewart Show. Totally worth it - we scored front row seats, and spent the morning up close and personal with Martha as she concocted blueberry corn ice cream sundaes, planted fall perennials, tweeted, and changed lives.

Watching this fascinating woman from such a close proximity and observing her distinct on- and off-air personalities helped me perceive the maniac maven
as a multi-dimensional human being. It also brought to mind one of my all-time favorite, jaw-dropping, makeup magic moments.

This is the late makeup maestro Kevyn Aucoin's transformation of Martha Stewart into sexy 40's starlet, Veronica Lake. It is simply stunning! I love how Kevyn saw past Martha's prim & proper "on-air" facade and used his incredible talent to bring an inner "off-air" sultry persona to the surface.

Sometimes a little makeup can reveal something that was there all along.