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The first time I crossed paths withBella Hadidwas on a tarmac outside of New York City.
Collage: Bella Geraci; Source images: Getty Images
This flight was heading to the Victorias Secret fashion show in Paris.
I was there to report every detail of the models spray tans and body oils.
Hadid was there to walk the glitter-strewn runway.
Bella Hadid in a campaign image for her new fragrance brand, ‘Ôrəbella
Backstage, Hadid, then 20 years old, smiled a lot and spoke little.
Some eight years later, were face-to-face again, or rather side-by-side in a Zoom room.
Her nails are short and bare, with neat oval tips.
‘Ôrəbella is launching with three scents: Blooming Fire, Window2Soul, and Salted Muse.
Since then, Hadid has risen from the younger Hadid sister to a capital-S Supermodel in her own right.
Shes covered just about every major magazine,including this one.
Banuelos trains cutting horses and riders.
She was ready for new challenges.
Now, shes back in the public eye, and she means business.
And, in a way, its a family business.
My uncle Mahmoud was making his own essential oils in the 70swoody, tobacco-smelling scents.
Preempting my next question, Hadid asserts that the line is not the product of some celebrity brand incubator.
And that includes traditional perfumes.
Five years ago, Hadid began concocting her own scents.
Its either restrictive or a novel, intimate take on scent, depending on how you look at it.
‘Orbella is launching with three scents: Blooming Fire, Window2Soul, and Salted Muse.
Do you want me to go look for you?
Step 2: Scrunch a pump or two of SheaMoistures Coconut & Hibiscus Frizz-Free Curl Mousse through damp hair.
Step 4: Head to your local rodeo.
For the first time now, I’m not putting on a fake face.
If I don’t feel good, I won’t go.
If I don’t feel good, I take time for myself.
We have the best time, and I never feel like I need to do too much.
Doing exactly what she feels like suits Hadid well.
For the first time now, I’m not putting on a fake face.
If I don’t feel good, I won’t go.
If I don’t feel good, I take time for myself.
And I’ve never had the opportunity to do that or say that before, Hadid says.
Now when anybody sees me in pictures and they say, I look happy, I genuinely am.
I am feeling better; my bad days now were my old good days.
