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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Serena Kerrigan Talks With Neutrogena About New Steamy Romance Series
If you ask Serena Kerrigan, the multi-hyphenate media personality best known for sharing unfilitered dating commentary with her millions of followers online, how to achieve the best skin glow, she'll say, 'Romance novels and Neutrogena's new Collagen Bank 15 Percent Vitamin C Serum.' It's no wonder Kerrigan has teamed up with the drugstore brand on the product launch, announced Monday, by releasing two raunchy short stories as part of its 'Bank Your Glow' campaign, a timely initiative that encourages women to stimulate their inner desires for an outward-facing shine. According to Kerrigan, each tale centers around a different plot, one of which is motivated by her own dating experience and the other is inspired by traditional fantasy tropes. More from WWD The 5 Best Eye Creams With SPF That Brighten, Depuff, and Protect, Tested by Editors Introducing Almave Humo, Lewis Hamilton's New Non-alcoholic Mezcal Alternative The Top 3 Trending Summer Hair Styles Our Editors Tested With Expert-Approved Products 'The 'Bank Your Glow' stories are cheeky, sexy and inspired by my real-life energy. They're playful and a little kitschy. Just like the serum, they leave you glowing by the end,' Kerrigan exclusively told WWD. Romance novels have been a crucial part of Kerrigan's nightly routine for years. 'A few spicy chapters completely shift my mood,' she explained. But they do more than that; they instantly induce a natural flush. Neutrogena's Collagen Bank 15 Percent Vitamin C Serum, designed with the brand's patented collagen-building micro-peptide technology, does the same. After the shower, while her skin is still damp, Kerrigan will apply the product and top it off with a juicy page-turner once she's settled. 'Just like a good spicy read gives you that flushed, just-had-a-moment glow, so does this serum,' she urged. Kerrigan and Neutrogena's mutual understanding of the symbiotic effects of romance fiction on beauty is at the heart of this collaboration. 'When Neutrogena asked me to write a steamy short story series to launch their new Collagen Bank 15 Percent Vitamin C Serum, I immediately said yes. It felt fresh, fun and completely aligned with me,' Kerrigan said. While she doesn't mention the product name inside the pages of her intimate tales, the concept of a 'post-serum glow' is a major motif. The first story focuses on the main character, Amelie, who spontaneously ventures out to a downtown bar on a Wednesday night, where she meets Sam. 'What begins as a flirty nightcap with a stranger quickly turns into an unforgettable evening: tea, tension and tangled sheets,' the official synopsis reads. 'But the real twist comes the next morning, when a glowing skincare moment leads to a surreal exit — Amelie accidentally finds herself locked out of his apartment, half-dressed and empty-handed, yet glowing with so much confidence she struts into the morning brighter than she arrived.' The second story centers around a woman named Grace, who finds herself escaping to the Hamptons one weekend. There, she runs into her college crush, Luca. 'As the night unfolds, flirtation gives way to something deeper — and Grace realizes the glow she was chasing was never about him. It was hers all along,' the description reads. 'Bank Your Glow' builds upon the burgeoning group of romance book lovers online, garnering more than 4.7 billion views under #steamybooktok on TikTok alone. The nostalgia of romance fiction, specifically the fan fiction subgenre, is also baked into this collaboration. Interested readers are being directed to download the book on Wattpad, a creative storytelling platform famed for its diverse portfolio of passion-driven fiction. Best of WWD Madonna and Sean Penn's 1985 Malibu Wedding Brought Together the Best and Boldest of '80s Fashion Brigitte Macron's Makeup: How the French First Lady Channels '60s Glamour Into Her Signature Look What to Wear When It's Too Hot: Style Tips for Keeping Cool on Sweltering Days
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Taylor Swift's trivial act at restaurant leaves influencer 'mortified'
Influencer Serena Kerrigan spilled on her awkward encounter with Taylor Swift. The social media personality, 31, revealed she was left 'mortified' after Swift, 35, politely declined her offer of a free copy of one of Kerrigan's Let's F***ing Date card games while on a night out. The two women were in the same restaurant when Kerrigan took the initiative to approach the All Too Well singer. She told the story on the latest episode of iHeartRadio's Casual Chaos podcast with Gia Giudice. 'Recently, [I] went to a restaurant and I heard that Taylor Swift was there. And I was like, 'I have to give her my card game,' Kerrigan explained. 'And so [my boyfriend] Felix [Levine] was at home, and he put my card game in an Uber package. I left the restaurant. Millions of paparazzi, fans, were already waiting outside.' Kerrigan continued, 'So I was like, "OK, she's here." 'I grabbed the card game and I'm sitting there. And we went to The Corner Store, eating everything, drinking everything, everyone's filing out of the restaurant.' This was some time ago as Swift was dining with her boyfriend Travis Kelce as well as Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. As the quartet left the restaurant, Kerrigan waited for her opportunity. 'I literally was like, "Hi, I'm such a fan. And I created this card game. I think you would really love it." 'And she literally looked at it and she goes, "Oh, my God, thank you so much. But no, thank you. But thank you,"' Kerrigan said. 'Like, it was so sweet. I don't think she could take it from me. … There could have been like poison. It looks like a cigarette.' Kerrigan said the Bejeweled singer's reaction was 'so sweet,' but she was still 'mortified' by being turned down. 'I was like, "Oh my God, I put her in this position where she had to say no." 'But then, I got over it because it's such an iconic story for the plot. Who cares that she said no?' Kerrigan added. 'And by the way, I kept the game that she rejected. 'One day I'm going to meet her, and I'm going to be like, "Funny story," and we're going to be besties. It's all good.' 'I was so scared. Even afterwards, I obviously felt about, like, "Oh my god, rejection." But I was like, "Wait, this was literally so sick." And like, we interacted. You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. I'm so glad that I did it,' she concluded. She shared the video of her trying to hand the package to Swift on Instagram last month. 'Gotta shoot my shot,' she captioned the post. Serena is an actress currently appearing on Peacock's Older, Hotter Wiser She came up with her social media alter ego SFK. or Serena F***ing Kerrigan – to project confidence through her bouts of insecurity. She turned that personal into a brand. During Covid lockdowns she launched "Let's F***ing Date, a series of card games aimed at helping players take on the world of dating.
