About A Girl.(Blake Lively)

Byline: HANNAH MORRILL

Who? Blake Lively. What? The May cover of allure , shot by Michael Thompson. When? February 22. Where? Lux Studio in New York City. Why? The Gossip Girl star appears in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee , written and directed by Rebecca Miller. The Gift of Cab: When the car allure had scheduled for Lively didn't show up, the actress hailed a cab and arrived at the studio with breakfast from homea strawberry yogurt. Lively was particularly excited to see a friend, manicurist Elle, who has worked with her on the set of Gossip Girl. Attention Deficit: When Lively stepped out of her dressing room in a tiny purple Alexander Wang dress and sky-high heels, the crew couldn't help but gawk at her statuesque beauty. "Aw, you guys are making me embarrassed," she laughed. On set, Lively requested Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds album, dancing and singing along as she posed. Top Chef: Wearing curlers and a robe, Lively sat down for lunch with the teamwhich included allure editor in chief Linda Wells. The two discovered they share a passion for baking. The star's most recent concoction? CrA[umlaut]me brulA[c]eand she has her own blowtorch to caramelize the sugar on top. Lively said she hopes to go to cooking school in Italy and mentioned that for Valentine's Day, her boyfriend, Penn Badgley, had taken her to Williams-Sonoma to purchase cooking gadgets. Best Picture: Michael Thompson presented Lively with a black-and-white print from the shoot. "Thanks againI'm going to go home and post this online right away," the actress joked. Lively asked hairstylist Didier Malige to brush a few of the tangles out of her hair, then held one eye shut to inspect her eye makeup in the mirror. She thanked the crew and was on her way to Whole Foods to shop for a small Oscar-night dinner at her apartment.

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