Sparkling in a gold and silver sequined mini dress, Alessandra Ambrosio attended the launch of Velvet: The Fragrance at Victoria’s Secret, Lexington Avenue in New York City this afternoon (October 14).

Celebrating the debut with — what else? — velvet cake, the first 100 fans who purchased an item from the Parfums Intimes Velvet line got an autograph from Alessandra and a makeover from the VS Makeup Supermodel team.

Meanwhile, in a new interview with The Miami Herald, Miss Ambrosio opens up about juggling her modeling career with her new role as mom to 1-year-old daughter Anja.

“Work is a little harder now because I’ve had to learn how to divide my time between my family and my career,” she says.

A model she shares a common bond with is VS Angel Heidi Klum. “She has a lot of kids, sometimes we bring our children to work with us, we’re a big happy family.”

As for any advice she could share with other models starting out?

“You definitely need to believe in yourself and take risks,” she says. “But you never know in life. Becoming a [Victoria's Secret Angel] is one of the greatest things that’s happened to me.”