Blake Lively was in Shanghai on Thursday minus husband Ryan Reynolds as she attended a Gucci fragrance launching ceremony. The former "Gossip Girl" star was named the named the face of Gucci Premiere perfume last year and attended the event.

The actress turned heads as she wore a short metallic bronze strapless Gucci cocktail dress and channeled Hollywood glamour in China.

She accessorized her outfit with a dark chain-link necklace that featured three hexagon-shaped medallions. The knee-length dress flaunted the actress' toned and tanned arms and long legs, according to the Daily Mail.

Ryan Reynolds' wife gave a brief speech at the ceremony on behalf of the fragrance line which debuted at the 2012 Venice Film Festival.

The perfume was inspired by the Gucci Premiere couture collection that was launched back in 2010 at the Cannes Film Festival. It was created to pay homage to the mystique of Old Hollywood.

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Last year, Lively starred in a commercial for the perfume which was shot by Danish film director Nicolas Winding Refn.

The actress recently departed from Barcelona, Spain where she was with her husband as he promoted his new film "Turbo."

It is rumored that the couple is considering starting a family but is not sure if the timing is correct.

The two were married back in September and have settled into married life, so much so that Reynolds does not leave their Bedford home without his wife's approval of an outfit.

Check out Blake Lively in the Gucci commercial below.

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