Ariana Madix stepped out smiling at the beauty salon in LA on Tuesday – mere hours after faking a move out of the home she shares with cheating ex Tom Sandoval.

The Vanderpump Rules star, 37,  who was seen lugging boxes out of the home before revealing it was in fact a staged shoot for sponsored content, looked pretty giddy as she left a salon with a drink in hand.

The star looked chic in a white dress teamed with black leather boots and a matching jacket.

Her tresses were styled in soft waves and she sported a rich palette of make-up. 

The outing comes as Ariana was slammed by fans after revealing her ‘moving out’ was nothing more than a marketing ploy as she partnered with a finance company. 

Oh dear: Ariana Madix stepped out smiling at the beauty salon in LA on Tuesday – mere hours after faking a move out of the home she shares with cheating ex Tom Sandoval

Cash grab: ‘I’m moving UP, not out,’ she declared in a mysterious snippet on her Instagram Story – that appeared to be a not-so-subtle ad for SoFi. ‘Well not yet at least. It’s time to get my financial house in order. I will have more to share with you very very soon’ 

The scorned VPR heroine – who has already moved on with a hunky new boyfriend named Daniel Wai  created the ruse in order to promote a personal finance company called SoFi. 

It may not have been April Fools Day but a scheming Madix enlisted the help of friends and even hired a U-Haul for her prank, exploiting the sensation of ‘Scandoval’ by moving boxes out of her house in full view of photographers.

The reality star sold the sham move to the hilt and even shaded Tom’s fling partner Raquel Leviss, 28, in the process. 

Days after a source revealed Leviss had ‘dipped out’ of her romance with Sandoval, Madix cheekily quipped on her Instagram Story: ‘Ready to dip out!’ as she loaded boxes into the moving truck.

The Bravolebrity wore a blue ‘SoFi’ sweater, black leather leggings and bright white sneakers as she loaded boxes labelled ‘finances’ into her truck.

But after ‘moving’ out of the Valley Village home – she and Tom paid $2.075 million for their doomed love nest back in 2019 – Ariana revealed that the long day of lugging boxes around was just an influencer making a cash grab. 

‘I’m moving UP, not out,’ she declared in a mysterious snippet on her Instagram Story – that appeared to be a not-so-subtle ad for SoFi. ‘Well not yet at least. It’s time to get my financial house in order. I will have more to share with you very very soon.’

‘Soon’ turned out to be later that day when Ariana posted a full-blown ad for SoFi on Instagram that showed her palling around with ‘Dr. Money’ and endorsing ‘the bank that’s got my back.’

Having fun? The Vanderpump Rules star, 37, who was seen lugging boxes out of the home before revealing it was in fact a staged shoot for sponsored content, looked pretty giddy as she left a salon with a drink in hand

Pose: The star looked chic in a white dress teamed with black leather boots and a matching jacket

Stroll: Her tresses were styled in soft waves and she sported a rich palette of make-up

Off she goes home: The star left the salon – presumably to return to her home with Sandoval

Many took to social media to react to the stunt with one even asking ‘Did we just get DUPED by Ariana?!’

The elaborate stunt comes after Raquel’s shocking split from Tom, with an insider telling Page Six: ‘Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her.’

Although the affair was only unveiled in March, both Sandoval and Leviss have revealed their romance actually started last summer. 

In the series 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules which aired on Wednesday, Madix and Sandoval had an epic confrontation over his infidelity.

‘Do you want anything?’ Sandoval — who was seen hyperventilating as he discussed his affair during one-on-one conversation with Lisa Vanderpump elsewhere in the episode — asked Madix, to which she replied: ‘For you to die.’

Love triangle: Leviss, 28, and Sandoval, 39, exploded the reality show cast when their infidelity was exposed, breaking the heart of the hunk’s girlfriend of nine years, Ariana  (pictured together in November 2022 during their affair)

‘I regret every moment that I stood up for you, defended you, supported you. You’re worth nothing and I want you to feel that deep in your soul,’ Ariana told Tom during their brutal conversation. 

After the finale aired, fans of the series took to social media to express their opinions with many praising Ariana for being ‘strong’ and ‘elegant.’ While another fan wrote: ‘The most epic break-up moment in reality TV history.’ 

Someone else chimed in writing: ‘Scandovaling is the new word for ‘I’m a victim, it’s not my fault.’ 

 One meme saw Sandoval complaining about the couple’s lack of a sex life and his lost ‘mojo’ to which Ariana replied: ‘So f*** my friend then!’ 

 The fan reactions continued with another meme showing Sandoval hugging his friend Tom Schwartz.

‘They are some of the most clueless fools on reality television,’ the Twitter user captioned the photo.

Another meme featured a scene from Gone With The Wind with Scarlett O’Hara weeping. ‘Sandoval crying like…’ the caption read.

‘Wow. He never took any responsibility. And it’s too late to reference your really good times together. ‘F-offf sociopath,’ someone else wrote. 

Over and out: Ariana’s stunt comes hours after the shock split news with an insider telling Page Six: ‘Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her’

There were also accusations of Sandoval of being performative, with one Twitter user writing: ‘What is this performance of crying on Schwartz’s shoulder?’ 

‘Sandoval is giving beginners acting class,’ another added. 

Following the finale, the Vanderpump Rules cast will be back together again for the reunion. The first part of the reunion will air Wednesday, May 24, then part two on Wednesday, May 31, and part three on Wednesday, June 7. 

It was revealed Wednesday that contract negotiations for the cast of Vanderpump Rules have been paused amid the aftermath of Scandoval.