one does not simply WALK into mordor

Sorry....I'm watching The Fellowship of the Ring right now, because I'm sick and took a day off of work, and that part always makes me laugh. I have been quite a lazy blogger, and for that I'm sorry. But really, does anyone actually read this thing? I haven't been up to much, but I did dye my hair blonde, so that's something.

Before:

After:

The color may have changed, but my beautiful face will last forever~

oh, hello

It's been a month since I last posted. Oops! February was kind of a whirlwind. I went to MAGIC Market Week in Las Vegas and also turned 27, but more on that later. I wanted to post some of the unused pictures from the Savior shoot I did. Photography by JeTim Art & Photography .

photos (unedited) by JeTim Art & Photography, hair and makeup by Lindsey Mollenhauer, styled by Lucy Shay 

annnnd some updates

Speaking of modeling....here's the final picture from the Salon W shoot I did a few weeks ago

Photo courtesy of Salon W

Also, I did a much needed update to the Blogroll! With a special nod to other Des Moines bloggers! If you wanted to be added to the list/exchange links, let me know.

you just gotta smize

This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a hair model for the amazing Salon W. It was not something I had planned or sought out (in fact, I was pretty reluctant to do it after I heard there was actually modeling involved), but my coworker/friend convinced me to do it with her. We went straight from work on Friday to the salon, where they worked their hair magic. On Saturday we had to leave work early to get our hair styled, and then we were off to the studio for makeup and the shoot. This was the first time I've ever done any modeling, and I don't think I'm very photogenic, so I was really nervous. I tried to remember everything I've learned from ANTM over the years, but I was so nervous that I think I forgot to smize. I hope they got at least one picture that they can use! Here are some behind the scenes moments:

Photo: Eden , Instagram - edeniowa

Testing the light.
Photo: Salon W, Instagram - salonspaw

Hair aftermath

Photo: Jennifer Mitchard, Instagram - jetimart

DJ John Solarz

P.S. So far I've shampooed my hair twice and conditioned it once, but there's still some hairspray and tangles left.

diy ombre? dip dye? something.

My lovely friend Lucy agreed to help me turn my hair from brunette to half-brunette, and this is the outcome! It's not perfect (one side is blonder than the other, but I didn't feel like putting more bleach in, letting it sit, then washing it out. Again. Because I'm lazy.), and it's definitely not dry or styled in either of these pics, so it's yet to be seen how it will look on a daily basis. Actually, I usually wear my hair up because it's in an awkward stage, which is why I wasn't that scared about the dye job looking like crap. If it does, oh well! If it doesn't, then cool, I may actually style my hair on occasion!

My hair stylist friends are probably shaking their heads disapprovingly at me right now...... I'm sorry, friends! I'm poor and this was a cheaper solution to my boredom with my hair! I promise when I make real money I will come to you for all my styling and coloring needs. 


Edited to add this photo of it curled: