Hair Styles (while being bored)

Well, Simon has been working almost everyday this past week and will even work through this weekend and won't get a break until next Saturday (...what a complete run-on sentence). He usually works around 7 hours but today and tomorrow it will be more like 10.     :/

Since Simon, who is my entertainment committee (:P), works all the time I have been forced to entertain myself. What ever shall I do... 

Totally Kidding.

I've been having a lot of fun dressing myself up and learning new ways for me to do my hair and make-up.

 
My first attempt at trying the smoky-eye look I looked like I had gotten punched in the face (no kidding). I didn't even let Simon look at it... (not that that really matters).
My next try took me a while but eventually I got it down! Woohoo!!

 
I also tried a new hairstyle. My inspiration with cute little Mattie and her pictures up on facebook. To do this hair style I needed to learn to tease my hair. 
(Teasing is equivalent to ripping your hair out if done wrong :D  )
Luckily I got it right and finished by styling and pinning some of the sides up. Here are a few pictures taken by Simon and myself.

I thoroughly enjoyed dressing up for Simon. It reminded me of our dating days. 
Good Times.

Today after Simon left for a 10 hour shift I decided to try a few more hairstyles.
The first one was a complete disaster and I wish I had taken a pic of it. (oh well) 
 
   
The second one turned out great!! Here are some more pictures.
 
 
It was relatively easy. After I learned how to do an outside french braid (rather than the one I usually did where the braid is hidden...) I was able to braid to the bottem. At that point I twisted the two ends together, flipped it up, and pinned it. 
 
I loved the way it turned out (especially since today wasn't my first attempt at this and I finally mastered it). 
 
I added a flower to distract from the pins just sitting in my hair.
 
 
The flower actually represents 'help cure cancer' as I bought it on our roadtrip to Utah. They were selling them at a gas station to help raise money to cure a family relative's cancer. 
 
 
This is one of my favorites! :) (above)

I am having a great time playing with my hair and learning new styles. 
Thanks for keeping up with my blog and I'll post again soon (hopefully).

Hugs and Kisses XOXO
-Rachel Bendtsen