Gemini Rayne, international model! ;)

I've very excited to have booked my first overseas shoot, which will be in the Republic of Ireland next month with Sean McCormack. I think we're doing latex and art nudes :)

Speaking of art nudes, I now have a shot that helps give some idea of what I can do, ballet-wise, courtesy of Manuel Odabashian and Studio Face, from my recent trip to London :)

And speaking of London, I'll be back again next month to shoot with Gregory Brown! I've just bought a really cool black tutu that I may bring along, especially if I manage to buy a new pair of pointe shoes and dye them black in time, seems like the sort of crazy thing he might like :)

If you happen to have time, please add my Bizarre Ultra Vixens profile and vote for me to go to the Bizarre Ball, would be great to have another excuse to go back to London again <3

Salon International and other adventures

I had a great time working for Mahogany at Salon International last weekend and am SO excited about my new "pro model" hair!! xD Here's some pics I took on my phone of my show hair. I haz fringe and mini-undercut (the front is still long enough for dressing)!

It has a subtle-yet-noticeable deep purple shine to the top section, which I personally love but am happy to say, can easily conceal for photographers who prefer plain old brown ;) I also love the new shade of brown they gave me; it's all warm and chocolatey and nom ^^

I do want to get some shots of the purple before it washes out, though! Here's a better snap of it:

Anita lent me her MAC Cyber lipstick when we went out in Camden Friday night. I must buy one myself, it's such a cool colour for a purple-haired lady :D

I was staying at Anita De Bauch's gorgeous little North London flat for the four nights I was in London and as well as doing Salon International together we had a fun night out in Camden on Friday night (silly snapshots to follow) and visited The National Galleries on Saturday, which was very inspiring :) I want to move to London now!

I also shot some art nude style dance photos at Studio Face on Friday morning, which not only gave me my first experience of shooting completely topless but also a crash course on using the tube! I'm also adept at using the night buses after coming home Friday night and leaving the house so early for the show on Sunday morning that the tube hadn't opened yet!

I got on so well with Simon Pinto of Mahogany that he booked me as a demonstration model the very day after the show, at Mahogany Academy, where my cut got sharpened up so the look now is more "Matrix" and less soft and romantic. I look like an anime character ^^ I'll post pics as soon as I have them!

For now I'll leave you with another pre-haircut & colour pic from my shoot with Phil GW Photography last month- hair and makeup by Heather Talbot :)

Must remember to take my rings off when I'm shooting, they're really not photogenic :s

I'm pretty sure I've lost weight since this shot was taken thanks to five days of partaking in Anita's unbelievably healthy diet and exercise regime :0 I'll have to compare with the photos from today's boudoir shoot, when I see them, hee hee!

New fashion photo and London availability!

Had another really fun shoot with Gemma at Chilli Studio today! I don't want to give too much away but I can't wait to see the photos ^^

I'm also really looking forward to my trip to London for Salon International this weekend :) I'm going in for my colour on Thursday, so I'll be available in London on Thursday evening, all day Friday and Saturday, Sunday evening after the show, then most of Monday, until I have to catch the coach home! Hopefully I'll be filling some of that time with shoots (I'll be staying at my friend Anita De Bauch's house so maybe I'll be able to drag her along to one or two :p). In case anyone's interested, my London availability notice is here (or you can just mail contactgeminirayne@gmail.com) :)

I've had lots of interest from some very cool photographers both in the southeast and the southwest but as nothing's been booked yet I won't say who they are in case I jinx it :p

I'll leave you with a new photo from my recent shoot with VicPics, styling by me :)

Salon International and trip to Mirepoix

I got some cool news while I was away in Mirepoix, France- I'm going to be modelling for Simon Pinto of Mahogany Academy at Salon International this month! I'm so excited to be working on stage at such a high-profile event already (the biggest UK hair show :p)! Hopefully I'll have time for a photo shoot with my shiny new cut and colour while I'm in London :D

Had a great week in France with my friend Lobby, eating lots of lovely French things and doing some shoot clothes-shopping :)

Lobby et moi

 Chateau Rimbaud

I challenge thee to a supermarche duel!

Our pool, where I went swimming every morning before breakfast <3

WANT! <3

My new clothes! I have a varied wardrobe but not much in the way of casuals, strangely! Now I have some nice chic French ones, which hopefully no-one else in England will have ;p

 View from the car window on the way back to the airport

This week I will mostly be working off the patisserie-raids and figuring out what to do in London between getting my colour with Simon on Friday 15th and doing the show on Sunday 17th. I definitely want to go to The National Portrait Gallery, and maybe do some shopping and/ or go-sees in Camden :)