Eden's Crush Diary: Entry #8
Wow, our first photo shoot this week! We arrived 8am to the stylists and everyone ready to get the ball on the roll.
I was the first to get makeup. Our first shoot was very natural, they were our individual shoots. Next - hair!
I couldn't believe it, I actually got my hair cut. Serena the hair stylist had a vision of layers in my hair.
I told her I still wanted it long, but that I trusted her. Wow, little did I know, she just chopped away.
I mean I actually have layers and I have a real hair style. I felt like I should be on Friends or something.
It's weird because I'm not used to it. I mean 22 years with one length, straight as a board. Now my hair is a lot lighter
and has more body to it. I have yet to play around with it - I mean I've never had an actual shape or style to my hair before.
Now I wanna' get a couple highlights to bring out the texture of the layers more. It's crazy. It's nice to have a change after
22 years! NEhow, back to the shoot - I was the first one of the entire day to go! Carlos, the photographer, was ready and the
next thing I knew I was in this huge warehouse room with 3 different sets, people everywhere watching, waiting for me to start.
It was crazy, I had Frank changing me into a different top, someone else rubbing lotion all over my body to give it just the
right glow, Serena fixing my every strand of hair, and Joe touching up my makeup. I mean there I was, arms out, not moving an
inch. They practically dressed me all up right there - all at once. Carlos could tell I was shaken so he took my hand and
tried to calm me down. He looked at me and said, "The light is your sun and you are warm. Be yourself, speak to the camera,
open yourself up to me." Wow, he was such a blessing, he really made me feel comfortable. It was so sunny because everyone's
always like, "So has any of this Popstars stuff become real to you yet?" And I guess I just look at it as another job.
A job I love and am grateful for. But I realized that if you can't share your great secret and surprise with the rest of the
world and your loved ones, it really doesn't seem to sink in. I mean you don't have the enjoyment of calling your friends,
saying guess what - I just got a recording contract and I'm on a TV series!
But I know in time it will all come. My connection to this and the photo shoot is that. Right there and then standing in
front of the lights and camera, and everyone looking just at me and stylists with their undivided attention and the FAN!
I have to say that when they turned the FAN on to give that all natural (sensual) wind-blown look, it hit me. All at once I
took everything in, and BAM it hit me. I thought - this is the real deal Nicole, you must be somebody pretty darn special to
be looking at and going thru what you're going thru right now.
The day lasted until 2am in the morning and I have to say I loved every minute of it. All said and done, I was just so grateful.
So grateful to have that opportunity, that experience, everyone being so supportive. I started to realize wow, this is really
it Nicole, your life is gonna change from here on out. It might never be the same. Unbelievable isn't it? So thankful, I truly am!