The Latest with Lauren

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So as most of you know by now, Lauren has been out in Hollywood since the beginning of the year at a professional make-up school. She went out all by her lonesome, not knowing anyone or even her way around. I knew that being away in California would help my baby sister grow up. I did not think it would turn her into someone I would no longer recognize...
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If it weren't for the nose ring and nail polish (and that fact that it's on her Facebook page) I would honestly have no idea this is our little Loé:


She really has grown up while she's out there and she's certainly made some new friends...

...like Lash Lady:


Ol' Penis Nose:


Gene Simmons:

(That was an homage to my KISS fan hubby, isn't she sweet?)

Some bearded gals: (Lauren is in the middle)


And Scary No Ears Head Wound Monster:

(How amazing is this above picture, by the way???? Holy crap!!!)

In all seriousness there are 7 or 8 girls in the program with her. I thought it was crazy when she told me one girl was named Georgette and another named Carol...the names of my mother-in-law and step-mother-in-law! Not to mention, those names aren't exactly common amongst the 20-something crowd. Fun!

One of her best pals is named Leslie. She's closer in age to me than she is to Lauren:




I believe Leslie is going to be staying out there when the program is over trying to find work. The girls are already certified as "Professional Make-Up Artists" as "beauty" was the first class they did. They finished that and got those "diplomas" on the Friday we were out there visiting, actually. After beauty they're now doing "special effects" and some of what she's doing and has learned just blows me away, obviously you saw some of the amazing work above...

But wait there's more...

They learned how to do bald caps:

Seriously, how good does that look??? I'm even more amazed by it when I heard that my sister whom I love dearly has such a big head that a "large" wouldn't fit...no, they had to glue two caps together for her noggin. :) Then, as an added bonus, the class did Lauren first and then broke for lunch so she went out to eat looking like that with all the rest of the girls looking normal. She said she'd put on her hoodie and thought maybe she could pass for a boy, but she forgot about her basoomas. Hee hee hee.

And they didn't just learn how to "remove" hair...they learned to add it too--this is a beard Lauren did:


They've made themselves into vampires:




Lauren made herself into her favorite animal:


She sculpted the nose herself (and Ol' Penis Nose made her own) but someone else would put your new nose on you:


They've done burns and flesh wounds:




Corpses:

(Her teacher remarked how inappropriate it was that she was wearing a Chris Benoit shirt that day--he's a dead wrestler for you normal people that might not know that.)

Lauren's pal made her into an "Ice Princess":




And with that same "ice" technique, Lauren made her pal look like she was freezing in the North Atlantic after going down on the Titanic:


How cool is all that?!?!?

I've got a couple more of my beautiful sister:






I'm so proud of her! She's almost done and will be moving home soon. I'm not sure what her plans are once she gets back and I'm pretty sure she plans to move back out to California someday. I think it's super cool to see all she's done but the boys and I will certainly be glad to have her back for a bit!!!

And Lauren, if you're reading feel free to set me straight on anything in my comments. Or via nasty email on our Blackberries. Love you!