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#MOONx (NSFW): CONTRAST (Photeus x June Ann D'Angelo x CYM)

CONTRAST

photographer: Photeus

model: June Ann D'Angelo

t-shirts: Call Your Mother Designs 

***closeout sale on all t-shirts for $10 featured in this post + more...click HERE***

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#MOONx (NSFW): WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS

welcome to the circus

photographer: TrickProductions

model: june ann d'angelo

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#MCM.8 = @albertcolo

this #crossfit #hunk (no worries #beard #lovers...he's got that covered) has our blood boiling...

IG: @albertcolo

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#CASTING: campaign - JORD wood watches

DIGITAL CASTING

JORD WOOD WATCH CAMPAIGN

ready to take your portfolio #tothemoon? the geminijunemoon team is looking for 1 female model for a fully produced implied shoot highlighting JORD wood watches as part of a brand collaboration that will be submitted for publication. the shoot will be held at a studio location in St. Louis and the models availability will be taken into consideration. full hair and makeup will be provided by licensed, professional and internationally published artists.

to learn more about the brand you might be modeling, you can check out their website by clicking HERE.

if you are interested, please email us with your measurements, prior experience and a few recent unedited pics at tothemoon@geminijunemoon.com with 'JORD CASTING - YOUR NAME' in the subject line.

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#TOTHEMOON: RIP - Mary Doyle Keefe

by June Ann D'Angelo

RIP - Mary Doyle Keefe (Rosie the Riveter)

although many will use the wrong image today, Americans and women can all stand up and salute the iconic Rockwell painting of Rosie the Riveter that crashed the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943! in my opinion, this image has stood the test of time and remains at the forefront because of it's ties to this nation's history. at the time, Mary Doyle Keefe was only 19 years old and working as a telephone operator and actually rather petite and has said that Rockwell took certain liberty to beef her up in the actual painting to embody the females that would break through stereotypical gender roles. when she received $10 for 2 days of modeling in Vermont (which would be roughly $138.94 in 2015 based on an annual inflation of 3.72% and a total inflation of 1289.42%), i wonder if she had any clue that her likeness would become the stamp of the women's rights movement?

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#TOTHEMOON: Happy Earth Day (+poem)

by June Ann D'Angelo

in honor of Earth Day, I wrote a little something...

the best thing in life is free...oxygen from the trees!

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#TOTHEMOON: "Dust" by Dennis Gatz

by June Ann D'Angelo

there's definitely not a lot of photographers i will DRIVE to... i will fly to a photographer without a problem, but actually drive...there's a big difference there. but somehow Dennis Gatz and myself stumbled upon each other and knew we had to collaborate. so, i grabbed Bear and jumped in the car one Saturday and drove out to Kansas City to visit Dennis at his studio and make some SURREAL art... 

the work Dennis produces definitely falls in the genre of 'surrealist' photography and if you are a fan of Dali, it's only fitting that you check out his work...

this is image is titled "Dust" that we were able to create on my first of many KC trips...

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#MOONFASHION: 420ed - comfy while ripped

by June Ann D'Angelo

what to wear on 4-20? always a debacle... one you might think much about if you obeyed all 4-20 rules and partook in the wake n' bake. today, seeing as how it is a bit chillier in the Lou from some fun rain yesterday and i'll be hitting up a party later tonight with some meetings in between, i decided to go uber casual while playing with some prints so i can try to maybe say i might be 'in fashion'. nah...who the fuck cares about that? it's all about having fun and being functional. so i threw on some free people harem pants and paired them with these obnoxiously-brilliant Joe Boxer wallpaper shoes with an old Roots sweatshirt that's completely ripped up at the sleeves... i don't know about you, but i will definitely be comfy and warm...and high!

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#MOONTUNE: Liz Phair

added by June Ann D'Angelo

yes, we pull out the big guns when boys decide to be douche-bags...Liz Phair helps us stay ahead of the game and keep things in perspective...learn to use boys as much as they use you or stay out of the batter's box...or find a MAN that isn't about the game at all...that's what I'm waiting on...

and have no fear...i've picked the perfect MCM that i will be posting shortly...if you can't wait head on over to instagram (IG: @geminijunemoon) and check it out...

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#EVENTREVIEW: not jolly at Salon Joli

by Kristen Parks (IG: @kristenparx)

on April 1st, June and I were invited to the ELLE Magazine & Wella Professionals Salon Soiree at Salon Joli. I think this event might have been an April Fools Day joke...

In my book, first impressions and presentation are everything. From the outside, the salon looks pretty nice, in a quiet little plaza. We walked into a packed seating area with an awkwardly placed step&repeat, a large event poster, retail shelves, styles for the evening displays and the front desk. Somehwere there is a DJ (push play) BLASTING music from last summer. We squished our way to the front desk, to sign in with the young lady. It was hard to hear, and the sign in felt more like a junk mail sign up list, but the girl was super inviting and sweet. We informed the front desk that we were bloggers and asked if we needed to let them know which blog we were representing... "it doesn't really matter..." So the ladies at the sign-in had no clue that bloggers were even coming and if they did, they did not understand the significance. Oh. At this point, I'm already overwhelmed and not really sure what is going on.

We followed the crowd into the actual salon, where we passed some makeup applications, the ridiculously loud music set up, and a super cute little dessert table. I will say that the catering service was great! All of the servers were friendly, attentive, and easily identifiable. The appetizers and desserts were delicious too!

At this point, we are the station area of the salon. Salon Joli IS a beautiful salon; the stations, chairs and layout are all super nice looking. I really appreciate nice looking salons. However, I have NO IDEA who the owner is or who the stylists are. I feel like any business owner and their employees should take so much ownership and pride in their business or place of work! As an industry professional, a potential new client or a blogger I should have been greeted by both an owner or a stylist if they really wanted my business. How do they know what I was looking for with this event... a new place to get my hair done? a new place of employment? or just to learn about the salon and event for this blog?

Well, the answer was to learn about the salon, the event, the brands, and so on. And I'm not impressed. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, however I assumed there would be style presentations and I also assumed they would follow trend with these styles. We are in the middle of the going all over blonde, "granny hair", springy braids, vivid colors, and balyage trends right now... I saw a large group tag teaming a pony tail on what I can only assume was a model, but other than that I only noticed one other model.

I was really happy to see at least one stylist take such pride and ownership of her hair color and style on her model. The stylist included texture and silver hair in her beautiful style. She walked around with her model the entire time I was there, answering questions about the color and style, as well stopping for pictures. Now, that is a stylist who's presented herself and her model amazingly well.

We stood at a table with AK Brown and Diamond Hudson of Mind of a Fashionista for about an hour. At this point, I really cannot tell you how loud this music was. It was hard to have a conversation without yelling and even harder to think. Like I mentioned before, since all of were invited bloggers, I really thought someone would have greeted us at some point. I always try to meet as many people as I can, give out business cards, talk about the blog and what I do and make as many connections as I can at an event. I had no idea where to start at this Salon Soiree. I mentioned before being a little overwhelmed at the sign-­in... now I'm completely overwhelmed and frustrated. I have no idea who to talk to, what I'm supposed to be looking at or doing, if something was going to happen at some point, or what.

Had this been my own event, I would have been in constant motion, greeting every individual I possibly could. My stylists would have been at their stations with their models, in the process of styling or on a pedestal showing off their already ­done work, each answering questions and giving consultations to the potential new clients. I would have asked my bloggers to sign-in and include what blog they were from, and have them in their own general section... not nessesarily a marked off section, but something I could keep an eye on at all times for new people to introduce myself to. I think a small media kit about the salon, event, and the event schedule would have been a good idea too. I would have used more current music, as well as keep it at a good volume people could still talk over, but keep the vibe upbeat and moving. I would have made sure that my stylists make an effort to introduce themselves to everyone they passed by rather than stay by who they already knew.

We ended the event with some cute selfies in front of the step and repeat... we had to do something fun to show for the event. We were headed out the door when a woman handed us goody bags. She didnt introduce herself as an owner or stylist, so I'm not sure what her role was... but at least someone acknowledged us on our way out.

Overall, I was unhappy. I think the event had the potential to be a great experience to reel in new clientele, new employees if needed, and overall just general support and good reviews. But, sadly, I cannot report any of that. 

Definitely will not make it #tothemoon...

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#JUNEMOON: fuck censorship

by June Ann D'Angelo

all of my friends and all the king's horsemen all know that i have a huge issue with censorship. it was a huge battle for myself in my 20s until i decided to recently say 'fuck censorship' and own my truth and be exactly who i am. i always compartmentalized my gemini tendencies which can be quite polarizing. i had my whole science, business, professional self that would earn my income and then i would have this whole artistic, creative, sexual self that would feed my soul with the fire i needed to evolve. in my 20s i never could really show all of myself to most of the people in my life and there were only a few people around me that really accepted me and appreciated all sides of me. there were always people telling me to censor my art or censor my behavior. i am not the kind of woman to go and swing from the chandelier and be destructive and dramatic at events. how i choose to dress or express myself artistically should not interfere in others day to day activities unless those activities involve their own preoccupation with myself. so after a couple relationships failed because i was trying to quit my art for the guy (which is part of my true self, so that way never going to work), i decided that in order to truly be happy and find my own place in this world i must say FUCK CENSORSHIP...

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MOONTUNE: Dr. John

we always send doctors #tothemoon

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#JUNEMOON: i <3 stl (vote for me for stl ambassador ss15)

by June Ann D'Angelo

So, at the last #MWINetwork event, I had the opportunity to throw my name in the (hopefully Henschel) hat for the official Explore St. Louis Summer Ambassadorship for 2015 by making the following little video where I talk about why I love to explore St. Louis. Please check it out and head on over to the following link and vote for me (June Ann D'Angelo) by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

http://www.ksdk.com/story/entertainment/2015/04/01/help-us-find-st-louis-ambassador-for-summer-alive-magazine-explore-st-louis-ksdk/70766968/

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