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I had the wedding of my dreams at the Grand Isle!!! My husband and I chose Great Exuma (we also considered Grand Cayman, Providenciales and Hawaii) for our wedding because we fell in love with the island after visiting a huge sandbar during low tide with Captain Jerry Lewless a year ago. Plus, if you’re a “water person” like me and my husband, I highly doubt you‘ll find better water clarity and color of the Exumas (comparable to Bora Bora in our opinion) so close to the US elsewhere! Needless to say, Great Exuma provided us some beautiful scenery for our couples photos.
As for the wedding location on Great Exuma, we chose the Grand Isle because of the rave reviews on Tripadvisor and the upscale, spacious and reasonably priced villas that we thought would be fun/convenient for some guests to share. It turned out to be a great decision. First, the villas were gorgeous and well appointed, the food at the resort was quite good and the wedding coordinator, Rhonda Williams, was resourceful, creative and overall amazing!! Also, the hotel was very accommodating to even my more difficult wishes – for instance, my desire to wear heels during our beach ceremony. To make this wish come true, the hotel created a walkway on the beach with a hard surface and covered the surface with a thin layer of raked sand. Other areas in which Rhonda and the hotel staff went above and beyond included:
1. seamlessly coordinating the food, music, flowers and décor for our reception in one of the unfurnished four bedroom penthouses in less than five weeks,
2. providing me a bridal suite free of charge in one of the unoccupied penthouses - something I never even thought to ask for
3. and hiring a small Junkanoo band who marched with our golf cart motorcade to the reception and added a fun and festive Bahamian element to our wedding.
Aside from Rhonda, another person I absolutely loved was our hairstylist Connie. Connie is an extremely talented hairstylist who made six women with six different personal styles very happy on my wedding day. Other amazing people bride-to-be’s can depend on include Grand Isle’s Mccara, who is sweet, sharp and competent, and Dee Wilkinson with Driftwood Designs – she and her daughter made our beautiful centerpieces.
My last bits of advice for future brides considering Great Exuma and Grand Isle – you will love the island and resort if your wedding day wish list includes some of the most gorgeous waters in the world, fine white sand beaches, sand bars, a relatively undeveloped island, beautiful villas, and a quiet, relaxed environment.
However, if things like shopping and nightlife are important to you – you may want to look elsewhere. Also, wedding in paradise does come at a cost. Since food, flowers, etc. is flown in from Nassau or the US, it’ll cost you. Lastly, remember you are on an island and things move at a much slower pace so make sure to plan ahead.
Wedding tablescapes can range from insanely expensive to ridiculously affordable, depending on how you plan on combining all your decor elements. Rentals (like the above black vintage-contemporary lamps) are pricey, and so are multitudes of florals like in the photo above that one…. but candles, vases, and elegant touches of florals can be combined to be stunningly beautiful, and done on a budget!
Beautiful of Purple Wedding Decoration and Reception
It's apparently saving the full, official announcement until Monday, but Nokia just dropped word on its N-Gage blog that the final version of its new N-Gage gaming service / application is now live and ready for your taking. To take advantage of that right now, however, you'll need an N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, or N95 8GB handset, although Nokia says that support for additional N-Gage compatible devices is "coming soon," including the N73, N93, and N93i. If that doesn't preclude you, you can download the application straight to your device from Nokia's mobile site (n-gage.mobi/d), or you can hit up the link below to download it the old fashioned way.
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All women have the same desire: they want to look always beautiful every time, day or night. Especially the working girls and women try to make themselves look as prettier as they can. Make-up is the A to Z to a perfect appearance. For some women make-up is a simple task; however for some others it seems too difficult. No matter how busy you are, make-up is simple. If you have a well organized make-up drawer, it usually takes no more than 10 minutes. As you realize practice is the key.There are 10 steps for a perfect make-up:
Preparation
A basis for make-up is needed. After cleaning your face with cleaning lotion or soap, moisten with tonic and then use your eye cream, Then you can use your day cream for a fresh-looking skin. For normal skin, use a lightweight moisturizing lotion; for dry skin, use a rich hydrating cream or balm and for oily skin, use an oil-free formula to control oil production.
1st STEP: Corrector. First, use a peach-toned corrector to neutralize darkness. Apply with a brush to the deepest or darkest areas especially the eye area to prepare for concealer.
2nd STEP: Concealer. Next, use a concealer based on your skin color and lay over the corrector. Use a concealer brush, apply underneath the eye up to the lash line and on the innermost corner. Then pat with your fingers to blend the concealer.
3rd STEP: Foundation. Use a brush or sponge or fingers to apply foundation where the skin needs to be evened out, usually around the nose and mouth. For all other areas, use a brush, sponge or fingers to apply and blend foundation to the outer edges of the face. To cover blemishes, apply on the spot foundation stick or blemish-cover stick in a shade that matches the skin tone exactly. Pat with your finger to blend and repeat if necessary.
4th STEP: Powder. For a non creasy face, first apply a loose powder in the correct shade of your skin tone or one tone lighter, over concealer using a powder puff. Then apply powder to the rest of the face using a powder puff or powder brush.
5th STEP: Blush. To put blush correctly smile and apply a shade of blush on the apples of the cheeks. Use a power brush and blend up towards the hairline. For a natural looking, use peach or rose pastel shades. For an extra glow, put more powder or use a creamy formula applied with your fingers.
6th STEP: Lipstick. Start with a lip pencil to draw the lips outline. You can choose a dark shade relevant to your lipstick. Use a lip brush to apply the lipstick. Darker and intensive colors require precise application.
7th STEP: Brows. First, define brows using shadow or pencil in the color of your eyebrows and hair. To apply shadow, begin from the inner corner of the brow and follow its natural shape using light, feathery strokes.
8th STEP: Eye shadow. First, apply a layer of a white or a light eye-shadow to the area from the lash line to the brow bone. Then apply a medium eye-shadow color on the lower area of the lid, up to the crease. Apply dark eye-shadow color to fleshy part of lid as a correction and to add depth to eye.
9th STEP: Eyeliner. Use dark shadow color eyeliner to line the upper lash line very carefully. Then, look straight ahead to see if there are any gaps that need to be filled. Avoid the very thick lines. If you want to line the lower lash line, make sure the top and bottom lines meet at the outer corner of the eye. The lower line is usually softer.
10th STEP: Mascara. Choose your mascara based on your needs and the effect that you desire. Thickening mascara gives a denser look to lashes and is ideal if you have a sparse lash line. For lashes that are enhanced but natural-looking, choose defining and lengthening mascaras. When applying mascara, hold the mascara wand parallel to the lower line of your eye and brush from the base of the lashes to the edge. While you roll the wand try to separate the lashes and avoid clumps. Always apply more than one coat; two or three coats are enough.
As you see, make up needs special care and attention. It’s a simply procedure that needs only a few minutes. Just pay attention to choose your make-up products from a huge range of products on the market with different tones and textures and you will be surprised by the result.
New trends of Body Painting.
Soccer body painting and body paint soccer girls. Body Painting growing trend today to be one of the most popular type of art on the body. Body painting is a form of temporary art, which usually only lasts for a few hours. But if you use henna can last for several weeks.
Traditional Body Painting
Soccer body painting and body paint soccer girls. Man in the days of pre-history to paint the body using the natural paint dyes, such as paint, pigment, tattoo, ash and clay. Because at that time with the paint on the body is considered to have magical powers, which can ward off evil spirits at that time. Usually the body paint is used to celebrate the traditional ceremonies.
This activity can still be seen on the natives of New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Islands, and in certain regions of Africa.
Henna or Menahdi is made of herbs known by the same name and is also in use in India and middle east countries.
Especially in pernikahn ceremony. Mehandi became popular in western countries starting in the 1990s. While in South America in this body painting using wet charcoal, annatto, and huito to decorate their faces and bodies. Because huito This is a form of black dye, and its color can last for weeks.
Modern Body Painting
Soccer body painting and body paint soccer girls. With the liberalization of thought and wider acceptance of public expression of cultural freedom, especially regarding nudity, in the 1960s, body painting is an art form has seen resurgence in the West.
However, there is still debate about whether the body painting is really an art form? although practitioners and followers have no doubt about it. This is quite clearly not only the proliferation of salons and artists body painting, body painting festitival often held on a regular basis in the state of the United States as well as in European countries.
Fine Art of Body Painting
In the era of post-1960s, several experimental methods were tried, like the model covered with paint by rolling on the canvas so the paint will stick to the body. And it depends on the paint used, whether the multi-hued or in monotones, because the images created will be very interesting.
In painting the body, an idea taken from various sources such as alternative art, fine art, runes, mythology. Usually this activity is associated with a form of protest such as in this case the protest about political policy, or in terms of football.
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Ivory wedding shoes are avoided by many brides as they believe that white is the only choice for wedding day shoes. On the contrary, ivory wedding shoes are an extremely popular color and are in fact sometimes better or more serviceable than the traditional white. However, most women dream of being married in all white, and not ivory.
First of all, choosing ivory as your wedding color is much more traditional than stark, bright white. Women have been married in ivory for centuries, and it is only recently that bright white became popular. If you are looking to be a little more old-fashioned and respectful of tradition, ivory is the color for you!
If there is one type of shoe that is perfect for virtually all weddings, it is the ivory wedding shoes. This is by far the most common color of all colors for bridal shoes not only because of its timeless beauty, but because it can also easily be dyed almost any color you want. Low heel ivory wedding shoes are perfect for a long dress or a short one, a classic dress or a more modern one, and can be worn long after the big day.
Most women choose ivory wedding shoes because of their versatility. Unlike the wedding dress itself, which will only be worn one time, when you choose ivory wedding shoes, you will get your moneys worth out of them. Of course, they will look fantastic on the wedding day, and because of their low heel they will be comfortable and safe for you to walk in.
Low Heel Ivory Wedding Shoes
Choosing low heel ivory wedding shoes means that you don’t have to worry about walking around on high heels that you could possibly trip on, and they also have a very nice conservative feel about them. But, what is perhaps the best aspect of these bridal shoes is the fact that they can be dyed.
