Defined Curls.....hair how-to

Hi beauties: I'm sure that if you have locs and are ceative with your locs, you have seen many Youtube videos or photos of loc'd pipe cleaner curls. Well this post is no different. Pipe cleaners are the most cost-effective and efficient way of curling locs as they can be purchased from any art & craft store for $3 or less. I purchased 2 packs of 50 and use just about all of them to curl my locs. Here's a step-by-step pictorial of how I curl my locs using pipe cleaners. If you've curled your locs using pipe cleaners, leave me a comment with a link to your Youtube page or blog post about your curls. Step 1: Wash hair (or have damp hair) Step 2: (Optional) Add product to your hair. I grease my scalp with...

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Out of the Blue.....get dressed with me

Hi beauties: I've never actually done a post like this before but I gotta keep it creative ya know! This past Sunday, friends and family gathered together to witness the union of two beautiful people, my cousin (the groom) and his very humble, kind and loving wife. Whenever there is an event concerning any of my family members, the entire family shows up and that is one of the many things that I love about my family. The wedding colours were fuchsia and baby blue so my aunt (groom's mother) requested that everyone wear something blue. It was a simple yet intimate garden wedding and although the sun was unmerciful, everything turned out beautiful.....including the bride's makeup ;) I wore an off-the-shoulder, one-sleeved shift dress...

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Blue Iris wins the Diva Dash 2012

Hi beauties: I'm back with another shoe post. Who doesn't love shoe posts? :) Last evening after work, I decided to go to a fund-raiser for a non-profit organisation event called the Diva Dash. I'm not certain if this is the first year that this event was held but it was surely a great event and I'm already looking forward to next year's event. There were several ways in which divas could win awesome chic prizes which included spa therapy at the luxurious Ritz Carlton, Cayman Islands, CI$500 cash (US$625), a 32G Blackberry Playbook, gift certificates to various island boutiques and the list goes on and on. I had no intention to enter the heels race (yes, divas had to run down the track in heels--what a scare), neither...

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Pro Wedding Pics......something borrowed, something blue

Hi beauties: I'm just here to share a quick post of professional pics from the wedding that I did makeup for on June 23, 2012 (see original post here). Although I did not attend the ceremony, just viewing the pics makes me feel like I was actually there sharing in the bliss of such a beautiful occasion. Photography by Tracey Seymour (TAS Photography, Cayman Island...

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