I've been vacationing in the plushness of the Bahamas this week. The tropical surroundings breed beautiful, lush greenery balanced with the floral beauty of flowers, like hibiscus and purple lignum vitae. Very diverse as you can imagine, just like the culture.
I wanted to get some insider or outsider (depending on how you look at it) info about the beauty culture here, and what the people of the island subscribe to on the daily. Some of it may surprise you.
I spoke to a lovely woman, Sandra, who works at the spa here. She is a native to the area, and enlightened me about some natural, and not so natural ways, of cultivating beauty in the Caribbean. Bahamians practice 'bush medicine' - which means they use their natural environment's bounty of plants to ward off ailments and create their daily beauty regimes.
For your own natural skin and beauty products check out my article on DIY makeup recipes.
This gorgeous woman I met in the candy store had on point lashes and brows, and glam braids!
With almost two decades as a professional makeup artist working on film projects, tv shows, photo shoots and weddings, LA based Heather Coopersmith brings some serious skills and knowledge to the Glad Lash Blog with her guest posts. Heather sees her art (and her hair!) as a creative outlet, and says "My world is a visual experience and I want to make you a part of it!" We're super excited to have Heather brightening up our world. You can reach out to Heather on Instagram @makeupthebride
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