DIVAS IN DISTRESS
“The Power of 3”
After I was relocated to Florida, my two close friends D and Angela thought a girl’s trip was in order. It had been a while since we were all able to catch up. We decided on the Dominican Republic. All we could think about was getting some much needed relaxation with clear water, fruity drinks, and a beautiful hotel. My friend D’s parents had a beautiful time share in Puerto Rico that they swapped out for equal accommodations in the Dominican Republic. It just seemed perfect – so we didn’t bother to do much research when we booked our trip. I mean how bad could it be in comparison to the 5 star resort D’s parents always visited in Puerto Rico. _____________________________________________
So off we went with our bags packed and in vacation mode. I should mention that Angela drank the entire flight from New York to our final destination. We were 3 exhausted young girls in our mid twenties that arrived in this foreign land at 3am. Shortly after getting our luggage we went out to the curb to find our paid for - all inclusive transportation. Angela saw a man holding a cardboard sign with the name of our hotel and without a second thought we hopped in. Looking back we should have noticed that all of the other drivers had professional signs but we were sleep deprived and just happy to get our vacation started. Our driver really didn’t speak much English but having spent so much time with NY’s taxi system, we were not alarmed because many drivers came from foreign countries.
INCOMPLETE
Our drive in the dark started to become very scary. I immediately had a horrible feeling in my stomach. After about an hour D started to feel the same way. I remember holding hands and praying for some divine intervention. True to Angela’s personality, she was passed out drunk in the back of the van completely oblivious to what was going on. As the sun started to come up we realized we were going into the ghetto villages on the mountain top. It wasn’t looking very friendly or safe for that matter. D and I started to realize that if we didn’t do something quick, our photos were going to be on some CNN special a week or so later. I kept a close eye on my cell phone and started to hope for the bars of service to restablish themselves.
Knowing the Spanish language, D kept nudging me to communicate with the driver. I started to talking to the driver about his family. I especially harped on how old his kids were, if he had a little girl, and the bond between dads and daughters. D didn’t understand a word but true to being my partner in crime for everything, she nodded gracefully with a cute little smile and pretended that she was perfectly calm. In the meantime we were on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Finally my cell phone bars were up. I quickly called my Dad and woke the poor man up. Just by the way I was answering his questions, he knew something was up. He kept asking me to give him a street location but being in the mountainous village – there weren’t any street names and the worst happened. We lost service. I could have given the poor man a heart attack as hours passed by before we would speak again. Although the phone cut out, I pretended to have a conversation with him and I made sure to speak in Spanish. Although my father doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish and really couldn’t hear me, I was set out to convince this driver that we had people who cared about us and had an idea where we were. At this point we were hoping Angela's shots of vodka wore off and that she would wake-up.
THREE IS BETTER THAN ONE
We were desperate, D even started to speak broken Italian to our Spanish driver and included a flirtatious giggle after everything she said. Eventually she was also pretending to talk to her parents on the cell – giggling and laughing with pseudo calmness. Just as we were planning to secretly throw ourselves into the middle of the jungle and some how pull lushy Angela with us – Angela perked her head up angry and hung over and said “are we almost there because I am going to pee in this cab.” So now the driver knew that all 3 girls were all on the same page – and he was going to be out numbered. Within 20 minutes we arrived at our hotel thankfully safe and in one piece.
When we asked the concierge how long it really takes to get from the airport to the hotel, she said 20 minutes. She also mentioned that a great deal of tourist crimes had been taking place and it wasn't uncommon to hear about missing people. To this day, we still don’t know where our 3 hour detour was really taking us but by the mere grace of God we arrived and proceeded to have one of the most memorable vacations of a life time. While we made sure to be cautious the rest of the trip, we new if we stuck together we would be a powerful trio!
Sadly, the day we were leaving the Dominican Republic, Natalie Hallowell went missing in Aruba. She was all over the news, her parents were frantic, and her friends said they last saw her wondering off alone. It was really an impactful day for us because we realized that one bad decison could have left us with the same sad circumstances.
Today’s Blog Is About
The Power of 3
(A Lesson in Playing It Safe with Eye Shadow)
Much like my eventful vacation - If you want to play it safe and have the most impact, you should use the power of 3 colors. All three colors play an important part in achieving a perfect outcome where your eyes look bright, more open, and beautiful. The lightest color will open and brighten your eyes. The medium color will give slight depth to eyes and the darker, and the contrasting color will give depth and shape to the eyes. You should use brushes to apply eye shadow.
*Using a single eye shadow most often results in an unchanged - boring look or a dangergously outdated look. Depending on the shade, it can even make your eye appear smaller.
Step 1
Apply highlight eye shadow color to brow bone area from inner to outer eyebrow. Use your brow bone as a guide. To make your eyes appear wider, apply highlight eye shadow from the inner corner of your lower eyelid to the middle of the lower eyelid.
Step 2
Apply medium eye shadow contrast to cover your entire lid. Blend slightly into your highlight eye shadow areas to avoid a demarcation line.
Step 3
Apply the darkest contrasting eye shadow to your crease, lower lid along the eyelashes. Blend into the medium eye shadow contrast color. To find your crease - open your eye and where your lids crease in the middle, this is the crease area. xoxoxo
Leslie
P.S.
I will leave you with our favorite song from Dominican Republic.........La Tortura by Shakira http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfADAejS-OQ
“The Power of 3”
After I was relocated to Florida, my two close friends D and Angela thought a girl’s trip was in order. It had been a while since we were all able to catch up. We decided on the Dominican Republic. All we could think about was getting some much needed relaxation with clear water, fruity drinks, and a beautiful hotel. My friend D’s parents had a beautiful time share in Puerto Rico that they swapped out for equal accommodations in the Dominican Republic. It just seemed perfect – so we didn’t bother to do much research when we booked our trip. I mean how bad could it be in comparison to the 5 star resort D’s parents always visited in Puerto Rico. _____________________________________________
So off we went with our bags packed and in vacation mode. I should mention that Angela drank the entire flight from New York to our final destination. We were 3 exhausted young girls in our mid twenties that arrived in this foreign land at 3am. Shortly after getting our luggage we went out to the curb to find our paid for - all inclusive transportation. Angela saw a man holding a cardboard sign with the name of our hotel and without a second thought we hopped in. Looking back we should have noticed that all of the other drivers had professional signs but we were sleep deprived and just happy to get our vacation started. Our driver really didn’t speak much English but having spent so much time with NY’s taxi system, we were not alarmed because many drivers came from foreign countries.
INCOMPLETE
Our drive in the dark started to become very scary. I immediately had a horrible feeling in my stomach. After about an hour D started to feel the same way. I remember holding hands and praying for some divine intervention. True to Angela’s personality, she was passed out drunk in the back of the van completely oblivious to what was going on. As the sun started to come up we realized we were going into the ghetto villages on the mountain top. It wasn’t looking very friendly or safe for that matter. D and I started to realize that if we didn’t do something quick, our photos were going to be on some CNN special a week or so later. I kept a close eye on my cell phone and started to hope for the bars of service to restablish themselves.
Knowing the Spanish language, D kept nudging me to communicate with the driver. I started to talking to the driver about his family. I especially harped on how old his kids were, if he had a little girl, and the bond between dads and daughters. D didn’t understand a word but true to being my partner in crime for everything, she nodded gracefully with a cute little smile and pretended that she was perfectly calm. In the meantime we were on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Finally my cell phone bars were up. I quickly called my Dad and woke the poor man up. Just by the way I was answering his questions, he knew something was up. He kept asking me to give him a street location but being in the mountainous village – there weren’t any street names and the worst happened. We lost service. I could have given the poor man a heart attack as hours passed by before we would speak again. Although the phone cut out, I pretended to have a conversation with him and I made sure to speak in Spanish. Although my father doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish and really couldn’t hear me, I was set out to convince this driver that we had people who cared about us and had an idea where we were. At this point we were hoping Angela's shots of vodka wore off and that she would wake-up.
THREE IS BETTER THAN ONE
We were desperate, D even started to speak broken Italian to our Spanish driver and included a flirtatious giggle after everything she said. Eventually she was also pretending to talk to her parents on the cell – giggling and laughing with pseudo calmness. Just as we were planning to secretly throw ourselves into the middle of the jungle and some how pull lushy Angela with us – Angela perked her head up angry and hung over and said “are we almost there because I am going to pee in this cab.” So now the driver knew that all 3 girls were all on the same page – and he was going to be out numbered. Within 20 minutes we arrived at our hotel thankfully safe and in one piece.
When we asked the concierge how long it really takes to get from the airport to the hotel, she said 20 minutes. She also mentioned that a great deal of tourist crimes had been taking place and it wasn't uncommon to hear about missing people. To this day, we still don’t know where our 3 hour detour was really taking us but by the mere grace of God we arrived and proceeded to have one of the most memorable vacations of a life time. While we made sure to be cautious the rest of the trip, we new if we stuck together we would be a powerful trio!
Sadly, the day we were leaving the Dominican Republic, Natalie Hallowell went missing in Aruba. She was all over the news, her parents were frantic, and her friends said they last saw her wondering off alone. It was really an impactful day for us because we realized that one bad decison could have left us with the same sad circumstances.
Today’s Blog Is About
The Power of 3
(A Lesson in Playing It Safe with Eye Shadow)
Much like my eventful vacation - If you want to play it safe and have the most impact, you should use the power of 3 colors. All three colors play an important part in achieving a perfect outcome where your eyes look bright, more open, and beautiful. The lightest color will open and brighten your eyes. The medium color will give slight depth to eyes and the darker, and the contrasting color will give depth and shape to the eyes. You should use brushes to apply eye shadow.
*Using a single eye shadow most often results in an unchanged - boring look or a dangergously outdated look. Depending on the shade, it can even make your eye appear smaller.
Step 1Apply highlight eye shadow color to brow bone area from inner to outer eyebrow. Use your brow bone as a guide. To make your eyes appear wider, apply highlight eye shadow from the inner corner of your lower eyelid to the middle of the lower eyelid.
Step 2
Apply medium eye shadow contrast to cover your entire lid. Blend slightly into your highlight eye shadow areas to avoid a demarcation line.
Step 3
Apply the darkest contrasting eye shadow to your crease, lower lid along the eyelashes. Blend into the medium eye shadow contrast color. To find your crease - open your eye and where your lids crease in the middle, this is the crease area. xoxoxo
Leslie
P.S.
I will leave you with our favorite song from Dominican Republic.........La Tortura by Shakira http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfADAejS-OQ
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