Island signatures caribbean magazine # 5 by island Signatures

J UNE 2017 # 5

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CONTENTS 4

Editor’s Desk

Easter Reflection I

Easter Reflection II

Tribute to Derek Walcott

Island Signatures’ Bucket List: Montserrat

Artist spotlight: Tifa

Food Features

OTT presents ‘Once on this Island’

life with ink

Highlights of Trinidad Carnival

Make Up Tips with Alphaeus

Crop Over Calendar

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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W elcome to this edition of Is land Signatures Magazine on behalf of myself and the

CONTRIBUTORS

rest of theteam!As we celebrated our first year and

Daniel Boxill

looked forward towards the future we realised that withgrowth comes changes and you’ll see a number of those throughout the magazine.

Editor-in-chief

Fi rst, I wasappointed Senior Editor of the magazine with that came my experience as a writer, journalistand and Graphic Artist. This led to one of our second major changes - we’ve gotten a little morecreative with our layout and design which you’ve probably noticed. This is part of the third majorchange - refreshing our brand identity.Island Si gnatures Magazineis a pub-

Kimesha Davis

lication which aimsto capture the beauty and vibrancy of

Cook, Caterer & Food Writer

is land life and we wanted to make sure that our brand, ourimage and our content reflected this.We pay tribute to the late Sir Derek Walcott who passed away in March this year and share twodifferent reflections of Easter. Our artist spotlight falls on Ja maican dancehall artiste Tifa andour travel spotlight falls on Montserrat and colour-

J u s t i n Mayers-Tull

ful festivities of Carnival in Trinidad. There’sreviews, recipes and more for you to explore and I hope you enjoy reading as much as we enjoybringing this to you.Enjoy! Daniel Boxill Daniel Boxill Senior Editor.

Graphic Designer

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Cheyanne Francis Bucket List Writer

Justin Ellis Publisher

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Easter RE FLEction i

B y: Zh an e y Qu in tyn e

With the p re d o m i n a n c e o f Chr istian i t y i n t h e re g i o n , one woul d e x p e c t e v e ryo n e to have h e a rd o fE a s t e r e v e n if some m a y n o t k n o w w h y Easter is c e l e bra t e d o r w h a t it is ab ou t .T h e C h ri s t i a n c e l eb r ation o f Ea s t e r i s s a i d t o commem o ra t e t h e re s u rre c tion of Jes u s fro m t h e t o m b on the th i rd d a y a ft e r h i s cr ucif ix ion . I d o n o t c e l eb r ate Ea s t e r bu t I a s k e d some ind i v i d u a l s q u e s t i o n s relating t o t h i s t i m e t o g e t a b etter u n d e rs t a n d i n g o f what is s o s p e c i a l a bo u t t h i s Chr istian c e l e bra t i o n . T h e i r

re s p o n s e s t o m y t h re e m a in questions allowed me to s e e h o w t h e yc e l e bra t e t h e h o l i d a y,i f t h e y d o a n d w h a t t ra d i t i o n s t h e y o bs e rve. E l s ie, a 6 4 - ye a r- o l d A n g l i c a n s a id t h a t s h e c e l e bra t e s E a s t er by g o i n g t o c h u rc h (bu t in re c e n t t i m e s h e h a s n ot b een t h e re ) , ba k i n g , c o o k i n g a n d s i m p l y e n j o y i n g t i m e w it h h e r fa m i l y. S h e a l s o s a id s h e g i v e s u p re d m e a t d u rin g t h a t t i m e . Ta n , a 2 2 - ye a ro l d C h ri s t i a n , s a y s s h e cel e bra t e s Ea s t e r by g o i n g t o c h u rc h , fl y i n g k i t e s a n d eg g

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hunti ng , but she does not g i v e up anythi ng dur ingthis t i me . Ano the r woman I sp oke t o s a i d that she has no relig i o n and do e s not celeb r at e thi s ti m e theref ore she has n o thi ng to give up . A 33-y ear-o ld wo man I sp oke t o s a i d that he r religion i slo ve , and she celeb r ates t h i s ti m e by k i te f lying wi t h the c hi ldre n and she g i v e s up no thi ng.The male re s p o nse s we re b asically t h e s am e . One i n dividual sai d that e v e n though he is aC h r i sti an, he does not have any tradi ti o ns to celeb r ate f or Easte r and h e gives up no t h i ng . Ano the r resp ondent sai d that i t i s a holiday so i t i s ti m e fo r family, f r iends and lo v e , whi le anolder g e n t le m an sai d that even t h oug h he stays home dur ing t h i s ti m e , he c e leb r ates it wi t h hi swi fe and he gives up re d m e at.

A 3 6 -yea r- o l d m a n s a i d he deal s w i t h t h e e a rt h and he d o e s n o t c e l e bra t e this tim e a t a l l a n d i t h a s little me a n i n g t o h i m . I even sp o k e t o a l a d y o f t h e Rastaf ari a n fa i t h a n d s h e s a i d that she a l s o d o e s n o t c e l e b r ate th i s t i m e a n d i t h a s n o meanin g t o h e r. From my u n d e rs t a n d i n g , the mea n i n g o f E a s t e r h a s changed a n d t h e c o n s e n sus of w h a t E a s t e rre a l l y is to p e o p l e i s t h a t i t i s a time f or fa m i l y, fri e n d s a n d loved on e s w h e re m u c h love is s h o w n a n d y o u r i n n e r child co m e s o u t t o s e e t h e wonder s o f k i t e fl yi n g , e g g hunting a n d m u c h m o re . Yes, some i n d i v i d u a l s d o attend c h u rc h a s a p a rt o f Easter c e l e bra t i o n w h i l e other s s t a y a m o n g s t fri e n d s and f ami l y t o e n j o y t h e m selves. I d o u n d e rs t a n d

Ea s t e r a l i t t l e be t t e r, b u t f or m e I n e v e rg re w u p be l iev i n g i n Ea s t e r t i m e , I d id l ike t h e Ea s t e r ba s k e t s fi l l ed w i t h c h o c o l a t e , bu t I n ev erw e n t t o c h u rc h d u ri n g t h is t i m e . Ea s t e r i s n o t j u s t a b ou t g i v i n g u p s o m e t h i n g , s om e m a y a n d o t h e rs m a y n o t . T h e c e l e bra t i o n i s o r s h o u l d b e a bo u t c o n n e c t i n g w i t h n ot o n l y t h o s e a ro u n d y o u b u t s h o u l d be a s p i ri t u a l l y a w a ke n i n g e v e n t a s y o u g et in t o u c h w i t h yo u rs e l f a n d y ou r G o d .I re a l l y h o p e t h i s h a s e n l i g h t e n e d yo u a bo u t t h is Ea s t e r c e l e bra t i o n be c a u s e i t s u re h a s e n l i g h t e n e d m e. T h a n k s fo r re a d i n g a n d I w il l s e e yo u o n t h e o t h e r s id e.

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“Watch a n d p ra y t h a t y o u may not e n t e r i n t o t e m p tation.” T h i s s c ri p t u ra l acclamati o n ,a s c l i c h é , a s i t may soun d , i s p e rt i n e n t t o u s as Chr isti a n s . E v e ry l e n t a n d easter, w e a re c a l l e d t o re fl e c tion on o u r l e v e l o f s t e w a rd ship in th e w o rl d a ro u n d u s . In other w o rd s , w e a re c a l l e d asChr isti a n s t o l o o k a t o u r lives and t o e x a m i n e w h e re we as Ch ri s t i a n s s t a n d i n relation t o G o d ,o u r n e i g h bo rs and our s e l v e s . We a re c a l l e d to accep t G o d ’s i n v i t a t i o n to receive t h ro u g h fa i t h ,h i s tr ansf or ma t i v e g ra c e .B u t , t o sp eak ab o u t fa i t h , w e h a v e to unders t a n d t h a t i t i s m u c h more tha n k n o w i n g a bo u t G o d , b ut r athe r i t ’s a bo u t k n o w i n g God. Simp l y p u t , fa i t h i s ab out grow i n g o u rre l a t i o n ship God . To d o t h i s w e m u s t b e willin g t o p u t i n t h e w o rk and to ad v a n c e t h e p re s ence of G o d bo t h i n o u r l i v e s and thos e o f o t h e rs . Y E S , OTHERS ! E v e n t h a t p e rs o n w e love to h a t e . Fo rm a n y, t h i s

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m a y s e e m l i k e a h a rd m is s ion t o t a k e o n a l o n e . B u t t h is is w h e re bu i l d i n g o u rre l a t ion s h i p w i t h G o d h e l p s . I a m n ot d o i n g t h i s a l o n e ; I a m d oin g i t w i t h G o d .A s c h i l d ren of G o d , w e a re c a l l e d t o s er v e a l l i n a w o rl d fu l l o f t em pt a t i o n . H o w e v e r, t o be s t ron g i n G o d w e m u s t fi n d t im e t o be w i t h G o d . T h e c o mpl ex i t y o f t h e m o d e rn t i m es d em a n d s a d a i l y e v a l u a t ion of o u r l i fe be fo re G o d l e s t ou r fa i t h i s d ro w n e d by th e w a v e o fs e c u l a ri s m a n d re l a t iv is m ra g i n g a ro u n d u s .A l l in a l l , a re w e w i l l i n g t o s t a n d s t ron g a g a i n s t a l l o f i t ? Wh e re d o y o u s t a n d w i t h G o d a n d w it h o t h e rs ? A re w e w i l l i ng a s s erv a n t s o f t h e fa i t h t o b e t h e c h a n g e i n t h e w o rl d ? Tr u t h be t o l d , w e c a n m a k e a l ot of d i ffe re n c e i n o u r w o r l d if w e h u m bl e o u rs e l v e s a n d recog n i z e t h a t w e t o o a re i n n eed o f G o d ’s g ra c e a n d m ercy. Fa m i l y, d a re t o s t a n d u p f or someone today

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Sir Derec k Walcott Wr i tte n by: Daniel Box ill

Si r D ere k A lton Wa l c o t t , KC SL , OB E, OCC (23 Januar y 1930 – 17 Ma rch 2017 ) “ The En gli s h l a n g u a g e i s n o b o d y ’s sp e c i al p rop e rt y. It i s t he p rop e rt y of th e imag in a ti o n: i t i s t h e p ro p e r t y o f t he l anguage i t se l f.”

H i s abi li ty to cap ture the sp ir it of the C ar ibbe an has lead Sir Derek Walcott to be w i d elyre g arde d as one of the great wr it e rs o f t hi s re g i o n. Known p r imar ily f or his p o e t ry, h e w a s also aplayw r ight and p ainter.Bor n i n S a i n t L uc ia, whi c h at the time was a Br itish t e rri t o ry, h e a nd hi s twi n b rother Roder ickwere ra i s e d b y the i r m o the r af ter the death of their fa t h e r. T he ir late fathe r was interested in thea rt s p ar ti c ularly and their mother and f ami l y s t ro ng ly e nc o uraged them to p ur sue th e a rt s a s t he y bo th showed an interest. Roder i c k p ur s ue d the atre ar ts and Derek or igina l l y p ur s ue dpai nti ng. A t 14, Walc o tt p ub lished his f ir st p oem, a M i l to ni c , re li g i ous p oem, in the newspa p e r The Vo i c e o f St Lucia. An English Ca t h o l i c p r i est c o nde m n ed the Methodist-insp ire d

p o e m a s bl a s p h e m o u s , a n i n c i d e n t w h ich h i g h l i g h t e d t h e c o n fl i c t be t w e e n t he m in ori t y M e t h o d i s t d e n o m i n a t i o n a n d t h e d om in a n t C a t h o l i c o n e w h i c h w a s e s t a bl i s h e d d u r in g F re n c h c o l o n i a l ru l e .F i v e y e a rs l a t e r, h e pu b l i s h e d h i s fi rs t c o l l e c t i o n 2 5 Po e m s. A ccor d in g t o Wa l c o t t , “ “I w e n t t o m ym o t h e r a n d s a id , ‘ I ’ d l i k e t o p u bl i s h a bo o k o f p o e m s , a n d I t h in k i t ’s g o i n g t o c o s t m e t w o h u n d re d d ol l a r s . ’ S h e w a s j u s t a s e a m s t re s s a n d a s c h o o l t ea ch er, a n d I re m e m be r h e r be i n g v e ry u p s e t be ca u s e s h e w a n t e d t o d o i t . S o m e h o w s h e g o t i t — a l ot of m o n e y fo r a w o m a n t o h a v e fo u n d on h er s a l a r y. S h e g a v e i t t o m e , a n d I s e n t o ff t o Tr in id a d a n d h a d t h e bo o k p ri n t e d .Wh e n t h e b ooks ca m e ba c k I w o u l d s e l l t h e m t o fri e n d s . I m a d e t h e m o n e y ba c k .”

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H i s maj o r bre ak through came with the co l l e c t i on In a Gre e n Night: Poems 1 9 4 8 -1 9 6 0 w h i c h a t trac te d i nte r national attention. This c o l le ct i on e xplo re d ‘Car ib b eanness’ and th e t e n si o nsbe twe e n th e Eurocentr ism of colon i a l e d u cati o n and th inking and that of the We s t I nd i e sye arni ng towar ds indep endence a n d se l f -i de nti ty. The conf lict that he ex p lore s , i n my o pi ni o n, i salso inf luenced b y the re l i g i o us te nsi o ns he f aced as child b oth of w h i c h whi c h he re turns to andex p lores themati c a l l y t h roug ho ut hi s career. M any re ade rs and cr itics p oint to Omero s , a b o o k -le ng th e pic p oem p ub lished in 1 9 9 0 asWalc o tt’s m aj or achievement. In it he re i m ag i ne s the Tro jan War as a Car ib b ean f i s h erm e n’sfi g ht , and ap p ear s to loosely hav e the fo rm o f a ter za r ima. Two years lat er, he was awar ded the1 9 9 2 Nob el Pri z e i n L i te rature , the wor ld’s highest liter ar y award. In addi ti on to a Nob el Pr ize heh a s b ee n awarde d an OCC (Or der of the Car i bbe a n C om m uni ty) the region’s highest honourt h a t sam e ye ar, as well as an OBE (Or der of t h e B r i t i sh Em pi re ) in 1 9 7 2 and was made a

K n i g h t C o m m a n d e r o f t h e O rd e r o f S a in t L u cia (KCSL) c o n fe rri n g o n h i m t h e t i t l e o f “ S ir ” in 2 0 1 6 .A l t h o u g h h e i s g re a t l y a c c l a i m e d f or h is p o e t ry, Wa l c o t t ’s d ra m a t i c w o rk s a n d pl a y s i n p a rt i c u l a r,h a v e be c o m e s t a n d a rd t ea ch in g m a t e ri a l a c ro s s t h e A n g l o p h o n e C a ri b b ea n . Wo rk s s u c h a s D re a m o n M o n k e y M o u n t a in , Ti - J e a n a n d H i s B ro t h e rs a n d Pa n t o m im e a re s t u d i e d , p e rfo rm e d a n d e v e n be l o v e d f rom p ri m a ry t h ro u g h t o t e rt i a ry e d u c a t i o n in s t it u t i o n s a n d fe a t u re o n t h e En g l i s h s y l l a b i of t h e C a ri bbe a n E x a m i n a t i o n s C o u n c i l w h ich is re s p o n s i bl e fo r t h e a d m i n i s t ra t i o n o f s ch ool l e a v i n g q u a l i fi c a t i o n s o f m u c h o f t h e Wes t Indies.

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Awa rds a nd honours • • • • • • • • • • • •

1969 C h o lmo n d eley Award 1971 O bi e Award f o r Be st Foreign Play ( for Dream on Monkey Mounta i n) 1972 O f f i cer o f th e Ord er of the British E mpire 1981 M acArth u r Fo u n d ati on Fe llowship ( “genius award” ) 1988 Q ueen ’s Go ld M ed al f or Poetry 1990 A rts Co u n ci l o f Wales International W riters Prize 1990 W. H. Smi th Li terary Award ( for poetry Omeros) 1992 N o bel Pri ze i n Li terature 2004 A n i sf i eld - Wo lf Bo o k Award for Lifetime Achievement 2008 H o n o rary d o cto rate from the University of E ssex 2011 T. S. Eli ot Pri ze (f o r poetry collection W hite E grets) 2011 OCM Bo cas Pri ze f o r Caribbean L i t e r atu re (f o r Wh i te Egrets) • 2015 G ri f f i n Trust Fo r Excellence In Poetry L i f e t i me Re co gn i ti o n Award • 2016 K n i gh t Co mm an d er o f the Order of Saint Lucia

Poe t ry c olle ct io n s • 1948 25 Po e m s●1 9 4 9 Ep itap h f or the Yo ung : XllCantos

• 1 9 81 T h e Fo rt u n a t e Tra v e l l e r

• 2 0 0 4 T h e P ro d i g a l

• 1 9 83 T h e C a ri bbe a n Po e t ry of D e re k Wa l c o t t a n d t h e A rt of Ro m a re B e a rd e n

• 2 0 0 7 S e l e c t e d Poem s (e d i t e d ,s e l e c t ed , a n d w it h a n i n t ro d u c t i o n b y E d w a r d Baugh)

• 1 9 84 M i d s u m m e r • 1951 Po e m s●1 9 6 2 In a Green N i ght: Po e m s194 8 — 6 0 • 1964 Se le c te d Poems • 1965 The Casta way and O t h e rPo e m s

• 2 0 1 0 Wh i t e E g ret s • 1 9 86 C o l l e c t e d Po e m s , 1 9 48 – 1 9 8 4 ,fe a t u ri n g “ L o v e Af te r L o v e ” • 1 9 87 C e n t ra l A m e ri c a • 1 9 87 T h e A rk a n s a s Te s t a m e n t

• 1969 The Gulf a nd Other Po e m s●1973 Another Lif e

• 1 9 90 O m e ro s

• 1976 Se a Grapes

• 1 9 97 T h e B o u n t y

• 1979 The Star-Ap p le Kingdom

• 2 0 00 Ti e p o l o ’s H o u n d , incl u d e s Wa l c o t t ’s w a t e rc o l o rs

• 1981 Se le c te d Poetr y

• 2 0 1 4 T h e Po e t ry of D erek Wa l c o t t 1 9 4 8 – 2 0 13

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Plays

• (1 9 8 2 ) T h e I s l e I s F u l l o f Noises

• ( 1950) Henr i Chr istop he: AChro ni cle in Seven Sc e ne s

• (1 9 8 4 ) T h e H a i t i a n E a rt h

• ( 1951) Har r y Der nier : A Play fo rRadio Production

• (1 9 8 6 ) T h re e P l a y s : T h e La s t C a rn i v a l , B e e f, N o C h i c k e n , a n d AB ra n c h o f th e B l u e N i l e

• ( 1953) Wine of the Co untry • ( 1954) The Sea at Dauphi n: A Playin One Ac t • ( 1957) Ione • ( 1958) Dr ums and Co lo urs: An Ep icDr ama • ( 1958) Ti-Jean and His Bro the rs

• ( 1967) Dream on Mo nk e y Mountain • ( 1970) In a Fine Castle • ( 1974) The Joker of Se v i lle • ( 1974) The Char latan

• (1 9 9 3 ) O d ys s e y: A S t a g e Ve rs i o n • (1 9 9 7 ) T h e C a p e m a n (bo o k a n d l y ri c s , bo t h i n co l l a bo ra t i o n w i t h Pa u l Si m o n ) • (2 0 0 2 ) Wa l k e r a n d T h e GhostDance

• (2 0 1 4 ) O S t a rry S t a rry Night • (1 9 9 3 ) T h e A n t i l l e s : Fra g m e n t s o fE p i c M e m o ry Fa rra r, S t ra u s (N e w Yo rk • (1 9 9 6 ) C o n v e rs a t i o n s w i t h D e re k Wa l c o t t , U n i v e rs i t y o f Mississippi(Jackson, MS)

• ( 1976) O Bab ylon! • ( 1977) Rememb r ance • ( 1978) Pantomime • ( 1980) The Joker of Se vi lle a nd OBab ylon!: Two Plays

• (2 0 0 2 ) Wa l k e r a n d G h os t D a n c e ,Fa rra r, S t ra u s (N e w Yo rk , N Y ) • (2 0 0 4 ) A n o t h e r L i f e: F u l l y A n n o t a t e d , Ly n n e R i e n n e rP u bl i s h e rs (B o u l d e r, CO)

• (1 9 9 1 ) S t e e l

• (2 0 1 1 ) M o o n - C h i l d • ( 1966) Malcochon: or, Si x i n th eRain

S t ra u s (N e w Yo rk , N Y)

• (1 9 9 6 ) (Wi t h J o s e p h B ro d s k y a n d S e a m u s H e a n e y) H o m a g e t o Ro be rt F ro s t , Fa rra r, S t ra u s (N e w Yo rk ) • (1 9 9 8 ) Wh a t t h e Tw i l i g h t Sa ys (e s s a y s ) , Fa rra r,

• (2 0 1 6 ) M o rn i n g , Pa r a m in D e re k Wa l c o t t ; i l l u s t r a t ed by Pe t e r D o i g ,Fa r r a r, S t ra u s (N e w Yo rk , N Y) Fo r E x c e l l e n c e I n Poet r y L i fe t i m e Re c o g n i t ion Aw a rd • 2 0 1 6 K n i g h t C o m ma n d er o f t h e O rd e r o f S a in t Lucia

Island Signatures’ Bucket List: SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO Wr itte n By: Cheyanne Francis

T h e islan d o f Mo n t s er ra t i s h o m e to o n e o f th e m ost infamo u s vol c a no e s i n th e C a ri bb e a n , th e S ouf rière H i l l s Vol c a n o. This once fi e ry g i a n t i s resp ons i bl e fo r a t w o - d e c a d e long cr is i s be g i n n i n g w i t h two er u p t i o n s i n t h e m i d 1 9 9 0 ’s a n d h a s re s u l t e d i n the migra t i o n o f a p p ro x . t w o thir ds of t h e i s l a n d ’s ’ i n h a bitants a s w e l l a s d e s t ru c t i o n and ab a n d o n m e n t o f m u l t i p l e settleme n t s i n c l u d i n g P l ym outh, th e c a p i t a l c i t y.A v i s i t o r to this B ri t i s h o v e rs e a s t e rri tor y whi c h s p a n s j u s t 3 9 m i 2 will b e fa c e d w i t h t h e p ro s p ect of v i s i t i n g a fa s c i n a t ing var ie t y o f s i g h t s fro m ba t caves to bl a c k s a n d be a c h e s

h o w e v e r, S o u fri è re H i l l s is a n I s l a n d S i g n a t u re s m u s t s ee! T h e v o l c a n o , (a s i t i s l oca l l y k n o w n ) a s c e n d s t o a n a l t it u d e o f 3 ,5 5 6 ft . a bo v e s ea level and is located on the s o u t h o f t h e i s l a n d . A n ex cl u s i o n z o n e re m a i n s i n eff ect a ro u n d t h e v o l c a n o a n d it i s s t i l l l a be l l e d - a c t i v e ev en t h o u g h i t h a s be e n re l a t iv el y q u i e t re c e n t l y.T h o s e w h o s t i l l fe a r t h i s re s t i n g d r a g on c a n be a s s u re d t h a t a n y h in t o fi n c re a s i n g a c t i v i t y w il l b e d e t e c t e d by t h e M o n t s er r a t Vo l c a n o O bs e rv a t o ry.

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T h eObse rvato ry is op en to the publi c and o ffer s sp ectacular v i e w s o f So ufri ère Hillsand o t h er no table sights while allo wi ng v i si to rs to b ecome au-fai t wi th lo calb uzzwor ds and phrase s li ke “p yroclast i c flo w” and “seismic activi t y ”. Fo r the m ore adventuro us, he li c o pte r volcano tour s c a n be arrang e d throughtour c om pani e s m o s t of which are lo c a te d o n Antigua, a neighb or ing i sle . And f or those who

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W h a t i s B lo unt’s di se ase? Blount d is ease i s a g ro wth d isor der of th e t i b i a ( shi n bo ne ) that causes th e lo we r le g to ang leinwar d, re se mb l i n g a bo wle g W h o i s Ti f a? Bo rn Latif a Brown, th e J am ai c an e nte rtainer hails f rom t he sun dre nc hed city of Ki n g st on, andg re w up in the u ps c a l e Graham He i g h ts. She lat e r relo c ate d to Duke Street c on si d e red o ne o fthe hot b ed c om muni ti e s o f J am aica’s commerci al d istri c t, whe re she re si d e d wi th he rg rand mother f ollow i n g h er pare nts’ sp lit. Tif a’s i n t e rest i n m usi c de velop ed f rom a n ear l y a g e . He r ste pf ather was pop u l a r musi c pro ducer Gar f ield ‘ S ampalue ’ Phi lli ps, h owever, it w as t h e l esso ns le arnt at Ashe d u ri ng h er thre e ye ar stint in the per f o r mi ng arts that would help to shape he r future success.“My s t ep -si b l ing s and m e were all s en t t o s cho o l and c ollege so th at ’s t he di re c ti o n h eex p ected. B u t I u s ed to watc h him and the th in g s h e wo uld do musically and th emusi c ians that would come b y th e ho use , ” ac c o rdi ng to Tif a. C are er and Bre ak thro ugh Fast - f or w a rdi ng a fe w year s Tif a re l e ase d a j o i nt e ffo rt titled “TNT – T h re e T he Hard Way”, a CD compil a t i o n w i th the n label mates Na t ali e S to rm and Ti mb er lee H eav e n , whi c h i nc lud edp roducti on c red i ts c o urte sy of f amed Ne w Yor k m usi c c o nn oisseur DJ M ax G laz e r and The Feder ation So un d . I n 2008 she did an ex tens ive t our o f Euro pe with lab el mat es a n d m e nto rsWa r d 2 1 to

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I n A p ri l 2 0 1 1 Ti fa s i gn ed a n e n d o rs e m e n t d e a l w i t h NUVO, t h e w o rl d ’s fi rs t s p a rk l i n g l iqu eu r, a s a B ra n d D i v a . D u bb ed t h e cer t ifi e d d i v a , t h e s i n g j a y d el iv ered a c o m m a n d i n g p e rfo rm a n ce a t t h a t 2 0 0 9 wa s e v e n be t t e r a s i t y e a r’s s t a g i n g o f Re g g a e S u m f es t b ecame Ti fa ’s bre a k t h ro u g h i n M o n t e g o B a y, S t . J a m es . S in ce year, b r i n g i n g h e r m o s t c ri t i t h e n s h e h a s m a i n t a i n ed h er callyacc l a i m e d p i e c e o f w o rk , e n d o rs e m e n t w i t h D ig icel b u t h a s a har d h i t t i n g d a n c e h a l l s i n g l e a l s o a n n e x e d o t h e r b r a n d s u ch dub b ed ‘S p e l l I t O u t ’ p roa s B i g g a S o ft D ri n k a n d S t ew a r t duced by Wa rd 2 1 . Fo l l o w i n g M o t o rs M i n i i n t h e s a m e ca pa can inten s e c a m p a i g n t h e s o n g i t y.H e r s u c c e s s fu l c o l l a b or a t ion b ecame a c h a rt t o p p i n g s i n g l e w i t h p o p u l a r d a n c e h a l l a r t is t es and stree t a n t h e m . Wa yn e M a rs h a l l a n d F u t u re Fa m bo ,re s u l t e d i n t he 2011 In ear ly 2 0 1 0 , Ti fa w a l k e d a w a y s u m m e r h i t s i n g l e ‘S w a g g in ’ . with f iv e a w a rd s i n c l u d i n g t h e T h e i n fe c t i o u s n u m ber ca pE.M.E.’s (E x c e l l e n c e i n M u s i c t u re d t h e e s s e n c e o f s u m m er a n d &Enter ta i n m e n t ) fo r t h e “ M o s t w a s e v e n c re d i t e d w it h ch a n g Imp rove d A rt i s t e .” S t o n e L o v e i n g bo t h t h e l i n g o a n d f a s h ion awar ded h e r “B e s t N e w A rt i s t e ” i n d a n c e h a l l c u l t u re d u r in g t h a t andThe Yo u t h Vi e w Aw a rd s p e ri o d .Fo l l o w i n g t h e s u cces s gave her t h e n o d t w o c o n s e c u - o f ‘S w a g g i n ’, w h i c h b eca m e tive yea rs a s “ Fe m a l e D e e j a y o f h e r fi rs t N o .1 s i n g l e ou t s id e theYear,” “B e s t Fe m a l e A rt i s t e ” o f J a m a i c a ,p e a k i n g a t N o. 1 on & “Youn g , H o t , & H yp e Fe m a l e B ri t a i n ’s BBC c h a rt a n d is f ea of the Ye a r.” Wi t h t h e ye a r c o m - t u re d o n t h e M a t ri m o n y Med l ey ingto a c l o s e Ti fa i n k e d a d e a l h e r s o n g ‘We d d i n g C h a pel ’ w en t making h e r a bra n d a m ba s o n t o be c o m e N o .1 on MTV sador w i t h t h e C a ri bbe a n ’s A fri c a w h i l e ‘S w a g g i n ’ pea ked #1 Teleco m m u n i c a t i o n g i a n t a t N o .4 .2 0 1 2 s a w h e r col l ect Digicel. T h i s a l l o w e d h e r bra n d i n g a n u m be r o f a w a r d s f or to ex p a n d e x p o n e n t i a l l y a s s h e h e r 2 0 1 1 e ffo rt s . 6 You t h View touredex t e n s i v e l y v i a a s u rfe i t Aw a rd s i n c l u d i n g : “ L oca l Fem a l e of road s h o w s , p a rt i e s a n d c o r- A rt i s t e o f t h e Ye a r” “ Fem a l e D J p or ate l a u n c h e s .S h e c o n t i n u e d o f t h e Ye a r” “Yo u n g H ot & H y pe on a high n o t e w i t h t h e re l e a s e o f t h e Ye a r” “Fa s h i o n I con of of a cov e r v e rs i o n o f ‘I f I C o u l d t h e Ye a r” “ B e s t C o l l a b or a t ion ” Fly’ to r a v e re v i e w s a l o n g w i t h fo r S w a g g i n & “ B e s t Vid eo” f or the mon s t e r h i t ‘M o v e U r B o d y ’. S w a g g i n .S h e a l s o w o n Fem a l e D J In the s a m e ye a r s h e a l s o o f t h e Ye a r fo r t h e J a m a ica S t a r landed a fe a t u re o f t h e re m i x Pe o p l e ’s C h o i c e Aw a r d s & H it z of U.S R a p p e r L u d a c ri s ’ ‘H o w 9 2 fm . Low’ alo n g w i t h Wa rd 2 1 a n d Bar b adia n ra p p e r Te ff.

T h a t s a me ye ar saw the release of a numb er of si ng le s i nc ludi ng the numb er one MTV B as eA f r i ca hi t ‘ Ho ld On’, ‘Why Yuh Mad’ f ea t u rin g S pi c e, ‘ Lo v e Me 2’ f eatur ing Laza Mor gan , ‘Wi f e M e Up’ , ‘ De sti n y’ f eatur ing Konshens, an d ‘ N i c ene ss’. She also collab or ated with E u ro pe a n g ro up the Teddy Bear s. Ti f a co nti nue d the momentum into 2 0 1 3 cop pi ng a wards at th e Youth View Awar ds an d t he StarAwards. That year, songs in clud i ng ‘ Sho w Me ’ , ‘The Bub b le’, ‘No Roma n c e with out F i nanc e ’, ‘ Taste Good’and‘Champ ion Bu b b le r ’saturate d th e air waves. I n 2 014, she wo n three awar ds in that year ’s Yo u t h Vi ew Awards ( YVA’s) including Young H o t &H y pe Fem ale Arti ste of the Year added to p e rf orm anc es at the 2014 Best of the Best conc e rt in M i a mi , the Orac abessa Festival in New Yor k , Regg ae S um fe st and the Cr ab Festival inMon t e g o B ay alo ng wi th so m e over seas assignments. I n ear ly J uly that ye ar, she released her Ben Ma rc d irec t e d ‘ Bak It Up’ music video which was su b s eque ntly fe atured on the U.S b asedMTV web s i t e and Re vo lt. I n an eff ort to e xpan d her b r and and celeb r i t y st at u s , she v e nture d into merchandising wit h t h e re l ease o f he r si gnature headp hone line i n pa r t ne r shi p wi th So und is Genius (SIG) and i s calle d t h e ‘ Ti fa SIG’ line. Pop u l a r u rban we bsite Glob algr ind.com, own e d by A me r i c an busi ne s s magnate RussellSimmo n s , d id an exte nsi ve fe a ture on the of Tif a in al s o in J uly 2014, whe re s he sp oke ab outmusic, l i v i n g w i th Blo unt’s d isease and her career. A d d i t i onally, she was f eatured on the covero f t h e J u l y 2 014 i ssue .

Ti fa h a s m a d e m a j o r s t ri d e s i n h e r e v o l v in g m u s ic c a re e r. S h e s i g n e d w i t h t h e N o rt h A m e r ica b a s ed i n d e p e n d e n t I s l a n d K i n g s Re c o rd s . T h e col l a b o ra t i o n w i t h t h e l a be l bo re fru i t w i t h t h e h it s i n g l e ‘B a k I t U p ’ w h i c h g o t m a i n s t re a m pl a y in t h e U .S . T h e s o n g p e a k e d i n s i d e t h e To p 20 of t h e B i l l bo a rd Tw i t t e r Tre n d i n g 1 4 0 C h a rt i n l a t e 2014. A l s o i n 2 0 1 4 , s h e s c o re d a To p 5 h i t w i th I ’ v e G ot M o n e y, p ro d u c e d by A ri f C o o p e r. I n Fe bru a ry 2 0 1 5 , Ti fa w a l k e d a w a y a d ou b l e w i n n e r a t t h e 2 0 1 5 Yo u t h Vi e w Aw a rd s ( YVAs ). S h e w o n fo r Yo u n g H o t & H yp e Fe m a l e ; a n d Fa s h ion I c o n Fe m a l e . H e r s i n g l e ‘J e a l o u s O v a ’, re l e a s e d i n e a r l y 2015 fe a t u ri n g D a s e c a P ro d u c t i o n s re c o rd i n g a r t is t e D e x t a D a p s , e n t e re d s e v e ra l c h a rt s i n cl u d i n g Ern i e B ’s To p 2 0 Re g g a e C h a rt i n t h e UK (C a p i t a l Ex t ra ) ; a n d t h e R i c h i e B To p 2 5 D a n ceh a l l c h a rt i n J a m a i c a . I n l a t e 2 0 1 5 s h e re l e a s ed h erc ri t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d “STAY AWAY ” M i x t a pe a m a s s i n g g re a t re v i e w s a c ro s s t h e l o c a l a n d i n t er n a t i o n a l s p a c e fro m n o t e d i n d u s t ry p l a y e r s s u ch a s Fa d e r M a g a z i n e , C o m p l e x M a g a z i n e ,B o o ms h ot s , M TV a m o n g s e v e ra l o t h e rs .

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Some o f he r m o st no tewor thy career highlight s s p a n n i n g 2 0 1 4 a n d 2 0 1 6 e n c o m p a s s e s : • T he i nc lusi o n o f her Step hen ‘Di Genius’ M c G re g o r p ro d u c e d s i n g l e ‘B o d y U p ’ i n s e a s o n 2 ( Ju l y 11 epi so d e ) o f the Netf lix ex clusive ‘Hemlock G ro v e ’; • B ei ng inte rv i e we d b y Laur a Stylez and Eb ro D a rd e n o n N e w Yo rk p re m i e re ra d i o o u t l e t WQ HT H ot 97; • N a me d am o ng the Top Ten Reggae/Danceha l l G re a t e s t Fe m a l e D e e j a ys by i n t e rn a t i o n a l med ia ou t l et L ar ge u p . c o m ; • Tout ed as o ne o f th e 2 5 ar tistes in the worl d t o w a t c h by t h e i n t e rnati o nally acclaimedFader Magazi n e • N a b b i n g the award s f or ‘Best Collab or ation o f t h e Ye a r (‘ J ealo us Ov a’ fe at. Dex ta Dap s)at the 2 0 1 6 i n s t a l l me n t s o f the Yo uth View Awar ds and New Yo rk ba s e d I ri e J am Aw a rds. • A sc i n t i llati ng pe rf or mance alongside 2 0 1 6 G ra m m y Awar d wi nne r Mo rgan Her itage in New Yor k C i t y. 201 6 h a s also se e n the release of sever al new s i n g l e s n am e l y ‘ B i g Bum pe r’ (Moskato Riddim p roduce d by Ch r is t ophe r Bi rc h), ‘ The Champ ’ (The Champ R i d d i m p ro du ced ZJ Chro m e ) ‘ Be ll eh (Remix )’ (f eatur ing S a n j a y, S h e l l y Bel l y & D em arc o ) , ‘ Bout this Love’ and ‘Dream i n g ’(SHS Ridd i m) . S he c o nti nue s to enjoy p remium rota t i o n a c ro s s t h e di asp o r a .

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INGRE DIENTS • 2 oz Sunset Very Strong Rum

• 1 oz Sunset Premium Rum

• Juice of 1 lime • 2 oz orange juice • 2 oz pineapple juice • Dash of Angostura Bitters • 1/2 oz Grenadine Syrup • 1tbs powdered sugar

• Shake and pour into a glass filled with ice. • Garnish with pineapple, orange and lime slices. • Sprinkle nutmeg on top.

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• 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice • 2 ounces vodka • 4-6 ounces ginger beer • Plenty of ice

• Mix all the ingredients together • Pour over ice • Serve in a copper mug if possible • Garnish with lime and mint

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• 3 / 4 bu n d l e s c a l l a l o o (d a s h een b u s h ) • B e e f- s e a s o n e d - o r a n y ot h er m ea t (c h i c k en , m u t t on ) • D u m pl in g s • S a l t e d m e a t ( opt ion a l ) • 1 2 cu ps w a t er • 1 l b. Ta n n i a Ya m s , Po t a t o es ( w h it e or s w e e t ) , B a n a n a s a n d / or B rea d f r u it

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• 5 p e g s g a rl ic ( m in ced ) • 1 c h opped on ion • 1 tbsp salt • 1 / 2 cu p ch iv e • 1 t s p . A l l p u rp o se s ea s on in g • 1 / 4 t s p . p e p p e r/ b l a ck pepper • 2 c u p s c o c o n u t m i l k ( opt ion a l ) • 1 t bs p . bu t t er ( opt ion a l ) • A n y o t h e r v e g e t a bl e s y ou s ee f it

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• B o i l be e f wi th onion and gar lic. • I f usi ng salt m eat, cut up and soak f or a n h o u r. • B o i l twi c e wi th f resh meat 3 0 minutes ea c h t i m e . • C u t up dashe e n leaves and wash thorou g h l y t h e n a d d t o be e f. • B r i n g to bo i l. • A d d the o the r i n gredients, • A d j u st se aso ni n g. • C oo k unti l e ve rything is sof t. • A d d dum pli ng s 1 0 minutes b ef ore remov i n g fro m s t o v e t o p

C o c onut Mi lk Me thod • S oak dri e d g rated coconut in hot water. • A l l ow to stand until cool. • S t r a in i n fi ne si eve and sq ueeze out mi lk i nto po t.

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• B a n a n a l ea v es • 2 c u ps of s u g a r • 1 /4 t s p. s a l t • 1 / 2 t s p. pepper • 1 / 2 t s p. n u t m eg • 1 c u p o f g r a t ed t a n n ia

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1 1 / 2 c u p s o f g ra t ed cocon u t

• 4 1 / 2 c u p s o f g ra t e d s w e et pot a t oes

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• P u t the tanni as and the p otatoes into a m i x i n g bo w l • A d d the sug ar along with the other in g re d i e n t s a n d m i x w ell. • N ext, fo ld abo ut half cup mix ture in th e s t e a m e d ba n a n a l eave s • C ut i nto squares. • F i nally, ti e and steam the Doucana on a ra c k o v e r bo i l i n g w a te r o r i n a lar ge p ot. • B oi l unti l fi rm and cooked.

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• 6 cu ps of f l ou r • 1 1 / 2 c u ps of w a t er • 1 / 2 c u p of m a r g a r in e • 1/2 t s p. s a l t • 1 / 2 c u p o f s h or t en in g

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• 1 / 2 t s p. n u t m eg • 1 / 2 t s p . cin n a m on • 2 c u p s o f g ra t ed cocon u t • 1 t o 2 c u p s o f b row n s u g a r • 1 t bs p . ye a s t ( in s t a n t )

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• S i f t t og e the r the f lour and salt. • C u t t he butte r ri ght into the f lour mix ture . • A d d spi c e s and yeast, f ollowed b y cocon u t a n d w a t e r. • K ne a d the m i xture and leave to stand un t i l a l m o s t t w i c e i t s si z e . • B ak e a t 300 to 350 F. f or 1 to 2 hour s.

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• 2 l bs (9 0 0 g ra m s ) Tri - Tri w a s h ed w it h a h a l f o f l i m e o r L e m o n a n d d r a in ed • 1 1 / 2 o u n c e s o f c h o p p e d G a rl ic ( f res h or o n e c o u l d u s e p re pa red g a r l ic) • 1 h o t re d p e p p e r c h o p p e d fi n el y ( s cot ch b on n et ) • 1 1 / 2 t bs p . c u rry p o w d e r o r h ow m u ch t o t a s t e o r o m it t h e cu r r y

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• 2 t s p . s a l t 1 1 / 2 c u p s fl o u r ( 375 g r a m s )

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• P l a ce the washed and dr ained Tr i-Tr i in a l a rg e e n o u g h b o wl • A d d all the o ther ingredients together a n d m i x t o g e t h e r t ho ro ug hly. The consistency should b e l i k e a t h i c k ba t t e r. • H eat v e g e table oil in a f r ying p an ( or c a s t i ro n p o t ) v e ry h ot • D ro p sm all tablesp oons of the b atter mi x i n t o t h e o i l • F r y unti l sli g htly b rown around the edg e s , t u rn a n d fry ot h er si de . • Whe n fri e d unti l medium b rown, remove t h e c a k e s p l a c e on a pape r to wel lined p latter and dr ai n . • S e r v e wi th favo u r ite tip p le or with roas t e d bre a d fru i t a n d s a l a d as a m e al .

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Operation Triple Threat’s (OTT’s) four show production of Once On This Island in April was a treat missed by many as the turn out for all but the last show was much lower than last year’s which saw a packed house with sold out or almost sold out audiences for all five of its shows. One reason for this could’ve been that many were less familiar with this musical than Into The Woods whose film adaptation was released the previous year. However, the reduced audience didn’t diminish the wonderful talent displayed by the young actors. Anna Greenidge (Erzulie), Shadé Jacques (Ti Moune), Toni McIntosh (Asaka) and Chad Montplaisir (Agwe) really shone and gave stand out performances especially during Sunday’s final show. There were times during Saturday’s show that some of the cast’s voices sounded tired and there were several mistakes that were only noticeable as I was a member of the crew but overall each and every performance was filled with passion, great choreography , innovative costuming as well as beautiful make up and set design which brought the production to life. The standout moment for me would have to be their interpretation of “Rain” which not only took full advantage of the lighting capabilities of Frank Collymore Hall but was choreographed using recycled raincoats to create a stunning, emotive and entrancing visual and audial moment. The director, Janelle Headley, should be applauded for such a wonderful production and I hope she continues to encourage and facilitate young persons to “Sing! Dance Act!” and continue into the realm of musical theatre. Olivier Award-winning and eight-time Tony nominated Once On This Island is an intriguing, romantic fairy-tale. Set in the French Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, it follows the story of Ti Moune as she goes on her quest to prove that love—and hope, is stronger than death. This one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty is based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Trinidadian-born Rosa Guy, The show includes elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Little Mermaid. Operation Triple Threat: Sing. Dance. Act. (OTT) is a developmental performing arts programme for students between the ages of 7 and 21. OTT is a division of “Live-Breathe

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Eve n th e o i ly sk i n n e d b e au ties n e e d to do th i s . T h i s wi ll h ydr a t e th e sk i n an d h el p s to re du c e th e sk i n ’s n e e d to p ro du ce o i l as i t i s th e s e same o i ls wh i ch t h e sk i n pro du c e s t h a t c an c au se mak e u p to b re ak do wn . T h at’s wh y th e b e s t mak e u p re mo v e rs te n ds to c o n ta i n ( gu e sswh at?) . . . OIL

P r i me yo u r sk i n wi th th e pro du c t th at tar g e ts you r mai n c o n c e r n a re a ( wh e th e r i s b e m a t ti fyi n g, smo o th i n g o r h ydr ati n g ) a s t h i s wi ll h e lp gi ve y o u th e de si re d fi n i s h ed e ffe c t yo u wan t wi th yo u r mak e u p . b u t de sp i te wh i c h o n e W h i c h e ve r o n e yo u c h o o se , pr i m e rs are de si g n e d to allo w yo u r mak eu p to si t fi r mly o n yo u r fac e , de c re a s i n g sli p p age s a n d c re asi n g

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Step 2 - Po wder E v e n if y ou a re dry s k i n ty pe y ou must p o w der y o ur fa ce o n Kad oo ment da y as y ou m akeup WILL s li d e off w ith swea t no matter wha t p r i mer y o u might hav e use. Powder he lps to l o ck the f o undation int o p lace. So using a s e t t ing powder is m u st. Pres s a nd pa t t h e po w der int o the are as y o u kn ow a re m o st l ikel y t o wea r o ff or m o v e during t h e day. Fo r t he o i ly s kinned girls t h i s is the p erfect t i m e to bake your f ac e with a t ra nsluc e nt s etting powder be c aus e it will lock i t t o stay an d not s t r a y.

S tep 3- S e t t i n g S pr ay So don ’t li ste n to t he sto re c le r k s wh o t ell yo u ye s i t fi n ishes yo u r mak e u p , you wan t a se tti n g spra y. I f i t do e sn ’t say sett in g o n th e b o ttle or indi c ate s th at i t will imp ro ve th e lo n gevit y o f th e mak e u p you do n ’t wan t i t. Set tin g sp r ays n o t only d e c re ase s th at powde r y lo o k th at yo u ma y g e t afte r g o i n g wild w i th th e tr an slu cent po wde r b u t also lock t h at p o wde r an d foundati o n i n to p lac e with i ts i n g re di e n ts. So a ft e r h ave a g o o d ba t h wi th yo u se tti n g spra y fan yo u r fac e dry to re ally e n su re i t locks th at fac e b e at into p lac e .

So now th a t you k n ow how to k e e p y ou f a ce look ing f l y f or lo ng a t crop ov e r I rel e a se y ou int o th e wil d my young ma k e up e n th u s ia st s

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