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Samantha Ridgway

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💫Model - Classic @viviensmodelmgmt
🏅 Certified SOMA Breath Facilitator
🧜‍♀️Prof Mermaid/SeaWitch @merpeople_agency
🧚EcoFaerie✨ Chemist👩🏼‍🔬

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You come for the adventure. You go home with pictures like these. 📷

You book it because of the ocean. Because somewhere in you there is a version of yourself who lives in warm water, and once a year you want to go and find her again.

And then the week happens — the salt, the laughing, the giants that come closer than you dared hope, the people who somehow become yours by day three. And you fly home tired and happy and a little sunburnt.

And then, weeks later, on an ordinary grey afternoon at your desk, the photographs arrive.

And there you are.

Not a snapshot somebody took from the boat. Not you squinting into the sun on a beach. You — weightless, in the light, doing the thing you love most, photographed properly by someone who does this for a living and who was in the water with you all week.

Most people have never seen a beautiful picture of themselves in the ocean. That is the part nobody puts in a brochure, and it is the part our guests talk about for years afterwards.

You come for the adventure. You go home with these.

🐋 Maldives 2027 — 22–29 August · 29 August – 5 September · 5–12 September
🐢 Philippines 2028 — 13–20 May · Atmosphere Resort, Dauin

Comment MALDIVES or PHILIPPINES and we'll send you the dates, the price and everything that's included 🌊

Photos by @iangrayphotography_

Follow @mermaidweek for more magic 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️💕

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
the Mermaid Week Team

#mermaidweek #underwaterphotography #mermaidretreat #merfolk #oceanlovers by @msgrey2017

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19 days ago

I have a vision.
A vision of women who no longer wait.

Women who don’t hesitate.
Women who don’t wait for someone else to give them permission.

Women who take ownership of their lives.
Who go after their vision.
Who keep going, even when it gets uncomfortable.
Who know there is so much more inside them.

I want to build something powerful together with strong, inspiring women in business.
Women who don’t compare themselves, but support each other.
Who celebrate one another, lift each other up, and grow together.

A community of powerful women who truly have each other’s backs.
Who think big together.
Who take bold action together.
And who constantly remind each other how much is possible.

And you know what?

There is space for you here, too.

If this calls you.
If you feel there is more inside of you.
Or if you’re simply curious and want to know what this is about.

Send me a message.

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
Mermaid Kat

#womeninbusiness #femaleentrepreneur #womenwhosupportwomen #businesscommunity #createyourfreedom by @msgrey2017

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7 months ago

Part 2 of Lousie Gan's 2013 photo series.
@belladonnatincture taken in Perth, Western Australia by @msgrey2017

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7 months ago

FYI - Any behaviours depicted in the following photos are for the image statements only, they're not indulged in or endorsed by the model or photographer personally. (Part 1)
Tag correction: @belladonna_tincture taken in Perth, Western Australia by @msgrey2017

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So pleased to announce my certification as a founding SOMA Breath Facilitator 😁🌟
It's my pleasure to bring the SOMA Breath Experience to my hometown, Perth.
Excited to breathe with you soon! Watch this space :)

#HigherSelfJourney #UnleashYourPotential #BreathworkTransformation #EmbraceYourTrueSelf #ElevateConsciousness #AwakenYourInnerPower #JourneyWithin #DiscoverClarityandPurpose #BreatheIntoFulfillment taken in Perth, Western Australia by @msgrey2017

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8 months ago

Skills I should have learnt before I turned 10 😆💜🧚🏼✨ taken in Coogee Beach Reserve by @msgrey2017

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8 months ago

Paradise is calling — and in 2027 we’re answering with three unforgettable weeks in the Maldives with @mermaidweek 🌊🐚

Mermaid Week Maldives 2027 is happening aboard a luxurious liveaboard, surrounded by endless blues and untouched islands:
• 22–29 August 2027 (limited spots left)
• 29 August–5 September 2027 (sold out)
• 5–12 September 2027 (sold out)

Two retreats are already fully booked, and the first week is filling fast.

This experience is all about ease, beauty, and ocean magic ✨ From being fully catered for, to beach BBQs on uninhabited islands, from relaxed days on deck to powerful underwater moments. Expect photo shoots on board, on remote sandbanks, and beneath the surface — plus the chance to swim with manta rays and, very likely, whale sharks 🐋🤍

You’ll spend the week with like-minded souls from all over the world — mermaids and mermen who feel deeply connected to the sea, creativity, and shared experiences that stay with you forever 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️

If your heart lights up at the thought of crystal-clear water, epic over- and underwater shoots, and one week completely devoted to ocean life, this might be exactly what you’ve been waiting for 💫

Head over to www.mermaid-week.com and secure your spot now before the remaining places for week one are gone.

Video by @visionsea.de

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
The Mermaid Week Team 💙

#mermaidweek #maldives #mermaidlife #underwaterworld #liveaboard by @msgrey2017

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We’re coming back to the Maldives in 2027 — and this time with three retreats with @mermaidweek 🐚✨

Mermaid Week Maldives 2027 will take place on a luxurious liveaboard, right in the heart of paradise 🌊
• 22–29 August 2027
• 29 August–5 September 2027 (sold out)
• 5–12 September 2027 (sold out)

Week two and three are already fully booked, and week one is more than halfway filled — only a few spots left 💙

Imagine spending a full week being completely taken care of: freshly prepared meals, beach BBQs 🥥🔥, turquoise waters, uninhabited islands 🏝️, and endless time on and in the ocean. We’ll create stunning photo shoots on board, on remote islands, and underwater 📸🤿. You’ll swim with manta rays and, with a little ocean magic, very likely with whale sharks 🐋✨.

This is a week for like-minded souls from all over the world — mermaids and mermen who feel at home in the water 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️, who love creating art above and below the surface, and who want to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience together 🤍

If you’re dreaming of epic over-water and underwater photo shoots, deep connection, and one unforgettable week in absolute paradise, this is your call 🌺

Swim over to www.mermaid-week.com and secure your spot now before the last places for week one are gone ✨

Video by @visionsea.de

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
The Mermaid Week Team 💙

#mermaidweek #maldivesretreat #mermaidlife #underwatermagic #liveaboardlife by @msgrey2017

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8 months ago

A makeup appointment isn’t just about the end look.
The most stunning application can still leave you feeling less than amazing if something is missing…

…laughter, relaxation, confidence, small talk or big talk!
I want my clients to feel happy, relaxed and confident. Those who have booked with me in the past know I love a good chat (sometimes it’s like therapy 😅) and a laugh.

It’s the small moments that matter.
It’s feeling heard and understood, like you can breathe and rest. It’s feeling confident that you are going to look great at the end and then enjoying the process.

Makeup to me isn’t just about the art and creativity.
It’s about connection 🫶🏼

@msgrey2017 by @msgrey2017

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9 months ago

Some journeys don’t begin with a plan — they begin with a feeling.
A quiet yes in your heart. A pull toward the ocean you can’t explain.

This is exactly what people experience at @mermaidweek in the Maldives.
Days shaped by salt water and sunlight.
Moments of courage, laughter, creativity, and deep connection — above and below the surface.

Here, you don’t perform.
You soften.
You remember how it feels to move freely, to trust your body, to be held by the sea and by a community that truly sees you.

In 2027, we return to the Maldives.
To turquoise lagoons, slow mornings, shared breaths, and stories written underwater.
To a space where strangers become family and memories last far beyond the horizon.

If the ocean has been calling you…
If something inside you is ready for more depth, beauty, and belonging…
This is your invitation.

Mermaid Week Maldives 2027
Come dive with us.

Video by @visionsea.de

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
Mermaid Week Team 🌊✨ by @msgrey2017

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So much fun to have a personalised mermaid photo shoot at the beach! ✨🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️

Can't say enough great things about photographer Phillip Sutton @fineartfoto and the Merpeople Agency @merpeople_agency here in WA 😁💜

tops & tails by @mermaidkatshop

#mermaidlife #mermaidmonday #mermaidkat #mermaidphotoshoot #mermaidplanet #friendstime #friendshavingfun by @msgrey2017

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10 months ago

Can you believe this? ✨ It hasn’t even been two weeks since we announced our two Maldives mermaid retreats for 2027… and one week is already completely sold out 🤯 while the other has only 2 spots left! 🐚

So guess what? We just added a third @mermaidweek Maldives retreat in 2027! 🌊💙
More magic, more manta rays, more underwater adventures, and more space for beautiful merfolk like you.

If you’re dreaming of swimming with friendly nurse sharks 🤍🦈, gliding with manta rays 🩵, meeting whale sharks 💫, taking underwater photos 📸, and being part of a loving, supportive merfamily… then don’t wait. Spots are disappearing faster than a mermaid splash at sunset. 🧜‍♀️✨

Italy 2026 is already fully booked too 🇮🇹💛 so if the Maldives is calling your name, this is your sign to jump in.

All details at www.mermaid-week.com 🌴🌊

Photos by @difunderwater

Sweet Ocean Kisses,
the Mermaid Week Team

#MermaidWeek #MermaidRetreat #Maldives2027 #MermaidLife #UnderwaterModel #MantaRays #WhaleSharks #NurseSharks #OceanMagic #MermaidAdventure #Travel2027 #MermaidCommunity #FreedivingMermaids #UnderwaterPhotography #DifUnderwater #MermaidKat #OceanLovers by @msgrey2017

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