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Explanation:
Carolyn, I think your option is excellent!
If you want similar options, these are my suggestions. I used "at the faces" in all of them to give a more dramatical effect, but they can all very well do without that part.
♥ her natural beauty was like a bucket thrown in/at (the faces of) the rest of the women, ever vigilant of...
♥ her natural beauty was like a glass of cold water splashed in/at (the faces of) the other women, always watchful of the ...
♥ her natural beauty was like a splash of cold water hurled at (the faces of) the rest of the ladies, ever alert to the ...
♥ her natural beauty was like a dash of cold water in (the faces of) the other ladies, always obsessed with the ...
Of course, the combinations can differ, depending on the overall context and language tone of the text, as well as how strong this water is on their faces. :)
As of how correct (or how used) it is to say "a cold bucket of water" or any of the rest of the suggestions, I gathered a list of references for you to check and feel sure.
Hope it helps!
WSJ Interactive Edition: isen.com
"It was like a glass of cold water in the face," recalls Tom Evslin, then president of AT&T's WorldNet Service. Some were already questioning the future of ...
http://isen.com/press/wsj0220.html
washingtonpost.com: Negroponte's Time In Honduras at Issue
"It was like a bucket of cold water," she said. "Our hopes were high, because we knew the influence that the embassy had with the government. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A52001-2005Mar20?la...
GameSpot Event Series :: Indievelopment
It was like a splash of cold water on my face to actually see these folks having to struggle with even the tiniest bit of office stuff, such as power cables ...
http://www.gamespot.com/shows/indievelopment/index.html?cpag...
Stygian Darkness - Channeling Cain
At first, it was like a bucket of cold water, waking me from a dream. As her words continued however, they began to pull me under. ...
http://stygiandarkness.com/fiction/ccain.html
Real Estate Weekly
It was like a glass of cold water in the face. We couldnt believe it. After that, it was a lot harder to motivate the reporters because the threat of being ...
http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=493
BLADE
When I saw this film theatrically in 1998 it was like a bucket of cold water in my face. I grew up reading comics books (including Tomb of Dracula, ...
http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/blade.htm
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - TV HELP WEB REVIEW
Whenever that happened, it was like a dash of cold water to the face of the viewer, who would ask, "Where is so and so? Isn't he really coming back? ...
http://www.tvhelpweb.com/shows/buffy/review.htm -
FToI: May 2006 Archives
It was like a surprise bucket of cold water on my head… I should delay my trip for another two days… or so I thought. My girlfriend informed me of Friday ...
http://freethoughts.org/archives/2006_05.php
startle the echoes » Blog Archive » why abused women go back
It was like a dash of cold water in my face. It opened my eyes to that horrifying possibility - someone I loved, who was suppose to love me could hurt me ...
http://www.startletheechoes.com/2005/04/24/why-abused-women-...
Amazon.co.uk: Fear (Classic Series): Books: L.Ron Hubbard
It was like a splash of cold water hitting your face, awakening you to the realization that everything you just experienced was not quite real. ...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Classic-L-Ron-Hubbard/dp/088404...
My "Detox In A Box": February 2007
... it takes me 40 mins to become functioning, but not yesterday, it was like a bucket of cold water was hurled over me, I was wide-eyed and raring to go… ...
http://detox-in-a-box.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
CULTURAdoor
... of their journey would be by small aircraft until they reach the City of Agua Prieta, it was like a bucket of cold water that was poured on all of them. ...
http://www.culturadoor.com/culturadoor44/ingles.htm
Lessons from Florida on School Choice
"It was like a glass of cold water in the face," recalls Maureen Backenstoss, an official in the Lake County School District. ...
http://www.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=document&docume...
The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation (A Hard-Earned Pearl ...
It was like a dash of cold water in her face. She was angry and indignant. "Well," continued Mrs. Perkins, still sniffing around the room, as she put her ...
http://www.oldlouisville.com/littlecolonel/books/ChristmasVa...
March 30
"It was like a splash of cold water," she said. "Quite honestly, and I mean it truthfully, I didn't see I was starting to slip into a black hole. ...
http://www.friendlycomputing.com/SiteArchive2005/articles/ny...
The Store at ProfessorBainbridge.com - Stormbringer (Elric)
Actually, I read Stormbringer again after slogging through one of the Robert Jordan books, and it was like a bucket of cold water over my head. ...
http://astore.amazon.com/corporatilawa-20/detail/0441787541
John Menadue: A different tune :: Sunday Profile
And it was I guess it was like a bucket of cold water being showered all over me sort of a full realisation of what had transpired and what is meant. ...
http://www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/stories/s1665376.htm
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-11 17:37:22 GMT)
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dramatic, that is.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-11 17:39:13 GMT)
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HAHA! A bucket of cold water for the first one, that is, of course. We wouldn't want the women to have disfigured faces...
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