According to ethnic hair care brand Dr Miracle’s, there’s a new trend in the ethnic hair care market in that women are skipping out on the chemical straighteners and embracing their curls. As a result, they’ve created a new line called Curl Care which is formulated to treat and maintain your curls. Aside from being […]

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Yes, yes; Cape Town Fashion Week (CTFW) is super fabulous and all that but the real action goes down at the after parties. And while there are always several to choose from, everyone knows that the party to be seen at is the Glamour GQ CTFW parties at The Reserve. Thus, I popped into the […]

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If you’re on the Cape Town party circuit you’ll know Emma King AKA The Tooth Fairy. Chica’s whitened up the smiles of half of Cape Town (including mine) and has now started her own health blog, SA Health Blog. To create awareness for her new site, she threw a little ‘Fabulosity’ party the other day at […]

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If you’re one of the many rabid Dermalogica fans or keen to learn a bit more about the brand, a Dermalogica Pamper Party might be right up your alley. It involves hooking up with the Dermalogica girls at their Concept Space in Wembley Square so you and your friends (up to 12 of you in total) can receive your […]

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When it comes to eye lash growth serums, many woman seem skeptical of whether they actually work or not. In my opinion, they definitely do as I’ve seen the results for myself; however, they can only make your lashes grow to their full potential. Because of this, some women will get better results than others. […]

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Dr Gobac Cosmeceuticals is a fairly new skin care range developed by Dr. Robert Gobac, a local docter. I was invited to experience a Dr. Gobac Anti-Aging Facial at the Placecol Skin Care Clinic in Kenilworth Centre. My therapist, Kelly, was the highlight of the treatment in that she gave me an amazing shoulder and head massage. Like […]

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Good God, the food in France is good. Did you know that they dip their pain au chocolat’s (chocolate croissants) into their hot chocolate?! I was over there late last year to visit Mands, my little sis who’s engaged to a Frenchman, and all I did was stuff my face in between alternate sips of […]

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Eucerin’s have created two new Complete Repair hydrators to help those with super dry skin. The new formula sorts out dryness in three ways, by binding, locking and distributing moisture within your skin. To explain, it binding is really just another word for ‘moisturising’ in the way that we know it. And, thanks to a complex that makes use of mega-moisturising urea and other uber-hydrators, it […]

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Remember how I chatted about Estee Lauder’s Woody Mystique the other day? Well Aramis Calligraphy is pretty similar in that it’s also a unisex scent especially created for the Middle Eastern market (but we’re getting it here in SA, obviously): While I thought Wood Mystique leaned a bit more towards the more feminine side of things, I […]

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Yesterday I got up at the crack of down to chat about red lippie (and how any woman can pull it off) on the Expresso show. I’m thrilled to say that watching myself on TV afterwards made me feel less vomitous so I’m either getting over myself or had an especially good hair moment. I’ll […]

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So the darlings at Dove sent me a pretty awesome press pack last week; it included a gorgeous little black dress! Wondering what a LBD has to do with Dove? They’ve they’ve just launched a new line of deodorants and antiperspirants; Dove Invisible Dry anti white marks. It promises to provide ‘48 hours of protection […]

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God bless Vicky from Freebees PR. Her company’s the PR for Crocs SA and she’d been trying to convince me of their fabulousness for years, despite the fact that I repeatedly told her I’d sooner cut off my feet than slip them into a pair of plastic clogs. In fact, there was a time when she’d send me […]

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