Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
So you all know I looove sleeping on a satin pillowslip (mostly so I can drunkenly crash into bed with all my makeup on and not give a toss about fucking up my linen). If you didn’t know that, you can read all about it over here. Anyway, you can now buy Dear Deer satin pillow cases (they’re the […]
Read MoreGrowing up, I was a freak for My Little Pony so, in a way, it’s kind of like destiny that I’d end up swanning around at horsey events with regte egte perdjies and even more champagne. Or something like that. Apologies if that’s a really weak intro, I was up all night cruising Forever21 searching for the perfect rokkie for this year’s Veuve Clicquot Masters at Val de […]
Read MoreI’ve been getting this question a lot lately and thought I’d address it right here: ‘If retinols so freakin’ awesome why do so many cosmetics companies use mild retinol derivatives like retinyl palmitate as opposed to the big R itself?’ The answer’s pretty simple; retinol is a potent ingredient. It’s something you shouldn’t just buy […]
Read MoreThe other night myself and fellow blogger besties Karisa and Clouds attended Tasha’s ‘White Party’. It was held at the restaurant chain’s Melrose Arch shop in Jozi to celebrate their 7th birthday and 10th store opening. For those of you who don’t know, Tasha’s is a restaurant franchise co-owned by Tasha Sideris and the Famous […]
Read MoreLast week I popped into the launch of a fab new book called Entertainer South Africa. It was held at Harbour House in the V&A and was a celeb-studded affair kept afloat on a river of champers. My ‘date’ was an old highschool bestie of mine, Gia Harris, who’s now a fancy pants stylist and […]
Read MoreGarnier Ambre Solaire Golden Protect is a new range of sun care products promising top-notch sun protection that complies with all those super confusing new sunscreen laws while enhancing your skin with a subtle shimmer. I was given their Medium SPF 20 lotion to try and loved that it didn’t feel ‘sunscreeny’ in the least thanks to a super light, easily […]
Read MoreLast year, the most gorgeous Christmas card I received by far was a paper ‘butterfly collection’ by Green Grass Design from Eye Candy’s Freda Isingoma. (Eye Candy, for those who don’t know, is a fab chain of eye and brow bars. I like to pop into the shop on Kloof Street to have my brows tinted and sometimes […]
Read MoreChappies bubblegum will always remind me of my childhood. My sister and I used to get a couple of Rands as pocket-money every Saturday and almost always blew it at the corner cafe on a diabetes-inducing sugar haul that always include grape Chappies (still the best flavour to date), Count Dracula sherbet, chewy apricot sweets and Perky Nana chocolate*. Anyway, to celebrate the fact that they’ve recently […]
Read MoreI occasionally cruise foreign beauty boards and stumbled across a number of chicas who were using St Tropez Brozing Mousse on their faces and raving about the results. They were thrilled because it looked super natural but nice and dark too. Fab, right? So! I thought I’d give it a bash myself but I’m not going to […]
Read MoreThis month Swarovski (yes, the jeweller) is launching a new fragrance; Aura by Swarovski: A soft fruity-floral, Swarovski’s intension was to create a multi-faceted jewel-like fragrance that you could wear like an invisible body crystal. They describe it as being a ‘prism’ with three distinct rays; a fruity one with notes of lychee, a floral one that features white tuberose and a spicy […]
Read MoreIf I had a rand for every person who asked me what they had to do to start a blog, I’d be able to buy an apartment in Bantry Bay. The answer, fortunately, is pretty simple. Sign in to WordPress and get writing. Ta da, you’re a blogger.Thing is, what most people are really asking […]
Read MoreThe other day I was invited to a fancy little crayfish braai hosted by Toby Scheckter, he of Scheckter’s Organic energy drink. As it was a hideously hot (but beautiful!) afternoon, getting to sip Scheckter’s-infused cocktails under a pool/beach-side marquee was kind of like the best thing ever. .. Anyway, for those of you who […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 