Sally Hansen have just introduced a new line of nail colours along with a top coat; Diamond Strength No-chip nail colour. Each colour (including the top coat) is infused with real micro-diamonds, platinum and aluminium to deliver a super shiny mani that promises to remain rock hard for a full ten days. While I’m big on red, […]

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Ring ring… ring ring… Karisa’s on the phone… she wants to tell you about Alexander Bar, a hot new spot in Strand Street. If you go, try the French 74 champagne cocktail… it’s delish. X x x

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Wild Olive, for those of you who don’t know, is a Cape Town-based bath and body range created with natural and organic African botanicals. Every now and again they launch a limited edition collection like their new Table Mountain collection: They all come packaged in handcrafted porcelain jars (while the soap comes with a dish) that […]

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Yardley have added three new metallic shades to their very popular retractable eye pencil line: Each pencil is creamy and soft yet the colour it serves up is highly pigmented with good staying power. I quite like the silver shade and discovered that, when worn on the your inner lower lash line, it can help brighten up tired-looking eyes much […]

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Much like Chanel number 5 and Guerlain Shalimar, Boucheron Femme is one of those truly ‘iconic’ fragrances. In fact, it’s such a larger than life type of scent that Luca Turin, author of Perfumes The A to Z guide*, refers to it as the ‘Athena Nike of all floral orientals’. As it’s rather loud and unmistakable […]

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Here’s hoping your long weekend is super relaxing and jam-packed with choccie! Mwah, Leigh P.S. If you happen to spot a rogue Aero Mint Lamb, herd it into your tummy immediately. It’s sooo worth the kilojoules… X x x

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It would seem that super-creamy glossy finish lips are a serious thing right now, what with Revlon ColourBurst lip butter and Clinique’s gorgeous Chubby Stick lip balm pencils… This suits me just fine, however. I love a little extra sheen on my lips, mostly because it helps create the illusion of a fuller, juicier-looking pout. And […]

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Yardley’s Supermoist lipsticks (R64,95) have gotten a little makeover in that their new formula’s now ‘creamier, softer, smoother’. Each lippie boasts an SPF of 20 and is enriched with skin softening Shea butter and antioxidant vitamin E. I was sent a few of the five new shades they’ve added to their line up: Here are the swatches […]

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As I tend to live and die at events, I buy a LOT of dresses. If I’m lucky, I can still fit into them make them ‘work’ the next season. If not, I usually give them to my super cool domestic. Now, however, I’ll be donating a few of them to It’s Your Turn, a non-profit organisation that sells second-hand matric dance dresses […]

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I love Neutrogena. So much so that the moisturiser I like to use when I’m not testdriving other products is their Daily Moisturiser SPF15 which I combine with a retinol serum. I like that it’s nice and light, doesn’t aggravate my oil T-panel and plays nice with my foundation. The only thing that could have made it better, in fact, was if it had the amazing […]

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Ola meninas! Last week Essie sent me three shades from their Braziliant summer collection: If this week’s rain has been anything to go by, it’s pretty clear that summer’s on it’s way out and , being a summer baby, it makes me pretty miserable. Still, I’m the defiant sort, so I’m working my last few days […]

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