Heard about The Spa Shop yet? It’s a South African online store that stocks a host of spa brands at prices that haven’t been hoiked up. In fact, in some cases, The Spa Shop is selling items at a better price than what I’ve seen items go for in salons! Now you don’t have to trek […]

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I love Soil goodies. I dig that they’re certified organic and make use of top quality aromatherapy oils but have mod, sexy-looking packaging. They’re also proudly South African and source their ingredients locally to provide an income for communities in need. As it is, I’ve just finished a bottle of their Balancing Baobab bath oil. It’s […]

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This year GUESS is turning all of 30 years old. To celebrate, they’re rolling out a new campaign featuring Claudia Schiffer, another fashion icon and one of the very first GUESS girls. They also held a little bash at their V&A store where local models showed off their new ‘capsule collection’ inspired by iconic pieces from their […]

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The Body Shop invited me to a lovely li’l brekkie held in the restaurant at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. They’re going to launch some very exciting new goodies as the year rollsout and have re-focused their brand expression to ‘beauty with heart‘. Perfectly apt considering how they give back to the communities from which they source their ingredients and say no to animal testing.   […]

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Earlier this month, I almost got into hysterics when I saw people moaning about not being able to find Cadbury Flake chocolate in stores. I mean, could you imagine a world where Choc 99’s came sans Flake?! If anything’s a sign of the apocalypse I’m quite sure it would be that. So ja… I was thrilled to have the […]

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Last week the peeps from Expresso had me on their show as a ‘beauty expert’. Myself and the lovely Leigh-Anne Williams had a bit of a chat about multitasking women and L’Oreal Revitalift Total Repair 10, a multitasking moisturiser: I was sooo nervy about being live on TV. I kept imagining I’d be asked a question, go totally blank and then just sit there with big eyes like […]

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Rubybox have put together a new limited edition collection just in time for Mother’s Day; four deluxe size samples as well as a full size ghd Style Final Fix hair spray and envelope of Oil Clear oil-blotting sheets. The mini YSL Rouge Pur Couture lippie is in Rose Stiletto and both the Africology cleanser (25ml) and La Prairie Midnight […]

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I was interviewed the other day by Kathryn, a busy Capetonian mom of two, for her personal blog Becoming You. Kathryn runs a series of ‘What I…’ interviews in which she asks fellow bloggers to spill the deets on what they know, want, read, wear, love and need. I was flattered to be last weeks’ chica and […]

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I’ve been using Filorga Hydra-filler pro-youth booster for a while now. It aims to boost your skin’s moisture levels; prevent moisture loss by strengthening your skin’s barrier and improve your skin’s collagen production. I really like this cream’s light yet velvety texture and subtle, fresh scent that makes me think of clean sheets. Performance-wise, it gives your skin a super-dose of moisture thanks […]

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Last week the SA importer for an international brand threatened to sue me for a lukewarm product review. They wanted me to remove the review and make some kind of big deal apology otherwise they were going to sue me for loss of income as well for ‘reputational damage to the brand’ plus their legal costs. How dare […]

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Adidas for Women have created six new shower gels with a scent to suit your every mood. Think energizing ‘vitality’, comforting ‘relax’, moisturising ‘protect’ and so on. I got to try exfoliating ‘Smooth’ and cool mint-infused ‘Fresh’: Both shower gels create a nice lather and can double up as bubble bath. I like that while Fresh contains a bit of menthol, it isn’t riddled […]

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Chances are you’ve heard of Shellac and Gelish; both are the biggest names in regards to soak-off gel nail polishes*. If the two, I tend to prefer Gelish simply because their range of colours can’t be beat. Now, however, there’s a new gel mani on the block nsi’s POLISH pro, exclusive to nationwide nail chain Dream […]

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