I’m probably the only person in the world who doesn’t like Dove soap. Despite the fact that it’s undeniably creamy, it’s also got a very specific scent reminds me of a particularly dreadful ex-flatmate. (I once came home to discover she’d painted my white, wooden ‘beach house’-inspired bathroom decor a hideous shade of khaki ‘because […]

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Like I’ve said before, I’m not a winter baby. I don’t like being cold. Still, I do appreciate that all the best food and wine festivals innie kaap go down in the chilly season. So, this weekend, to help beat the winter blues, my friends and I are hitting up WineStyle magazine’s Winter Wine Party at Simon’s restaurant in […]

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Filorga have created a new Lip Structure serum (R550) that aims to plump up your lips while helping to smooth out the lines around your mouth. The plumping formula contains Maxi-Lip*, a hydrating complex that contains moisturising oils as well as peptides to help stimulate collagen production. This way, you’re not getting a temporary plumping effect thanks […]

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Life isn’t fair and I know this because there are millions of truly dreadful that, quite frankly, deserve a smattering of cancer. Think rapists… animal abusers… that crazy dude who shot all those movie goers in the states… But life isn’t fair at all and thus a big-ass cancer-riddled lightening bolt has come on down […]

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I was given two Sh’Zen body oils the other day. I didn’t fall in love with the ‘Destressing’ one because it smelled a bit too lemongrass-y for my liking. The Detoxifying Toning body oil, however, is awesome! A blend of grapefruit, fennel, black pepper, juniper and hyssop essential oils in a sweet almond oil base, it aims to help drain and decongest […]

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