Month: October 2012

Red Bull launch three new limited edition Red, Blue and Silver editions

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Red Bull have launched three new limited edition flavours; Red (Cranberry), Blue (Blueberry) and Silver (Lime). Their brand activation company, Chaos Theory, dropped off few cans at my office the other day and brought along a trio of freaky friends… These peeps had no faces, ya’ll. NO FACES! Something about them freaked the livin’ shizz out of me […]

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So I tried ten milion zillion sunscreens and these were the ones I liked best

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Summer’s almost on our door step and thus I’ve been sent enough sunscreen to ensure my children’s children will never have to buy another bottle ever again. Of all the SPF’s I got to play with, these were the ones I most appreciated: The ‘Clear’ Choices Using either of these feels like you’re merely misting […]

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Dentyne introduce two new flavours; Spearmint and Strawberry Passion

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Ag soet man! Dentyne sent me the cutest little press pack to announce the launch of their two new flavours; Spearmint and Strawberry Passion: Aside from the two new chewing gum flavours, it included two choc-covered strawberries and faux mint leaves created from apple slices and dark-mint choccie crumble. (There were actually two of those but I lost […]

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Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy EDP fragrance review

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Everyone knows Juicy Couture the fashion brand. Pretty much every celeb on the planet owns a Juicy track suit and at one point Paris Hilton seemed to live in them. Thing is, Juicy Couture make fragrances too and I was recently given Viva la Juicy EDP for review: While Viva La Juicy has been out […]

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Lip Ice introduces a fun new Pina Colada flavour and Lip Ice JellO’s

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While American’s grew up with Lip Smackers, we’ve had Lip Ice since 1965. (Growing up, Bubblegum and Spearmint where always my favourite variants.) Now, this summer, sees the launch of limited edition Pina Colada. The scent (and taste!) is super sterk in that you don’t have to hold it to your nose to pick it up; the moment […]

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Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Instant Perfector review

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Clinique have discontinued their Pore Minimiser line and replaced it with three new Pore Refining Solutions products: I was given the Instant Perfector (R250) to try and it’s found a permanent home in my make-up bag as it’s definitely one of the nicest pore minimising/silicone-based/primer type products I’ve tried. Somehow, it tends to stay matte-looking a bit longer than others […]

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GOSH cosmetics are now available in South Africa at Edgars and Red Square

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For those of you that don’t know GOSH, they’re a PETA-approved Danish cosmetics brand that’s pretty big overseas. Aside from colour cosmetics, they also do skin and hair care products as well as fragrances. I got to attend the brand’s SA launch in Jozi at Katy’s Palace Bar in Jozi. The afternoon was a colourful […]

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84% organic Sanctum Night Conditioning Cream review

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Sanctum is a lovely 100% natural skin care range that uses organic ingredients wherever possible as well as totally recyclable packaging. It hails all the way from Oz and is inspired by the ‘sea and hinterland surrounding Byron Bay, Australia’. I actually reviewed their body balm the other day but today I’m chatting about this guy: Essentially, if you’ve got […]

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Win tickets to St Yves grand re-opening party in Camps Bay

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You know the summer party season’s officially kicking off when St Yves in Camps Bay finally opens its doors. This Saturday (the 13th), the notoriously glam seaside club’s throwing a not so li’l partytjie to celebrate their official re-opening. Guests can expect a revamped venue that includes a luxury SKYY Vodka VIP lounge as well as […]

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