Month: February 2013

Oooh, I’m so glad to have met you: Cherubs mini wet wipes

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A parcel arrived the other day and I ripped it open going ‘oooh, I hope this one’s also got chocolate in it!’ (it is the run up to Valentine’s Day…) and, upon discovering it contained a couple of wet wipes I was all ‘meh, whatevs’ and tossed it aside. (Let it be known I don’t defend myself […]

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L’Oreal Paris Elvive Triple Resist shampoo and conditioner review

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So there’s yet another Elvive variant on the shelf; Triple Resist with arginine and protein. Arginine, as it turns out, is an amino acid found in keratin, a protein that makes up your hair. L’Oreal reckons dousing your hair in extra arginine helps it ‘grow more resistant’, making it less likely to break and fall out. Ideally, it’s […]

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A little Valentine’s Day gift inspirasie for girls who’d sooner die than receive a teddy bear mug

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It’s time to talk Valentine’s Day! And yes, I know you’re sick to death of every store trying to sell you some wanky heart-shaped choccie on a stick or, worse yet, something like this: Still, I’m going to add to all the societal pressure to crack and buy heart-addled shit by showing you a li’l round up of the more worthwhile V-day goodies […]

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A closer look at Revlon’s Shanghai Collection with swatches

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Revlon’s new Shanghai Collection has just hit the shelves. It was created by über make-up artist Gucci Westman and draws inspiration from the East. While its still sunny and hot down south, it’s fall in the states which is why the shades are kind of dark and wintery. Still, there’s nothing stopping you from snapping up anything you like and wearing it later on. Or […]

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The reviews are in; here’s the best of my spoilicious Kiehl’s bunch

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A little while back Nina from Kiehl’s spoiled me rotten with a nice, fat stash of the brand’s bestsellers. Out of all the goodies I got to try, these babies that impressed me the most. First up, we’ve got this boy: Many skin peeling treatments contain alpha hydroxy acids to chemically exfoliate your skin. Sure they work, but if you’re […]

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Oh look, it’s me talking about my 7 Deadly Beauty Sins on Lipgloss Kisses

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Chica Joubert of Lipgloss Kisses has one of the prettiest beauty blogs around. I was sniffing around on it earlier and it’s made me kind of jealous. She’s also got the cutest freakin’ dog I’ve seen in ages; I spotted him on her Instagram feed. I tried in vain to rip his piccie it off her site but would […]

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