Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
New Maybelline SuperStay 14 HR lipstick (R129,95) has hit the shelves. It arrived in a cutesy clock-shaped box that gave a bit of insight into the Maybelline’s girls day. As it turns out she only sleeps between 11 and 12 which, as a friend of mine pointed out, means she might well be going through […]
Read MoreFollowing the runaway success of Jimmy Choo’s first perfume, Jimmy Choo, the sexy designer footwear brand have released a brand new scent; Jimmy Choo FLASH. “FLASH is about the cool rush of excitement and the sense of power a woman feels when dressed in a pair of sexy shoes. Its character, which is both heady […]
Read MoreNivea have launched yet another shower gel; Supreme Touch Cream Shower, R27,99. Supreme Touch is more hydrating than most of Nivea’s other shower gels thanks to the inclusion of Shea and macadamia nut oil. It doesn’t create a mass of bubbles but produces a dreamy, creamy lather that delicately cleanses your skin without drying it out. I […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to eye shadow, I freakin’ love my bronzey taupes. The more trend-driven shades, things like pers, blou and groen, never really make it into my make-up bag, but mooi highly pigmented neutrals that enhance my natural beauty rock my freakin’ socks off. This is why I’m quite keen on the eye shadows in INGLOT’s new Coffee Collection. INGLOT say the collection was […]
Read MoreIf you’re a regular reader you’ll know I freakin’ love my Michel Mercier detangling brush. I don’t care if it looks weird; nothing else detangles my super fine hair – wet or dry – like this brush. Anyway, my flatmate borrowed it the other day and accidentally melted it with her super hot hair drier (nice one […]
Read MoreSunday isn’t quite Sunday without lazing around with the Sunday Times, watching Carte Blanche and then bitching about M-NET’s choice of Sunday night movie on twitter. The Sunday Times now has a new fashion and beauty supplement called FashionWeekly. It’s edited by stylist, writer and editor Sarah Buitendach and includes lots of snippety pieces covering things like what […]
Read MoreIf I don’t have colour on my lips, I look like a Twilight vampire. Or a zombie. Or perhaps a corpse. Whatevs. The bottom line is that they’re all dead and that is not a good look. To prevent ever having to expose my natural lip colour (or lack of it), I am never without lip stain. I even wear […]
Read MoreBabor, if you didn’t know, is an indulgent German spa brand available at selected spas and salons across South Africa. In the past I’ve chatted about their iconic Hy-Ol cleanser and reviewed one of their shower gels in a blog post that you can check out over here. Today, however, I’m going to take a closer look at their HSR […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 