Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Eucerin’s have created two new Complete Repair hydrators to help those with super dry skin. The new formula sorts out dryness in three ways, by binding, locking and distributing moisture within your skin. To explain, it binding is really just another word for ‘moisturising’ in the way that we know it. And, thanks to a complex that makes use of mega-moisturising urea and other uber-hydrators, it […]
Read MoreRemember how I chatted about Estee Lauder’s Woody Mystique the other day? Well Aramis Calligraphy is pretty similar in that it’s also a unisex scent especially created for the Middle Eastern market (but we’re getting it here in SA, obviously): While I thought Wood Mystique leaned a bit more towards the more feminine side of things, I […]
Read MoreYesterday I got up at the crack of down to chat about red lippie (and how any woman can pull it off) on the Expresso show. I’m thrilled to say that watching myself on TV afterwards made me feel less vomitous so I’m either getting over myself or had an especially good hair moment. I’ll […]
Read MoreSo the darlings at Dove sent me a pretty awesome press pack last week; it included a gorgeous little black dress! Wondering what a LBD has to do with Dove? They’ve they’ve just launched a new line of deodorants and antiperspirants; Dove Invisible Dry anti white marks. It promises to provide ‘48 hours of protection […]
Read MoreGod bless Vicky from Freebees PR. Her company’s the PR for Crocs SA and she’d been trying to convince me of their fabulousness for years, despite the fact that I repeatedly told her I’d sooner cut off my feet than slip them into a pair of plastic clogs. In fact, there was a time when she’d send me […]
Read MoreBack in high school, I used to positively lust after those shiny, prettily packaged Clinique gift with purchase (GWP) sets. Bugger growing up to be able to afford a house or put my kids through school; all I wanted to do was be able to drop by the Clinique counter, slap a bunch of goodies on my store card […]
Read MoreSo Swiss nail care brand Mavala turns the big five-oh this year. To celebrate, they’ve launched five new nail polish shades that were inspired by the colours that were big back in the day when they first hit the shelves. Having given them all a bash, I can say I’m quite taken with Roma (the deeper […]
Read MoreIs there anything more amazing than a good massage? I mean aside from when Eric from True Blood whips off his shirt… or when SARS says ‘hey there little girl! We’ve decided to give you back this fat chunk of cash…’ Seriously. Like what beats a really good massage? I always say I’m going to […]
Read MoreLo que pasa chicas? Puedo decir que este pegado al traductor de google? I’ve always wanted to go to Spain. My dad spent a bit of time over there back in the 70’s and says it’s totally awesome and he’d love to go back (even though the cops in some teensy pequena ciudad tried to lock him […]
Read MoreSo I finally got around to testing Skin Logic’s foot peel booties: In a nut shell, it’s a clear non-sticky serum made up of AHA’s (lactic and glycolic acid specifically), a couple of hydrating ingredients (urea, glycerine etc) and 15 plant extracts; things like sage, lavender and olive leaf. When you open up the sachet, two bootie-shaped plastic baggie-type things slide […]
Read MoreEstee Lauder have recently launched a new fragrance called Wood Mystique. What makes it rather interesting is that it’s a unisex scent developed specifically for the Middle Eastern consumer in mind. (You can’t buy it in the US, for example, just in the East and a few other selected countries like SA.) Aramis have done the […]
Read MoreAh Sh’Zen. It took me a long time to come around to the brand ‘cos most of their sales happen via agents and I’m not that kind of consumer. I’m more of an online shopper kinda girl and my friends and I make fun of the type who like to throw or attend ‘sparties’ (spa […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 