Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
The other day, a v. nice fellow blogger dropped me a mail asking me to fill in a pop quiz that she could feature it in the ‘A piece of…’ section of her blog, Anna-Louise.co.za To check out, pop on over here. As for Anna-Louise, she’s a hopeless romantic/twenty-something Cape Town gal and likes most things beginning with the letter ‘M’. […]
Read MoreEarlier this week Woolies’ new mag, W, dropped into my mail box. Gotta say it feels weird reading ‘Woolies copy’ after having worked for them. Just the other day I was writing scripts for their Good Food Journey TV ads and now I’m peering from the outside in. Still, it was a nice read… As I’m a fan […]
Read MoreA while back I wrote about how I was cray cray in love with a new Rimmel nail colour called Aqua Cool. Thing is, I wore it today and have decided I actually realllly don’t like it. Reckon it makes my hands look dead and sad. So ja, I just thought I’d let you know. Sooo shoulda nabbed Flirty Coral […]
Read MoreLast week, I was invited to attend a talk by Joseph A. Lewis, beauty-bizz rock star and the creator of skinceutical brand PRIORI. First up, there are some things you need to know about Mr. Lewis. For one, he’s the former Co-CEO of some super-important pharmaceutical company in the states and was part of the team […]
Read MoreThis morning I’ve had the piss taken out of me from all sides ‘cos one of my girlfriends, Shazz, just slapped up a verrrry old piccie of me on Facebook. Check it out: Yessiree, I was a super-geeky Children o’ the Corn type of kid. This piccie was snapped when I was 9 years old and in Std. 2. This was a few months before I […]
Read MoreI really do enjoy my vino, so you can imagine how awesome it was to have Tim Pearson of Seven Springs Winery offer to send me a bottle or two of his whites. They actually arrived on the best/worst day ever, the day that I signed my retrenchment papers. Naturally, I was tempted to crack ’em open in the […]
Read MoreAfter living it up on champers and macaroons at the Skip launch, myself, Mark and Gert decided to put in a cameo at the Ard Matthews benefit. (It was in aid in MyLife, a charity that helps out impoverished youth). We arrived in time to miss Ard and Zolani from Freshly Ground sing the national anthem (perfectly, […]
Read MoreLast night, I popped into the launch of Skip’s new liquid washing detergent along with Mark not-so-Bland, an old mate from Jupiter Drawing Room. To celebrate the new Skip, Jupiter teamed up with Mila (a design house) and conceptual designer Reep Verloren van Thermaat, (try saying that three times fast) to create a truly gorgeous art installation. Check it out: Now get a load of all the cutesy li’l seagulls hanging […]
Read MoreWhat is it about Peppermint Crisp tart? There’s something so ‘quintessentially South African’ about this particular dessert. And almost everyone had an aunt or gran who used to whip one up for a family braai back in the day. I reckon this is why it features so prominently in most of our happy childhood memories; along with spending […]
Read MoreSee this? This is one of my favourite products of all time. I have absolutey no clue as to why the brand discontinued it, but I was devastated and made a point of snapping up every tube I could find. (I like to mix it up with a body lotion and sweep it over my legs […]
Read MoreI’ve never used to liked Thierry Mugler’s Angel. I thought it was far too cloying, loud and obnoxious. In fact, I often used to refer to it as The Angel of Death, so you can only imagine how weird it feels to be reaching for it almost every day! I attended a dinner the other day and was given a little […]
Read MoreJust so you know, Clicks has a bunch of beauty specials on at the mo. I’m most keen to abuse their 3 for 2 offer relating to The Body Shop shower gel. If you buy any three, (they’re R75 each) you only pay for two. Also, John Frieda hair products are now R79 each, so you save […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 