Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
A whopload of new fragrances have recently crossed my desk so I thought I’d cover a few now and some more later. I tried to photograph them earlier but I’m not happy with the gloomy light situation (clouds, can you just go away already?!) so note that I’ll be updating this post as the day […]
Read MoreWhenever I’m asked to recommend a spa with a view The Westin’s, which has recently been rebranded to become a Heavenly Spa, is one that always springs to mind. Situated on the 19th floor of the hotel, you’re treated to a panoramic cityscape that includes the mountain and harbour and, to me, this is just […]
Read MoreA little while ago I discovered I was on the SA Beauty Blog Awards’ long list and oh boy was it a looong one. It basically featured every single chica in South Africa who’d ever vomited up a post, some of which hadn’t written anything in years. Awkward! I then proceeded to check out their […]
Read MoreReady to just jump in sommer? Wella have created a new nature-inspired professional hair care line called Professional Elements. Free of sulphates, parabens and artificial colours, it aims to strengthen your hair from within by fortifying its fibres with keratin. I’ve been using the sham (R207) and con (R243) for a month now and really liked […]
Read MoreHi girls I know I’ve been kak at posting this week but I’m currently swamped with final edits for a TV show I’m working on plus the gauntlet that is fashion week. I’m going to attempt to get a languishing post up later today and aim to revert back to four (hopefully five) posts a week as […]
Read MoreFirst up, Kiehl’s has just launched a BB cream with possibly the longest name in the history of BBs – – Kiehl’s Actively Correcting & Beautifying BB Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA +++. The name’s so bloody long that I couldn’t even bring myself to type it out – cut and paste all […]
Read MoreLevi’s have just launched an all new women’s denim collection made up of their original 700 series and newer curvy-fit 800 series and singer/song writer Alicia Keys is the face. To celebrate the launch, the brand invited media to try the styles on before touching up our make-up and hair for an impromptu photo shoot. […]
Read MoreGuess where I’ve been eating while flexing the mooi camera muscles of my HTC One M9? Every time I visit Pigalle, I tell myself I’ll step out of my ‘routine’ and won’t order the trinchado (R79) and a garlic roll (R12) but I do. Every single time. Same goes for their epic trinchado but it’s […]
Read MoreLast week Hey Gorgeous sent me two ‘wintery’ scented body products to trial – Vanilla & Cinnamon body mousse and Vanilla Chai body scrub (prices TBA). I wasn’t a big fan of the Vanilla & Cinnamon scent. While I adore cinnamon, I found the vanilla aspect a little too sweet. Still, from a formulation point of […]
Read MoreWhen I first laid eyes on Essie’s 2015 winter collection my first impressions were that it wasn’t particularly wintery. I mean sure, the obligatory rooi was there (two in fact) but what on earth was up with the white shade? And that pale peach? Ag nee, man, Essie. What’s going on there? Still, the more […]
Read MoreOh hey there, Sporty Spice, I’ve got some good news for you – sportscene, Totalsports and Due South have set up shop in The Foschini Group’s (TFG) online mall. The sporty trio’s current mall buddies are @home and the mobile store hi but TFG aims to have all of its stores online by 2018 which will be […]
Read MoreSpoiler alert: The majority of drug store pigmentation solutions are rubbish. (There, I said it!) Many of them feel adding the teensiest dash of melanin-inhibiting niacinimide to the mix justifies a skin-tone evening claim which often just isn’t enough. Noreva’s Trio White Night-Time Intensive Depigmenting Care (R339,99, Clicks and selected dermatologists), however, takes a multi-pronged approach […]
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