Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
So Nederberg was kind enough to send me a bottle of their Winemasters Reserve Cab Sav (a 2011, nogal) as a li’l something to sip to while watching the final of MasterChef. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to catch that as I had to hit up a launch in Jozi but I did see a rerun the […]
Read MoreEarlier this morning, @Misstoffoli (Hey Caterina!) asked me what my top three skin care products where on twitter and I replied that I loved Botox, RoC retinol serum, Environ’s AHA gel* and Proactiv Dark Mark Corrector with hydroquinone. As Proactiv (and all hydroquinone products) are available OTC in South Africa, I buy it via eBay and the […]
Read MoreFor those of you a little out of the loop, J C Le Roux sent me a bottle of their new La Fleurette non-alcoholic bubbly and told me I was now in ‘a competition’ against nine other bloggers to see who could create the best campaign to promote their product on the net. They even […]
Read MoreIf you didn’t know, Cindy Nell isn’t just the face of beauty brands like Caribbean Tan and skinscience; she’s also the distributor and imports Essence and Catrice cosmetics into South Africa. Girl’s one seriously business savvy chica and anyone who considers her ‘just a pretty face’ doesn’t quite know what they’re talking about. The other […]
Read MoreAt the end of last month, I pulled into the Mount Nelson to pop my head into rubybox’s Beauty Night Out. As I was en route to a restaurant review, I wasn’t able to stay, but boy did I wish I could’ve. The place was absolutely pumping, (free!) cocktails were flying out the bar and […]
Read MoreIf you’re a regular reader, you’ll know I’ve been writing beauty blog posts for YOU magazine online. My last two posts are over here and here and cover a few of the new hair care ranges I’ve been sent in the last while (Dove Colour Radiance, Pureology Reviving Red and Kerastase’s new styling line) as […]
Read MoreSo the PR peeps for Hooch sent me a 6-pack of Fox Blackcurrant and I was a total bitch to them. They were all like ‘So, let us know when the post goes live’ and I was like ‘No, no, darlings; that’s only *if* I like it’. I’m a disgusting snob, you see. I like […]
Read MoreChocoholics listen up; Bobbi Brown has just launched their new Rich Chocolate collection. As we’re lucky enough in SA to get Bobbi’s new goodies at the same time everyone else in the world does, it’s actually an ‘autumn’ collection but, as smouldering browns, nudes and the odd dollop of pink never go out of style, […]
Read MoreThe Body Shop’s new Honeymania collection has finally hit the shelves. To celebrate, myself and a bunch of ‘beauties’ were invited to a delish high tea at The 12 Apostles hotel with the store’s PR team who’d all dressed up in their finest honey bee-inspired black and yellow. Before the launch, I’d been lucky enough […]
Read MoreThe other day I was invited to pop in to Bedouin Café and Deli in Woodstock. You’ll find it at 218 Albert Road where the old Suprette used to be, just a stone’s throw from the biscuit mill. Aside from serving up good wallet-friendly Kamili coffee and a nice selection of brekkie and lunch items, the […]
Read MoreSo J. C. Le Roux have a new champers on the shelves, but get this; it’s non-alcoholic. ‘Champagne’ with all the bubbles but none of the booze. While La Fleurette isn’t something I’m likely to drink too often, I’m glad it exists if only to help me groom my cousin’s kids for a taste of […]
Read MoreShiseido’s launched a new skin care line called IBUKI that promises to ‘breathe new life into skin’. It’s aimed at busy young women in their mid-twenties to early thirties with skin suffering from daily aggressors like stress and polluted big city environments. As far as the line-up goes, you’re looking at a choice of two […]
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