Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Clicks have been adding a lot of new beauty brands to their shelves lately and two of the most recent include FaceB4 (they claim to be the UK’s ‘most effective face wash’) and Transformulas, yet another cosmeceutical brand that claims to sort of/kind of mimic that things promised by Botox and fillers. Of all the […]
Read MoreAh Bio-Oil. In a sea of a thousand different tissues oils it always manages to come out on top which is why it’s a permanent fixture in my big ass draw o’ body goodies*. As far as hydrators go, it’s fabulous and I love to slap it on my legs after shaving on days when […]
Read MoreGreenland is a body care brand that hails from the Netherlands and now exclusive to selected Edgars stores. Each product uses organic ingredients wherever possible, is free of parabens, artificial colourants and nothing is tested on animals. The range consists of body butters, shower gels, body scrubs, massage and bath oil and more available in an array of delish-sounding scents. […]
Read MoreFancy pants salon hair care brand Pureology make some amazing stuff for your locks y’all. I love that their goodies are free of silicones and sulphates and all the other ‘bad things’ people go on about nowadays. But mostly, I love that their Hydrate range makes my hair feel soft as silk without weighing it down. […]
Read MoreHello, hello! I’m finally back from France but might need another holiday to recover from all the backlog I’ve had to chop through in the last few days. Once that’s sorted I’ll start reaming out the posts; just give me a bit of a breather. Holiday-wise, I had a fab time for the most part […]
Read MoreBy the time you read this I’ll be jetting off to Germany and then moving on to the south of France. I’ve got two weddings to attend, one being an old college friend’s and the other being my little sister’s in St Tropez. (Another one. Yup. This would be the third and last. She really, reaaallly likes getting married). I’d have […]
Read MoreFHM magazine recently put out their 100 Sexiest Women issue. The list included foreign hotties like Gisele and Rosie Huntington-Whitely as well as local girls like Tracy McGregor (no. 54) and Lee-Anne Liebenberg (no. 2). Taking the number one spot, however, was former Miss SA Melinda Bam who’s just as gorgeous in real life as […]
Read MoreEyewear importers Luxottica held a l’il media bash the other day. For those who don’t know, they import luxury eyewear brands like Ray-Ban, Prada and Burberry into South Africa. They invited everyone over in intimate little groups to the Plascon design centre in Waterkant street where we got to browse racks and racks of new sunnies and […]
Read MoreI don’t know about you but when I think of L’Occitane, I think of luxurious Frenchtastical bath and body goodies. Not so much make-up, even though they do have their own make-up line. This is why I’m a little bit surprised by the awesomeness of their new Sublime Beauty Cream BB Cream. From a ‘coverage’ […]
Read MoreSo MAVALA has a hot new mini nail colour collection called Chilli and Spice that was inspired by far-flung tropical destinations. Of all the shades, I’m most taken with these boys: They’ve also added a few more items to their Eye-Lite eye collections and reformulated their super popular Double-Lash serum, a brush on lash treatment […]
Read MoreRimmel have launched yet another mascara; Lash Accelerator Endless mascara, R99,95. This new boy promises to lengthen and strengthen your lashes with teensy li’l microfibers plus a special formula that contains something Rimmel call Grow Lash Complex. Essentially, it’s a mix of hair strengthening keratin, antioxidants and Procapil. I did a bit of research on […]
Read MoreSo next week I’m off to a bestie’s wedding in Germany. She works for Lufthansa and has promised to seat me next to a selection of her hottest German pilot buddies (so, if by some twist of fate, we tie the knot ourselves, I can score an STD from every corner of the world! Pilots […]
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