Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
I hope you’re all getting spoiled by a very special someone and that your gifts aren’t anywhere near as… er… terrifying (?!)… as mine: He’s actually sitting next to me as I type and I’m not going to lie, dude makes me a little nervous. Love, love Leigh
Read MoreA parcel arrived the other day and I ripped it open going ‘oooh, I hope this one’s also got chocolate in it!’ (it is the run up to Valentine’s Day…) and, upon discovering it contained a couple of wet wipes I was all ‘meh, whatevs’ and tossed it aside. (Let it be known I don’t defend myself […]
Read MoreSo there’s yet another Elvive variant on the shelf; Triple Resist with arginine and protein. Arginine, as it turns out, is an amino acid found in keratin, a protein that makes up your hair. L’Oreal reckons dousing your hair in extra arginine helps it ‘grow more resistant’, making it less likely to break and fall out. Ideally, it’s […]
Read MoreIt’s time to talk Valentine’s Day! And yes, I know you’re sick to death of every store trying to sell you some wanky heart-shaped choccie on a stick or, worse yet, something like this: Still, I’m going to add to all the societal pressure to crack and buy heart-addled shit by showing you a li’l round up of the more worthwhile V-day goodies […]
Read MoreRevlon’s new Shanghai Collection has just hit the shelves. It was created by über make-up artist Gucci Westman and draws inspiration from the East. While its still sunny and hot down south, it’s fall in the states which is why the shades are kind of dark and wintery. Still, there’s nothing stopping you from snapping up anything you like and wearing it later on. Or […]
Read MoreA little while back Nina from Kiehl’s spoiled me rotten with a nice, fat stash of the brand’s bestsellers. Out of all the goodies I got to try, these babies that impressed me the most. First up, we’ve got this boy: Many skin peeling treatments contain alpha hydroxy acids to chemically exfoliate your skin. Sure they work, but if you’re […]
Read MoreChica Joubert of Lipgloss Kisses has one of the prettiest beauty blogs around. I was sniffing around on it earlier and it’s made me kind of jealous. She’s also got the cutest freakin’ dog I’ve seen in ages; I spotted him on her Instagram feed. I tried in vain to rip his piccie it off her site but would […]
Read MoreSo you all know I looove sleeping on a satin pillowslip (mostly so I can drunkenly crash into bed with all my makeup on and not give a toss about fucking up my linen). If you didn’t know that, you can read all about it over here. Anyway, you can now buy Dear Deer satin pillow cases (they’re the […]
Read MoreGrowing up, I was a freak for My Little Pony so, in a way, it’s kind of like destiny that I’d end up swanning around at horsey events with regte egte perdjies and even more champagne. Or something like that. Apologies if that’s a really weak intro, I was up all night cruising Forever21 searching for the perfect rokkie for this year’s Veuve Clicquot Masters at Val de […]
Read MoreI’ve been getting this question a lot lately and thought I’d address it right here: ‘If retinols so freakin’ awesome why do so many cosmetics companies use mild retinol derivatives like retinyl palmitate as opposed to the big R itself?’ The answer’s pretty simple; retinol is a potent ingredient. It’s something you shouldn’t just buy […]
Read MoreThe other night myself and fellow blogger besties Karisa and Clouds attended Tasha’s ‘White Party’. It was held at the restaurant chain’s Melrose Arch shop in Jozi to celebrate their 7th birthday and 10th store opening. For those of you who don’t know, Tasha’s is a restaurant franchise co-owned by Tasha Sideris and the Famous […]
Read MoreLast week I popped into the launch of a fab new book called Entertainer South Africa. It was held at Harbour House in the V&A and was a celeb-studded affair kept afloat on a river of champers. My ‘date’ was an old highschool bestie of mine, Gia Harris, who’s now a fancy pants stylist and […]
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