Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
So Revlon dropped off a not so little pakkie for me the other day. Haters, you ready to hate me even more? Here we go… Oh! There also happened to be some of Revlon’s best-selling ColorBurst Lip Butter lip colours in there too: Upon spotting Revlon’s box o’ evil, my boyfriend didn’t hesitate to make a play for the […]
Read MoreI’m not big into body mists, sprays or spritzers. To me, they’re aimed at your 12-year-old God child or destined to live in the cubby hole of le sneaky smoker. Still, I’m super excited about The Body Shop’s soon to launch Body Mists. Ever since trying their killer good Moringa Beautifying Oil, I’ve fallen crazy […]
Read MoreIf you’re a beauty freak like me you’ll know Paula Begoun. An acclaimed skincare expert and beauty critic (they call her the Cosmetics Cop!), she’s also the author of the bestselling beauty books in which she’s critiqued thousands of different beauty products, dispelled beauty myths and dished out the low down on what you should be looking for when it comes […]
Read MoreDo any of you girls remember L’Oreal Translucide? That was my ‘go to’ foundation in college. I loved that stuff so much that I used to buy it off eBay years after they discontinued it. When my last bottle arrived and its contents where an ashy-coloured sludge I knew it was time to give up […]
Read MoreLast week I popped into Sunbird Bistro in Camps Bay for the official launch of a new clothing brand called fondle, the brainchild of Marc Buhrer who’s alias is Max Fondle. The folks at fondle say their target market are ‘guys and dolls who aren’t concerned with public perception’. Its sexy celeb ambassadors include the chicas in the piccie up above as well […]
Read MoreThe peeps at YSL are super excited about a brand new anti-aging skin care line that’s just the shelves in SA; YSL Forever Youth Liberator. Its launch caused a bit of a flurry in Europe in that many women had to put their names down on waiting lists in order to get their mitts on it. […]
Read MoreJean Paul Gaultier have just launched a new male scent called Kokorico: The bottle’s rather clever in that face-on it’s, well, a face… then when you flip it to the side you realise it’s the iconic JPG Le Male ‘dummy’ in profile. I attended the launch the other day but was having camera dramz so […]
Read MoreBack in the day we weren’t really very spoiled when it came to eye liner. You kinda had le khol eye pencil and that was that. Now, however, you can choose from pencils, pen and ink style liquid liners, gel liners in pots (Maybelline have an awesome one coming out, you’re going to love it!) […]
Read MoreIf you’re a Lauder fan, you’ll be glad to know the company’s gone and targeted li’l ole SA as a hot spot for new product development. In a nut shell, they want to listen to our needs and create fab new cosmetics just for us. And this starts with bumping up their foundation shade selection to include hot new hues […]
Read MoreYardley’s new Curvilicious exceptional length and lifting mascara, R119,95, has just hit the shelves. Its spoon-shaped brush promises to catch and lift your lashes to achieve a dramatically ‘curvy’ look while adding a bit of length. You’ll also benefit from a vitamin-rich formula that uses nourishing olive leaf extract to help protect your hair follicle and prevent hair loss, while rice bran […]
Read MoreSo I got a little pakkie of new goodies from Sally Hansen and thought I’d tell you about two of them that are coming out later this month, First up, we’ve got Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle Serum, R99,95. Enhanced with biotin and vitamins A, C, E, this serum claims to speed up the growth of your […]
Read MoreOne of my super-talented make-up artist mates, Colleen van Rensburg, is running a little workshop. If you go, she and fellow make-up artist Donna Hay will show you how to get to grips with primers, illuminators, foundations and bronzers plus the three make-up brushes every girl needs in her make-up bag. They’re also going to cover the latest make-up trends and […]
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