Last week the SA importer for an international brand threatened to sue me for a lukewarm product review. They wanted me to remove the review and make some kind of big deal apology otherwise they were going to sue me for loss of income as well for ‘reputational damage to the brand’ plus their legal costs. How dare […]

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Adidas for Women have created six new shower gels with a scent to suit your every mood. Think energizing ‘vitality’, comforting ‘relax’, moisturising ‘protect’ and so on. I got to try exfoliating ‘Smooth’ and cool mint-infused ‘Fresh’: Both shower gels create a nice lather and can double up as bubble bath. I like that while Fresh contains a bit of menthol, it isn’t riddled […]

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Chances are you’ve heard of Shellac and Gelish; both are the biggest names in regards to soak-off gel nail polishes*. If the two, I tend to prefer Gelish simply because their range of colours can’t be beat. Now, however, there’s a new gel mani on the block nsi’s POLISH pro, exclusive to nationwide nail chain Dream […]

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Last week Forever New launched their 2012 winter collection at the crack of dawn at their V&A store. Fortunately they hot barman dudes serving even hotter cappuccinos and the girls from Sorbet to treat guests to mini manis. The also had a bevy of models to show off a few of the new collections’ key pieces:According to Kerrin, Forever New’s PR peep, one of […]

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Have you spotted these guys in Woolies yet?  Many department stores have their own range of non-designer ‘easy to wear’ fragrances but they all seem to tie into their various bath and body lines making them the kind of thing only your gran would appreciate. Thing is, loads of young girls (and guys) want an inexpensive ‘every day’-type of scent but […]

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My fellow beauty peep, Chereen Gibson, is the beauty editor at O magazine South Africa. Girl knows her stuff and has also started her own beauty blog; For The Beauty Of It.  She runs a regular feature called On My Nightstand where she gets hold of different beauty bloggers and asks them to reveal what beauty goodies they’ve got […]

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D&G have a new male fragrance on the shelves; Dolce & Gabbana The One Sport. The D&G peeps describe it as a ‘fresh, clean fragrance with light and energetic top notes accompanied by an unmistakable Mediterranean aroma of rosemary, the freshness of water and saltiness of the sea’. Other notes include sequoia wood, cardamom, patchouli and musk.  My boyfriend’s […]

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You may have already spotted my gesig in an Aussie advertorial in the May issues of MarieClaire, Elle and Sarie but if not I thought I’d plak it up here:  Karis Piss doesn’t like that shot of herself but I look fabulous and that’s all that counts I don’t know what she’s on about. Seriously though, I’m so […]

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I’m a summer baby. I like running around in mooi little rokkies with the smell of braaivlies on the warm evening air. Still, I get to a point where I start to romanticise winter. I suddenly long to wear suede ankle boots, drink litres of Milo and make chilli butternut soup from scratch! Then, when winter actually arrives, I quickly realise it’s […]

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So Stimorol sent me a pack of their new Mega Mystery flavour gum. To be honest, my first thought was ‘vok’. I hate having to tell peeps who send me things that aren’t 100% in line with my blog that I won’t feature them. I mean, I don’t want to be that ‘beauty blog’ that […]

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Just the other day I was given a pack of Cettua’s After Night Fever soothing essence mask, R49,99. It aims to soothe and relax tired stressed skin and makes use of spot-busting witch hazel, calming chamomile, hydrating algae extract and circulation-boosting ginkgo biloba. The latter’s also a great anti-oxidant, if you didn’t know…  Each pack contains two cloth face masks […]

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Get a load of this beyond gorgeous ‘Maison Lancome’ powder blush (R420) from the brand’s new limited edition 29 St. Honore collection: The piccie isn’t doing it justice ‘cos you can’t see how the little lamp post and Eiffel tower are embossed with pink and gold ‘sparklies’. Gorgeous, right?! If you reckon you deserve a little splurge – or know someone else who does – […]

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