Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Hi guys The person who said they’d take Bruno said they’d call me ‘later this morning’, but I haven’t heard a peep and they’re not replying to mail. I now I HAVE to find a home for him ASAP as I’m off to Paris on Thursday and am loath to put him in a kennel. If anyone […]
Read MoreHow dreadful is the title of this blog post? Sometimes they have to be a little – ahem – un-snappy, so as to be best picked up by search engines. Sorry about that… A little while back I was introduced to Sam, the tres divine manager of the Arabella spa at the Westin Grand, who kindly […]
Read MoreMeet my new friend Bruno: Yesterday I ran into two tikked out street kids outside Harley’s Liquors. They were selling a super-tiny rottweiler puppy not older than 5 or 6 weeks called Bruno. They’d tied a pair of iPod ear phones around his neck to create a makeshift lead and he was so tired and ‘out of it’ that his little head kept lolling to the side, […]
Read MoreI’ve always liked Radox products and often pop their Herbal Smoothie Natural Balance foam bath into my basket at Clicks ‘cos its beige-y packaging matches my bathroom. I also like its soft, soothing scent; yoghurt, honey and almond; yum! Thus, I was thrilled to have been sent a beautifully packaged box of the brands’ new Nature Spa goodies: The […]
Read MoreHeard about Claudia Mohr? She’s an up and coming ‘contemporary soul’ singer that the girls at Greather Than PR have been raving about for months. She’s just about to launch her debut album, Go It Alone, at a glam li’l bash at the Fugard Theatre this Saturday (th 19th) in Cape Town. Win! Win! Win! If you’d like to go check her out, drop […]
Read MoreMeet my friend Rolf: I’ve known Rolf for yonks ‘cos he’s the cousin of one of my best guy friends, Alex. He’s also the soon-to-be hubby of my beautiful Lucy (we’re a v. incestuous li’l crowd, just so you know): Aside from extreme planking… …Rolf is a passionate award-winning jeweller. He’s now got his very own line which he’s […]
Read MoreThe other night I popped into the Longevity Dermalogica ‘Beauty Through the Ages’ charity bash at the Table Bay Hotel. Aside from yummy canapes and vino, guests got to take in an informative interactive chat regarding ‘how to age gracefully’ with a panel of health and wellness pros as well as five former Miss South Africas. According to Amy, her top anti-aging tip is to […]
Read MoreCome Monday, you’ll generally find me slothing it up on the couch, mowing my way through a bag of Woolies’ Cassava chips. (At only around 1200 kJ per bag, I could eat them while riding my exercise bike and it would be like it never happened…) This Monday, however, my date Karisa and I ‘went […]
Read MoreEarlier this year I was introduced to Giovanni Eco Chic organic skincare products and was v. taken with just how delish they all smell. (Think hazelnut and vanilla-scented body lotions and ‘Grapefruit Sky’ 3-in-1’s that act as a shampoo, bubble bath and body wash…) Oooh! And there was this one particular goodie that made every beauty editor in […]
Read MoreA little while back I was treated to a spoilicious tea with The Body Shop girls and got to meet their tres divine international make-up artist Karim Sattar. After the tea, Karim had to dash as he was headed to a special photoshoot at the Two Ocean’s Aquarium to help promote the store’s Baked To […]
Read MoreThe other day I interviewed Lieschen Botes regarding her can’t-live-without-them cosmetics for Huisgenoot and YOU and I see the piece has finally made it to the shelves. If I see it when I’m out and about I’ll make a point of buying it and scan in a decent snap, but I’m really quite terrible with remembering to buy my work and not […]
Read MoreIf you’ve been wanting to get your hands on a motorised mascara for a while, but have been scared off by the prices, Bourjois’ new Volume Fast & Perfect mascara* is what you’ve been waiting for. Its battery operated brush rotates either clockwise or anti-clockwise at the flick of a switch, making it easy to evenly distribute […]
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