Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
I’m going to blabbing on about salicylic acid quite a bit in this post so let’s just do a crash course for those of you who aren’t regular readers. First up, you get two main types of acids in skin care – alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta hydroxy acids (BHA). AHA’s include dudes like […]
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Founded back in 1925, French fashion house Rochas has been creating iconic fragrances for decades. Fruity, spicy Femme, for example, despite being created in the forties, is still a bestseller to date. But now there’s a new ‘it girl’ on the block and that’s Mademoiselle Rochas EDP (R795 for 30ml, R995 for 50ml and R1195 […]
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If you’re a Dermalogica fan and love retinol as much as I do you’re in for a treat! The big wrinkle-busting kahuna you’ve been waiting for is finally here and that’s Dermalogica Overnight Retinol Repair 1% (R1 680, available exclusively at professional care centres). This baby’s already won US O magazine’s Spring Beauty Award and […]
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Clicks’ Beauty Fair is in full swing and there are so many specials on you’re going to want to toss half their store into your shopping basket. To celebrate, they sent me a not-so-little box of treats and I thought I’d give you a peek inside. I’ve used that NYX Super Skinny Marker liner (R130,45) […]
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I recently joined Ackermans for a media day to celebrate the opening of their new Canal Walk store and it was a jol. To start, we met in the store, which is enormous, and got handed gift cards to shop, something I do very well. I thought these guys were rather mooi too. They’ve also […]
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I was in Thailand when Loulou’s Bar held their launch and was sorry to miss out as I’d heard good things so I didn’t hesitate to take them up on a lunch when I got back. The restaurant, which has been open for a couple of months now, is in the courtyard of the Cape […]
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Ready to jump in? Gucci’s always done florals well and they’ve done it again with Bloom EDP (R1 330 for 50ml and R1 710 for 100ml), a lush bouquet of white flowers created to celebrate feminine diversity while transporting you to a magical garden. As for the pretty vintage-looking powder pink bottle, it was designed […]
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I’ve been pretty vocal about how I feel about cellulite products online. I think that if there was something out there that was truly miraculous in it’s efficacy we’d all know about it and be using it right now. For this reason, I don’t have high hopes for big results from any of them. In […]
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If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I recently spent three weeks in Thailand and while there I tested a few new beauty goodies, the first being But First coffee body scrub in Chocolate Mint (R285). Made from coffee grounds and infused with a chocolate mint oil that makes it smells a lot like Peppermint […]
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When I was in Vietnam I really wanted to get to Sapa in the north to see the rice terraces but ran out of time. I’d heard you could see rice fields in the north of Chiang Mai that weren’t as majestic but still beautiful so I decided to book a trek. After a bit […]
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Ever heard of Chiang Mai? Known as ‘the rose of the north’, the city in the north of Thailand (just a one hour flight away from Bangkok) is considered a five star destination for anyone who’s big into culture and food. It’s also close to an incredibly beautiful ‘national park’ that’s really just a euphemism […]
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If you’re following me on social media you’ll know that I’m currently hanging out in Chiang Mai, in the North of Thailand, where I’ve come to eat up and storm then (hopefully) walk it all off with a two-day jungle trek. (I was told that the best type of bug repellent to bring would also […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 