Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Yesterday evening I popped into Just Skin in Green Point to join owner, Carol MacCullum, in celebrating the salon’s very first birthday. Just Skin is were I got my eye’s ‘did’ the other day… (Their botox doc, Dr. Gerhard van Niekerk is definitely the best I’ve been to.) Guests were treated to yummy Pierre Jourdan […]
Read MoreMy darling Dagmar, she of Modern Design Jewellery, is having a little fashion show on Saturday the 2nd of April at Cassia restaurant in Durbanville. For a mere 80 buckaroos, you can quaff champagne, nibble on canapes and take in a fashion and jewellery show. You could also stand the chance to win R25 000 […]
Read MoreGot a bit of news to share with you all… Earlier this mo, I resigned from my job at Jupiter to go back to my old company, The Publishing Partnership. I’ll be acting as the editor of a brand new beauty site called Beauty South Africa. (Reeee! Leigh jumps up and down…) BSA isn’t even […]
Read MoreJust so you know, group discount website Skoop is offering another great spa special. For a mere R260,00, you can get a Guinot facial and pedi at Yemaya Spa & Hair in Green Point. The site says you’re getting 50% off, but actually, this is worth much more. If you’re keen, you’d better hurry – […]
Read MoreThe whole net’s abuzz in regards to Keira Knightley’s new mini flick for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. Want to check it out? It’s right here: The song, just so you know, is a cover of Jame’s Brown’s ‘It’s a man’s world’ performed by Joss Stone. Keira’s nail colour is said to be Chanel’s Particuliere. x […]
Read MoreFound this tucked under my windscreen wiper last week… It was deserved. Hee hee… x x
Read MoreI was given a tub of Nutriwomen Anti-aging Skin Therapy Cream the other day. Having given it a little test drive, I thought I’d share my thoughts… Ingredients-wise, it’s jam-packed with a whopping 12 natural antioxidants (think rooibos, green tea, ginseng, ginko, raspberry and grapefruit seed extract, vitamin C, etc, etc) According to American ‘cosmetics […]
Read MoreWow, wow, wow… Gotta say it’s been a while since I’ve been this impressed by a new product. This week, I was lucky enough to be given Kanebo’s new Silky Purifying Silk Peeling mask… and it’s awesome! Simply apply it to your skin for one minute and it sizzles away dead skin in a flash to […]
Read MoreDid you guys take advantage of the Crabtree & Evelyn sale on Saturday? I popped into the Canal Walk store and went a bit mal, snapping up a 50g tube of my favourite hand cream in the world, Gardener’s Hand Therapy, for just R65,00, as well as a mini Hand Therapy trio for R80,00. I […]
Read MoreWorking at le Jupiter Drawing Room is proving to be troublesome for my ass… We have cake just about every bloody day… Today these Charlie’s Bakery beauties rolled in to help celebrate the birthday of our divine MD, Kevan Aspoas. It was actually Jupiter’s 17th birthday earlier this week too. We had a ‘matric dance’ […]
Read MoreThe May 2011 issue of MarieClaire has just hit the shelves and contains the list of winners of their Prix d’Excellence de la Beaute awards. (For those of you who don’t know, this is kinda like the SA version of Allure’s Best of Beauty awards.) This year’s big winners include Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark […]
Read MoreJust so you know, Jane Iredale is holding a make-over morning in Stellies next month; you’ll get to enjoy ‘a morning of natural glamour’ and learn more about the mineral-lovin’ beauty brand in a gorgeous, relaxed setting. (Reckon it’s a nice way to kick off the day before you get stuck into the wine route…) […]
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