Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Oh gorgeous Guerlain… I’ve always been entranced by this brands beautiful packaging and spend so much time admiring it in store, I’m sure their sales assistants have flagged me as a potential shoplifter. Something about their Terracotta line’s luxe-looking tortoiseshell packaging that just does it for me. It’s so ‘sexy-retro-70’s’ and reminds me of my […]
Read MoreHo ho ho! Some fab new Christmas goodies from The Body Shop have come my way thanks to Lana-Anne, their lovely PR peep. I love going to collect stuff from her ‘cos we always end up having a nice, fat skinner. And look – she even draws sweet little things for me on the envelopes containing her press releases. Now, let’s […]
Read MoreAre you sitting at work bored out of your mind stalking the Ghosts of Ex’s Past on Facebook? Instead, use your time for a good cause and help The Body Shop with their Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People campaign. It’s easy – all you have to do is ‘like’ the campaign on […]
Read MoreOkay, so this has buggerall to do with beauty, but it’s my blog and I can stick up whatever I want. So there. Get a load of this cutie! This is Connor. He belongs to my best guy friend Alex. Next time Al has one of his wild house parties, I’m going to scoop him […]
Read MoreFinally got to see my hairdresser, Andret, the queen of Mooi, this morning. Still can’t believe I had to take a half day’s leave from work to get an appointment to see her, but it’s the only time she could squeeze me in. Girl is cray-zee busy! She’s also totally obsessed with a new hair care […]
Read MoreDid any of you make it to Yardley’s Wonderland-inspired make-over marathon at Canal Walk last weekend? (Make-up artist pro Carl Isaacs was there helping customers get their glamz on…) If you haven’t yet got your mitts on a Yardley Wonderland eye shadow palette, make a serious plan. They’re flying off the shelves. xx
Read MoreI never get tired of seeing my name in print. This mo, I’m most proud of the sexy story I have in Cosmopolitan. It’s called Summer Lovin’ – a naughty little checklist of things to do with your man before the sunny season’s end. (The most squeal-inducing idea actually came from my friend Kele at […]
Read MoreLooky looky… I got a nice, big bag of pretty press releases from Prestige Cosmetics last week. (Nothing gets my heart racing like a whopload of inside info regarding new and exciting beauty products!) The most beautifully designed of the bunch, however, is Chanel’s regarding their new Rouge Allure Extrait De Gloss, R325,00. (Most companies […]
Read MoreStill trying to find ‘The One’ in regards to self-tan? You might be interested in Tantasia. New from mineral lovin’ Jane Iredale, Tantasia is one of the cleverer new self-tanners in that it auto-tunes to your most flattering shade of bronze. Thanks to acetyl tyronsine (don’t worry, I have no clue what that is either) […]
Read MoreHave you girls heard about Philip Kingsley? He’s a UK-based trichologist known as the ‘hair doctor’ and has worked his magic on big name celebs like Jerry Hall, Kate Winslet and Renee Zellweger. He’s also got his own haircare line and right now everybody seems to be talking about his award-winning Elasticiser – apparently it’s […]
Read MoreWow! I called my hairdresser, Andret, to book an appointment for highlights, but her Saturday’s are fully booked almost up until Christmas! Have had to nab a morning slot next Tuesday that she was kind enough to squeeze me into sommer. Should’ve woken up earlier and booked ages in advance. And you should too. If […]
Read MoreOMG – I’m hanging like a donkey right now.Last night’s lovely bubbles and CHIVAS really got me good.Luckily, nobody at my office would ever guess about my wild night of boozing and schmoozing thanks to my ‘Morning After’ skin care routine. And ‘cos sharing’s caring, I’m more than happy to fill you in: After re-hydrating […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 