Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Elizabeth Arden just looooove their skincare capsules, y’all! They’ve made them for eyes… They’ve made them to help brighten… their most iconic, however, is still the original gold ceramide version. Back in my student days I used to live with a glamorous friend who worked behind a make-up counter and always had them hidden away […]
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They say blondes have more fun but now there’s a new happy hue taking over town and that’s bronde. Yep, you heard me – ‘bronde’. A beautiful blend of brown and blonde. Garnier’s gotten in on the trend with a new shade in their Nutrisse Creme collection called 6.3 Golden Light Brown. It’s the penultimate […]
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Catrice sent a few newbies the other day but the real stand out was The Precious Copper eye shadow palette. Being a blue-eyed girl, warm natural hues always make my eyes pop so from a shade perspective it’s a win. I also really liked that the colour selection. Most of the shades are different enough […]
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Eucerin have launched a new pigmentation-buster called Even Brighter Serum Concentrate (R499, Clicks and Dis-Chem). A serum to apply before your moisturiser, it promises to minimise the appearance of pigmentation in just four weeks. Ingredients-wise, Eucerin is relying on B-Resourcinol, a safe and clinically proven ingredient, that helps inhibit the production of an enzyme called […]
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When it comes to eye shadow, Urban Decay is my ultimate. I’d often bought the singles but after getting my mitts on their Naked 1 palette a few years back when I visited my li’l sister in France that was it for me. I fell crazy in love and have been repurchasing four of its […]
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Now that I’m a 36 year old spinster I have two sets of friends. Those who are in the same boat as me and those who have kids. While my prospects, which include dying alone in a bachelor flat after choking on a piece of meat from a cut price Checker’s ready meal, aren’t exactly […]
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So who’s currently a stressed out train wreck? It’s kind of like my default setting these days as I’m working multiple gigs to save for a house plus have a li’l extra to hit up the Philippines, hopefully later on this year. Stress generally isn’t my friend, but hey, what can you do. According to […]
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The other day Lush sent me a few of their best-selling self-preserving products and this made me a happy girl as I love their goodies to bits. (As it stands, I’ve just finished a tub of their Dream Cream, their self-preserving body lotion and its lovely, lovely stuff!) But let’s take a look at these […]
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When it comes to pigmentation there are lots of ways to blitz it and one of the most studied ingredients is good ole niacinimide, a form of vitamin B. This is the star ingredient in Skinceuticals’ lovely new lotion – Metacell Renewal B (R1 799, Dermastore). Better yet, they’ve used in a very high concentration […]
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It’s been a while since Yardley launched something cool but their new BB Lip Colour’s (R99,95) have totally got my attention. First up, it’s super cute egg-shape a la EOS so they’re easy to apply and fun to use. As far as texture goes, they feel a lot like a Revlon or Clinique chubby stick […]
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French beauty brand Filorga recently launched a new lip product called Nutri-Filler Lips lip plumping balm (R445, selected Edgars stores). A clear, fruity-smelling balm, it comes in a handy and hygienic twist-up pen and has a texture that reminds me of a slightly sticker version of Arden’s Eight Hour Cream, albeit its formulation is a […]
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To date, Montblanc’s Lady Emblem bottle really is one of the more beautiful flacons on the shelf. Inspired by the 43-faceted cut of the iconic Montblanc diamond, it’s the kind of thing you really, really want to display. Better yet, its soft, elegant floral scent, a citrusy celebration of rose, means it’s not just a […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 