Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Finding Cartier perfume in South Africa hasn’t always been easy but that’s why it’s glamorous, darlings! You’re not just going to roll into your nearest Truworths (not that anyone shops there anymore) and toss it in your trolley along with a revolting mustard-coloured Ginger Mary turtleneck. Oh no! Cartier is a treasure but one that’s […]
Read MoreYou may or may not know this, but I recently appeared on an Afrikaans dating TV game show* called Die Kliek on DSTV’s Via channel. It’s something I haven’t promoted much for two reasons. The first is that it was filmed during a week where I felt like a gross, puffy whale due to an […]
Read MoreSo my beloved Emmy, she of Rouge Beauty awesomeness decided it was high time she stop living in sin and tied the knot with her lovely Angelo. Her wedding was a divine mix of butter soft fillet, far too much wine and a very enthusiastic rendition of The Spice Girls’ Wannabe. I also might have tried to […]
Read MoreThere’s a new hair trend in town and it’s all about dying your hair a mooi shade of denim. I chatted about it the other day on Expresso and you check that out over here: The only blue dye I know of that’s on shelf right now but couldn’t mention on the show is Schwarzkopf Live Color […]
Read MoreSo we all know I love retinol! Why? It’s proven time and time again via lots of clinical studies to boost your skin’s collagen production while speeding up cellular turnover to firm your skin while diminishing the look of wrinkles. While you can find retinol in several skin care products, you don’t find it in […]
Read MoreOooh! Look what’s just hit the beauty counters! Lancôme is bringing out a new line up of powder called Teint Idole Ultra compact foundation (R565). While its positioned as a ‘powder foundation’ its incredibly finely-milled and goes on sheer so I consider it to be more of a powder than a foundation, if that makes […]
Read MoreIf you’re a regular reader you’ll know I just love a good retinol serum and alternate that with AHAs to fend off Father Time. Thing is, both of those ingredients are pretty potent and you shouldn’t use them during the day as they don’t play nice in the sun. So, what do I use in the day, […]
Read MoreEvery now and again I pop up on Expresso as part of their Fash Pack to chat fashion and beauty trends with their regulars – Alexis Chaffe Mey, Margaux Knuppe and Robyn Kahn. The latter wasn’t around this time but we did have a special guest in the form of Mela presenter and all round […]
Read MoreA while back Benefit sent me the new edition to their family – They’re Real! tinted primer (R295, selected Edgars stores and Red Square). First up, can we get a round of applause for the fact that this dude is brown? So many primers are needlessly white and your final look ends up being ashy. […]
Read MoreI know two people who swear by Caribbean Tan’s Cinnamon & Coconut Skin Smoothing exfoliator so I was happy when it crossed my path back in the day. Thing is, I had ten million other open scrubs in various states of use and the OCD part of me needed to use them all up before […]
Read MoreRemember Garnier’s Fructis hair care line? That was the last time the brand had feet in the sham and con market in South Africa and I have no clue when that was but it felt like a lifetime ago. They’ve stepped in again, however, with Ultimate Blends, a line that’s been killing it overseas for […]
Read MoreHi guys I’m moving house at the mo and it’s been a bit of a nightmare experience thanks to a shoddy agent that we’re probably going to have to drag to the ombudsman. I’m currently living in between two places and everything is a blur of bubble wrap so I haven’t had time to post, […]
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