When it comes to soap, it doesn’t get more iconic than Lux. It was one of the first mass-market bar soaps in the world and one of the first brands to pioneer celebrity faces, one of their first being Sofia Loren. Lux has come a long way since the 60s. Now, as one of the […]

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For those of you who’ve yet to hear of it, Juliette Armand is a skin care brand that hails from Greece where it was developed by two chemists with a passion for innovative formulations, so much so that they were one of the first brands to get on the hyaluronic acid train. Their sweet PR peeps […]

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Let’s talk Benefit! How much do we love that the prettily packaged, cheerfully innovative beauty brand is back in SA? I was sent their new Roller Lash Curling & Lifting mascara (R350) the other day, tried it, liked it and then had my phone swiped (arrrrrrghhhh!) and lost all the pics. Worse yet, I couldn’t take […]

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If you’re in the beauty biz, you’ll know September/October marks the beginning of what I like to call ‘the sunscreen shower’ in that pretty much every brand sends you a bottle (or five) of their current SPF. Thus, my little apartment recently became home to a whopping 31 sunscreens and I had a real time […]

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It looks like South Africa’s getting a little more globalised as I’m seeing more and more ‘Black Friday’ sales pop up, the most exciting being ghd’s. The brand’s just lopped a whopping 25% off selected straighteners online so if you’ve been meaning to buy, now’s the time. Prices start from as little as R1 614.15 […]

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I don’t know about you but I’m a serious online shopper. If I can buy it with just a few clicks and have it delivered to my door the next day I’m in consumer heaven. Also, even when I am faced with the odd delivery cost (which is thankfully getting rarer in South Africa these […]

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This Christmas Foschini’s making a name for itself as a beauty gift destination du jour with a host of indulgent gift sets, the most spoilicious of them all being their fragrance gift boxes. Each box contains a selection of popular fragrance samples and a voucher to snap up a full-size bottle of the scent you like […]

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I’ve been in Thailand for a week now and my hair’s starting to feel it. Too much sun, sea and heavily chlorinated hotel pool water are starting to take it’s toll so I’m glad I stashed a repairitive hair mask in my suitcase – Palmer’s Coconut Oil Formula Deep Conditioning Protein Pack. As it’s packaged in […]

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Can you tell I wrote that headline while a sleeping tablet was kicking in? A bunch of body lotions have crossed my desk, the first being Kiehl’s Creme du Corps Soy Milk & Honey whipped body butter (R685, selected Edgars stores) in ultra-bright limited edition packaging that’s just in time for Christmas. A creamy, dreamy […]

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This one goes out to all my fellow bloggers. A little while back, my friend Candice attended the Cintron Pink Polo and was met with a nasty surprise at the door – a sign informing her that, upon entering, any photographs she posted on social media would belong to the PR and that they could […]

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Hi guys You’ll have noticed I haven’t posted every day for a while now. The last few weeks have been a bit of a killer deadline-wise as I was juggling the scripting of a TV show, freelance ad agency work and zillions of friends and family visiting from overseas. I’m now a burned out rag […]

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Aussie fashion chain Factorie has joined the likes of Cotton On and Top Shop and whipped out their own cosmetics line, Make Up, Make Out. As with most chain store make-up collections, some of its cool, some of it’s kak, but a few of their items really impressed me, the first being the quality of […]

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