Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
It’s the party season – time to put your game face on and get on out their and meet rich, hot boys who won’t freak out should you steal a chip from their plate or moan that you only ever want to watch back to back episodes of Real Housewives of Vancouver. While I can’t […]
Read MoreMesoestetic is a Spanish medical skin care company that, aside from medical aesthetic devices and in-salon only products, also has a very nice ‘home maintenance’ line of anti-aging skin care products. One of them is Energy C Intensive Cream (R818, selected salons), a brightening lotion formulated to zap the first signs of ageing being fine […]
Read MoreAfter a lot of false starts it looks like summer’s finally arrived in Cape Town and that means time to swap out my skinnies for shorts – but only after I marinate in self-tan (loving Xen-Tan mousse at the mo) and get a hot pink gelish pedi. Anyway, Mr P sent me a few piccies […]
Read MoreA little while back Revlon sent me a bunch of their foundations to try along with the most thoughtful press pack ever. It included a Woolworths’ gift card (so I could go binge drink W Cafe’s Chai lattes) and two of my favourite treats – yoghurt-covered dried mango and Reese’s Pieces. You have no idea […]
Read MoreLast week I braved seriously wet n’ weather to pop into a Luxottica media event to take a peek at their zexy new summer eyewear. Luxottica, if you didn’t know, isn’t a store – they’re a producer and distributor for some of the glammest eyewear brands in the world and, if the new stock is […]
Read MoreKeen to blab about beauty? Tomorrow, from 12pm until 2, I’ll be answering your burning beauty questions via a live chat on Clicks’ Facebook page. In the meantime, you can visit their page, scroll down to found my piccie and leave your q in the comments section below it. Chat soon! Love, love Leigh
Read MoreVita Liberata, for those who haven’t heard of it, is a luxury self-tanning brand that, in 2011, became the world’s first ‘non-toxic tan’. The company prides itself on using certified organic and Ecocert ingredients, not having a horrible developing smell and being a favourite with celebs like Kim Kardashian. A while back, I got to […]
Read MoreSo, let’s talk GOSH cosmetics! Have you girls got up close and personal with their stuff yet? The Danish brand’s exclusive to Edgars and Red Square and totally underrated in that they offer some seriously cool things at very good prices, namely their Kiss Me lip balms (a lot like Clinique’s Chubby Stick), Light N’ […]
Read MoreLast night I popped into the V&A Waterfront to visit Havaiana’s new pop-up shop in the barrow market court. (It’s literally just outside the Havaiana’s shop, just below the Numetro theatres.) They’re exploring a pretty cool concept where you get to make your own customised pair of flip-flops. How does it work? You simple pick […]
Read MoreFilorga’s new Skin-Absolute night cream promises to blitz wrinkles and pigmentation while improving your skin’s firmness and radiance while you sleep. It’s also jet freakin’ black but the pigment disappears as its rubbed into your skin. Filorga says it gets its colour from the meteorite powder it contains but I think it’s more likely from […]
Read MoreCiate (pronounced See-art-tay, in case you were wondering) is a British ‘nail fashion’ brand created by celebrity manicurist Charlotte Knight. The brand’s big claim to fame was creating the caviar mani. All their adorable-looking bow-bedecked polishes are 3-free and now available at selected Clicks stores going for R149,95 a pop. Currently, Clicks is selling the […]
Read MoreHands up! Who enjoys a good red lippie? While I’ve been pretty hooked on fuchsia for years now, I do enjoy the odd holiday in rooiville and L’Oreal’s new Collection Exclusive Pure Reds collection is a good one. Each matte red hue was custom created to suit one of the brand’s spokesmodels – Julianne Moore, […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 