Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Smashbox’s new Photo Finish Pore Minimizing foundation primer is the best they’ve made yet. Well, at least if you’re an oily-skinned peep like me. So many of their other primers, even the one aimed at oily skin, mattify and minimise pores beautifully in the beginning, but then somehow end up aggravating or highlighting greasy patches […]
Read MoreEarly this week The Body Shop launched a hotly anticipated new line – Wild Argan Oil – to help you get your Moroccan hammam on at home. While all the usual suspects are there – a shower gel, body butter and scrub – the range also includes a few interestingly l’il extras, namely a massage […]
Read MoreLast week I was thrilled to receive Nederburg Premiere’s new food-friendly five-pack of reds, created to celebrate the run of MasterChef South Africa. Apparently it’s airing every Thursday on M-Net at 7:30pm until 18 December. I say ‘apparently’ ‘cos I’ve got a li’l confession to make… I’m currently working as a script writer on two […]
Read MoreTanOrganic is a new self-tan line – well, new to SA, anyway, it’s been going strong in Ireland for a while now. It’s claim to fame is the fact that it’s the world’s first and only Eco-certified self-tanning brand and made using 99,6% natural ingredients, some of which are organic. It also promises to offer […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to ‘salon’ nail colours, Essie will always be my favourite. It totally pains me (in the ass) that you can’t buy the brand in Sorbet anymore – just that streaky, overpriced Morgan Taylor kak. Fortunately, you can still snap it up in Clicks and Dis-Chem which I suppose is okay ‘cos I […]
Read MoreLast night, after months and months of anticipation, I finally got to shop up a storm at the media launch Forever 21, the US fashion mega-chain that’s finally opening this Saturday in Canal Walk. Judging by all the questions that were fired at me via twitter and Instagram last night, there are things you girls […]
Read MoreSo I went on yet another Edgars shopping spree – I know, I know… it’s become a bit of a thing. I’ll be doing two more posts for them after this one and, in the last one, I’ll be giving away a R1000 Edgars fashion voucher. Nice, ne? Anyway, this time round I had bit more […]
Read MoreL’Oreal sent me a few of their new metallics-inspired goodies from their L’Or Lumiere collection. This includes the Volume Million Lashes mascara I wrote about earlier this week, a super pretty powder I’ll chat about later on and these boys down below – Colour Riche ‘Chameleon’ Mono eye shadows (R99,95 each, Clicks and Foschini). L’Oreal’s always […]
Read MoreWe all know Donna Karan is crazy in love with New York and her big applelicious DKNY line is a regte testament but now she’s gone and surprised me by teaming up with singer/actress Rita Ora, a girl who’s a little more edgy than her usual faces, and created a scent that – wait for […]
Read MoreSo let’s talk about the latest addition to the Kiehl’s line up – Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing Serum Concentrate (R625, selected Edgars stores). It promises to ‘give new life to dull, tired skin’ using liquid-to-serum technology that hydrates the deeper layers of your skin while plumping it up to smooth out the appearance of fine lines. The […]
Read MoreL’Oreal sent me their original Volume Million Lashes mascara (R169,95) the other day and I was super keen to try it as I really like their So Couture version. Volume Million Lashes promises volume, length and zero clumps and it certainly lives up to the latter two. I liked that it created a lovely, defined […]
Read MoreI’m not sure why, but I wasn’t expecting a lot from Sharon & Kelly’s recent collaboration with MAC. While both of women are fascinating, I don’t equate either of them with ‘aspirational glamour’. So, I guess you could say short sighted l’l ole me was super surprised by just how fabulously lustable their collections are […]
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Lipgloss is my Life 