Ramblings of a rampant beauty editor…
Back in the day, I used to have a serious ish with insomnia due to being on an incorrect dosage of epilepsy meds. Oh boy did that suck balls. Flash forward a few years and now I’m generally good sleeper – thank God – but I still have the odd night where no amount of […]
Read MoreA little while back I attended a Luxottica media day where the eyewear importers showed off the latest frames from zexy brands like Ray-Ban, Emporio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and Vogue. The event was held at and catered for by The Cape Town Club in Queen Victoria and the food was crazy good. I think I […]
Read MoreMy friend Ritza (yep, Luxo.co.za‘s Ritza) celebrated her birthday at Kloof Street House the other day. (If you’ve yet to go, you have to try the butternut, sage and ricotta ravioli in gorgonzola sauce – it’s awesome.) I’m currently attempting to save every penny I earn so I can disappear to Thailand for a bit […]
Read MoreHands up who loves a good a freebie? And by good I mean good. Not a spend R500 and get a stupid eye pencil free. I mean buy one product and get another full size product gratis! That’s the kind of special I’m talking about girlfriends… Up until the end of June, if you buy […]
Read MoreReady to get stuck in? The Body Shop Colour Crush Shine lipstick range, R120 each. The Body Shop’s just launched a few new brightly coloured Colour Crush lippies just in time for spring in the UK. While it might be winter here in SA – or at least Cape Town; it’s bucketing down as I […]
Read MoreSo Mr Price has an app. Ho hum… so does everyone else… here’s me giving a toss… or so I thought… As it turns out, you can use it to scan the swing tags of products you love to locate your nearest store that has one in your size. OMFG. Why doesn’t every store offer […]
Read MoreOptiphi, best known for their in-salon peels, make some lovely facial products too and are now moving into body territory too with their new Body Curve body lotion (R360). According to their website, the optiphi team put their heads together to create a list of what their ideal body lotion would offer; 24 hydration and […]
Read MoreRight, let’s do this! Maybelline The Colossal Go Extreme! Volum’ mascara, R124,95 It feels like every time I blink Maybelline is gooi-ing out a new Volum’ Express mascara. In fact, a quick visit to their site reveals the lot of them and a quick count reveals ten of them. Good God! That’s a lotta options, […]
Read MoreA while back I attended the launch of Vita Liberata, a range of organic self-tanning products that’s now available via selected salons in South Africa as well as a local website. The range hails from Northern Ireland and is proudly 80% organic. The self-tanners also promise not to smell while they develop, fade naturally, offer more […]
Read MoreLast weekend I attended the annual 5 for Change charity ball and auction. This year, the five chosen charities to benefit from the proceeds where all girl-focused and you can read more about them over here in my pre post. The MC was actor/comedian Siv Ngesi who brought the hotness in a fancy pants suit and The Kiffness and Louise […]
Read MoreNew to the Lancome counter and the last word in pretty, La Vie est Belle L’eau EDT (50ml for R865) is a soft, slightly sweet and very feminine fragrance. Something about it reminds me a bit of Victor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb but with a lot less sugar and nearly as potent. While V&R yells ‘Hey […]
Read MoreLast week I was invited to a dinner and Warwick Estate wine pairing evening at Blues in Camps Bay. The restaurant’s holding several of these type of evenings over the course of winter to introducing patrons to a few of their favourite vino suppliers – who actually join you for dinner. I arrived with my foodie […]
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