The sweet peeps at essence sent me a veritable sack o’ new goodies the other day and I’ve had a lot of fun playing with them. I also found a few gems in the process and thought I’d share them with you, starting with their fab new Stays No Matter What jumbo eye and shadow […]

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I’m baaa-ack! Almost. I’ve currently got a toy boy guest staying with me until the 16th and have been kept pretty busy so I haven’t had time to schedule a post to go live every day after this one. Thus, I’ll be posting ad hoc sommer and eventually get back into the swing of daily posting towards to the end of the […]

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Can you believe 2013 is almost dunzo? I don’t know about you but this hasn’t been my favourite year and I can’t wait for it to voetsek. I do, however, have a good feeling about 2014. Anyway, I was going to create a final ‘Christmas-y post’ on my top beauty-related gift items but just didn’t […]

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Remember Brit designer Henry Holland’s T-shirt collection for Mr Price? Well they’ve hooked up again, this time to create a line of cute summer dresses inspired by his super star besties; Kelly Osbourne, Pixie Geldorf, Katy Perry and Rihanna, to name but a few. Being a lucky cow, I was spoiled by Have You Heard, […]

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Last week I had the pleasure of attending a stylish ladies brunch at Myatt Cafe hosted by the HUGO BOSS store in the V&A. Myself and about 40 or so other girls arrived at the store in the morning where we got to browse the racks while nibbling on canapes. The store is fab in […]

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There have been so much hotly anticipated beauty launches this year but Michael Kors’ luxurious new fragrance and cosmetics line pretty much takes the cake. Divvied up into three lines – Sporty, Sexy and Glam – each consists of a fragrance and a carefully edited selection of cosmetics. There are also a smattering of indulgent […]

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The other day Freebees PR held an end of year bash at the CTICC to show off all the brands they help create press for. Many of them are beauty-focused so I popped in for a squiz and thought I’d show off some of the more interesting things I saw. First up, I got a […]

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Australian hair brand Aussie has just launched three of their bestsellers in limited edition packaging inspired by graffiti. The Street Art collection consists of Mega Instant Shampoo for everyday cleansing, lightweight Mega Instant Conditioner and 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner. To be clear, the formula is still the same – and thank God for […]

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Last weekend I spent my Saturday at the Franschhoek Cap Classique and Champagne festival courtesy of J. C. Le Roux who gave me a double ticket. This year, the theme was black and white which was fabulous as the monochrome trend is still big right now making it very easy to do. The end result was […]

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So we all know someone who wears DKNY Be Delicious, but what about Balmain? Coco bloody Chanel is not the only be all and end all of French fashion and fragrance houses, just so you know. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the brand (and many aren’t as its pretty exclusive in South […]

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Getting my face on with Bourjois I was given a few new Bourjois goodies to play with the other day; new Twist-up-the-volume mascara (R139,99), Rouge Shine Edition lipstick (R119,99) and Queen Attitude Kohl Kajal liner (R99,99). Of everything in the stash, I’m most in love with the lippie. It feels like a nice, hydrating balm […]

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Have you bought your ticket for the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Plate yet? It’s on the 11th of January at the Kenilworth Race Course and the after party is always killer good. This year the entertainment includes DJ’s Fresh and Euphonik and now it’s been announced that  SA expoert DJ Lora will act as the international […]

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