Save the world while washing your hair: Pureology’s limited edition Hydrate shampoo and conditioner are totes amaze

July 4, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Fancy pants salon hair care brand Pureology make some amazing stuff for your locks y’all. I love that their goodies are free of silicones and sulphates and all the other ‘bad things’ people go on about nowadays. But mostly, I love that their Hydrate range makes my hair feel soft as silk without weighing it down. […]

So I’m back… almost!

July 4, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello, hello! I’m finally back from France but might need another holiday to recover from all the backlog I’ve had to chop through in the last few days. Once that’s sorted I’ll start reaming out the posts; just give me a bit of a breather. Holiday-wise, I had a fab time for the most part […]

Bon voyage (again)

June 19, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

By the time you read this I’ll be jetting off to Germany and then moving on to the south of France. I’ve got two weddings to attend, one being an old college friend’s and the other being my little sister’s in St Tropez. (Another one. Yup. This would be the third and last. She really, reaaallly likes getting married). I’d have […]

FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women party leaves me cold (but I still had a good time)

June 19, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

FHM magazine recently put out their 100 Sexiest Women issue. The list included foreign hotties like Gisele and Rosie Huntington-Whitely as well as local girls like Tracy McGregor (no. 54) and Lee-Anne Liebenberg (no. 2). Taking the number one spot, however, was former Miss SA Melinda Bam who’s just as gorgeous in real life as […]

Luxottica’s media day is one you don’t want to miss

June 18, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Eyewear importers Luxottica held a l’il media bash the other day. For those who don’t know, they import luxury eyewear brands like Ray-Ban, Prada and Burberry into South Africa. They invited everyone over in intimate little groups to the Plascon design centre in Waterkant street where we got to browse racks and racks of new sunnies and […]

So L’Occitane’s new Sublime Beauty Cream BB cream is one of the nicest I’ve tried

June 16, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I don’t know about you but when I think of L’Occitane, I think of luxurious Frenchtastical bath and body goodies. Not so much make-up, even though they do have their own make-up line. This is why I’m a little bit surprised by the awesomeness of their new Sublime Beauty Cream BB Cream. From a ‘coverage’ […]

What’s new from MAVALA including the Chilli & Spice collection and a fabulous waterproof eye make-up remover

June 14, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

So MAVALA has a hot new mini nail colour collection called Chilli and Spice that was inspired by far-flung tropical destinations. Of all the shades, I’m most taken with these boys: They’ve also added a few more items to their Eye-Lite eye collections and reformulated their super popular Double-Lash serum, a brush on lash treatment […]

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless mascara review

June 13, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Rimmel have launched yet another mascara; Lash Accelerator Endless mascara, R99,95. This new boy promises to lengthen and strengthen your lashes with teensy li’l microfibers plus a special formula that contains something Rimmel call Grow Lash Complex. Essentially, it’s a mix of hair strengthening keratin, antioxidants and Procapil. I did a bit of research on […]

Your second chance to win a sloggi underwear set AND is it wrong to fiddle with my hot step nephew?

June 13, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

So next week I’m off to a bestie’s wedding in Germany. She works for Lufthansa and has promised to seat me next to a selection of her hottest German pilot buddies (so, if by some twist of fate, we tie the knot ourselves, I can score an STD from every corner of the world! Pilots […]

Take 5: New beauty goodies I’ve tried and liked

June 13, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

It’s been raining new beauty goodies in the last few weeks; some were cool and some were kak but I only want to tell you about the winners so let’s get stuck right in shall we? First up, we’ve got a brand new lip balm from Blistex, specially formulated for the sensitive sort… Blistex Simple and Sensitive Lip Balm, R45 […]

Strike a pose darlings: Fujifim XF1 camera review

June 11, 2013.Reading time 9 minutes.

So let’s just call a spade a spade here; I’m a spoiled cow and get a lot of free shizz. One of the coolest things I’ve received in a while, however, has to be this baby: The new Fujifilm XF1 is possibly the hippest-looking camera I’ve ever seen. Despite its retro looks, it’s shooting skills are 100% 2013 and feature-riddled to the max. Think 12 […]

8 hours in a bottle? Filorga Sleep-Recover Anti-Fatigue night balm review

June 11, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Filorga’s Sleep Recover Anti-Fatigue Night Balm (R785, selected Edgars and Red Square stores) is an intensely hydrating silky-textured balm that, among other things, promises to help reduce dark under eye circles and puffiness, the signs of tired, stressed out skin. Aside from mega-hydrating hyaluronic acid and Filorga’s NCTF collagen-boosting complex, the balm uses an ingredients […]