So it’s Monday. Bleh. If you’re sitting at your desk I’m sure there’s somewhere else you’d rather be. (Personally, I’m always torn between Kata Noi beach in Phuket or the fragrance section in Sephora…) But ja, you’re probably desk bound which is totally sucky but hey! I’m here to help brighten things up with semi-naked hotties, namely Expresso presenter Graeme Richards… […]

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It felt like just the other day that VO5 re-launched their wash and styling range but now they’ve done it again with a pretty-in-pink line up that includes shampoos and conditioners for five different hair types as well as a nice selection of styling products. All the shampoos and conditioners make use of VO5’s special […]

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Remember how I chatted about MAVALA nail colours the other day? Well they’ve just launched yet another limited edition collection but this time ALL the shades will be available in SA, not just two of them. Yayness! The new hues are all very on trend for spring in that they’re all mooi li’l pastels that […]

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So, what’s the ultimate ‘up yours’ to winter? A body rockin’ tan, of course… If you want to get your (faux) tan on, take advantage of Urban Lash & Tan’s Bring a Friend To Tan evening. For R180 per person (the normal price of a spray tan is R250), you’ll score a spray tan plus […]

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After a wait that felt like forever, ZARA, one of the world’s most exciting (and affordable!) fashion chains has set up shop in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. If my creative skills were up to it, this is where I’d insert a montage of happy babies, prancing unicorns and cute li’l hamsters in tiaras. […]

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Having written about beauty for years, I’m well aware of all the cardinal sins. Don’t set foot in the sun without a sunscreen, don’t waste money on anti-agers that come in jars as opposed to air-safe pump bottles, blah blah blah… One of the biggest beauty rules, however, is to take your make-up off before […]

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Back in the day, finding organic beauty products was a bit of an ‘ish’ but now that the whole ‘green thing’s totally exploded organic skin care is pretty much all over the place. Still, finding organic or at least completely natural make-up is tough. I learned this the hard way when I had to write […]

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Clinique Even Better Eyes dark circle corrector is a lightweight eye cream that promises to visibly lighten up dark under eye circles while it’s metal applicator tip cools and massages the eye area to ‘break up puffs’. As the formula contains lots of light-reflecting mica and titanium dioxide (which is also a sunscreen), it can […]

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If you follow me on twitter you might’ve heard I had an i-Lipo session earlier today. It sparked a bit of a flurry in that everyone had loads of questions and this is where I hope to answer them. In a nutshell, i-Lipo is a brand of laser lipo. It involves strapping pads to your jiggly bits so they can emit a […]

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As you know, I’m an oily-skinned girl who pretty much hyperventilates if I accidentally leaves home without blotting powder. I also like mattifying foundations and, back in the day, my ‘go to’ oil-zapper was Clinique Superfit. When they discontinued it, they might as well have plunged a knife in my greasy little heart. Thus, I’m absolutely thrilled to […]

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Steve Madden make some gorgeous shoes; I often see then when I cruise for the perfect summer wedges on Amazon; they tend to pop up in my ‘You like that? You’ll probably like these too’ panel. Anyway, Jozi girls have had easy access to Meneer Madden’s footwear for a while thanks to a dedicated store […]

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As it turns out, Ralph Lauren’s Big Pony collection for the boys has done so well he thought he’d let us meises in on the aksie with a Big Pony line up for women: Too pretty, right? Each bottle is emblazoned with a number from 1 to 4 on the back which is the perfume’s […]

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