The best beauty products from the past month, including some things we picked up in the UK at the end of last year.
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First Impressions: New Makeup from Revlon & L.A. Girl
Jules puts a new foundation, mascara and lipstick through their paces on a sweltering summer’s day. Find out how they held up!
Beauty Buddy Top Shelf #1: Jes
We’re kicking off a new series on the blog today that takes a sneak peek inside our friends’ bathrooms and makeup bags to bring you their Top 10 favourite products. We thought it would be interesting to see what other people use and maybe discover a few new things ourselves! First up is our friend Jes, someone we’ve known since we were at school and with whom we share a serious passion for beauty. She’s a busy working mom so she likes things that work well and don’t require too much time and effort, but she also likes to glam…
Product Empties: January 2016
A quick review of some of the products I’ve used up over the past few months. All the items are listed below and link to either local retailers or overseas sites that will ship to SA (where available). A lot of the products on UK sites are also currently on sale:
Latest Love: Beautiful New Brushes from Morphe & NARS
As I mentioned in my Summer Holiday Favourites post, there are a few categories of makeup that I hoard more than others, like foundation primers, eyeshadow palettes, nail polishes and texturising sprays. Makeup brushes should definitely be on that list and even so, I recently bought some more! I got these while I was in the UK recently and I am IN LOVE: NARS Yachiyo Kabuki I’ve wanted this brush for as long as I can remember but I’ve never been able to justify the £43 price tag, especially considering how many other makeup brushes I own. So when I…
Summer Holiday Favourites
The Christmas holidays have come and gone *sob* and since we didn’t get around to doing November or December favourites posts, I thought I would tell you which products I have enjoyed using most in the past couple of months. My beauty routine was generally made up of two extremes: loads of hair and makeup or none whatsoever, so this list is a mixture of good skincare and seriously beautiful makeup: Bioderma Photoderm MAX Aquafluid SPF 50+* My skin tends to be oily on the T-zone, especially in summer, so SPF is my mortal enemy because it invariably makes my…
Be Right Back
We’re off to paradise! Camilla and I are going to be taking a break in Mozambique for the next week, chilling with friends, soaking up the sun and reading lots of books. We will be 100% offline while we’re there (terrifying/awesome) so we won’t be able to approve or respond to comments or interact with you on social media until we get back. But when we do, we’ll draw the winners of the 10 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS and publish them here for you to see! Have a safe and happy New Year’s Eve and we’ll see you on the other side.…
{CLOSED} Day 10: Win Charlotte Tilbury 1975 Red Lipstick
Charlotte Tilbury is a name synonymous with glamour; her luxurious makeup range is the stuff of dreams, filled with exquisitely-packaged beauty products designed to make you look like your best self. Earlier this year, she launched a limited edition collaboration with the Norman Parkinson archive, which included 1975 Red, a classic 70s-style coral lip colour in her signature Matte Revolution finish. I promptly ordered one and can tell you that it’s the most comfortable and beautiful lipstick I’ve ever worn. You can see it in action here: The shade is no longer available but I got my hands on a…
{CLOSED} Day 8: Win Skincare from The Body Shop
If you’ve learned anything about me through this blog, it’s that I’m obsessed with The Body Shop. I’m fairly sure that I single-handedly keep the store afloat by purchasing vast numbers of body butters and multiple bottles of cleansing oil, filling my basket during every sale and raving about their skincare non-stop. It’s no secret that I swear by their body butters because they’re incredibly moisturising and smell wonderful. I’ve lost count of how many bottles of Silky Cleansing Oil I’ve gone through, and the Vitamin E Sink In Moisture Mask is my secret weapon for smooth, hydrated skin. To…
The Ultimate Holiday Party Look
Looking for an easy but high impact festive makeup look? This quick tutorial will show you how to get the ultimate Christmas or New Year’s Eve party face with minimum effort for maximum results.