Jules

March 28, 2014

NEW: TOY Nail Polish

TOY Nail Polish South Africa | All Dolled Up

There are a few things that I look for in a good nail polish; gorgeous colours, even application and a long-lasting formula among them. As a proud (ok, slightly ashamed) owner of more than 60 bottles of nail polish for my personal use, I would also say that I am relatively expert on the subject. It was therefore with great interest that we received a selection of nail polishes from Colombian brand TOY (“Two Of You”) who have recently launched in SA, with four new shades to trial and the “Diamond Cocktail” topcoat. I’ve put them through their paces and…

March 24, 2014

What I Bought from ASOS

Online shopping in South Africa | All Dolled Up

I recently wrote about my experience placing an order from UK-based website ASOS, and how I was pleasantly surprised that they didn’t charge me customs duties. I’m hearing conflicting reports from readers so I think it’s still quite hit and miss, but for a few small items I think it’s worth the risk, especially since the lower the value of your order, the lower the customs charges if you get nailed. Anyway, I thought you would be interested in what I bought:

March 19, 2014

Shopping Online: ASOS

Online shopping in South Africa ASOS | All Dolled Up

There’s been lots of discussion in the blog comments and on our Twitter feed recently about buying beauty products online, and specifically the customs duties that come along with importing goods from overseas. The official policy is that orders with a value under R500 (excluding shipping) are exempt from customs duties and it has always been my advice to people that they should place small orders to avoid this. I had heard however that this policy wasn’t applied consistently and people were getting charged duties even on orders under the threshold, so I thought I would test it out myself.

March 14, 2014

My Morning Skincare Routine

Watch the video to find out what products I’m currently using to cleanse and prep my skin for the day. All products and links listed after the jump:

March 12, 2014

NEW: Mio High Intensity Bodycare

You are probably already familiar with Mama Mio, the specialist skincare range for pregnant women and new moms that we have mentioned before on the blog. Their body oil is a huge favourite of ours, but most of the products, although excellent, don’t really suit us because we’re simply at a different (childless) stage of our lives.

March 5, 2014

Mini Review: Revlon ColorBurst Matte and Lacquer Balms

Revlon has just launched a new range of chubby lip pencils in two different finishes; Matte Balms (velvet) and Lacquer Balms (glossy). Here is a quick review of the four shades that I bought… You might want to watch until the end. Nudge nudge, wink wink.

March 4, 2014

Best of Beauty: Oscars 2014

Angelina Jolie at the Oscars 2014 | All Dolled Up

Waking up the morning after the Oscars is always very exciting because I LOVE seeing all the beautiful gowns and glamorous hair and make-up looks worn by my favourite stars. This year, the overall feeling was quite classic and romantic, and the ladies of the A-list were particularly well turned out in plenty of nude lips and bedroom eyes. Here are my four favourites and one serious un-favourite: I mean, I don’t even know where to start. I haven’t always been a huge fan of Angelina Jolie but in the past few years she has really softened her look and…

February 28, 2014

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