As you may know, Woolies recently relaunched their website, along with a snazzy new ecommerce section. We love an online store so I had a little snoop around their virtual shop window and picked my favourite products.
I recently decided to try a few more products from The Body Shop, a brand that I feel dwells in the limbo of being established and well respected, but maybe a little bit forgotten as new, more exciting eco-friendly brands become the norm. The Body Shop is the original, natural and ethical beauty brand, and really were light years ahead of their time when they launched in 1976. Since then they’ve become synonymous with fair trade, environmental friendliness and cruelty-free beauty. Even though most new brands claim to have these values (since it’s so very fashionable these days!), few truly…
I was prompted to write this post after receiving a tester of the Clarins Advanced Extra-Firming Neck Cream, and starting to pay a little more attention to keeping that area moisturised. As my skin is combination-oily, I tend to use quite a light moisturiser or oil on my face which isn’t necessarily rich enough for the skin on my neck and chest. Keeping this skin soft, supple and protected with SPF helps to slow down the signs of ageing, reduce the effect of gravity and improve its overall tone. I’ll be the first to tell you that you don’t NEED…
One of the most hotly anticipated limited edition make-up collections this year will be hitting our shores in September and here’s a sneak preview.
My experience with Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate was, overall, very positive. As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, I had already been using MRC a couple of nights a week in rotation with my Alpha-H Liquid Gold and a regular night cream. The idea of the challenge was to use it every single night for 28 days and so that’s what I did, adjusting my bedtime beauty routine accordingly.
So, last Friday marked the end of my three-month-long spending freeze; 90 days of torturous new-product-bans after a rather expensive trip to the UK in April. To celebrate, I went and blew my monthly budget at the Waterfront (well, what did you expect?!) and here’s what I bought: Clarins I’ve been wanting to try the Instant Eye Make-up Remover Lotion (125ml for R250) after seeing it recommended on a few trusted blogs for fast removal of stubborn mascara. I have NO patience when it comes to getting off my eye make-up and I invariable scrub at my eyes with whatever…
I happened upon this video series on Into The Gloss recently and thought you guys might enjoy it. Isabelle Bellis is a quintessentially chic Parisian living in New York, where she runs a unique skin clinic from the penthouse floor of a townhouse on a quiet, residential block on the Upper East Side. Her luminous skin and sing-song French accent have resulted in a girl crush of note, but she also really knows her stuff! You can read more about her in this interview with Elle magazine or visit her website. Part One: Cleansing Part Two: Moisturising Image via.
My five favourite beauty products from the month of June and mini reviews of each after the jump. Lush Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner Sounds weird, right? Well, it is a bit weird but only because there isn’t anything else like it currently on the market (although Nivea are launching a very similar version soon). It’s basically a thick, deliciously rose-scented cream that you rub over your wet skin in the bath or shower, and then rinse off, leaving behind a very moisturising residue that keeps your skin soft and supple all day long. The reason I love it so much…
I’ve always been drawn to the packaging and branding of Bumble and bumble‘s products – quirky, humorous and fun, it epitomises everything that beauty should be. So I was thrilled to find the products in Boots when I visited the UK earlier this year, and particularly excited to try their famous and best-selling Surf Spray in an attempt to inject some texture into my super-soft, super-straight hair. It’s quite pricey but wow does it work! I was also given generous samples of the Thickening Hair Spray (also great at adding some oomph to your strands) and Bb. Texture Hair (Un)dressing Creme which…
As you’ll know by now, Camilla and I are participating in the 28-day Change Your Skin challenge with Kiehl’s by trialling their Midnight Recovery Concentrate for a month. It has forced me to be much more disciplined about my routine so that the results of the challenge aren’t skewed by all the different products I use, something that’s very difficult for a product junkie like me. I usually work in a three day cycle with my nighttime skincare, alternating moisturiser (at the moment I’m using Mama Mio Mighty Moisture), Alpha-H Liquid Gold and a beauty oil. Obviously I’ve now cut…