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Latest Love: Beautiful New Brushes from Morphe & NARS

Beautiful New Brushes from Morphe & NARS | All Dolled Up

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…

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Summer Holiday Favourites

Summer Holiday Favourites | All Dolled Up

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…

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10 Days of Giveaways: The Winners!

All Dolled Up 10 Days of Giveaways

Aaaaand we’re back! Happy New Year, beauties! We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing festive season, and we hope that 2016 brings you nothing but joy (i.e. makeup). A massive thank you to all of you who took the time to enter our 10 Days of Giveaways competitions – we were completely blown away by the number of entries we received. We were thrilled to see that you were as excited about the prizes as we were – we hope to do even better this coming year! So, the million dollar question…did you win? Let’s see…

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{CLOSED} Day 10: Win Charlotte Tilbury 1975 Red Lipstick

Charlotte Tilbury 1975 Red

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…

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{CLOSED} Day 5: Win the Real Techniques Core Collection & LA Girl ULTRA Eyeshadow Palette

Real Techniques brushes are our favourite “drugstore” brushes by a country mile! The superb quality and purse-friendly price point make them the perfect choice for novices and pros alike. We were thrilled with Foschini brought this UK brand to our shores earlier in the year, and they are now available from Clicks, selected Woolworths stores, and online at Takealot. LA Girl USA Cosmetics is another good quality, affordable makeup brand which is available from Dischem. Jules has gone through multiple bottles of their HD Pro BB Cream and rates it as one of the best she has ever used. The ULTRA eyeshadow…

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{CLOSED} Day 4: Win Glorious Clarins Goodies

The Clarins brand is a firm favourite over here at All Dolled Up. The skin care, body care and make up are all fantastic, and we have yet to try a product that hasn’t knocked our socks off. The lucky winner of this prize will receive a hamper containing all of our most favourite favourites (I cannot tell you the willpower it took to not keep this one for ourselves – it’s that good). Enter using the Rafflecopter form below to win this incredible hamper valued at R3,475.00! a Rafflecopter giveaway Competition rules: Open to residents of South Africa only and entrants…

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{CLOSED} Day 2: Win Drugstore Beauty Favourites

As a drugstore beauty addict, it’s no secret that I love affordable makeup and skincare that doesn’t break the bank and really works. Today you have the chance to win some of our absolute favourites, including Bioderma Sensibio H2O, Max Factor Crème Puff Blush and Bourjois Rouge Edition Aqua Laque. Enter to win this huge hamper valued at more than R3000 using the Rafflecopter form below: a Rafflecopter giveaway Competition rules: Open to residents of South Africa only and entrants must be over 18 years of age (or have a parent/guardian’s consent before entering). There will be 10 separate giveaways,…

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{CLOSED} Day 1: Win a PAX3d Acrylic Cosmetic Organizer

My Makeup Storage | All Dolled Up

The 9-drawer acrylic cosmetic organizer that I keep stuffed full of makeup in my bedroom is one of my favourite things. It’s big and roomy and has plenty of space for all of my lipsticks, eyeshadow palettes, setting powders, bronzers, blushes, primers and false eyelashes. I got it from PAX3d, an amazing warehouse full of awesome storage and sorting products AKA OCD heaven. The store is in Boulevard Square in Paarl but you can also shop online for delivery anywhere in SA, which is super handy. Enter using the Rafflecopter form below to win your very own acrylic organizer: a…

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