Before Stila arrived in South Africa, the only thing I knew about the brand was their famous eyeshadow in the shade called Kitten which is beloved the world over. It’s one of those shimmery champagne shades that works well on its own or as a base for building a more complex eyeshadow look, and suits a broad range of skin tones. It was the first item I bought from the range (and also bought one for Camilla for Christmas) and here are my thoughts:
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So, I recently survived my 30th birthday (which wasn’t nearly as traumatic as I expected it to be) and I started thinking about all the beauty advice I’ve been given/read about/learnt first hand over the past three decades. With that in mind I decided to put together a piece outlining the 30 best tidbits in celebration of 30 years of beauty love! This is a long post, so maybe go make yourself a cup of tea and get settled in.
From today until 15 May 2013, Maybelline is offering R20 off all eye products. Here’s my pick of the best items to get your hands on: 1. I’ve always been a huge fan of Maybelline mascaras and I’m particularly keen to try the new Volum’ Express The Rocket formulation. 2. A good eyebrow pencil is a make-up kit essential as far as I’m concerned and I’ve heard only good things about the Master Shape Brow Pencil. 3. The Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr cream gel shadows are known for their smooth application and incredible, crease-free staying power. 4. If you’ve always wanted to…
As you will no doubt have realised by now, over at All Dolled Up we’re more into lipsticks than glosses. However, there are times when a girl just needs a bit of gloss…enter Chanel Glossimer in Wild Rose. It’s a beautiful pinky colour with subtle flecks of shimmer, it’s the quintessential “my lips but better” shade. It looks quite pigmented in the bottle, but is far softer on the lips – very elegant and sophisticated. The texture is lovely – not sticky or tacky (my worst – Juicy Tube, I’m looking at you). It glides onto the lip easily and…
As my obsession grows and I accumulate more and more beauty products, I find my bathroom shelves overflowing with bottles and tubes. With only so much space available, I am forced to move my make-up collection to my bedroom, leaving some extra space for my ever-expanding skincare stash and haircare hoard. I decided to pop into Pax 3D in search of some storage units, and in particular a lipstick holder like this one that I had seen on another beauty blog. It didn’t for one minute occur to me that they might actually have one so you can imagine my…
By the time you read this, I will freezing my perfectly pedicured toes off in London while scouring the high street for beauty bargains. I thought you might like to see what make-up I’m taking with me that pretty much comprises all my favourite and most-used products at the moment. I plan to buy more stuff than I can carry when I’m there so I’ve probably packed far more than I really need but at least I know I have all my essentials in case of any beauty emergencies! Products: Skin Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream Benefit High Beam Clinique Airbrush…
1. Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream in Medium I’ve been testing some “drugstore” BB creams over the past couple of months but the problem is that the minute I tried this one, I didn’t want to use any of the others! I’ll go into a more in-depth review when I do the full post but for now let me say that it has a light texture with medium coverage and an easy-to-blend formula. The finish is satiny and far less greasy than the Garnier equivalent. 2. Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant I received a sample of this from a friend in the industry…
EXTRA SPF 25 Tinted Moisturizing Balm in Light to Medium For the past month I have been reaching for my Dr Jart+ Water Fuse Beauty Balm Cream, and this. I have been leaning towards balms lately because my skin is still feeling so dry and I have been craving the hydration. This is billed as a lightweight foundation alternative for dry, dehydrated skin – bingo! The formulation is ultra-rich, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this unless your skin is as parched as mine, as it might leave you looking a little bit greasy. This balm looks, feels and smells heavenly –…
I spotted a tweet from Style36 (previously 36Boutiques) the other day about a special deal on their new BeautyBox (R75 instead of the usual R95) so I decided to order one and see what it was like. It arrived earlier this week (delivery is always free and fast from them which is a big thumbs up in my book) but, to be honest, it was a little bit “meh”. It draws obvious comparisons to rubybox but this was a once-off “First Edition” purchase; no mention has yet been made of a subscription offering. It’s very difficult to compare them based…