A brief round-up of six new products that Jules put to the test recently, including an eyeshadow palette from Urban Decay and Chanel’s new long-wearing nail polish formula.
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5 Things I’m Testing This Week
The PR samples are piling up on my desk at the moment so this week I’m going to make a concerted effort to put a few of them through their paces. I’m busy testing the new Restylane skincare range too but that will take me a few weeks to assess, but I should be able to give you my opinion on these products in a shorter timeframe. Look out for a mini review on Instagram next week: TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume Range One of the newest releases from this super-affordable brand is “a revolutionary new reverse wash haircare system, formulated for…
Top 10 Drugstore Beauty Faves: Nails, Hair, Tools & More!
This is a very late follow-up to a video I made last year that you guys seemed to enjoy: Top 10 Drugstore Makeup Favourites. At the time, I asked if you guys would be interested in seeing another Top 10 list of affordable tools, skincare, nail stuff and hair products and a lot of you said yes… so here it is – it’s only taken me a year to write it!
Sephora and Bobbi Brown Haul!
NEW MAKEUP! *Squeeeeeee* Camilla got herself some treats from Sephora and Bobbi Brown recently… find out what made the grade.
February Favourites 2016
Camilla’s Favourites MAC Eyeshadows: All That Glitters and Star Violet MAC Pro Palette (4 pan) Smashbox Photo Finish Lash Primer* MAC 205 Mascara Fan Brush MAC 130 Short Duo Fibre Brush Smashbox Brow Tech Loose Powder* Eucerin DermatoCLEAN Eye Make-up Remover Essie “Plumberry” Jules’ Favourites CND Vinylux Weekly Topcoat (available at Sorbet, selected salons & pharmacies) Revlon Ultimate All-in-One Mascara* Morphe 35P Eyeshadow Palette Morphe 35D Eyeshadow Palette Morphe 35T Eyeshadow Palette Skin Creamery Hydrating Facial Oil* Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum* Handy links Read all about the new releases from Smashbox » Watch the First Impressions video of the…
Top 10 UK Purchases
This is a long overdue post, seeing as we went to London almost 2 months ago now! We filmed a video when we got home, but the microphone short-circuited, which resulted in a delightful high-pitched buzzing sound throughout…not ideal. Anyway, we thought perhaps it would be best to show you our respective top 5 purchases (to go through everything would take an age) sooner rather than later as we won’t have an opportunity to film together for the next few weeks. So here we go: Camilla’s Top 5 RMK Cheek Brush Without a doubt, my number one purchase. RMK is…
Camilla’s Most Used Holiday Products
You’ve seen Jules’ holiday favourites, and now it’s time to see which products Camilla reached for most frequently over the festive season… Bumble & bumble Don’t Blow It (H)Air Styler This is definitely my number one hero holiday product. It’s a creme which ‘enhances texture and body with a soft, product-free feel for your perfect air-dried style’ – perfect for those days when you really can’t face heat styling your hair (which, given the current Cape Town temperatures, is every day). Prior to using this product, I think Jules, my oldest friend, could count on one hand the number of…
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…
{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,…
What to Buy at the UK Drugstore
So, you’re planning a trip to London and you’ve taken an empty suitcase to fill with high street beauty presents to yourself (no, just me?) but you’re not sure where to start? To give you some direction, here’s a list of all the things I’ve bought and loved from Boots and Superdrug, many of which are regularly repurchased: Skincare Hydraluron Moisture Booster – I have three backups of this, that’s how much I love it. Hydraluron was available at Clicks until recently so now I have to get it overseas, but it’s an amazing product for dehydrated skin like mine.…