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July Favourites: Camilla
Marvala Nail Shield A few months ago my nails were looking seriously worse for wear and I thought to myself “I know, I’ll try Gelish for a little while and see if it helps”…in the words of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: big mistake, huge! Not only did Gelish not help, but it actually made my nails worse (not throwing shade at Gelish here, by the way, I think it’s bloody brilliant and I loved having glossy, chip-free nails for 2 months – if my nails were stronger I would absolutely have kept getting Gelish manicures). When my manicurist scraped the…
Instagram Rewind
We don’t always get the chance to put together an in-depth blog post on a particular product or experience, so our Instagram account is a great way to find out what we’ve been up to. Here are the highlights from the past few weeks: Skin saviours: My long-haul flight essentials comprise Nuxe Rêve de Miel lip balm for obvious reasons, and a combination of my favourite dehydration heroes. Hydraluron to avoid having my skin sucked dry by the recirculated air layered under a thick layer of Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask really does the trick! I also usually pack a mini rosewater…
Topshop Beauty Haul
Upcoming Launches from Bourjois and Max Factor
Last week I attended the Cosmetiques de France press day to learn about all the upcoming launches from Max Factor, Bourjois, Bioderma and Noreva. There are going to be a lot of exciting new products hitting the shelves over the next couple of months, and I even though some aren’t going to be available for a while, I wanted to tell you about them anyway. I have decided to split the launches into two posts (Max Factor and Bourjois first, Bioderma and Noreva second) and I’m (rather selfishly) only going to tell you about the launches that I found most exciting. Bourjois Rouge…
Camilla’s Top 10 Holy Grail Items
I feel like I am living out of Country Road tog bag at the moment – between my flat, my boyfriend’s house and weekends away, I feel like I am constantly packing and unpacking. Thankfully, putting together my makeup/hair/toiletry bags for the next morning/weekend are often the easiest part because the basics are always the same. These basics are my Holy Grail items – the ones I never leave behind and the ones I always repurchase. It was actually surprisingly difficult to narrow it down to 10, so I have included 5 honourary mentions too – although not the loves of…
Beauty Haul: Clicks, MAC and More
Christmas Gift Guides // Beach Goddess
Bobbi Brown Beach Eau de Parfum – R790 (find a store) Kerastase Spray à Porter – R295 (buy online) Korres Cooling After Sun Face & Body – R260 Kiehl’s Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter – R615 Essie “Too Too Hot” nail polish – R130 (buy online) Dior Fluidstick in “373 Rieuse” – R495 Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse OR – R177* (buy online) *Currently on sale at Kalahari.com (full price usually R295)
UK Beauty Haul with Tori Tatham
Summer’s Hottest Nail Polish Shade
There is one colour that seems to be EVERYWHERE at the moment, and it is Radiant Orchid, Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2014. Described as “a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple”, it looks particularly gorgeous on the nails, as I discovered last week when I painted mine with the Maybelline shade mentioned below. I’ve since spotted loads of other nail polishes in this vibrant, magenta shade so here are three easy-to-find options: Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer “So Chic Pink”* Swatch by me. Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy “Up the Ante” Swatch via Cosmetic Proof Essie “Splash of Grenadine” Swatch via Demelza’s…