Skincare – Page 29 – All Dolled Up

July 19, 2013

Friday Lust: Cult Beauty Wishlist

What would Friday be without a little product lust, am I right? Cult Beauty is, without question, my favourite beauty website – it stocks the most elite products, which have been tried and tested by industry professionals, so you know you’re getting the very best. I have been known to cruise the site obsessively, earmarking all the products I’m desperate to try (problems). Sadly, it seems that I have been able to exercise restraint for once in my life (I can neither confirm nor deny that this restraint was brought on by the exchange rate), so these beauties will have to…

July 17, 2013

Fairlady Best of Beauty Awards 2013

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We have been nominated in the Beauty Blogger Category of the Fairlady Best of Beauty Awards! We couldn’t be happier and feel honoured to be nominated alongside blogs we love, such as Kiss Blush and Tell, Style Scoop and For The Beauty of It. This nomination means the world to us because we have poured our hearts and souls into All Dolled Up over the last six months, and to see it go from strength to strength has been the most fulfilling, rewarding experience. We really value all of our loyal readers and we still can’t quite believe that anyone…

July 16, 2013

Favourite Five: Neck & Chest Creams

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…

July 10, 2013

Jules’ Experience: Kiehl’s Change Your Skin Challenge

Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate and Midnight Recovery Eye

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.

July 9, 2013

Camilla’s Experience: The Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate Change Your Skin Challenge

A few weeks ago Jules and I started the Change Your Skin Challenge with Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate (“MRC”). I have been keeping very quiet about the Challenge because my skin has been quite temperamental, whereas Jules’ skin has responded really well and is looking better than I’ve ever seen it.

July 8, 2013

Beauty Haul: End of the Spending Freeze!

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…

July 4, 2013

How to Clean Your Face with Isabelle Bellis

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.

July 3, 2013

My Introduction to !QMS Medicosmetics

A couple of weeks ago the lovely ladies at Little Black Book PR got in touch with me to see if I would be interested in going to meet with their local !QMS Medicosmetics expert, Anel Engelke, to find out a little more about the brand and learn about how the products work. I had been wanting to try QMS for a while now as a couple of my friends use it and absolutely rave about it (you can read our friend Natalie’s post on QMS here), so I happily accepted and booked Anel’s first available appointment.

July 2, 2013

June Favourites: Jules

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…

July 2, 2013

June Favourites: Camilla

Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer My love for Laura Mercier, and her world-famous Secret Camouflage Concealer in particular, has been well-documented. I have yet to find a concealer that does as good a job as this one does – it covers anything and everything and has the most incredible staying power, even without a setting powder (no mean feat). The unique two-toned camouflage system allows you to customize the colour to perfectly match your skin tone, thereby ensuring that you have an exact colour match all year round. Sadly not available in SA yet (my boyfriend brought this back for me…

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