Skincare – Page 30 – All Dolled Up

June 28, 2013

Bedtime Beauty: My Current Routine

MAC Cleanse-Off Oil, Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm and Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

As you’ll know by now, Camilla and I are participating in the 28-day Change Your Skin challenge with Kiehl’s by trialling their Midnight Recovery Concentrate for a month. It has forced me to be much more disciplined about my routine so that the results of the challenge aren’t skewed by all the different products I use, something that’s very difficult for a product junkie like me. I usually work in a three day cycle with my nighttime skincare, alternating moisturiser (at the moment I’m using Mama Mio Mighty Moisture), Alpha-H Liquid Gold and a beauty oil. Obviously I’ve now cut…

June 25, 2013

Flu Beauty: A Helping Hand

I am battling the flu at the moment and it is awful – pounding head, runny nose, high temperature…I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I can’t afford to take time off work at the moment, so I’ve had to ramp up my beauty routine to make sure that I don’t arrive at the office looking like death. Here’s my pick of the best products to help you look better than you feel…

June 20, 2013

Hero Product: Environ Derma-Lac Lotion

WARNING: This is a very unglamorous post. Let’s be frank, winter is not kind to us girls – particularly if, like me, you have to wear stockings and high heels to work…ingrown hairs and dry heels for days! But don’t despair – help is at hand, and you have my mother to thank for this one. I was back home a few weeks ago and was happily ensconced in my Vogue when a rogue foot was suddenly thrust into my face. “Feel my feet – just FEEL how soft they are!” she said. So I did. And they were! When…

June 18, 2013

WINNER: Mama Mio Try Me Trio

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June 18, 2013

Kiehl’s Change Your Skin Challenge: Week 1

Last week I started using Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate on my face every night, as part of the 28-day Change Your Skin Challenge. Kiehl’s kindly gave both Camilla and me a full-size bottle of the overnight anti-ageing elixir (which, if used every night would last us three months at least) to test and report back on. I already used KMRC as part of my night-time beauty routine but alternating it in a three-day cycle with Alpha-H Liquid Gold and a regular moisturiser. I had a suspicion that it was causing me to break out so I was somewhat hesitant to…

June 14, 2013

Oh, Honey! Sweet Beauty Treats

Honey is having a real moment as a star ingredient in skincare and beauty products. It has long been acknowledged as having healing superpowers thanks to its natural anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, making it perfect for treating skin conditions like acne and eczema. As well as being a powerful antioxidant, it’s also extremely nourishing and moisturising, plumping up skin and improving elasticity. Ok, I’m sold! Here’s my pick of the yummiest honey-based beauty products around (full listing after the jump):

June 13, 2013

Kiehl’s Change Your Skin Challenge

As you will no doubt have gathered by now, Jules and I are huge Kiehl’s fans, so when the lovely Tori from Kiss, Blush and Tell asked us if we’d like to participate in their “Change Your Skin” Challenge, we couldn’t say “yes” fast enough. The Challenge entails using one of Kiehl’s best-sellers, Midnight Recovery Concentrate, every day for 28 days – they claim that within that time, your skin will be completely transformed and forever changed for the better. It’s a bold claim, so I am interested to see what happens. Jules and I also have such different skin…

June 12, 2013

UK Beauty Haul: Skincare

A couple of you asked to see a haul of all the goodies I bought in London when I was there in April, so here it is. Unfortunately for my bank balance, I bought so much stuff that I need to split it up into two videos (sorry I’m not sorry) so here is the first one which is all about skincare. Some of these products can be bought in SA (marked with a *) and where applicable I’ve supplied links to websites that will ship here, many of them for free. Let me know in the comments if you…

June 12, 2013

The Spa Shop

It’s no secret that Camilla and I like to shop. Like, a LOT. We’re also huge fans of online shopping and you should be too – it’s efficient, convenient, offers more variety and is often cheaper than fighting with the hoards in the mall. So we’re always pleased to hear about new online beauty stores, especially when they’re local. The Spa Shop sells spa-quality products (think Dr Hauschka, RapidLash and SpaRitual) for both men and women along with complimentary skin and beauty advice, lots of special offers, free samples, product reviews and free delivery for orders over R1000. You can…

June 11, 2013

Top 5: Disappointing Products

I do my research before I buy products, which is why I’m very rarely disappointed. However, sometimes, no matter how many rave reviews a product gets, it simply doesn’t tick the boxes for me. Here are the top five products that I really regret buying, in no particular order:

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