Link Love #5

Here’s a round-up of my recent favourite beauty reads – I hope you enjoy! Cindy Crawford Cover Story – Violet Grey Cindy Crawford is my #1 favourite supermodel of all time, so when she speaks, I soak up every word – it’s like the gospel to me. What I found interesting in this article is that she mentions how her hair has aged – apparently no one warns you about the change in texture and how much more brittle it will become – yikes! Still, forewarned is forearmed and all that! How To Bathe Like A (Detox) Princess – She’s…

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The Brush Cleansing Dream Team

You know you’re the world’s biggest beauty geek when a silicone brush-washing glove excites you. I’ve had my eye on the Sigma Spa Brush Cleasning Glove for a couple of months now, and finally decided to bite the bullet and treat myself (I also bought one for Jules for her birthday and she literally squealed when she opened it). The glove has two sides: one for eye brushes and one for face brushes: There are variety of textures and surfaces which perform various functions, ie wash, refine, rinse and shape. The glove itself is incredibly soft and much more flexible…

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Jules’ September Favourites

September Favourites | All Dolled Up

I’ve got a bumper edition of favourites this month so let’s dive in. There is a mixture of products that I bought in London on my recent stopover there, and a few that are available here, so read on to get the lowdown: Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick in “Nudist” I raved at length about “Raplumzel” in our July Favourites video and have since moved on to quite a serious love affair with nudes. “Nudist” is a highly wearable, gorgeous caramel nude shade that is easy to apply without a mirror and is now a permanent inhabitant…

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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid: The One

If you’re anything like me, you chop and change between various fragrances, but none of them really hook you to the point that you don’t want to use anything else. For years and years I used Narciso Rodriguez ‘For Her’, and although I loved it, the real reason I stuck with it was because I hadn’t found anything else that grabbed my attention. I am a real sucker for Tom Ford fragrances – I own Black Orchid, Neroli Portifino and now, Velvet Orchid (all thanks to my globe-trotting boyfriend). Ladies, I’m delighted to tell you that Velvet Orchid is ‘The One’. I read…

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Introducing Lipidol

Lipidol South Africa | All Dolled Up

Our love affair with beauty oils is no secret; we hardly shut up about favourites like The Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil, Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse, Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate, Trilogy Rosehip Oil, Mama Mio O-Mega Body Oil, MoroccanOil and REN Rose Otto Ultra-Moisture Body Oil. In short, they are the best ingredient/formulation for cleansing and nourishing your skin and hair and we can’t get enough. So we were delighted to receive an invitation to the recent launch of a brand new, affordable, oil-based skincare line that is going to rock your world. Introducing: Lipidol. The range: There are currently…

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More USA Hauling…

My boyfriend goes to America a lot. So, as emotional compensation, he brings make-up back for me. I think it’s a fair trade, don’t you? He got back from his latest jaunt about two weeks ago, and although I was very excited to see him, I was equally excited to get stuck into the goodies I’d asked him to bring back for me. I thought about photographing everything straight away but I wanted to try them first so I could review them for you, and honestly (the real reason), I didn’t have the willpower to wait – I’m too impatient.…

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Review: Schwarzkopf BC Hairtherapy

Schwarzkopf recently relaunched their BC Hairtherapy range, which now includes seven hair care lines, each with specific formulas and ingredients specially selected for the hair care needs of different hair types. The secret to the new BC Hairtherapy range is Cell Perfector Technology, which replenishes the surface of the hair and rebuilds the hair structure, leaving you with the healthiest, happiest head of hair you’ve ever experienced. I’m not going to go into the exact details of how the ingredients work – it’s all very scientific and a bit confusing, but if you do want more details, let me know and…

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