Review: Environ Focus Care Youth+ Range
It’s been a while since I posted anything on my blog, but I have an excuse (kind of) – you see, the last month or so has been a whirlwind as I’ve been abroad in Oz and the US, and…
Review: Justine DailyCare (and giveaway!)
During my time Down Under, I became more vigilant about my skincare routine and keeping my skin healthy and hydrated. The sun there is just as bad as everyone makes it out to be, which forces everyone to take their…
Review: Dove Nutritive Solutions Intensive Repair Shampoo & Conditioner
I needed to touch up my roots, and get a trim (because growing out a pixie cut means you enter mullet territory very quickly if left unchecked) so headed off to a new hairdresser last month, to make the most…
What’s a celebration without food?
I recently visited The Book Lounge for the launch of Ming-Cheau Lin’s book JUST ADD RICE – a collection of recipes and stories about growing up as a Taiwanese-South African. I had been following Ming-Cheau on Twittter (@mingcheau) and she…
Review: Dove Derma Spa Indulgent Hand Cream
I will never be a hand model. This is something I’d come to terms with in my life. I have terrible hands – large, with prominent veins and dry. They say you can tell a woman’s age from her…
Hunter Valley
“You like wine? Then you have to go to Hunter Valley! You should book a tour.” Since I landed in Sydney, a lot of people have been telling me where to go, and what I need to see while I’m…
Wild Life Sydney Zoo
Before I arrived, people kept asking me what I was looking forward to the most while in Australia. “Koalas,” I would reply. “And shopping, I guess.” Which is why one of the first things I did when I landed, naturally,…
‘Straya Day
My blog has been very quiet of late, but there’s a good reason for that. You see, on 13 January, after an 11 hour flight, I stepped off a Qantas aeroplane and walked through the airport and outside in the…
This Auto be Fun – Gin Tasting at Classic Cats
The past weekend saw the Grand Opening of a craft gin bar inside the Classic Cats showroom at the Vredenheim wine estate, and naturally we had to attend. And so, Sunday we got in the car for a mini road…
Review: Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lips (plus: giveaway!)
I am a huge fan of matte liquid lipsticks. I’ve tried quite a few, and actually earlier this year I actually tweeted the following: There's a character in a @MarianKeyes novel whose life goal is to find a long lasting…
