I am: Victress
An important part of my 2018 was seeing the increased visibility of the body positivity movement. An important campaign to reflect on this at the end of the year, as people start to look towards their 2019 resolutions – which…
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…
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…
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…
Review: John Frieda Sheer Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner
Around 3 weeks ago, Rubybox sent me the new John Frieda highlight activating shampoo and conditioner to try from the John Frieda Sheer Blonde® range. Being a fan of John Frieda hair products, and having had used part of their Sheer…
Review: 3D Fiber Lashes
As part of my very recent foray in beauty blogging, I was sent the new and exciting (to me, at least) 3D Fiber Lashes (which you can purchase for R340 online at www.brinea.co.za) to test and review. In the box there…
Face Mapping and Body Loving
Last Thursday saw my sister and I at the Dermalogica store at Cavendish Square, undergoing Face Mapping. This is a unique Dermalogica process where a Professional Skin Therapist uses Face Mapping to divide the facial landscape into fourteen zones. Each zone is examined to…
