Beauty Archive

I hate body hair. There I said it. I understand there’s a practical/functional reason we need body hair but I still don’t like it. I’ve used waxes, epilators & even a few rounds of (expensive!) laser but sometimes you just need a quick fix and this is it!     The BikiniGenie is the perfect ‘in

  I got my Dear Deer pillow case from The Spa Shop a beautiful soft grey (R120)… If you’re a natural it won’t be news that sleeping on a satin pillow case (i.e. vs. a cotton or polycotton one) is nothing less than a cardinal rule – one that I neglected for a really long time. Truth be

…. (the gorgeous) Imrah Ariefdien! Imrah  is from my home town of Cape Town and shared that she’s a mom to two boys. She works full-time, so the weekends are saved for quality time with her boys:  exploring  city, playing and swimming.  She loves to read and does party planning in her spare time too, saying she tends to go overboard with

I recently got a preview of all the goodies that Clinique has in store for Christmas and though there are around a dozen and a half to choose from, I couldn’t help but (even as I was sitting there listening) choose my top 5 picks. A girl can dream right? In case you don’t know they

A massage, mani & pedi are my favourite spa treatments. In fact, you’ll rarely find me booking in for anything else. After my hair, the most time I spend on my grooming is definitely my feet, trying to keep them in good nick between pedis.  As you can imagine, home care is really important. I’ve tried a bunch

  Whenever I look at my personal heap of Crabtree & Evelyn products I have in use (which is about everyday!) I keep asking myself when was I going to get down to reviewing them on the blog. Truth is, we could be here for a while if I had to work my way through them all

I loved your responses my previous frugal post so you’ve inspired me to start a series of them. First up, here are some ideas to save cash on the beauty front… General Use less product. Generally the more premium the product the less you have to use (they’re more concentrated). Stock up! When your

I’ve never made a secret of the fact that I’m not a fan of body hair. At al. Why do we need it anyway?  Luckily I’m not very hairy although that comes with disadvantages too like sparse eyebrows instead of those thick caterpillar ones I always drool on Indian girls. I’ve had laser removal

So who knew that La Mer did facials and even have their own mini salon? I use their lip balm and hand cream regularly and on my last purchase at Stuttafords Sandton I was quite surprised to be offered a facial. The salon is just one treatment room, La Mer branded & you could easily miss

The cosmoceutical side of the beauty industry grabbed my interest a few years back but even then, I didn’t have the inclination to try anything. I’d never heard of Dr Gobac Cosmoceuticals before and so I was super keen to try them out when I was sent these. Turns out they’re a local brand, started