Date

May 2015

Gel Effect Nails with Essence

Affordable and trendy brand Essence have now too jumped on the LED lamp-free Gel nail polish effect bandwagon and their offering is surprisingly good considering they are the lowest costing too. I know and love the Essence brand so was expected to be happy with the results but not necessarily more so than with their sister brand Catrice’s offering (review…

Basic Bitch OOTD

I have finally recovered from this awful flu and feeling more myself once again. I shot this look yesterday and this is pretty much my “uniform” at the moment plus/minus a coat but the weather was surprisingly balmy even though it was overcast with impending rain. I called this look Basic Bitch because yes, the Celine tee was a trend…

Keys Fashion Blogger Competition

Ryan Keys is an incredible SA designer whose work is mostly couture. Keys Fashion has been represented at SA Fashion Week and just last week Jen Su was rocking an exquisite Keys Fashion dress from the We Were Born Sick collection at Cannes, so when I was approached to be a part of their blogger competition I didn’t hesitate to…

Maybelline 100 Event

Last week Maybelline flew a bunch of editors and bloggers up to Johannesburg to celebrate Maybelline turning 100. It was incredible to learn just how influential the brand has been during each and every decade over the past 100 years. We are talking about the brand that invented mascara after all *blonde girls bow down to this brand*. I for…

L’Oreal Infallible Nail Gel Lacquer Review

While I love the look and endurance of Gel nails I absolutely hate all the buffing and scrapping which involved in the process of applying and removing Gel polish. No matter what people say I do experience more brittle nails after a couple consecutive Gel applications. If you already have weak or thin nails to begin with then I can…

Catrice Romantic Rose Reviews

I try out many different beauty products and well some may get more attention than others I don’t always expect people to comment on a new eye shadow which I may be trying out or wearing. Lipsticks, yes but eye shadows don’t tend to stand out as much, in the palette perhaps but rarely do I have people straight out…