Nimue Range Review

Rubybox sent over a starter kit of Nimue products for me to try. The selection below is targeted at those with environmentally damaged skin types. I have used Nimue SPF over the years but for some reason I never tried their skincare products. To be honest, I’d never heard any rave reviews about the range and tend to base my…

Elizabeth Arden Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer review

Elizabeth Arden sent over their new primer for me to test out. The Elizabeth Arden Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer (R365) will be available in department stores from the 14th of March so keep an eye out for it. I am a complete primer advocate, it makes the world of difference to the overall look of your makeup and really…

Skin Creamery- New Products

The Skin Creamery is a divine local natural skincare range that I recently had the pleasure of testing out. The range honours good environmental practices from start to finish,and uses locally grown ingredients, locally sourced packaging and all of the products are free from harmful chemicals and synthetic fragrances. I attended a fabulous intimate launch of two of their new…

Anxiety…

Anxiety is a strange beast. Very few people truly understand it unless of course they’ve experienced it and even then there are so many different levels of anxiety. Even thinking about whether someone else “gets what you’re experiencing” can cause some further anxiety. Sure, everyone gets nervous at times and can feel overwhelmed but an anxiety attack can be truly…

Giorgio Armani Si Rose Signature EDP

The latest edition to the Giorgio Armani Si perfume range is an absolute winner. A true floral fragrance, Si Rose Signature is both soft and strong at the same time. Si Rose Signature features notes of rose de mai, damask rose, bergamot, mandarin orange, freesia, black currant, vanilla, osmanthus, iris, ambrette (musk mallow), amber and patchouli. It works just as…

A Break-in, a Breakup and a Breakdown…

I kind of feel like I need to write about some things that recently occurred. Yes, the blog is primarily beauty and fashion but I feel that it is also important to “get real” sometimes with more personal posts. Last month after a particularly tiring day at work I unlocked my apartment and walked in to spot that the sliding…