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Skincare

Top Blemish Creams/Gels

My current top blemish creams/gels: For the budget conscious we have POND’s Pimple Clear which is a leave-on Clearing Gel (R44.95). It contains Active Thymo-T Essences which helps to target pimples at their root cause and prevent further breakouts. In the range they also have a face wash which helps prevent the spread of bacteria and breakouts. The Clearing Gel…

Clarins Bright Plus Brightening Body Veil Review

The other day a very exciting press drop arrived. It consisted of three new items from the Clarins Bright Plus range: The Brightening Revive Night Cream, a bottle of the new Luxury Size 75ml Brightening Day Lotion and their latest product in the range the Brightening Body Veil. The Brightening Day lotion is a lightweight lotion enriched with a combination…

Bellabaci Cups the Cure for Cellulite?

Last month I went for the most incredible massage and was quickly converted to Bellabaci Cups. So what is cupping? Well according to the Bellabaci website “Cupping is an ancient Chinese method of causing local congestion. A partial vacuum is created in cups placed on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues….

Why Don’t Beauty Bloggers Post Negative Reviews?

There is so much going on in the world, and right here in SA at the moment that this post almost seems trivial but the beauty blogging industry is an industry and sometimes voices need to be heard in order to move forward and grow. With the whole “fake followers” debacle from last week, bloggers and readers are pretty pissed…

Garnier Pure Active Intensive 3-in-1 Charcoal Anti-Blackhead Review

Introducing the latest offering from the Garnier SkinActive Pure Active line; Pure Active Intensive 3-in-1 Charcoal is a wash, scrub and mask. At a recent Garnier launch I received this product to try out. At 26 I am not the Pure Active range target market (which is ages 16-20) but my skin still has quite a high amount of sebum…

L’Oreal Paris Pure Clay Masks review

I recently flew up to Johannesburg to attend the launch of the L’Oreal Paris Pure Clay masks range. I’d already spotted these on several overseas blogs so when I saw that they had landed in SA I couldn’t wait to review them for myself. There are three masks in the range and they can of course be used separately but…