Flori Roberts Cosmetics has just been launched, exclusively to Stuttafords stores, in South Africa. For more than 50 years American women have trusted the brand, which "not only sell cosmetics, but beauty". I was fortunate enough to attend the launch in Sandton City...
If you’re not confident about wearing makeup, essence is essential
So now that I'm doing the makeup thing again, I need to build up stock and one of my new staples is essence stay all day long-lasting concealer (20 soft beige). I was sent this concealer along with essence silky touch blush (50 sweetheart), and essence eye sorbet (04...
Making eyes with L’Oreal Miss Manga mascara
So since I've had the locks all shaved off, I'm on a makeup mission, lest I be mistaken for a pretty boy. One makeup staple I'm excessively fond of, is mascara, and I need to keep myself in check to not buy a tube of every new variety on the market. However, I...
Beauty has come a long way
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the history of beauty and beauty products shows that quite clearly. It seems like the high price for beauty was being smelly, or just plain weird. This infographic makes me grateful for modern technology on the odd...
16 Beauty resolutions you should make this year
(The original post appeared on Huffington Post) I have been called a Beauty Blogger before, but despite my magpie-like attraction to new, pretty-coloured makeup, I can assure you that I am most definitely not. I don't have any kind of regular beauty routine (except to...
Lovely legs with Coverderm
A long, long time ago I used to work at a pharmacy, and one of the products I was always curious about, were the beige tubes of COVERDERM. Winter uniform meant my legs were permanently covered, and the girls behind the makeup counter had a field day painting my face....
Avon True Colour Eyeshadow Quad review (product supplied by Beauty Bulletin)
I hardly ever wear eyeshadow because I’m not confident in how to apply it or sure about which colours suit me best. So when I got the chance to try out Avon’s eye makeup I was both excited and terrified. Fortunately the different colours are numbered, and there is a...