Monthly Archive:: April 2012

In Transit

I’m moving this weekend. My bedroom is a messy pile of boxes, clothing and makeup. My apartment is empty and ready to be mine. No matter how I feel now, I’ve got to continue moving forward and if this is the way, then I am going to do it.

Balm Balm | Skincare without the guilt

I attended an incredible brunch by Love Green, South Africa’s distributor of the UK based brands Balm Balm and Spezia and it wasn’t hard for me to fall in love with the products. I’m not the type of beauty girl to scour malls for the most *green products because

Lipgloss 101 | When you’re not blessed with amazing lips

I love lipgloss. I really hate it when Matte lips become fashion because when you have small lips that disappear when smiling matte really does not help. So gloss has become one of my holy grail items along with tinted moisturizer and mascara because they really help making

Hair Repair | Two day DIY

Winter is coming. I can almost feel my hair strands drying out already. I could go out and get every single hair masque on the market, but instead I do a 2 day hair repair process. Simple, quick, cheap, effective. How to: 1. Get a good oil

Updates and excitement :)

The next month is going to be the most INSANE month ever. 1. Exams. ergh. 2. Moving. YES. MOVING. My first crazy step to independence is this weekend. I am packing up my teen years stained room and heading to a place of my own. If I didn’t think

School Cool | Chalkboard walls the grown up way

Last Urgent Plea for votes!! | I could go to Paris!

As many of you know, I’m part of the Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful Competition in South Africa. It’s been running for 2 months now and ending on Sunday. As much as I have tried, tweeted, used Tumblr, Pinterest, my Google+ account and my Facebook one, I still

Model Friday | The amazing Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede was raised in Ethiopia. She’s modelled for Ralph Lauren, BCBG Max Azria shows, and Tom Ford. Nevermind that the ENTIRE 2002 Paris Vogue was dedicated to her. I love her because she was the first black woman to represent Estee Lauder <3 She’s amazing.