Beauty. Fashion. My preoccupations.
I started writing about my adventure in Paris last year and after the first month, I didn’t pick up my laptop again. I’ve spent the last week wondering why that was, and I came to one conclusion: When I moved to Paris I decided to just live. 2018 fed my soul in so many ways.
So, I have officially been in Paris for 18 days and have loved every minute of it! It honestly feels like i have been here for a lot longer than 2.5 weeks and I think that’s all thanks to me settling into a routine pretty quickly since arriving and having already made friends. Read more.
Focussing on myself and my “me-time” is something I’ve been working on for ages but haven’t really managed to get right. So last week, after the most severe anxiety attack I have ever experienced…
Last year I set out to read a book a month as part of my goals I wrote down in my bullet journal. Well, it turns out it was a little too ambitious and I sadly didn’t reach that target. What did I manage to finish reading?
Last week, Louise Carver’s jewellery collection was showcased at a pop up event at the Magnum Pleasure Store in Rosebank. Louise’s jewellery is truly as exquisite as she is, and I would love to own just about all of the pieces in the collection. While we were standing and admiring the jewellery on show, Louise gave […]
GUESS South Africa has officially named November the month of the dress. The global lifestyle brand, which originated as a jeans company in the United States, will be giving away 14 dresses in 14 days locally, from 17 November 2014. (I haven’t had any Internet connection for 9 days so unfortunately I’ve only been able […]
Soft skin that smells great. Well, I sure do! Iconic beauty brand LUX is dedicated to women. LUX knows that when a woman feels beautiful, she behaves differently, radiating a confidence that attracts those around her – starting with her significant other. The LUX Spark Research – which was carried out with 3 000 women in 6 countries: […]
Last week Thursday I attended the Skip Fashion Exchange event at Turbine Hall, which is one of my favourite venues for events. I’d heard about the Fashion Exchange and was excited to see what it was all about. My mom was my plus 1 and we had a fabulous mom-and-daughter evening out, which was just what we […]
In September I did a post about Brooke Shields teaming up with MAC for a beauty icon collection. I was so excited for that to land in stores! I got an email to say the range was now available and went to a MAC store straight after work. They told me the range wouldn’t arrive […]
The lob has grown in popularity quite quickly and many celebs are chopping off their long locks for this trendy style. If you are not familiar with the term “lob”, it’s basically a long bob. I’m a huge fan of The Hills and The City and have been following the characters for years now. Was I […]