Pink & Purple Dots

Hi guys! Happy Wednesday! How has your week been so far ?? I'm starting to really look forward to my December break ... chilling by the pool and working on a tan  ... Aaah a girl can only dream hey? On the topic of dreaming - I recently invested in some new satin pillowcases from Dear Deer. My previous ones were getting a little old and I felt like something new. And of course, I wanted to throw in some of their hair scrunchies to try too - because if I don't tie my hair up at night I will wake up with a tangly mess that honestly I don't have time or energy to deal with it. I really prefer silk pillowcases - I originally got it to prevent my hair from frizzing - but silk pillowcases have so many benefits from helping all those expensive skincare goodies we use not get absorbed into it and help minimize wrinkles and puffiness.  So let's get into the nitty-gritty - why is it beneficial to sleep on Satin Pillowcases : Being a polyester material, satin doesn’t absorb moist...

  Hi guys! Happy Friday. How has your week been ??? I'm still on leave for the most part for another week and really soaking up all the last holiday vibes before I go back to the daily day to day things life throws at me.  Last year I rediscovered Swiitch Beauty  after seeing all the people on Twitter loved the glass skin spray. I have since bought the glass skin spray and water-gel serum and OMG! I'm in love but I'm saving all those goodies for a full skincare review soon. Today I'll be sharing two of the make-up related items I dabbled into with my last order. I love how easy and user-friendly the two products I started with was. The Airmatte lippy is a lippy stick (that you sharpen ) that goes on matte and lasts even when wearing a mask. The lippy is pretty easy to apply and I love the girly pink packaging. This gives you the comfort of a crayon lipstick with the lasting power of a liquid lippy - best of both worlds in one. There are 6 colours in total and I picked D...

  Hi guys! Happy Tuesday. How is your week going so far? I'm officially on leave and super excited for some downtime - 2020 has been on a hell of a year.  A few weeks ago Curaprox send me there BE YOU tubes of toothpaste - The BE YOU Toothpaste is a designed to take the “Boring out of Brushing’ with the funky colours and exciting flavours!  However, this toothpaste is designed by Curaprox and is a Gentle Whitening Toothpaste with the amazing benefits. There are six zesty flavours to choose from - all with vibrant funky packaging promising long-lasting freshness. I have extremely sensitive teeth - but the whitening is super gentle yet effective, and the flavours all are amazing.  TOOTHPASTE [BE YOU.]   STAY FRESH FOR HOURS   Power balls with extra menthol for long-lasting fresh breath. Be you. Feel fresh, feel confident… long after brushing your teeth. Power bubbles in the toothpaste give you a refreshing and long-lasting blast of menthol.    ...

Hi guys! Happy Wednesday. How has your week been? Mine has been crazy busy with year-end craziness - but I'm super excited for the countdown to Christmas this year. It's no secret how much I love Glamore Cosmetics - their products are cruelty-free and they have the most gorgeous shades. I little while back Gael gifted me one of the gorgeous glosses - and I have bought to more in the range since then. These are all nude-toned shades - and perfect for having in rotation for everyday wear.  The Oustanding lipglosses have a creamy formula and are enriched with caring argon oil. These lipglosses are super comfortable on the lips (and I love how they are so nourishing - as I prefer a shinier nourishing product for summer )- this doesn't bunch up and get weird and gloopy and looks youthful and glowy.  Now I totally get - lip glosses aren't for everyone. But these beauties are truly magical. Not only do they look amazing on the lips, have such an amazing pigmented fini...

Hi guys! Happy Wednesday. How has your week been so far? Mine has been super busy at work - and home life has finally settled down a bit again too.  As promised in my 2019 post - I want to do more kids related posts on the blog too. Today will be the first post. Reading in our home is a big deal. I have tons of kids book and I add to them regularly. We make a point that no matter what to read a book every night. Alex was one of the Top 10 Readers in his Grade last year and as an educator myself, I can't stress the importance of reading. I prefer to keep these books in my little (although it's not so little anymore Library short and sweet stories - so I know it won't take us more than 10 minutes to read.) He does, however, have his own bookcase with books he can read anytime he feels like reading. One of my favourite book deals to be on the lookout for - is the Exclusive Books 5 for R200 deal they have from time to time. February and March is another special month and ...

Hi guys . Happy Thursday. How has your week been ??  Can you believe we are already in November ? It's scary how quickly this year has just flown . I'm extremely excited for Christmas this year (which is a nice change since last year I struggled to get into the holiday mood and about 80% if my Christmas shopping is already done - yeah me ! ) .  Today I'm sharing a review on three Avon products - a foundation , bronzing pearls as well as a Setting Spray. I really love Avon products - as I find they are amazing quality and not too expensive. And I find they have a great variety of products - so there is always something that will catch your eye. Avon Bronzing Pearls in Warm Glow As I mentioned in a Blush post - Avon has a similar style blush pearls which I LOVE . These beads are no exception. I find by swirling a brush into the pearls it offers such a nice bronze to your skin without it looking to muddy or orange. I don't use bronzer everyday - but this one i...

Hi guys ! Happy Wednesday. Hope you are having a great week so far. Today I have a bit of a lifestyle post for you guys - and it is all about food. Yum ! A little while ago I discovered a great company called GutsyGreen  that delivered all the ingredients to make amazing meals at home . The site is pretty fool proof - you decide on the package you need ( I got the one for 4 people ) and the meals you would like. You can pick the ones that's recommended according to your dietary preferences or pick the ones you would like to try. In my case I picked three meals . They have different options so the choices are endless. What I love most is YOU get to pick what you would like to eat based on any lifestyle preferences. They have classic meals , vegetarian and low carb meals. The ingredients gets delivered in the exact pre-portioned fresh ingredients on Mondays - and the recipes are pretty easy to use and make. You can also choose to skip a week .. and decide when YOU wa...

Hi guys - Happy Wednesday. How has your week been so far ? Today I'm sharing a fun little Lego person I created on  Mini-Me.co.za   - a website that specialises in Personalised Lego Gifts that you can create or choose from the already made sets. This is such an  unique idea - especially for those hard to shop people or when you are looking for something truly unique to gift someone. These make cute birthday / graduation / thinking of you or even corporate gifts.  When I was contacted by the company - I knew I would ask my son (Alex who's 7 ) to help with reviewing the whole process. He's a avid Lego collector and loves all things Lego related. You can easily create a fantasy mini figure or re-create yourself - which I think is such an awesome idea.  They also have a cute little Lego stands for your mini figure that you can personalise with your own message - making the gifting opportunities endless. You can work from creating a male or femal...

Hi guys ! Happy Monday . How was YOUR weekend ? Mine was actually pretty fun (even though I work on Saturdays ) spending time with family and friends.  Last week I got the most awesome little parcel from  NailCandi  , a online manicure shop that included the two most perfect polishes in the world - Yes unicorns were singing as I opened this parcel .   If you know me - you know I'm a sucker for gorgeous milky pink colours. And the glitter - *swoon* - gold glitter packed with pink and white hex glitter. Both polishes are pure perfection .  Let's Chalk About It  is a gorgeous milky pink polish that's opaque in two coats - now let me tell you that's pretty hard to achieve for a baby pink - the formula is perfection .  Glitter Me This  is a gorgeous glitter topper polish with gold and white and pink hex glitter in. The formula is pretty glitter packed .  I will have swatches of the polishes as well as another fun nail art look on the b...

Hi guys . Hope you are all having a great week so far. Only 8 more days until Christmas... Yeah ! Today I am sharing my review on the Dermaceutic C25 Cream. As you know, I reviewed the Dermaceutic Foamer 5 Cleanser  HERE  . Today I am sharing my thoughts on the second product I tried in the range. Again, as much as I LOVE make-up ... I am a firm believer you need a great skincare routine to always look your best.  The C25 Cream contains 25% stabilised s Vitamin C to protect collagen fibres while maintaining skin’s optimum moisture level. Vitamin A helps to reduce wrinkles and fine lines along with Vitamins B5 and E to hydrate the skin and reduce water loss. This is a light cream that absorbs super fast into the skin too.  The last few weeks I have started noticing little fine line around my eyes, it bugged me because my foundation  would always settle in those lines and drive me insane. And while I would like to age gracefully ... Lets be real... ...