Mr Price Limited Edition SA designer ranges

Mr Price

Check out the link - loving the lace dress, skirt with tuile trim and those harem pants!

I'll let you know where and when I find them in stores.

Mich's Pantry

Michelle, a crazily creative friend has launched her amazing ready-mix range called Mich’s Pantry.  She's selling at local markets around Cape Town.   

Coincidently a colleague arrived at work last Monday raving about this jar of brownie mix which produced a heavenly brownie to eat – and she brought some to share  - so I can vouch for them!

YUM

The best part is the mix is in a reusable jar with a special blackboard paint where you can write over for the jar’s next purpose!

Here are the details:

Gran's Crunchie Mix R55

Cowboy Cookie Mix: R75

Choc Chip Cookie Mix: R75

White Choc & Cranberry Cookie Mix: R85

Gooey Chocolate Brownie Mix: R85

And her contact details: 0832921452 or info@michs-pantry.co.za

Catch Mich’s pantry at the City Bowl Market  or the Earth Fair Market

Happy Tuesday!

Skin Science

I work in the beauty/skincare industry - so I've become familiar with ingredients, brands and what works and doesn't.
There's a lot of product out there which costs a fortune and doesn't work.  There are also other products which aren't well known but actually work brilliantly!
It's hard to know what to believe and what to spend your money on wisely.
If you were to believe the beauty/fashion mags - you'd think that Creme de la mer at around R2,000 (yes over £200 / $250 a tub) is the miracle you should aspire to for your skin!

Honestly - who has that kind of cash to spend on a face cream - its just immoral when there are starving children in the world.  Save the children

But the real point of this post is to share a new skincare range Skin Science  I'm trialling (for myself).  I heard about it thanks to job contact with the cosmetic scientist who developed the formulation.  It uses apple stem cell technology  that helps the skin rejuvenate and repair damaged cells.

I'm trying the day cream and so far am very impressed.  My skin (combination, with oiliness on t-zone) is looking healthy and doesn't feel too greasy at the end of the day.  It also is SPF 20, which is fantastic - I've been searching for a stronger SPF than 15 which doesn't leave a white palour.

The face wash is also good and feels fresh when applying.  It doesn't foam as well as I think it should - but this means it doesn't dry the skin out and is gentle enough to remove eye make up as well.

So far the flaws lies in the packaging - it's trying to be too much - silver, grey and snazzy - and comes off cheaply done.  The copy on the packaging (yes I read it) is badly written, edited and half-finished.  This is a bad reflection on the company who didn't take the details seriously.  And in business it should be all about the details.

But I can forgive the outer transgressions knowing that what goes in it is legitimate and will certainly be beneficial for my skin.  I'd rather this - than empty promises in pretty packaging I've paid a fortune for.

Pumps - shoes with a twist

I've decided I can handle animal prints on shoes and accessories - not body-con dresses!  It's taken about 3 years of denial, hoping these prints were a fad, destined to disappear next season...

But

They
Just
Don't
Go Away

So I've embraced it with a new pair of pumps!

Trick to ensuring you don't look like Ivana Trump










is to tone down what you wear on top - black 3/4 pants, white shirt, denim jacket does the look.

I also just love the red trim and flower and I'm sure that makes them more wearable.

Monkey photos: made my day!

Macaque photos: One of the photos taken by the monkey using David's camera

Eyecandy Brows special for July

I can't recommend having your eyebrows done at EyeCandy Brows enough!  If you've ever wondered how some women manage to have perfectly scuplted, clean eye brows - their secret is threading - which is what Eyecandy specialise in!

And they're running a special in July where you get a free tint with each eyebrow thread at R80 a pop!

The trick is to grow those brows out (I know, its awful, but try and channel your '80's Madonna) then go to them for a brow makeover.  It's worth it!