Move over cover-stars, there’s a new cover girl in town! Well done to Niquita Kissun, winner of the Colgate Optic White #WearASmile competition! Not only is Niquita starring in her own gate-fold cover of the October issue of Cosmo mag, but she’ll also be shopping up a storm with Cosmo’s fashion editor and armed with R20k to splurge! If it was me, this is what I’d spend my R20k on… The four finalists were hot contenders, but I’m really glad that Durban gal won – another one for team Durbs! Yee-ha! To check out Niquita and her Cosmo cover, grab the October 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. On sale now! Well done Niquita!

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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m so excited to welcome in the new season, ditch these boots (even though I practically live in my military boots) and start making friends with some cuter outfits! September is Spring here in sunny South Africa. An exciting season full of promise and new beginnings. This month we’ll also find out who will win the Colgate Optic White #WearASmile competition. I’ve shown you guys the four finalists, and soon one of these lucky ladies will win her own Cosmo Cover, PLUS a R20K shopping spree with the Cosmo Fashion Team! Imagine that! Well, I kinda did and put together a little spring “Wish List” that I’d turn into a reality with a R20k shopping spree… My spring wish list, from top left…

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Things are really heating up with the Colgate Optic White Wear A Smile competition! You’ve heard me go on and on about this awesome competition here on StyleScoop, Twitter and Facebook! And I say awesome because I actually got to experience a little taste of what’s in store for the winner. You can read all my posts about the buildup to this competition on my blog. Today, the temperature rises… On Friday, the judges revealed their top 20 fun, fearless females who made the cut! Who will get the full Cosmo Cover experience and the chance to appear on the gatefold cover of Cosmopolitan magazine! Not to mention that awesome R20K shopping spree! YES PLEASE! While entries for this competition are now closed, the really exciting part has begun! You can start voting for your favourite, but before you do, get to know the final four! Yep, from the 20 amazing choices, Colgate’s judges have picked their top four, and it’s now up to you to make one of these gals a Cosmo cover star! So let’s meet them shall we? From Left: Niquita Jade Kissun, Anita Yeboah-Mensah, Anneri Conradie and Refentse Makgolane Meet the Fun, Fearless Finalists 26 Year old Niquita Jade Kissun from Durban, who works for…

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So you guys have heard me rant on and on about the amazing Wear A Smile Campaign where Colgate will be making one lucky gal a Cosmo Cover Star!? Finalists will be chosen soon and you’ll be able to vote for them on the 24th June 2013, so stay tuned! Well, besides being a totally cool campaign (and who wouldn’t want to win their own Cosmo cover?), Colgate have a really awesome range, called Optic White that offers you whiter teeth in just one week! Want to try it out – for Free? Well the kind folk at Colgate have given me FIVE Optic White Hampers to give away to five lucky ladies (or gents) who read StyleScoop! Inside each hamper, you’ll receive the awesome (and I have one so I know it’s awesome) Optic White toothbrush, Optic White Toothpaste as well as the minty fresh Optic White Mouth Wash! To enter, all you have to do is post a comment below. A comment (what ever you decide to say) will count as one entry, and only one entry per person. Winners will be selected in a random draw. SA residents only! Please make sure to use a valid email address when posting your…

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As the entries to the Colgate #WearASmile competition close at the end of the day, I thought I’d do another smiley post and give you more tips to help you submit your best smile ever! Being one to shy away from the camera, I’ve learnt a lot about how to smile more naturally. Nowadays, I try not to worry too much about how the end picture will look – as for me, that always ends in a deer-in-the-headlights kinda way. The best smile, IMO (in my opinion) is one that is totally and completely natural. One where the person’s face genuinely lights up the room. You don’t have to be the best looking person in the room, but a great smile will always get you noticed. I popped on over to the Optic White blog to check out some of the competition and these gorgeous smiles caught my eye… I love how these smiles show off these girl’s, playful personality. Without ever meeting them, I can instantly tell that they would be very approachable and easy to get along with. Remember that today is your last chance to enter and win your own Cosmo Cover, PLUS that R20K Shopping Spree! If that is’nt enough to make you smile, then…

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Arhhh! Photos! I’ll be the first to admit, that while I love taking pictures, I hate photographs of myself! I always think that I look too weird in them and that my smile looks too fake. I guess I haven’t mastered the art of my “photo face”. Now, as you know Colgate is running their awesome #WearASmile Campaign, where you could win your very own Cosmo Cover and appear in the gatefold cover of Cosmopolitan magazine! Entries close on the 22nd May, so you still have some time to enter, by uploading your best smile to the  Wear A Smile blog. If you’re like me and want to win, but don’t like pictures of yourself, here are my three simple tips that may help you take better selfies. Remember to upload them onto the Wear A Smile blog if you want that prize! 1. Don’t compromise on good light! Ever! Light is so important to making your pics look that much better. Lighting that is too harsh will bring out all your flaws, while bad lighting can be just as unpleasant! The flash is also not your BFF when it comes to selfies. Most of the time it makes you look washed…

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Lights, camera, SMILE! The Colgate Optic White #WearASmile campaign has officially launched. You can now log onto the Wear A Smile blog and upload your best smile pics to win that chance to get your own Cosmo Cover! More on that here. Some stylish bloggers and I were invited to experience a little taste of what the winner will receive, and we each got our own Cosmo Cover experience. We had an absolute blast! A full day of getting our hair and makeup done and being styled and photographed for our very own Cosmo Cover! Here’s a little sneak peek, behind the scenes pics from the day… Enjoy xx The amazing Cheryl Parker (MUA) did my makeup, which I loved! Thank you Cheryl Makeup Artist and Beauty Blogger Bud Eloise Dreyer getting her makeup done for a change! Zoe from Beauty South Africa Bailey from Vanilla Blonde Abby from One Stiletto At A Time Liezel from The Feeling of Summer The lovely Leigh, AKA Lip Gloss Girl from Lipgloss is My Life Bailey from Vanilla Blonde and Kerri from Beauty Bulletin having some fun. Caught Bailey snapping a shot of me, snapping a shot of her 🙂 Sheri from SAFashionGirl and Samantha There’s a reason she’s called the SA Fashion…

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I’m so excited to share this awesome news with you! You may have noticed all the hype on Twitter last week about Colgate Optic White and their #WearASmile campaign. Today, I get to tell you all about it and how you can WIN your own Cosmo Cover experience! Pouts are so last season; the most fashionable accessory to have year-round is a bright, white smile! Colgate have partnered with Cosmopolitan magazine to give one lucky girl the opportunity to get her own Cosmo Cover! Complete with makeup, styling and the whole experience that comes with being a Cosmo Cover star. This is your chance to appear in your favourite glossy mag, styled just like the Cosmopolitan cover and printed in the gate fold cover of Cosmopolitan magazine! Besides winning your own Cosmo Cover, the winner will also recieve R20 000 to go on a massive shopping spree! The perfect way to finish off your stylish smile, with a whole new wardrobe! This is undoubtedly one of the best competitions we’ve seen and one that will definitely make you smile! To win this prize, all you have to do is upload a photo of yourself flashing your best smile to the Wear A Smile blog!!!…

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