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Flirty, Fabulous Lippies for Glossy Lips
Beauty

Flirty, Fabulous Lippies for Glossy Lips

If you’re not into lipstick but still want to get glossy lips this Valentines day then check out our top lippies – perfect for any occasion… Labello Glamorous Gloss in Red Ruby gives your lips and irresistible shine with a soft feeling. I’m not big on red, but this gloss gives the lips just enough red without making them too bold. Give it a try, you’ll love it. For extreme shine, I absolutely heart Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in Keep A Secret. It’s pretty and pouty. Now I know this is technically a lip stick but Yardley Longwear Lips in Strawberry Daiquiri is the prefect primer for your bold lips. On it’s own the colour is rich and intense – just like a delicious daiquiri cocktail – for a slightly less bold effect, pat a little on and cover with a slick gloss like Nutriwomen Lip Lustre (4) and you’ll get those oh-so-sexy perky lips. Nutriwomen Lip Lustre gives your lips a clear sheen of gloss while it protects and nourishes them. The plumping formula glosses and conditions the lips, reducing wrinkle lines around the lip. Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick in Grand Garnet gives your lips long lasting colour with…

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February 14, 2011
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Ten of the Best Body Indulgent Treats
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Ten of the Best Body Indulgent Treats

Indulge in a little body love this Valentines Day. We’ve hand picked ten our very best treats from body to hair, to help you feel the love all over, head to toe… ModelCo Shimmer Airbrush Illuminiser. Perfect for adding some sexy shimmer and give your skin a little sparkle. It can be used on your face, body or hair. Shake it up, spray it on and within seconds you’ll have a sexy, golden glow. Plus, it also smells really great too. For va-va-voom hair we love SEBASTIAN Volupt Spray. Spray it on damp hair, blow dry and your hair is transformed into hair with volume, va-va-voom and bounce. Thierry Mugler Angel Body Cream is without a doubt, the most amazing body cream ever! With a scent that comes directly from heaven, and its long lasting stay power, it’s the ultimate indulgence. Molten Brown Paradisiac Pink Bath and Shower Gel invigorates your skin with a spicy fragrance, sure to make you feel sensual and sexy this Valentines day. Molten Brown Paradisiac Pink Body Lotion compliments the Molten Brown Bath and Shower Gel (4) for overall sensual skin. Soy Lites Cupid’s Touch Massage Body Candle lets you light up your living space…

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February 13, 2011
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Molton Brown – Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod
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Molton Brown – Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod

Pamper yourself this Valentines day with the new Femme Fatale – Molton Brown’s sensual, seductive and oh-so-sexy Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod bath and shower gel and thier body lotion. Alluring and spicy it’s sure to make you feel sensual and sexy this Valentines day. The bath and shower gel not only leaves skin feeling clean and invigorated, but it also helps protect skin from environmental pollutants and helps to drive energy back into it, leaving you with glowing skin. The body cream is rich and luxurious, leaving your skin fragrant and silky without any greasiness. The pump action top also helps you not waste this precious pamper pot.   Get it from selected Stuttafords and Edgars this Valentines Day. We love! Paradisiac pink pepperpod body & shower – R265 Paradisiac pink pepperpod body lotion – R265

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February 12, 2011
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Sexy scents for Valentines day
Beauty

Sexy scents for Valentines day

Fall in love with these fabulous scents for Valentines day. We’ve found, tried, tested and loved a range of decadent fragrances that will make your Valentines day special indeed. It’s Love Actually From the house of Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances, check out these limited edition Love Actually fragrances sets. Each one comes with its signature Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance bottle, wrapped in a stylish tin, PLUS a miniature version that will make your heart melt. These Love Actually sets are available for either Classique, Classique X or for the guys, Le male! Looking at the bottles can you tell which one is my fave? Nothing beats Paul Gaultier Classique! Jean Paul Gaultier Love Actually sets are available on counters now and are exclusive to Edgars: Classique Love Actually Valentine’s Limited Edition – R995-00 Classique X  Love Actually Valentine’s Limited Edition – R 995-00 Le Male Love Actually Valentine’s Limited – R 740-00 Sent from an Angel For those that know me or have read my beauty blogs, you’ll know I’m obsessed with Thierry Mugler Angel. Its magnificent, in fact, its the one fragrance that truly is out of this world! You either love it or you hate it – its…

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February 9, 2011
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Smooch! The hottest red lips for Valentines Day
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Smooch! The hottest red lips for Valentines Day

Pucker up princesses! We’ve got the hottest lip colours to wear this V-Day! Whether it’s red, burgandy or hot pink you’re after, we show you some hot new colour trends for fabulous, kissable, hot lips! Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipstick in Stare at Me Yardley Colour Rush in Royal Raspberry Clarins Rouge Prodigie in 121 Red Prodigie Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in 920 Revlon Red Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in 090 True Red Yardley Supermoist in Burnt Plum Clarins Rouge Prodigie in 113 Mystic Plum Golden Rose 2000 Lipstick in 121 Golden Rose Perfect Shine Lipstick in 212 Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 220 Retro Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Lipstick in DWL 10 Stay Scarlet Charlie True Lip Colour in 033 Royal Red

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February 8, 2011
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Save & Splurge on Red Lipstick
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Save & Splurge on Red Lipstick

Who ever said you can’t have the best of both worlds? We found two incredibly hot, incredibly red, red lipsticks for you V-Day kissing! SAVE: Revlon True Red Colour Burst Lipstick is perfect for puckering up those pouts with bright, heart stopping colour. Price: R110 SPLURGE: Wanting to cash in that January bonus? Esee Lauder Stay Scarlet Double Wear Lipstick is our number one choice. Price: R245

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February 3, 2011
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10 Red Hot Nail Colours to Rock This Valentines Day
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10 Red Hot Nail Colours to Rock This Valentines Day

February is the month of love, red hot love, and what better way to fire up our first Trend Report of the month than with red hot nails? We picked our top five red hot nail colours to rock out this valentines day… Here’s our first five… Feautured from left: Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in 475 Dragon is an intense red that coats your nails with a bright, red colour in just one application. NuBar Nail Lacquer in NV5 Barbera has a slightly pinkish tone in comparison to the others and offers a great variation if you don’t like siren red. Estee Lauder Nail Lacquer in 07 Red Tango also offers a true red tone and matches up identical to the Chanel shade. Revlon Nail Enamel in 680 Revlon Red offers a true red that’s just a little brighter than the Chanel and Estee Lauder variations. Tip Top Nail Chic in 932 Traffic Lights has a slight metallic sheen over its traffic stopping colour. More scarlet than red, but still red hot! Here’s a visual of the colours, how they look on my nails. Index Finger – Nu Bar Barbera Middle Finger – Tip Top Nail Chic Traffic Lights…

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February 3, 2011
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