Hey Gals and HAPPY FRIDAY! Today, I thought I’d round up all the new things happening at the moment. I’ve got the scoop on an exciting new makeup brand that’s just hit SA, and a beautiful campaign that helps you love your age. There’s also a fun little car, bottled milk and some cool beauty treats, so keep on reading…
First up, let’s talk about the coolest delivery I got this week! The new Ford B-Max. Now before you get all excited, I don’t get to keep it (sadly), but I have had it since Monday and I’ve been having more fun in this car than I thought I would.
I mean, I love my own car, but every now and then it’s fun to switch things up and play.
This little guy has been such a fun ride! A real understated car with so many cool features, including back doors that slide open, seat warmers and a keyless start. Genius!
I’ll tell you more about all the cool features next week!
This week, Consol delivered this super-friggin cool bottle of milk! I think I may have been too young to remember the days of milkmen delivering milk to my door, but I can imagine how awesome that must have been! Imagine just putting your empty milk bottles at your front door the night before, and the next morning, farm fresh milk right at your feet!
Consol is on a mission to #BringBackPure and lets face it, everything tastes better in glass! I think it would be pretty darn awesome to have fresh milk delivered to my door everyday, so I would totally stand behind them on this. How about you?
Check out www.bringbackpure.co.za for more info
Another drop this week that really made my day, was this super cute and personaliszed delivery from Dove, celebrating #BeautyAtEveryAge.
As we get older, it’s easier to look in the mirror and feel sad or disappointed with gravity taking its course, but it’s so often forgotten how every wrinkle, every line and every year in your life adds to your beauty! So don’t fret about age and remind yourself that you are beautiful for the life you have lived and celebrate it every day!
Great work Dove!
You’ve probably seen 3INA [pronounced Mina] – the latest beauty brand to hit South Africa, all over social media! It’s a brave, bold new approach to beauty that promises to inspire women with its unique positioning of being luxurious yet honest, feminine yet real, original and inclusive.
3INA opened their first concept store at Eastgate Shopping centre this week and I got to play with some of their products. They have everything from lipstick to lipgloss, eyeliner pens to nail polish and of course, face and eye shadow colours.
Made in Europe (Italy and Spain), I’m especially smitten with the beautiful highlighter and solid payoff eyeshadow! Can’t wait to see what else they have to offer in store!
This drop came from NIVEA in July to launch their new Protect & Care Antiperspirant, which I’ve been using for a few weeks now and it’s my new go-to!
The range features a roll on deo, as well as an anti-perspirant aerosol and besides offering the perfect balance between caring ingredients and effective 48 hour protection, it’s inspired by a cult classic, being the iconic NIVEA Creme.
I’ve always loved NIVEA Creme! The smell, the texture, the comforting softness, the ability it has to make my skin feel like a million bucks without costing too much. It’s just awesome!
Now imagine that same awesomeness in a deodorant and you’ve got the new Protect & Care Antiperspirant range from Nivea. Both versions are lovely and leave your skin feeling nourished without that sticky feeling you would normally get from antiperspirant sprays.
They absorb quickly and you don’t have to worry about deo marks or powdery white residue on your clothes.
And last but not least, this fun drop from Dettol Even Tone, which came with boxing gloves… But why boxing gloves you may ask? Well, did you know that uneven skintone is a familiar skincare concern which can be caused by the weather, air pollution, bacteria, dirt, and excess oil, causing skin impurities that leave your skin dull and uneven.
Well, Dettol believes that winter is the ideal time to treat these skincare concerns as the skin is less exposed to the sun. And here are their top tips for a clearer complexion…
- Drink lots of water: Drinking an adequate amount of water on a daily basis is beneficial for overall good health. But where the skin is concerned, keeping it well hydrated minimises the appearance of wrinkles, prevents tightness, and dryness leaving the skin radiant, healthy, and younger-looking.
- Protect your skin: Sun damage is one of the top causes of an uneven skin tone and this is why it’s always important to wear sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 in order to protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Sunscreen should be applied on a daily basis, even on cloudy days because 80% of the sun’s radiation penetrates cloud cover, meaning your skin can still be exposed to sun damage when it’s grey and rainy.
- Exercise regularly: Regular physical activity is not just effective for losing weight but also very beneficial in restoring vitality to your skin. So choose an activity that you enjoy and make it part of your daily routine. And if you sweat during a workout, be sure to wash your face to unclog your skin’s pores of dirt and oil with an antibacterial soap like the Dettol Even Tone soap which is specially formulated to remove excess oil and dirt from the skin.
- Eat healthy: Skin impurities are often due to digestive problems. Good health starts with good nutrition, so eating plenty of healthy foods such as fruits, raw vegetables, and whole grains will leave you with a healthy glowing skin.