Entries by Victoria

Clarins to the rescue

This product brings back the fondest memories! It was during high school and time for our first-ever ball that was known as the Chanel Ball. Being all of 16 years old we had no clue what to do, and turned to our English teacher for advice, she had lived in Paris for many years and […]

Get beautified and win with Woolworths

A few weeks back I went off to Woolworths to handpick a few of my favourite beauty products to try out, and I can’t say enough good things about the products I have been testing! Some real gems that I am so excited to share with you all! For your chance to be spoilt rotten […]

My washi tape

I know a few people have seen my photo on Instagram and Twitter about my washi tape that I (finally) found in South Africa – yay! So thought I would share it with you all after the requests I have had. Francesca Mill’s is the lovely lady behind Sweet William (see Etsy shop here) and […]

Beef + Ale pies

I promised I would share this recipe with you all, so here it is. My inspiration came after visiting Nook Eatery on my weekend away.  This meal sent me into a panic like never before, as half way through the meat was tasting like nothing, the mashed potato looked like babies purée and I was just managing to mess […]

My Pinterest addiction

I have been addicted to Pinterest for a while now, but see the craze has suddenly set in and now am being over-taken with pins and boards – I need more time in my life! It is seriously addictive (for those who haven’t discovered it yet – you’ll see what I mean) so I try […]

St Tropez Intensifier

As you know, I have always been a huge fan of St Tropez products. In my mind they kind of own the fake tan market – they have been around forever and, as far as I’m concerned, give a faultless fake tan! I got sent the Intensifier Self Tan a while back and have been […]

My weekend away {Rivierbosch}

I always look so forward to actually getting out of Cape Town for the weekend. As much as I love the dinner parties and drinks that ensue come Friday 5pm, it is such a nice change to escape them once in a while. I spent this past weekend at a quaint cottage in Stellenbosch called […]

House & Leisure {House of the Year ’12}

For those who missed my live Twitter interview with House& Leisure this morning (follow them on Twitter here), these are the two houses that I was umm’ing and ahh’ing between. I love elements in both of them – simple, clean and with a touch of vintage. These are my best rooms from both homes – […]

Revlon’s ColourBurst Lip Butters

I work in PR myself, so feel I have a pretty good idea of PR’s getting things right or wrong and, as we all know, it really can go very wrong at times. Revlon, however, got it spot on! The ladies at Revlon initially made contact with me with such a lovely personal e-mail commending […]

National Stationery Show {NYC}

If there is one trade show that I go to in my life, this will definitely be it. I have followed blog posts and vlog videos on the National Stationery Show for a while now and I am just itching to get there. The whole idea of being surrounded by awesome stationery is one thing, […]