Sassy Wishes: August Make-up Wishlist

August is also known as Womens' Month in South Africa. Since the beginning, men have been haunted by the question: what do women want? That's a question that I can't answer. I can, however, tell you what I want. After all, that's what the monthly wishlists are about. I've gone palette crazy this month. Read …

A Review of the Yardley London Stayfast Lipstick in ‘Red’

It occurred to me - while writing this post - that I review a lot of beauty products from Yardley London. In fact, I'm working on a review of their loose powder as well. My life is a series of unfinished drafts... But dear readers, know that this post is not sponsored. In fact, none …

Sassy Wishes: July Make-up Wishlist

I blew a whole 200 MB of data surfing online beauty sites the other day... Just casually drooling over pretty palettes and the like. But what's new? If you think make-up is expensive, you should try buying data in South Africa. Fun fact: when compared to countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, Australia and …

LA Girl Gel Eyeliner and Brush Review

  Eyeliner was one of the first make-up products I used when I started wearing make-up. I used to use those red and blue cones of kajal imported from Pakistan. Those things were blacker than black and I loved the effect on my young waterlines. Fast forward a couple of years and I spot this …

Sassy Wishes: May Make-up Wishlist

Hello lovely readers! It's that time again...a new monthly make-up wishlist! Whoop whoop! The products of this month's Sassy Wishes is quite diverse and ranges from Catrice Cosmetics to Lush and Nyx. Without further ado, you may (weak puns on point) read this... 1. Catrice Cosmetics The Essential Nude Collection Eyeshadow Palette I’m quite new …

Unfiltered: Reflections on my Month of Instagram

Today marks a month of my being on the social media that necessitates a certain kind of perfection: both filtered and flawless - Instagram.

Food for Thought: Samoosas and Milk Tart

I was a rookie in a place of veterans. The very first veteran I met was sitting next to me on the couch. She nudged me on the shoulder: “Don’t you have a samoosa?” she asked in Afrikaans. I was confused. I ate cheese sandwiches during the lunch break. I didn’t recall having brought a …

City Diaries: Chasing Pavements

Hi! So I thought I'd experiment and write a slice of life piece from my experiences commuting in my city, Cape Town, South Africa.

The Sassy From Birth Guide to Interviews

When I walked into the room, several expectant faces sitting around a table stared back at me. So this what they meant by a ‘panel’ interview. “Well this is not intimidating at all,"  my 17 year old self blurted out. This was met by chuckles from those at the table and the level of ice …

Two Weeks and Timeless Advice

Two weeks ago, my cousin suggested that I start a blog. That suggestion was met by numerous excuses by me, one of which was: “Who’s gonna read it? I don’t have 3000 plus followers like you.” She simply responded: “Do you think I started that way?” The internet and social media is saturated with writers, …

My First Ever Eyeshadow Palette Purchase! The Beauty Treats 24 Matte Eyeshadow Palette Review

My eyeshadow purchases – much like the relationship status of some - have been single. The glittery and shimmery palettes that I do have were received as gifts. While I like to ‘shine bright like a diamond’ as much as the next person, shimmery eyeshadow is not exactly subtle when you want it to be. Having …

{City Diaries} Getting Lost in Cape Town

You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town. The title of Zoe Wicomb’s novel confused me in my first year of studying in Cape Town. How could one not get lost in the Mother City where highways fly over more highways, cul de sacs lurk around so many neighbourhoods and the roads are so steep you feel like you’re always hiking up the mountain, furthering yourself from civilisation?

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in ‘Classic Beige’ Review

Rimmel was actually the first brand of foundation that I purchased to wear to a fashion show nogal. Aah, my short-lived career as a model. Hopefully, my blogging career is not as brief 😉 I got an SMS from Clicks saying that I qualified for some cashback on my Clubcard. Now, if you must know, …

Women Empowering Women

Hi my beauties, ⚠Just a head’s up before I get into this post I do want to warn you that this post is going to be a long one so grab a snack and sit back and enjoy this post.⚠ Before I begin I just want to wish all the beautiful women out there a […] …

The Body Shop Honeymania Exfoliating Cream Body Scrub

I love adding honey to the things I drink. Honey in ginger tea: wonderful! Honey in rooibos tea: yum! Honey in my body scrub...eh? It's been a while...or rather a week. I went away to Durban, KwaZulu Natal last week and my life was consumed with packing and bookings etc. But I'm back with a …

Signature Delectably Lavish Eyeshadow Palette Review

https://youtu.be/A7bU2GGD7Sg I guess you could call this one of those 'Youtube Made Me Buy It' blog posts considering that I first saw this eyeshadow palette on local Youtuber, the Foxy Momager's channel. According to her, this is a dupe for the Tartiest Love in Bloom palette. I can't corroborate that claim. As y'all know, I …

Pink Cosmetics Pink Peonies Solid Brush and Sponge Cleaner

I noticed that my blog has been considerably devoid of products bought online. Well, not anymore... This post is about my experience shopping online at http://www.pinkcosmetics.co.za (a South African beauty and bath accessories store) and a review of the Solid Brush and Sponge Cleaner that I bought. I've been pining after the brush cleaner for eons …

I don’t want to pay an arm and a leg to cover my arm and leg

Disclaimer: I pray that this blog post is not misconstrued as me 'throwing shade at anyone'. It is merely based on an observation I had whilst scrolling through numerous modest dressing stores/designers on Instagram and the Internet as well as a conversation I had with some friends. I recently partook in a conversation regarding the …