Beauty Shout Box

3 January 2015

VICTORIA BECKHAM NAIL COLOURS

Style Icon Victoria Beckham and her three year old daughter Harper Seven Beckham can often be found at their "fave" nail salons having "manis and pedis" together.
It's reported that the fashionista even sends her dog for "paw pedicures."

With her love for all things girly and especially nails, it seemed logical that at some stage she would launch a nail colour range and guess what... She has!

In December 2014 she launched a Limited Edition luxury nail colour collection in collaboration with Nails Inc. who just happen to be my best polish brand of all time.....can this get any better?

Well it seems not, as for now, there are only two shades, the one being a tomato/orange shade called Judo Red and the other a pale shade named Bamboo White.

Judo Red

Bamboo White

The nail polish comes in typical stylish VB black and white packaging and is inspired by the designer's upcoming Victoria Victoria Beckham spring/summer 2015.

Designed by Fabien Baron and Victoria Beckham, each bottle comes in matte black and matte white, and is created with fine Venetian glass, and is hand-frosted to leave a subtle reveal window.

Bamboo extract helps nails regain their natural shine, reduces nail ridges and imperfections, and promotes nail growth. Stretch-To-Fit technology is an elastic-like polymer that provides a flexible, self-leveling finish and increases the stretching and tensing properties of the polish. The result is color that glides onto the nail and fits every contour, ensuring a perfectly smooth application.
I have no doubt that the quality will be exceptional considering the tie in with Nails Inc.
but do they warrant a price tag of £25?
Whether they do or not you can be sure of one thing...they will sell like "hot cakes" or should I say "hot nails".

After all.. If Christian Louboutin can sell his nail colours for £50, then VB's seem well priced at 25 pounds.

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1 January 2015

WHO NEEDS A VASE ANYWAY?

Don't ask me to loan you a vase, as I only possess three unlike most of my friends who seem to have cupboards housing vases for every occasion, but who needs a vase when you have so many items that can be used around the home.

So next time you need to display flowers think "recycle" (convert waste into reusable material) or "upcycle" (reuse discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original) as not only are these easy and quick to assemble, but they can be personalised and look great to.

Enjoy!

Clean up an empty food tin and tie raffia

Empty Liquor Bottles for those long stemmed flowers

Place a container inside a paper/gift bag and decorate with rope,string or ribbon

Decorate an empty Consol Jar

Any drinking glass either clear or coloured will look stunning

Recycle an decorative empty jam or mustard jar

An empty fragrance bottle always makes a beautiful vase

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FIRE & ICE MELROSE ARCH {REVIEW}

Smack-dab in the middle of Joburg, the Protea Fire & Ice! is located in the hot lifestyle precinct Melrose Arch and I was lucky enough to stay for a night a couple of weekends ago.

Our first night was spent at the African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel, where I have stayed several times over the years.

Review African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel Melrose
Review African Pride Crystal Towers Cape Town

The second night was at the Fire & Ice, which is literally a block away from the Melrose Arch Hotel and both are ideally situated for shopping, restaurants and bars.

Once you arrive at either of these hotels your cars are redundant for the duration of your stay.

The Fire & Ice brand falls under the Protea Hotels banner and having stayed at its sister Fire & Ice in Cape Town I was curious to see what Melrose Arch had to offer. The outside of the building does not give you any indication of the Glitz and Glamour that lies behind the office look exterior.

Silver screen heroes and heroines are the inspiration behind the luxurious decor and it really does offer a truly unique experience.

As with most hotels today, the hotels under the Protea umbrella offer everything for the business and leisure traveller alike. As you can see from my pics below the 197 Luxury rooms are nothing short of fabulous with luxurious furnishings, in-room showers and beds that will swallow you whole and spit you out relaxed and rested!

They all come with the standard Satelite tv, free wifi, air conditioner, black out curtains, hair dryer and a workstation. My only complaint is he lack of a bath, which for me is important as I love to wallow in my bubbles at the end of a busy day of retail therapy.

The hotel also has the usual restaurant facilities, bar, pool and a small gym, which I can assure you is needed after all the food and the milkshakes!

The Milkshake Bar at Fire & Ice is infamous in Johannesburg and I can highly recommend a visit to try one of their decadent, delicious, calorific loaded milkshakes hence the need for the gym.

I would definitely stay again, as I loved the Glitz and Glam, its location and the vibe.....