MONTHLY FAVOURITES {AUGUST 2014}

My monthly favourites for August are all foodie "faves", which considering my blog is primarily a beauty blog, is a little worrying.....

1.

House Restaurant and Deli in Ballito recently opened by the Delish Sister

 was a "Delish" fave of mine in August.

To read my review on the Delish Sisters

2.

The annual foodie event, The Pick n Pay Taste of Durban was also a highlight in August and I will be there next year without doubt...

Pick n Pay Taste Of Durban 2014

3.

A few weeks ago I wrote about a Marks & Spencers frozen fruit pie, which is available from Woolworths, but guess what it's no longer available, so my "Distinct" list is growing longer!

Kentish Bramley & Apple Pie

SUNDAY SKETCHES - BRIDES

Seeing it's the last day of Winter for us here in South Africa and Spring is upon us I thought it was time I did a Sunday Sketches post, as it seems an age since I last did one.

My "Sunday Sketches" this week are as usual from my favourite Inslee Haynes and they always put me in a good and happy mood.

 Inslee can be commissioned to create beautiful water colour wedding invites,thank you notes and even portraits of the bride and wedding party.

Enjoy!

If you would like to see more of Inslee Haynes work visit her website

www.inslee.net

DIOR ADDICT EAU DE TOILETTE {REVIEW}

Mention Christain Dior and the chances are the name will mean different things to different people...I automatically think of my favourite male fragrance Fahrenheit, as I worked for CD in South Africa back in 1988 when this great fragrance was launced.Others may conjure up visions of their favourite Dior lipstick or eyeshadow quartet, beautiful fashion, exquisite shoes, crafted handbags, jewellery and even a pair of sunglasses with the infamous CD logo on the arms. 

There is now doubt that this iconic fashion and fragrance house, 

which like to be now known as simply Dior, is synonymous with "Luxury"...

a little piece of this Dior "Luxury" can be purchased in its least expensive form for a few hundred rands, in the way of a lipstick, whilst many tens of thousands can be spent in the quest to own a piece of Dior "Haute Couture". 

On to more affordable "Dior" I have recently been wearing their latest fragrance addition,

Dior Addict Eau de Toilette and whilst we are discussing the price of how much it costs to own "something" Dior, this fragrance will set you back around,

 R895 for a 50ml spray

R1419 for the 100ml spray

which today is pretty much the norm for a luxury high end fragrance.

Addict Eau de Toilette is a new version of the Dior Addict Eau de Parfum fragrance launched in 2012, which was a reinterpretation of the original Addict launched in 2002. 

Having tried neither of its predecessors I cannot make any comparisons.

Classified by Dior as a woody/floral, I find it to lean more towards a fresh/floriental.

Its key ingredients are Jasmine, Sicilian Mandarin, Tunisian Neroli, Vanilla and Sandalwood. Initially I enjoyed the slightly "heady" Jasmin, as it was softened by the Mandarin and Neroli,

 yet on the dry down the Sandalwood and Vanilla came to the fore to give it a powdery soft fragrance, which I really enjoyed. 

However a softness in a fragrance can often lead to a quick fade, which is exactly what happened on my skin after a very short time, so several sprays throughout the day and night would be on the cards for me in order to keep enjoying this fragrance. 

This has prompted me to now try the Dior Addict Eau de Parfum as that may give me a longer linger that I require from a fragrance.

Let me know your opinions of this latest Dior fragrance and remember fragrance

 is a very personal thing!

Available from selected Woolworths, Edgars,Red Squares and Truworths countrywide.

www.dior.com