What if I told you you can buy MAC makeup very cheaply online? By very cheaply, I mean you can buy a Ruby Woo lipstick for less than US$2.00 a piece. Would you buy it? Or would what I tell you ring the alarm bells that something doesn’t sound right when a MAC lipstick is [...]
My Name Is Tine And I’m A Paper Bag Hoarder
Is it weird to admit that I’m a bit of a shopping paper bag hoarder? Okay, maybe “a bit” is an understatement; I am a major paper bag hoarder. I have a collection hidden behind my trolleys of drawers in my home office. I never need to actually buy pretty paper bags when giving gifts [...]
Chanel Sunkiss Ribbon Blush Harmony, Thou Art Beautiful And Thou Art Mine!
When I first saw a photo of this blush on Pinterest, I fell head over heels in love. Mind you, it wasn’t even a picture of the actual product; it was just a stock photo! I posted a picture of this on the BA Facebook page and many of you salivated over the stock image [...]
The Lipstick Graveyard
A few friends and I caught up over the weekend and being the beauty gals that we were, one of our topics of conversation led to lipsticks. We chatted about the brand of high-end lipsticks we enjoy, how we store them and so on. This made me think of my own lippie collection (lipsticks, lip [...]
Christmas Gift Guide 2014: For The Fab Fashionista
Today’s gift guide is for the fab fashionistas in your life. Now I’m no fashionista myself so when it comes to all things, er, fashion-y, so my style may differ from yours. But I hope there’s something in here for everyone from the functional items to the frivolous-but-gotta-have-them ones. These are the items I’d really [...]