A Merry Diva Christmas!

Hi Divas!
It is the most wonderful time of the year indeed. I love Christmas and all the good vibes and festive cheer it brings. This year my family and I are very prepared for the upcoming day. We have done all our Christmas cleaning, hung up new golden curtains, finished all our crazy Christmas shopping and decorated the house. The only thing left to do is cook up a storm on Christmas Eve. In this blog post I decided to do a post on my top 5 favourite things for Christmas this year. And if you are wondering whether I was naughty or nice in 2016, then keeping on reading below.... ;-)

1. Favourite Christmas Decorations

2. Favourite Christmas Beauty Products

 I love getting all glammed up on Christmas day! I usually start with a gorgeous smelling body wash and lotion so the scent lingers on. I love the Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar range. It smells like Christmas indeed. For my face I love to wear my absolute favourite makeup to make me feel special. This year I will wear my number one foundation right now which is Too Faced Born This Way. For the eyes I will use the pretty Too Faced Bon Bons palette for some sparkle and shimmer. On my cheeks I will be warming them up with my Too Faced Sweethearts Peach Beach blush. I love wearing bright red lipsticks on Christmas day. My most loved is the Etude House Etoinette red lipstick. To top it off I will be spritzing the sultry Victoria's Secret Angel Gold fragrance all over my neck and decollete.

3. Favourite Christmas Gift Collections

4. Favourite Christmas Treats
 My favourite treats for 2016 would have to be chocolates! From the gorgeous and cute packaging to the different mouth watering flavours and caramel or nougat centres. They make excellent Christmas gifts for loved ones, great for Secret Santa games and just pure indulgence to eat on your own. Big Yessss! ;-)

5. Favourite Christmas Music

 Christmas music always reminds me of my late grandfather because he had a Nat King Cole carols tape (back in the day when we still had cassette tapes) that he would play and sing along with. That memory will always be a favourite of mine. Like her father, my mom adores Christmas carols too. We play an array of different Christmas songs in our house. We love rocking to Elvis, feel playful with Bing Crosby, get all cozy with Buble and feel sentimental and blessed with Il Divo. My most loved Christmas song is O holy Night.


6. Was I NAUGHTY Or Nice This Year?

 I was plain blank NAUGHTY! LOL ;-D


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I want to wish you all a blessed and wonderful Christmas and Festive Season. Thank you so much for supporting me and being true Divas this year! I love you lots. Let me know below what some of your favourite Christmas things are and if you were Naughty or Nice this year? ;-)
Divalicious Kisses

Xxxx

Spring Fling Tag

Hi Divas!

I thought it would be very appropriate to do the Spring Fling tag on the blog as we are in the middle of September. I started packing away my winter clothes and my vampy winter makeup. Even my nail art colours have changed to pastels and some neon polishes. I am definitely looking forward to the weather heating up, all the pretty flowers blooming and bright displays in the shop windows. Spring always makes me feel hopeful and excited about life.

1. What eye palette do you/will you use most this spring?
My BH Cosmetics That's Heart Palette. The palette has pretty golds, pinks, and blue shades that are great for spring. The eyeshadow colours are soft and gives a beautiful romantic look. The palette comes with a candy floss coloured blush, a bronzer and a highlighter. It is very versatile for day and night makeup looks. 

2. What blush in your collection is a spring must-have?
My Clarins Blush Prodige in Miami Pink 03 consists of  soft pink shades.

What about lipstick?
 I have recently discovered the Etude House Dear My blooming Lips Talk lipsticks. My favourite for spring would be a soft pink in RD304. I love wearing all shades of pink in spring and this shade is perfect as it is not too bright or shocking. 

3. What nail polishes do you love to wear in the Spring?
I love pastel blues, peaches and baby pinks. I usually gravitate towards Tip Top Cha Cha Cha and Tip Top Get the Party Started.

4. What is your signature spring scent?
I like to wear light body fragrances this time of the year. When I want a fragrance that is not too strong I love to wear my Victoria Secret Angel Fragrance Mist. It is a body mist and not a perfume. It's light and whimsical.

5. What is on your spring break agenda?
Well, I don't have school holidays any more because I am a working girl. When I was at university, I used to go home for the September week holidays and enjoy picnics at Kirstenbosch gardens.


6. What trends are you looking forward to the most? Fashion, Makeup, Nail Polish, etc.
 I am a dress fanatic. I absolutely love dresses and my wardrobe is filled with them. I am looking forward to seeing pretty girly spring dresses in prints, lace and embellishments.

7. Do you have a spring skincare must-have?
 I like to get rid of dull winter skin with a highlighter/ illuminizer. I love the Clarins Instant Light Complexion Perfector in Rose Shimmer. You can dot it on your cheek bone area or mix it into your foundation to highlight your whole face. It gives a beautiful radiant glow without the tacky shimmer.

8. What is spring like where you live?
 I live in Cape Town. Spring is warm with a slight chilly wind. As the flowers start to bloom I get allergy attacks galore! So I always have to have antihistamine pills and tissues on hand.

9. Floral: gotta have em or make them stop?
Got to have them on my dresses, shorts and accessories ;-)

10. Favourite thing/activity to do in the spring?
 I have never really thought about this, but I think I like to do the annual house spring clean, pack all those winter clothes away and bring out bright accessories for your home. I like to have picnics and drive out to wine farms and enjoy a good lunch. It is not too hot so the drive is pleasant and all the pretty flowers are out in full bloom as you road trip across town.

Thanks  for reading ladies! Xxx

So let me tell you ladies I went a little cray-cray a few weeks ago when I was in Doha Qatar. I went to my favourite mall called Villagio and what did I see before me? SEPHORA! Can we all just have a freak out moment?! Seriously ladies, I went insane in this famous beauty store. I have read so many beauty reviews and watched many vloggers talking about Sephora and I couldn't believe I actually had an opportunity to shop there. It is seriously every beauty bloggers dream as the store is packed with international makeup, perfume and skincare brands such as Urban Decay, Two Faced, Benefit and Sephora beauty products. When I walked into the store I felt like a kid in a toy store. There was so much to see, so much to touch and play with. I even totally forgot to take pictures inside the store as I was too preoccupied with my purchases.

The first counter I ran to was Urban Decay makeup. As it is not available in South Africa and the Naked 3 palette just launched I really wanted one of the iconic palettes. Low and behold they were all sold out. Big sigh! So I opted to buy the Urban Decay Ammo palette as the colours looked bright and beautiful. The next thing I bought was the Front Cover makeup book. This collection is filled with cat walk inspired looks of the season. The book comprises of eye shadows, brushes, lipstick, nail polish and a blush. The last thing I bought at Sephora was a beautiful Dior Addict lipstick. Since it was going to be my birthday the following week I decided to go big and spoil myself with a Dior product. I know that if I was in South Africa I would never have bought me one. So I thought what the heck I am in a different country experiencing new things, let me spoil myself. As they say go big or go home! I bought the Dior Addict lipstick in shade Model 564. This is one purchase I will never regret I love this lipstick to the max. There is a Pupa eye shadow and lip palette in the photo below but I did not purchase it at Sephora. I bought this beautiful palette at another beauty store. I have fallen in love with Pupa makeup and couldn't resist this beauty.

Sephora was not the only beauty store I shopped at. I ran across to Boots and stocked up on my favourite Soap&Glory products. H&M were having a serious winter sale so I took the opportunity to buy me a pretty purple dress, bangles, necklaces, nail art brushes and mascaras. Zara had a massive sale too so I couldn't resist buying the cute orange polka dot dress there. Finally at another shopping centre not far from my hotel I bought my favourite Hershey's chocolates, Pupa makeup palette and Victoria Secret body products.

Look out for reviews on all the beauty products I bought as I have been testing away. I might do a look post with my dresses and jewellery so look out for that too. 

Thanks for reading. Much love

Divalicious kisses.

XXXX

P.S... I just had to show you photos of Villagio Mall in Doha. It is a popular mall designed on an Italian Tuscany theme. There is an actual canal running through it. So beautiful!!!

Mwah Xxx