Lush Cosmetics Must-have's

Lush Cosmetics in the V&A Waterfront has been draining my purse since it opened. You just get completely taken up in this gorgeous beauty delicatessen. All Lush products are natural, handmade and fresh and they are massively against animal testing and ensure their ingredients are not sourced from any company who is involved in animal testing.

Their products are innovative and fun, and smell soooooooo good. You end up touching and smelling, and then ultimately buying half the store. Its filled with towers of bubble bars, fizzing bath ballistics displayed like you're at a farmers market. They even have face masks freshly whipped up and displayed on ice!

So to help you out on your first excursion to Lush, I am going to give you my top products that I am head over heels in love with.

1) AMERICAN CREAM CONDITIONER: The most amazing conditioner you will ever use. Your hair feels the softest its ever felt and the smell is heavenly

2) GORILLA SOLID PERFUME: Anything vanilla sells me and I adore their solid perfume in Vanilla. Perfect to pop into your handbag

3) BUBBLE BARS: These are loads of fun - bubble bath compacted into a solid bar. You break off a chunk and put it under running water and you have the best smelling, fluffiest bubble bath!

4) THE BUFFY BAR: This is the one thing you have to leave with! It has a cult following and once you use it you will understand why. It exfoliates, moisturises and the smell is both soothing and leaves you dreaming of summer days on the beach.

5) SUGAR LIP SCRUBS: One of my absolute favorites is the Bubblegum lip scrub. Made with sugar and jojoba oil, you scrub away and lick of the rest and it tastes too yummy, you'll just want to scrub your lips all day to get your fix. Some days I have thought about just eating it straight out of the tub.

Get to Lush now and stock up! A lot of the good stuff has sold out already - but I got a tip from an insider saying that a new shipment is due this month, so I'll be first in queue to stock up for winter!

Check them out on:
www.lush.co.za
Shop No 7104, Ground Floor, Victoria Wharf
021-418 4150

Yoga - Where, How, Why

Why practice yoga? Its for hippies, hipsters and health nuts who instagram their salads and endlessly tweet about their workouts, right?

Wrong. Yoga is for everyone, and it really does benefit everyone, no matter what shape you are, or what shape you are in.

Here are some truths about yoga - and I can vouch for every one of these:

• Yoga helps you sleep better
• Yoga gives you more energy throughout your day
• Yoga improves your posture
• Yoga improves your strength
• Yoga helps aches and pains
• Yoga helps the immune system
• Yoga helps with anti-aging
• Yoga helps hand-eye coordination
• Yoga decreases blood pressure and improves blood circulation
• Yoga is a great cardiovascular workout
• Yoga improves your metabolism and aids weight loss
• Yoga helps improve lung function

Most people whom have never tried yoga assume its difficult, or even near impossible to get into those positions. Truth is, yes, at times it is. But part of practicing yoga is acceptance. I have T-rex arms, and there are some poses I will never be able to get into for this reason. But I have learnt not to worry about it, and to get as deep into the stretch as I can, and accept my body and how far it is capable of going.

All yoga studios have beginners classes, and even in the more popular intermediate ones, you can go at your own pace, and I promise you, no one is judging, or even watching you as everyone there is focussed on their own practice, thoughts and meditation. 

Now for the "where" part, in Cape Town you are spoilt for choice. I have tried two out of the four studios I am recommending, and a few friends have tried the other two, which they have loved.

The Yoga Life: http://www.theyogalife.co.za/

127 Waterkant Street, De Waterkant

Hot Dog Yoga Studio: http://www.hotdogyoga.co.za/

202 Main Road, cnr St Johns Road, Sea Point

Yoga Zone: http://www.yogazone.co.za/

10th Floor Picbel Parade

53 Strand Street

Yo Yoga: http://www.yoyoga.co.za/

Cavendish Close, Warwich Str, Claremont

Namaste folks!

Currently Coveting - Camo Edition

Apologies for not posting yesterday, I was down with the flu. But to make it up to you, I spent some time trawling the web for a great Currently Coveting edition. Winter fashion is upon us and its time to start thinking about your winter wardrobe. I've done a boot shop already, and next up I want to invest in some camo and military inspired pieces. So with that in mind, below are the things that I am currently coveting...