Hey Gorgeous Summer Product Launch

Hi Lovelies!

Last weekend I attended the Hey Gorgeous High Tea at the One and Only. The event was to introduce their new Summer Product range, but it was also a great opportunity to chat and catch up with fellow bloggers. The setting was so relaxed and yet buzzing with excited chatter at the same time, the food divine and obviously aesthetically perfect!

Hey Gorgeous entered my awareness early last year, and since I am a huge Body Shop fan, I was certain I was going to love their products. I DID! The most important aspect of their products is that it is all natural, and anti cruelty - both being very important to me. In addition to this, they have heavenly ‘food’ combinations and smells - fruity, chocolately, minty - just overall yumminess!!!!! Their products smell so good you actually want to gobble it up; so good they actually have to insert a caution on the label instructing you NOT to eat it!

The Summer range is without a doubt a winner in my books. I love fresh, fruity, zesty fragrances for Summer and I am a collector of body mousses and butters - Hey Gorgeous have now introduced the body sorbet. It has a wonderful gel like consistency, and I bought the pineapple and mango body sorbet and a pina colada body scrub. (Did I mention how awesome their body scrubs are???) The sorbet is a great moisturiser (actually like all their body mousses and souffles) but it is perfect for summer as it has that cooling effect when applied. Just plain heaven….

They have been selling online for the most part (shop here) and have now included worldwide shipping as part of their service offering. 

A morning to tantalise the senses indeed… Colourful, tasty and sweet smelling all surrounded by beautiful people and views. Bliss!

The cutest little teapot 

How pretty are the treats?

Pheebs doing her thing, Leana in the limelight

  

What a stunning view…

My sister, Aneesa, accompanied me to the event

Ciao for now, 

RuBe xoxo

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Birthday Animal Print

Hi Lovely readers, 

My birthday has come and gone, and I usually choose not to fuss too much about it as my eldest has a birthday a mere three days after mine. After my illness though, hubby decided he would fuss, and he’s such a honey he arranged a few spoils without me needing to lift a finger! One of them was our dinner at Baia at the Waterfront, our all time favourite seafood place. 

Since I was still in recovery mode, I have not shot any lookposts recently and this was the first in a long time. This animal print coat (it’s actually a lightweight jacket which is perfect for the in between weather we are experiencing now) has been dying to come out and be worn! Thus a lookpost was born, despite me feeling slightly under the weather at the time. 

This jacket is the perfect style and length and fabric to see regular wear in any modest fashionistas closet. I have paired it with a cream boyfriend jeans and my peach suede rose gold toe cap heels.

My outfit:

Coat from Kapsule Online Boutique

Country Road Boyfriend jeans

Mango Black Knit

Stylemology rose gold toe cap heels

Scarf from Bespoke Hijab

MrP necklace

Forever New Sling bag

Aldo statement ring

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The versatile shirt dress

Hi Beautiful readers,

This has been the most gorgeous first week of Spring I can ever remember. It’s as if Mother Nature  is making amends for the absolutely freezing and wet Winter we have endured this past few months. 

Spring is a time of renewal and rejuvenation, and this is exactly how I feel, having just restarted my exercise programme as well as feeling much better. I feel as if anything can happen, and only good things are in store. Maybe it’s just the sun and the birds chirping, and the flowers blooming - but I find myself in a positive frame of mind. I hope that everyone is feeling the air of new beginnings, it’s time to shed those heavy layers (figuratively and literally) and work towards those those hopes and dreams.

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Walt Disney

This is probably one of the last times I’ll be able to wear my long boots, this outfit was from a few weeks ago for a transitional weather day. I love bright colours when the sun comes out, as I said in my previous OOTD post, it brightens the mood as well. 

My outfit:

Shirtdress Trenery (Old)

Trenery boots (Old)

Marks & Spencer tights

Ted Baker Bag from Stuttafords

Scarf gifted

Collette Hayman Necklace

Leather Cuff gifted

ZARA studded belt

Aldo earrings

Love Ring from Lovisa

Caio for now, 

RuBe xoxo

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Summer Tag

Hello again lovely readers!

Firstly Happy Spring!

Thanks to Shaheeda from Style by Shaheeda for the tag, it’s actually gotten me into a Summer frame of mind. Which is good, as it brings happy thoughts - beaches, holidays, braais (barbeques), no early soccer matches, and of course the vibe - Cape Town usually goes into full on chill mode in December. This past weekend also contained all the makings of a perfect Summer, the braai, the outdoors and gorgeous Cape Town weather.

So onto her questions…

1.What’s your favourite thing about Summer?
The Beach, and spending time outdoors! Living in stunning Cape Town is a huge privilege and I just love the beach and picnics, well actually anything to do with being outside. With my kids getting older though, it’s become harder and harder to do what I want to on weekends as it always ends up being an errand weekend, or driving them to and from activities. *sigh*

2. Do you have a favourite Summer drink?
I don’t really do soft drinks, or juice it’s usually tea in its various flavours, But if we go out in Summer it will be a virgin mojito or that KFC strawberry (?) sparkler. (Well I think that’s the name..)

Doesn’t this just make you wish you were there?

3. Is there a location you like to go to each Summer?

We own timeshare in Sedgefield at Pine Lake Marina and have been frequenting the resort every Summer for about as long as we’ve had kids, ie close on 16 years! It’s also the only time of the year hubby and I can travel abroad due to the long school holidays, so we may  take the opportunity and just go wherever the wind blows us. (It’s usually also dictated by the weather at the destination)

4. Favourite makeup look for Summer?

I’m not really big on make up, so mascara and lipstick is pretty much my Summer scene. Occasionally some blush, so usually very natural.

5. Dresses or skirts?

Both, I love my t-shirts and in Summer its great paired with a maxi skirt.

6. Sandals or ballet pumps?

Mainly sandals.

7. Do you prefer to wear your hair up or down for Summer?
I used to wear it down, this will be my first summer wearing the scarf… so wish me luck!

8. Deep smokey eyes or bold lips?
Bold lips, as I’ve said before I'm not big into make up. And when you apply bold lipstick it looks as if you’ve made an effort!

9. Favourite perfume for Summer?
Daisy by Marc Jacobs - I love light and fresh fragrances. My other favourite is Happy by Clinique.

10. Last but not least, favourite music for Summer?
I’m a big pop rock fan, so the likes of One Republic and The Script are my favourites. This will be mixed with Nickelback, Linkin Park and in some cases Taylor Swift (don’t judge me hehe).

Just because writing about Summer made me feel happy and sunny…I hereby tag, Namreen from Life and Times of the fireflies, Amina from A girl with a Camera and Annie from The Glamlocket

Ciao for now, 

RuBe xoxo

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