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My Beauty File – "rubybox"

Imagine my delight when I came across a new and innovative concept, rubybox, right here in my own home town! Needless to say I love discovering new and clever ideas and rubybox is certainly all of these things and more!

I am sure you have felt the overwhelming feeling of trying to select a beauty product, which you have never tried before, only to discover that there is no sample available to try before you have to out lay oodles of cash.

This is exactly what rubybox offers the consumer, an opportunity to sample some of the leading beauty brands before going out and buying them. Giving you more confidence in your purchase and limiting the chance of wasting hard earned cash.

[quote style=”1″]Say goodbye to your beauty graveyard with www.rubybox.co.za[/quote]

So how does this brilliant concept work? You pay a minimal monthly subscription fee of R100.00 and you are sent a bespoke box containing 4-5 luxury, trial-sized samples, which you can try at your leisure. Each month the box will contain different items for you to sample.

How exciting! Each month you will receive this awesome box of treats delivered to your door – it will feel like your birthday every month!

So why wait, click on over to rubybox and find out more about this amazing product.

An added bonus is that they offer an online service called Beauty-Insider, which offers beauty advice, helpful tips, beauty news and trends.

I thought I would include this clip from their recent press release, to give you a bit of the inside scoop:

[quote style=”1″]Who is rubybox? The team consists of Austrian-born Sylvia Gruber, CEO who before moving to South Africa to start up Africhic.com – an online fashion retailer that promotes African designers – worked in brand management at beauty giants like P&G in Frankfurt, Germany and L’Oréal Paris in Paris, France. Margaux Knuppe, current beauty editor of GLAMOUR and ex beauty assistant of FairLady joins the team as Content and Communications Director. Need more convincing? To date, over 1200 South African women have been convinced by rubybox and are eagerly looking forward to their monthly rubybox.[/quote]

All Images: Courtesy of rubybox

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4 Things That Inspire Me

After having a rather busy weekend both socially and around the house, I thought I would feel quite tired today but instead I feel inspired. It got me thinking about what exactly it is that inspires me? I have come to the conclusion that it is in fact not one isolated thing but a combination of things that gets me motivated and inspires everything I do.

My main sources of inspiration are:

My Gorgeous Family – what’s not to love, they may drive me mad at times but they each inspire me and all that I do. Just seeing the amount of passion and enthusiasm that they each possess is reason enough to get out of bed each day.
The beautiful city and country that I call home, I am inspired daily just looking out of my window, at the glory that surrounds me. We are a nation of inspiration!
I am inspired by beautiful things and I find nature is the best place to find true beauty – be it a tree, a flower or a sunset. A rose is my favourite; it reminds me of my girls, they start off as this tiny bud and blossom into something truly breath-taking!
So, how do I express my appreciation for all the things that inspire me – I love to take photographs and capture the moment forever. I find photography and the creativity it allows me, is my ultimate source of inspiration.

Images: Super Mom

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The Overberg – Black Eagle Lodge

During the October school holidays we decided to do something a bit different for our family getaway – let’s just say we all like our creature comforts. So we did our version of getting in touch with nature and stayed at the eco-friendly Black Eagle Lodge. There is no electricity in the cottages but they have solar power for lighting and gas for heating water and cooking. I hate to sound like a sissy but camping is not my cup of tea and this is as close as we will probably get to roughing-it!

Black Eagle Lodge is situated off the N2, just before the town of Caledon, nestled in the Overberg Mountains. The drive, from Cape Town, takes you past the turn-off to Hermanus and Botriver, this area is beautiful and mostly farming country. The Overberg has always been one of our favourite places to holiday and spend time exploring. The area has great accommodation and an abundance of great restaurants and wine farms.

The Villa accommodation was luxurious but understated and with its stone-clad exterior blended well into its surroundings. The view from the Villa, was totally amazing, the landscape spreads like a tapestry, of colour, in front of you and all you can hear are the calls from the abundant bird-life in the area. It truly was a return to nature!

The working farm which surrounds you is magnificently kept and boasts wheat fields, flocks of sheep and herds of feisty looking cattle. All there is to do, is leave the city behind you and submerge yourself in the relaxed atmosphere and explore the natural world around you.

Activities on the farm include mountain biking, hiking, fly-fishing, hunting for lizards with the kids and spot the Black Eagles. The stars at night are breath-taking and we spent many a night sitting outside, next to a blazing fire, sipping good wine!

Although you feel like you are completely secluded from the hustle and bustle of city life, you are centrally positioned for fun day trips. We decided to venture out one day and take a trip to Hermanus. En-route to Hermanus, we took a trip through the Hemel-en Aarde valley. The Valley boasts some amazing wine farms – such as Hamilton Russell , Bouchard Finlayson and Whalehaven; a boutique vineyard – to name but a few.

Hermanus, is a beautiful sea side town which we love visiting and if you are lucky you may get to see a few whales when you are there. If you are planning a trip there, the end of September is a good time to go, they host the annual Whale festival then – which is a great deal of fun! It can get very busy during this time, so pre-booking accomodation is essential. There are great restaurants in the area as well – most of them, with a view of the sea. Another popular, rather quaint town to visit in the area is Greyton.

So if you are looking for a relaxing, reinvigorating break, then Black Eagle Lodge, in the Overberg is the place to go!

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Win A Beautiful African Table Runner

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