Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera perfumes are some of the most popular in the world. They consist of the Christina Aguilera Signature, Christina Aguilera By Night, Christina Aguilera Royal Desire and Christina Aguilera Red Sin. Each of these fragrances is unique with different top notes.

Her fragrance range has been voted the number celebrity brand by a number of agencies. The awards include the German ‘Glammy’ Award for Royal Desire in 2011, The More Magazine British ‘Best Female Fragrance’ Award in 2009 as well as the Swedish Cosmopolitan Beauty Award for ‘Best Female Fragrance’ 2009, among many others. These awards are an indication of how the fragrances speak to the lovers of her brand and the women who wear the Christina Aguilera fragrances.

The elegantly packaged bottles have a design with a lacy outside to represent the fiercely feminine brand. They are also shaped like a woman’s body to further show the seductive scents that lie within the bottle.

Christina Aguilera fragrances can be found at selected retail stores such as Edgars and Foschini.

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Celine Dion

Celine Dion fragrances are perfect for those looking for a floral and feminine scent that is not over-powering. This worldwide music sensation has four fragrances under her brand so far. These are Celine Dion Signature, Celine Dion Pure Brilliance, Celine Dion Sensational and Celine Dion Parfum. Each of these fragrances tells a story about Celine as an individual, and as a famous musician.

Celine Dion Parfum was the first fragrance and is delicate but opulent. The fragrance is made up of light notes of water lily and orange blossom mixed together with warm sheer mask and amber notes.

Celine Dion Signature is a fresh and clean scent that is perfect for elegant day time wearing. It contains floral and fruity notes of mimosa blossom, guava and Indian Jasmine. The bottom notes include musky sandalwood and amberwood.

Launched in 2010, Celine Dion Pure Brilliance is a floral and fruity scent that leaves a lasting impression. It was described by Dion herself as a fragrance that represents the radiance and beauty of a woman’s heart. It contains top notes of pears, apples and freesias.

The elegantly packaged Celine Dion Sensational is perfect for the modern woman who exudes strength and confidence. It’s a luminous fragrance that is perfect to take from the boardroom to a night out on the town.

Celine Dion fragrances can be found at selected retailers such as Edgars, Red Square and Foschini.

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Catrice

Catrice makeup and nail polish has something for any woman who wants to take her look to the next level. Anything from neutral colours that will enhance your natural looks through to the vibrant colours that will bring some drama to your style are available from Catrice.

Catrice aims to bring you the latest beauty trends, reflected in the colours and textures of their products. They also use a combination of first class technology and creativity to make products that will help you express your personality when using them. With Catrice on your side, you can become the ultimate trend-setter.

Eyeliner, eye shadow and mascara from Catrice will give you the right look you want for your eyes. It can be a bright look for the day or a smokey eye for the evening. You can also choose from the brilliant range of lip gloss, lip tint or lipstick from Catrice to complete your perfect look.

The nail lacquer range has a number of vibrant and exiting colours. They are of the highest quality and will add a pop of colour to your nails that is long lasting and brilliant because Catrice uses Gloss Booster Technology.

Also available from Catrice are makeup tools such as Powder brushes and eye shadow sponges to help you apply your make up flawlessly.

 
 
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Carita

Carita Paris is a French skin care, anti-aging creams, hair care, sun care and fragrance producer. It was established in the 1950s by two sisters, Maria and Rosy Carita, who believed is enhancing women’s beauty. They started off as hairstylists and went on to become famous because of their unconventional but effective treatments.

Their unconventional style led them to team up with French avant-garde fashion designers who would use them to style their models’ hair for runway shows. They grew a reputation of being stylists who pushed boundaries and came up with new and exciting concepts.

From 1960 onwards, the first Carita beauty products began to be manufactured and made available to the public. These included the Progesiff ranges, a face care line, a hair care line and other beauty treatments. They also launched a product line for men as well during this time.

The Carita face care range includes anti-aging products, daily cleansers and moisturisers. There is also a body care range available to help keep your skin looking and feeling soft and moisturised. It includes a body scrub as well as a luxurious cashmere cream.

For your hair, the Carita hair care products are there to ensure that it is healthy, sleek and full of body. Everything from a daily shampoo to a daily protective serum is available. There is also a Hair Loss Care range from Carita Paris.

Protection from the sun is crucial for ensuring that your skin remains healthy and not vulnerable to skin cancer. The Carita sun care range helps to protect you from the sun while also helping you achieve a golden tan. There is also an anti-aging sun protection line as well as an after sun protection line to help you healthily enjoy the sun.

The Carita Paris Eau de Parfum is a feminine and floral fragrance that has been infused with the natural scents of roses, violets, iris and heliotrope.

Carita Paris products can be found in selected stores around South Africa.

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Blistex

Blistex lip care products are formulated to nourish, protect and heal dry lips. They add on moisture that lasts long while repairing your lips to their normal supple nature.

Blistex was established in 1947 in the United States with a goal of providing lip care to those needing moisturised and nourished lips. A lot of research is put into the products before they are made available to the public, in order to ensure that they are of the highest quality possible.

There are many causes of dry or chapped lips and these include medication, the environment or sensitivity. Blistex has a lip balm to help you soothe your lips, whatever the reason for your problem is. Their range of products includes men’s repair-protect-moisturise lip balm, daily conditioning treatment lip balm, herbal answer lip balm and simple and sensitive lip balm.

Each of their products has been made to address a specific lip care problem and to give you the best solution possible.

Blistex products can be found in selected retail stores around South Africa.

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Yves Rocher

Yves Rocher is a French high-end natural beauty products and skin care company that was founded in 1959. It is a brand that believes in botanical beauty and uses natural ingredients to create its products.

Yves Rocher began by humbly selling a single product, homeostatic ointment that had been made using lesser celandine. He placed an advert in the newspaper and the ointment was sold by mail order. This is what established him from other providers and this was the pillar on which the brand was built.

The range of products on offer from Yves Rocher is very wide. It includes face care, makeup, fragrances, body care, sun care, hair care, bath and shower care, men’s care and even a nutrition and wellbeing range of products.

The Yves Rocher face care range caters for various skin care needs. There is a range to address various concerns such as oily skin, sensitive skin, dry skin and acne prone skin. There is also an anti-aging range that has been divided into various age groups in order to help you use a product that is suitable for your age.

In addition, the Yves Rocher makeup range has a variety of products to help you look your best. It includes lip stick, eye shadow, foundation, concealers and mascara among others. Also available is a Yves Rocher nail polish and nail care range that has been made using natural ingredients.

The fragrances from Yves Rocher continue with the botanical theme. The ranges are described as natural scents, floral fragrances, botanical fragrances and fruity fragrances such as peaches, blackberry and coconut.

The Yves Rocher body care range includes body lotions and exfoliators. It also includes hair removal products and spa products to help you relax. The sun care products include self-tanners and after sun care products.

For your hair, Yves Rocher has a variety of products available. They include products for various hair types as well as for those suffering from hair loss and hair thinning.

There is also a range of products to help with weight loss and slimming from Yves Rocher. Advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle that will help you lose weight and maintain a healthy weight is available as well.

 

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Motions

Motions hair care products have been developed for African hair. The brand was launched in 1993 and has been helping African women realise just how beautiful their hair can be. It is a well-known fact that ethnic hair has specific requirements to keep it healthy and this is why Motions has developed a range to address their needs.

After years of research and innovation, Motions has become a trusted brand mainly because they deliver on the promises they make. While others may view ethnic hair as problematic and unmanageable, Motions aims to show that it can be beautiful and easy to maintain. They help you do this by providing a range of products made especially for ethnic hair.

Taking into consideration that there are different hair types among those with ethnic hair, Motions try to make sure that there is something for all of them. There is a range made for African hair that is available for South Africans. These include detangling conditioners, wrap lotions and hair and scalp oil. These help to make course hair easier to comb or brush without causing breakage.

Also available is a hair relaxer range for normal and course hair. These relaxers are gentle and help to actually nourish your hair. Used together with the other range of Motions products such as the Motions hair treatment balm and the leave-in conditioner you will be assured of beautiful hair that is healthy and full of body.

The Motions Academy was launched in South Africa in 2012. The courses offered are salon-style hair care techniques for the students enrolled. These include cutting and styling, long hair styling, bonding and weaving among others.

Motions hair care products can be found in selected retail stores around South Africa such as Clicks and Dischem.

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Lush

Lush Fresh Homemade Cosmetics is popular because of how unique and fun it is. Right from the famous Bath Bombs through to the Dirty range for boys and even solid perfumes, this brand has a following that enjoys life and believes in the power of nature. They have shops all over the world and are very active online.

As the full name of the brand suggests, all products are homemade using only natural ingredients from Mother Nature. This means there are no harsh chemicals or manmade synthetic ingredients added to the products. You will, thus, only be getting the best from the wide range of Lush products.

The product range from Lush can only be described as amazing. It is the reason why they have managed to gain popularity and a large following around the world. They provide hair care products, perfumes, skin care, body care and a shower range.

One of the most popular Lush bath products are their Bath Bombs. These fizz when put in water and make bath time a lot more enjoyable. This is great for a fun bath time experience for your children or yourself.

They also have Lush Bubble bars. These are better than liquid bubble bath because they create and maintain the bubbles for longer.

For your body, Lush has a variety of fantastic and effective products available. These include body butters, massage bars, dusting powders and even deodorants among other products.

The Lush hair care range includes shampoo and conditioners, henna hair dye and styling gels. These products leave your hair looking good and smelling great. Also, it helps to nourish your hair and give it a healthy shine.

 The Lush fragrance range is one of the most interesting. Most commercially produced perfumes contain chemicals that sensitive skin may react to. Lush makes fragrances with very unique scents that are unlike anything in retail stores. The Lush solid perfumes range is also another exciting product from them. It is in a tube and is perfect for touch-ups during the day and layering.

There is also a body care range for boys and men called Dirty. Despite what the name implies, the Lush Dirty range gives you a good scrubbing and leaves you looking and smelling good. The range includes a body spray, shaving cream, shower cream and hair gel.

All packaging is sourced from ecologically sound suppliers. This means everything is recycled or recyclable. Also, you can return empty contains to the store so that they re-use them.

Lush Products can be bought online or at their recently opened store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. There are plans underway to open more stores around South Africa.

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Gosh Cosmetics

Gosh Cosmetics is a Danish maker of cosmetics that has been turning heads for more than 25 years. They have a range of makeup and nail polish available in a variety of exciting colours. They also have on offer hair care products and a fragrance range.

One of the reasons why Gosh Cosmetics is so popular all over the world is that its products are free of perfumes and parabens and so, are suitable for all skin types. Another reason is the fact that it is an edgy and exciting brand that is always on the lookout for the latest trends. They bring the newest crazes straight from the catwalks to the palms of women all over the world.

Their accessories range includes eye shadow brushes, eyebrow brushes and foundation brushes among others. The Gosh blush range includes precious powder pearls and multicolour blush. There is also a range of innovative bronzing products such as Instant Tan Gel, Self-Tan Mousse and Self-Tan Lotion. Gosh Cosmetics also has a BB Cream that contains SPF15 as well as other foundation products such as the anti-wrinkle Velvet Touch Foundation Primer.

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The Gosh Cosmetics range of fragrances includes Him and Her versions that come in the form of deodorants, musk oil and perfume fragrances.

The Gosh hair care products include styling products such as mousse, leave-in conditioner and hair spray.

                                                   

The OH MY GOSH nail polish range is very popular because of its bold colours and long lasting shine. They are also quick drying and are chip resistant.

                                                      

The quality of Gosh Cosmetics products is high and it is a PETA approved brand.

Gosh Cosmetics can be found in selected Red Square and Edgars stores around South Africa.

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Elie Saab

Elie Saab is a Lebanese fashion house that was named after the founder.

The brand is known for ‘’Magnifying Femininity’’ and the founder has been quoted as having said: “I like ‘womanly women’, women who twirl their dresses with desire and pride”. As a result, when you get the first whiff of the Elie Saab fragrance, you will have a boldly feminine scent.

Elie Saab le Parfum is the brand’s signature scent. It is described as being romantic, elegant and feminine. Just as all Elie Saab designs are. The top notes include orange blossom, jasmine and cedar wood.

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The bottle shape is one that was designed to represent femininity in a way that wasn’t just about the shape of a woman. The beauty and interesting design of the bottle was meant to show how beauty can come in all shapes and sizes.

Elie Saab le Perfum can be found in selected retail stores around the country.

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