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My Week on Instagram

This post should essentially have been posted yesterday but I had to take my daughter to have her braces fitted and the day unraveled from there! So without further ado here is My Week on Instagram:

If you are a regular reader of Inspired Living SA {and I hope you are!} then you will know Beauty Products are a big focus of mine. I do get quite a few products from brands to review but I buy quite a few products myself as well. With time being limited at the moment, I am finding getting through all the products and reviewing them quite difficult – I wish there were more hours in the day!

I received the two Revlon products, above, at a Blogger event I attended in January and only really got around to trying them properly last week. I have loved using the Revlon Colourburst Lip Butter – it is the first one I have tried. The colour Tutti Frutti is right up my alley! Truthfully, though, I do not usually buy Revlon lip products because I do not like the formulation and have found they irritate my lips but I was pleasantly surprised with the Lip Butter! The Revlon Colorstay Nail Polish, I am on the fence about – I really love the colour, Wild Strawberry but again not sure about the formulation. After application it developed air bubbles and stained my nails quite badly, even with an undercoat on.

The three hair products above are a few of my everyday go-to products. I am trying not to heat style my hair everyday, which is where the Toni & Guy Sea Spray and the Batiste Dry Shampoo, come in. The V05 Mousse is something I use for extra volume if I am going out and need my hair to look good the whole day. I will do a more in-depth post on my hair care favourites soon!

I love cooking but sometimes need a bit of a break from creating gourmet meals every night! One of my favourite quick and easy midweek meals are my Spicy Chicken Wraps, it is a family favourite and really simple to make. I make my own Cajun Spice for the chicken, which you can make in a big batch, ahead of time and store in a spice bottle.

You may remember me raving about the lovely coffee shop at Buitenverwachting a few weeks ago. Well it was hubby’s birthday weekend this week so I treated him to lunch at the Coffee Bloc. The tapas are so delish, just looking at the pic is making my mouth water! The setting is also stunning and the wine sublime – well worth a visit if you have not been yet.

After a very decadent Friday lunch and dinner we decide to head into the mountains, for a bit of a trail run on Saturday. It was amazing, very hot but amazing – I love being in the mountains, there is something so free about being out there!

Sunday was spent with family, celebrating my mans birthday. We also reconnected with an old friend, who lives in the UK. He had bought the bottle of Dom, which you see above, for my hubby for his 40th Birthday and we had kept it to enjoy with him, when we next saw him! Only took us two years 😉

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My Week on Instagram

Technically speaking this is My Last Two Weeks on Instagram not My Week on Instagram but who’s counting! These two weeks flew by in a bit of a blur, so I am squishing two posts into one 🙂

Two weekends ago I spent a wonderful morning with an awesome bunch of ladies from the Bloggers Who Bless community. We had the most scrummy breakfast at Bread Cafe and did what a group of woman do best – chat!!! As well as meeting and getting to know like-minded bloggers, we received a gorgeous goodie bag to take home, which I am still working my way through.

After so much planning and a few logistical nightmares – last week eventually saw the realisation of my first Inspired Living Makeover. The makeover winner Emy is a beautiful woman, inside and out and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. Emy is a mom of one, who finds very little time to spend pampering herself, so the whole makeover experience, could not have been more perfectly suited! I will do a detailed reveal post, where I will share more about Emy and her makeover in more detail.

After a hectic week of running around, we decided to keep Valentines Day rather low-key. Our tradition is to prepare a special meal at home, relax and enjoy each others company. As the weather was rather hot and sticky last Friday, I decided on my Coriander, Chilli & Lime Prawns to start, followed by Fillet Steak and Salad. Oh and not to forget deliciously cold bubbly – heaven really 🙂 I must also mention the completely decadent, Red Velvet Hearts I picked up from Emporio Leone, at the V&A Waterfront, for desert.

The rest of the weekend was a chilled, laid-back affair! Starting off with me experimenting with new makeup looks and an afternoon at the movies. Followed by a braai, with close friends. On Sunday the girls decided to make cupcakes, which naturally means mom gets involved as well 😉 They were delicious by the way!

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My Week on Instagram

Hi everyone it is Monday again and time for me to share My Week on Instagram! I am afraid I have been a bit slack on the blogging front but things have been a bit chaotic around here! From organising my daughters 13th Birthday party this Saturday, to my poor pooch having to go in for an operation this week, there has not been much time for anything else!

The one thing I am trying to maintain in the midst of all the chaos is healthy living and healthy eating! We are trying, as a family, to eat a well-balanced diet, which means cutting out all the processed foods and including lots of fresh fruit and veg. The other side of staying healthy – for me anyway, is maintaining my fitness level, my goal is to exercise at least 6 out of 7 days of the week. This is not easy to do with a busy schedule but I am determined to keep it up!

As well as eating and living a healthy life, it is vital to take some time out to enjoy life and what would life be without coffee!!?? As you know I am vaguely obsessed with coffee and really wish I had more time on my hands to explore more of the fab coffee spots in Cape Town! I recently discovered a little hidden gem at Buitenverwachting wine farm, called the Coffee Bloc. They not only serve the most awesome coffee, served on a heart-shaped wooden board but they have the most amazing tapas!

Last week I received Bukeela Nespresso capsules, to try out! Bukeela is a new pure origin Lungo coffee, from Ethiopia. I really enjoyed the flavour but it is not quite as intense in flavour, as the other Nespresso coffees I drink!{I like my coffee quite strong!} I would classify it as a well rounded, flavourful, easy drinking coffee 🙂

I absolutely love makeup and looking good, it is amazing how quickly a bright lippie can lift your mood! There is also nothing better than a pretty mani and pedi and although I don’t always have time to pop in to a salon, I try to keep my nails looking good! This summer I have really been enjoying all the gorgeous bright makeup colours – especially coral and fuchsia shades. One of my favourite lipsticks for summer, has to be Vegas Vault, by MAC Cosmetics.

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My Week on Instagram

What a busy week, with the CPTBloggermeet and a 13th birthday party last weekend, to the general mayhem of a school week! Rounded off with the #absolutblackbox event last night. A chilled day is definite must today, spent in the garden and the lazing in the pool. [Read more…]

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Instagram Blog Hop

I am loving Instagram at the moment its such fun and all the great Instagram Apps you can use are awesome too. Link up to the blog hop on A Night Owls blog and meet some more Instagramers!