Black Friday is fast approaching, and savvy brides should use this day of savings to prep for their big day. With the stress of planning a wedding, why not spoil yourself with some skincare? This way, you’ll be looking and feeling great come your big day.
There are many local beauty and skincare brands offering special deals this Black Friday. Here are a few of our favourites.
Swiitch Beauty
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Swiitch Beauty is a South African beauty brand born out of the internet. From blush palettes to brow gel, their products are designed to enhance natural beauty. They’re also incredibly affordable and aesthetically pleasing to boot.
They are hosting Swiitch Week from 23-30 November, during which almost all their items are on sale. This is their biggest sale of the year, so make sure you don’t miss out!
SKIN Functional
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SKIN functional offers a range of products expertly formulated using optimal concentrations of effective and trusted ingredients to restore and maintain the skin’s ideal functioning. The brand was created to demystify skincare jargon and misinformation to deliver honorable “skintelligence”.
Take steps to a better skincare routine by splurging on SKIN functional’s 20% off sale, running from 22-30 November. At checkout, type sale20 in the coupon code text box, click ‘apply coupon’ and the discount will automatically be applied then proceed to checkout.
Thoclor Labs
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Thoclor Labs is a Biotechnology Company dedicated to blending the powers of medical science with the miracles of nature. They develop and produce the world’s most advanced skin aftercare treatments and revolutionary skin rejuvenation products.
The GF Skin Series developed by Thoclor Labs, and backed by extensive research, makes the quest for youthful healthy skin a reality. Combining rejuvenation with healing means that our products are proven to give you the best skin possible.
At Thoclor Labs you have an option to sign up for a 6 month GF2 subscription, where you receive 6 bottles of GF2 and pay for only 5. Your 6th bottle will be delivered for no charge at the end of your subscription. Free courier delivery included for every bottle.
In addition to the free bottle (you normally receive with your subscription) the Black Friday special is 15% off the subscription which basically equates to double the discount.
Lulu & Marula
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Lulu and Marula is a natural, ethically produced cruelty-free skin and body care collection developed in Cape Town by Jesslynn Shepherd. It focuses on clean, simple and sustainable ingredients that are free from artificial colours, fragrances, parabens, petrochemicals, synthetics or other harmful ingredients.
They will be running their Annual Give Back Friday initiative over Black Friday Weekend. Lulu & Marula has partnered with their Marula Oil supplier to raise money from all online purchases over the Black Friday weekend which will go towards planting new Marula trees. They will be offering all online customers 20% off their purchase, and donating 20% of their purchase to the Marula tree planting initiative. The promotion runs from Friday morning (November 27) until Sunday evening (November 29). To date, Lulu & Marula has planted over 300 Marula trees through the initiative!
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Proposals are romantic occasions, and usually don’t involve a physical response. However, this bride misunderstood the moment and ended up slapping her partner as he popped the question.
In a video posted to TikTok, Gracie O’Neill shared a throwback video from her husband’s Disneyland proposal years ago. The pair pose for pictures in front of Disney’s castle before her husband, or boyfriend at the time, goes down on one knee to propose.
As he does, his bride-to-be jokingly slaps him on top of the head, believing the moment to be a fake proposal. Her husband has reportedly “fake proposed” to her before.
“This time I’m not kidding,” her groom-to-be says in the video. Gracie appears shocked and breaks down in tears of happiness before accepting the proposal.
@hgoneillseriously the happiest day of my life!!♬ original sound – Gracie
The original TikTok video has since gone viral, earning over a 5.6million views.
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Carrying a bridal bouquet has been a time-honoured tradition for centuries. In Ancient Rome, brides would carry flowers as they were believed to signify new beginnings, fidelity and hope of fertility.
During the Victorian Era, the act of giving and receiving flowers came to be known as an expression of love. As they were then linked to love and romance, they increasingly became incorportated into weddings.
Flowers all carry their own special meaning, although many modern brides simply opt for the ones they find the most visually pleasing. While classic white lilies or romantic red roses are always in style, we have been loving explosions of colour. Vibrant shades of pinks, yellows and blues offer so much life and personality to your bridal bouquet.
You have two options when opting for this colourful creation. Pick complementary shades of pinks, reds and oranges and calm them down with white flowers, or go big with all the primary coloured-flowers you can find.
Here are some floral bouquets to inspire your own:
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Queen Elizabeth said ‘I do’ to the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip 73 years ago on November 20, 1947.
To honour their anniversary, a new image of the couple has been released. In the photograph, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness are seen looking at an anniversary card made by Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, alongside other cards and letters sent by well-wishers.
The photograph was taken by Chris Jackson Getty in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle earlier this week.
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The pair tied the knot at London’s Westminister Abbey back in 1947. 73 years later, they are the longest-married couple in the history of the British monarchy.
They met at a royal wedding when Queen Elizabeth was just eight years old. They fell in love after a second encounter when she was 13 and he 18, and began exchanging letters. In 1946, Philip asked King George VI for his daughter’s hand in marriage. The rest, as they say, is history.
The wedding did not go without incident, however. Elizabeth’s tiara snapped on the morning of the wedding, and Philip was stopped for speeding through central London on the day of the rehearsal dinner (November 19). He reportedly said at the time: “I’m sorry officer, but I’ve got an appointment with the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
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When she was just 25, Elizabeth’s ascended the throne on June 2, 1953, after her father’s death. Prince Philip was the first to swear allegiance to the new queen, describing himself as her “liege man of life and limb”.
The two have been by each other’s side for many years now, and are a beautiful example of a strong and steadfast marriage. “He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years,” said Queen Elizabeth II as she described her husband on their golden anniversary in 1997.
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The timing of their anniversary is impeccable, as the Royal Family has been in the news after the latest season of The Crown premiered on November 15. The Netflix show, which chronicles the lives of the monarchy, has drawn criticism for its twisted retelling of facts about real people, many of whom are still alive.
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