I recently sampled the full range of Mischa Estate wines, my new best friend this winter. I’m no sommelier and I don’t have the skills to describe noses and palates and poncy bollocks, but I do know a good wine when I taste one. Enter Mischa Merlot 2009, winner of the Michelangelo Awards Grand D’Or / Double Gold (2010). This is what the professionals have to say about the wine:

“Plum with a hint of rasberry and inviting olive and mocha as well as coffee and chocolate aromas make up this complex nose. Juicy luscious red fruit flavours with soft smooth tannins are the initial impressions but chocolate and coffee add to the taste of this wine.”

I don’t think you need any more reasons to be convinced. Order your stash of Mischa online here.

Thirsty,

brandslut xoxo

To celebrate the dubious history  of delicious peri-peri, Nando’s are giving away 3 African adventure trips to the value of R60 000. Each week until June 30th an unfinished ad will be posted to www.howfarwillyougo.co.za and all you need to do is complete the tale, either through video or text. The 3 top entries overall will each win one of those spicy adventure holidays. Simples.

So, get filming, get texting, and make sure to get your mates voting. Enter here now.

brandslut xoxo

My weekend was purdy much complete when I stumbled upon Marks & Sparks’ world-renowned Percy Pigs in Woolworths on Saturday, now available in Mzansi! I nearly platzed when I spotted the pink and green packaging calling out to me from the aisle-of-death. And don’t you just love the word platz? I’m going to bring it back.

Percy Pigs are made with fruit juice and without artificial colours of flavourings. They’ll change your life. Become a fan of Percy Pigs here on facebook – 250 000 people can’t be wrong.

Tickled pink,

brandslut xoxo

This is what I’m lusting after this winter. Now I just need to start selling my body in order to afford it all…

The Hunter Regent Savoys

Lucas Paw Paw, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll launch in South Africa. That is all.

The ASOS fox ring. I can’t buy this because my friend Amanda has it, but I heart it nevertheless.

The Kindle with 3G and WiFi for those nights cuddled up beside the fire.

The Essie Winter range – Luxedo’s my fav.

The Michael Kors Sloan Oversized Leather Clutch – OMFG

Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

Keep it sexy this winter, y’all.

brandslut xoxo

Expect Success

Yesterday I received a nondescript package from VW containing a sexy little black box and a DVD. The box contained a tooth-brush branded with ‘Expect Success. Polo GTI Date Drive.’ I see what they did there. Well played, VW. The concept is pretty straight forward:

“Kicking off in May, Date Drive will see the public signing up on the official Date Drive website to stand a chance to use the New Polo GTI on a memorable date. While remaining anonymous, the daters will collect the vehicle with their prospective partners being unaware that the sexy car is actually on loan for their first date.To further increase their dating prowess, participants will be given a handy ‘dating kit’, jam-packed with cologne, gum and other essentials which can assist in making the date a success.”

Nice.

So, all you singletons out there, click here to win a Date Drive and experience what it feels like to own the new Polo GTI. And follow @DateDrive on twitter here.

brandslut xoxo

The lovely ladies at Kiwi Smiling Feet (KSF) recently sent me a goodie bag comprising their full range of gel cushions for shoes. They couldn’t have arrived at a better time as I had an event this weekend that required a lot of standing and even more dancing and I was determined to wear my grey ankle-boots with killer heels. My feet were a tad on the tender side by the end of the night, but didn’t require shoe-removal or piggy-backing which is usually the case. I opted to use the pads that cushion the ball of the foot (left) and they certainly took the edge off. I was also surprised at how broad the range is, this is what’s available to suit ladies (and gentlemen I guess) with shoes of all shapes and sizes:

1. Inbetween toe
2. Anti-slip
3. Heel cushions
4. Heel liners
5. Mini cushions
6. Ball-of-foot cushions
7. Strap liners

I’m giving away 10 Kiwi Smiling Feet hampers which comprise the full range of gel cushions, all you need to do is e-mail editor@brandslut.co.za (or comment below) and tell me about a special event coming up that you feel is the perfect opportunity to donne your Kiwi Smiling Feet and transform your heels into slippers.

Available at Pick n’ Pay and Checkers for R24.99.

brandslut xoxo

The good folk at NoMu recently sent me a Winter Wonderpack comprising their new drinking chocolate, mini marshmallows (swoon!) and some insanely comfortable K-Way hiking socks. I’m not really a hot-chocolate kinda gal, however I fear those days are over, thanks to this death-by-cup-o-deliciousness. The product has also been packaged using a new composite cardboard tube with a locally printed label (printed on 100% recycled paper), which means that by drinking NoMu hot-chocolate you’re in fact saving the planet. As if I needed another reason?! Pfft.

Thanks NoMu, you rock my winter socks.

brandslut xoxo

I’ve kept this on the down-low for a while because, well, I selfishly wanted to win this amazing prize myself. The angel on my shoulder got the better of me today and I’m letting y’all in on this awesome little competition courtesy of Contiki Tours. It’s pretty straight forward:

1. Log on to www.pinmeifyoucan.com

2. Watch the video diaries of 5 South American locals and try your best to identify their locations

3. Pin ‘em on the map of South America

4. Stand the chance to win 1 of 5 trips every week: choose from 14 day Peru Uncovered or the 10 day Argentina and Brazil Experience

I know, right?!

Play here now and follow Contiki on facebook here and twitter here to receive additional clues to the Pin Me If You Can mystery locations.

I hope you’re all cuck at it. Jokes. Okay not really.

brandslut xoxo

Wrigley has recently introduced 5 Gum (the guys behind this year’s live streaming from Coachella) to the South African market and are launching with 2 exclusive sensory experiences in Johannesburg and Cape town. The event is a 3D visual mapping orgasm using visual lighting projections created by YOU, a world first, set to the live beats of French electro master, Etienne de Crecy (hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as the next Daft Punk).

This is how you can get your paws on ‘em tickets:

1. Log on to www.5gum.co.za before May 16th and create your visual lighting projection. The creators of the best projections will each win 4 tickets to the exclusive launch events. Here’s a little inspiration:

2. 5 Gum will also be hosting 4 ‘teaser’ events which are free and open to all, 2 in Johannesburg (May 17 & 18) and 2 in Cape Town (May 20 & 21). Projections will be show-cased here (set to Etienne’s beats, of course) and you can get your paws on free 5 Gum samples and some golden tickets to the exlusive launch events. Log on to Facebook for more event details.

5 Gum promises “a sensory experience with every chew”, and is packaged in a sexy black envelope with individually wrapped sticks. I can only vouch for the Turbulence (a mouthwatering watermelon) flavour which I’ve tried and luuuurve. The other 2 flavours available include Cobalt (a cooling peppermint) and Electro (a tingling spearmint).

Here’s an introduction to Etienne de Crecy, the 5 Experience headline DJ:

Follow 5 Gum on Facebook here, and on Twitter here, the hashtag is #5GumLaunch.

Enter here now!

brandslut xoxo

An insightful creative takes job hunting to another level using Google Adwords…

Genius.

The Google Job Experiment was nominated for a Webby Award in this year’s Online Guerrilla & Innovation category.

brandslut xoxo