I found this photo on Deadspin with the caption “Mutton wins again”

Well I don’t feel sorry for her at all! She IS wearing Crocs!

And a Livestrong bracelet is cool…but on the ankle?

You deserve a faceplant. Seriously people, there is nothing worse than Crocs, and yet the V&A Waterfront store continues to do remarkably well. It must be due to the German tourists pairing those hideous shoes with knee high socks and a complete safari suit.

You guys are beauts!

Photo Via

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

It was ridiculous, I stayed up until about 4am the other morning watching the end of Gossip Girl Season 1, it is phenomenal!

If you’ve seen it you will no doubt be in awe at the very last scene where the interior decorator comes into Chuck’s room. As she is walking out he takes Blairs roses, dumps them, bar one, and calls her back. When she asks who he is, he brings on the classic

“I’m Chuck Bass”

I’m…Chuck Bass

YES! It was an awesome scene, in fact any scene where he says “I’m Chuck Bass” is an awesome one.

Amazon.com have Gossip Girl Season 2 on pre-order for 18 August 2009. Click HERE to get that.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

In probably the most bizarre news of the year, and of the pro cycling calendar, two cyclists were shot at on Fridays Stage 13 of the 2009 Tour De France.

Former world champ Oscar Freire was shot in the lower thigh while descending the Col du Platzerwasel. The air rifle pellet was removed by the team doctor, leaving bruising around the wound.

Another rider shot was Garmin rider Julian Dean. A pellet hit his thumb but only cut it, not causing any serious injury.

I really don’t know what to say, because this going to the lowest levels that humans can possibly go! A pellet could easily have hit a rider in the eye, or even worse. Deliberately going out to shoot a rider in one of the worlds greatest sporting events is the work of someone who is seriously unwell.

Let’s hope the necessary steps are taken against whoever shot at the riders, and we wish Oscar a speedy recovery, and it has been reported that both riders will continue in the Tour De France.

Via

Sean Lloyd

Editor

One of the major grooming dilemmas with men is the wet vs dry shaving one. There are others now that we have become all metro and that sort of thing! Moisturisers, toners, waxing, hair styling products, anti-ageing products, eye serums…we can go on and on. But on a general basis, many men tend to think that an electric shaver will not offer the same sort of close shave as a regular blade razor. In truth, the modern electric shaver is a piece of engineering and has been precisely designed and constructed to offer the closest shave possible without the worries of nicks, cuts or skin irritation.

In an age of eco-awareness it is also making sense to use products that have some sort of shelf life, as opposed to highly engineered blades which are simply thrown into the bin. Granted, the amount of metal in a blade is tiny, but we’re throwing away millions of blades every day across the world.

Calculating the true carbon footprint of a products is technical and taking into account the materials used in an electric shavers battery, the construction of it, then calculating a normal bladed razor is technical and will end up in long discussions. But I’m fairly confident the ecological footprint of an electric razor is less. Think about how many blades are shipped across the world and driven across the world every day, plus the packaging for each box of blades and it’s quite a lot.

So I think from an environmental perspective an electric shaver makes sense.

But importantly, onto the products.

Wet shaving with a blade

Some people enjoy the ritual of a regular shave, and may find that it allows them time just to chill in the morning, and do something they enjoy. Kind of like people who would rather grind their coffee beans than buy pre ground, or even instant coffee. Rituals are important to some people, and they may even enjoy them. Same goes for people who roll their own cigarettes, it’s the ritual that they enjoy.

With a blade you do undoubtedly get a closer shave, but we’re talking fractions here. This can cause shaving rash for sensitive skin, dry skin (Although moisturisers are readily available) and ingrown hairs. There is also the problem of nicks and cuts.

Wet shaving also needs some time and you can’t do it on the run. You need to be at a sink and you need shaving cream/gel.

Electric shaving

Electric shaving isn’t necessarily a time saver, as you do need to go over the area a couple of times to get all the beard cut evenly. You may also need to pull the skin tight over certain areas, especially softer patches of skin under the jaw. Some people do complain of itching and uncomfort when using an electric shaver, but it does take about two weeks for the skin to adjust to an electric shave. after that you are all clear and shaving becomes a breeze. electric shavers nowadays are so advanced that the shave is extremely close and comfortable. Adjustable sensitivity setting and precision ground, ‘lift and cut blades’ lift the hair first and then cut it, minimising any irritation even on thesensitive neck area.

You don’t need to apply a shaving gel beforehand, you simply start shaving. With both wet and dry shaving, it is obviously preferable to soften the hair somewhat beforehand with warm water. The best time to shave is right after showering, when the hair is at its softest.

Modern electric shavers typically have battery lives of around one hour, offering you an hour of hassle free shaving no matter where you are.

Ultimately, the main benefit of electric shaving are the cost benefits. With boxes of blades costing now in excess of R200 (200ZAR), and good electric shavers going for around R1600 (1600ZAR), you’re only looking at 8 large boxes of blades before you’re elctric shaver essentially becomes ‘free’

After that you’re onto money saving, not to mention the money saving costs of not having to buy shaving gel. And also the environmental benefit of not using precious resources to make the shaving cans, and then transport them to you.

Ultimately, a modern electric shaver makes sense both in the sense of convenience, cost and environmental impact.

For the best electric shavers in Cape Town, head down onto any store selling electric products and look for the Philips Philishave range or electric shavers. Stores such as Clicks and Game stock them, and while the initial cost of purchasing them may seem a little much, they pay off in the long term.

Remember that they do need regular cleaning, and all the Philips Philishave shavers are waterproof and can be used in the shower and rinsed under water from time to time.

I also like to take the blades apart and scrub them with an old toothbrush very gently from time time to remove any excess dirt. Obviously skin oils and hair build upvery finely on the blades and cause inefficient cutting and cause the motor to slow a little. Performance dips and you get a poor shave.

But if you keep the blades clean, you will have many years of shaving enjoyment from your electric shaver and it will save you money.

However, on the newer Philips models, you simply place them in their storage case, and they automatically clean themselves. The Philips Arcitec benefits from this with its Jet Clean System.

The Philips arcitec — The benchmark in electric shaving

It actively washes away stubble, dries, lubricates and charges the shaver so you need not worry about a single thing, other than rushing out the door to close that business deal and most likely hooking up with some sort of fashion model at the cocktail party.

So you’ll look slick and you’ll have more cash to spend on women.

I like it already.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

It’s always great when your parents care about you, and if Cher hadn’t named her daughter Chastity, she wouldn’t have ended up all cooked in the head and wanted to turn herself into a man. Fortunately for David Beckham, his kids are going to turn out alright!

Victoria Beckham has been known to at times live off grilled vegetables and fish (Girls…take note) and at other times she lives off nothing (Girls…take note)

Herschel will even take the boys now

Having a fit dad and a thin mom can only set you up for success and it’s great to see the kids indulging in a Diet Coke. Which isn’t the best thing really, not from a health perspective but from a Beckham linked to Pepsi perspective. I’m not sure if he still is, but anyway. Not that he cares, I mean he was spotted a while ago using an iPhone, while having a contract with Motorola.Naughty naughty!

But we could all take hints from the Beckhams and keep our kids thin.

It’ll make it easier if we want to send them to Herschel.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

Well, well, well! I woke up today unsure of proceedings, until I read that Cape Town has been named the world’s second best city by Travel + Leisure Magazine.

Yeah…so?

We already knew that!

I mean, there are our Cape Town Beaches after all!

Then there are the women, me…the city is a catch!

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

Seriously, I’m on a polar bear killing spree tonight, and not afraid to admit it! I honestly don’t care about Al Gore tonight, it’s about half an inch cold tonight, in fact I may be rocking an inverter it’s so cold. So I have a devious plan in the house, and this is what it looks like (Not suitable for sensitive viewers, vegetarians, vegans, PETA lovers or anyone else who hates seeing polar bears jumping to their death.

Dead seal

Dead polar bear

Dead whale

Ha ha take that Al Gore! No but really Cape Town is quite cold, I have both hands in my pants and still am unable to feel my jewels. Not because my hands are cold and I can’t feel them (My hands) but because the jewels have inverted themselves. Is this what an undescended testicle feels like?

Is this bad?

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

It’s always good to keep a track of Cape Town’s High Society, which is one of the many reasons I have this obsession with looking at myself in the mirror, even when I am dobbelling at GrandWest Casino.

Anyway in related celeb news, Kitty Spencer of Cape Town was spotted at the Serpentine Summer Party with Jasper Eales. Because that’s how they roll! Kitty Spencer has resided in Cape Town for a whole long time, and is now back in England where she hopes to study at university.

Kitty Spencer: Dreaming of me again. No doubt.

Kitty and (Insert your name here)

Which is crazy! If I were in that position of royal wealth…and I’m not kidding here, I’d become a baker. I would bake loaves of bread with cocaine as flour, Absinthe as thickener and Vicodyn and Oxycontin as seeds for my all natural seed loaf. I’d basically trip tits all day, and just eat drugs until I died. Some people say I have no ambition, I say I want to go out in a blaze of glory. Rather burn out than fade away! I’d die in a  haze of excess! They wouldn’t even be able to cremate me, because all the drug fumes would make the whole of Cape Town high. I’d make them cremate me, and get Cape Town high as my final present to this world! Yowzer…you see what happens when you leave me at a computer and it hits 9pm and I’m watching DVD’s. Things get crazy. I better not stop this article right now, I’m actually hitting some decent writing form for the first time in months. It’s because I love writing about celebs and high society. I should basically just report on high society. I dig it. In fact I should go into tv presenting, which is why I’m still waiting on that info for a tv presenting course, keep people guessing, keep my career guessing, keep my sponsors guessing. Who knows, maybe I’ll do it, maybe I’ll burn out and fade away. Where am I?

It’s weird that I’m watching Gossip Girls as I type this, all the while trying to save as many of these photos onto my hard drive before this chick deletes me from Facebook.

I’m joking. What I’m really doing is scribbling down these numbers for the lottery before phoning them in. You see I have this very cunning plan for entering my lottery numbers! I know the guy who runs the corner shop quite well, and when I don’t have time to make it to the shop (Usually on occassions when I’m on the phone to world leaders trying to fix global warming) then I just phone them through, he buys them for me, and I pick up my ticket (And winnings) in the morning. The only deal we have is that he take 20% of my winnings. Fair enough really, he’s just waiting for me to hit the jackpot and then he will probably disappear.

“Dude where you? You have my tickets!”

“Sean I don’t know where I am! It’s…it’s…sandy and the water is salty. Not sure the name of this place. Someone said ‘how’ something or other”

“Hawaai?”

“Ah yes that’s it. Well got to go old bean, bad signal, Garcon has just rolled me the finest joint. Ta ta.”

Yeah, I’m waiting for that day.

So that’s where we are at with the society it girls update at the moment. I’m actually considering moving somewhere upmarket in London, or New York, and I’ll infiltrate high society and marry into some sort of royal family vibe. It’ll be easier than writing rubbish every day to entertain Cape Town. You’ll miss me, I’ll miss you. I’ll cheat on my wife with Cape Town and come back to write for you all.

No but really, I’m considering a move, maybe for year end. Running SLXS get’s a bit much, what with all the fans trying to dry hump my leg, stalker e-mails (From guys), chicks showing me their boobies in full view of their boyfriends, underwear in the post.

Really, it feels like I’m having a quarter life crisis. Time to get out. Before it reaches fever pitch.

CRASHBOOMBANG

Sean Lloyd

Editor

It’s very rare for me to be tempted to go out and watch a movie twice at the cinema but The Hangover has done it for me! I’m shattered, it’s brilliant.

The Hangover is based on the classic story of going to Vegas and getting absolutely broken to the point of no repair. However the movie starts off in reverse, with viewers seeing the guys in the desert, and they have lost the groom. From there it’s a case of tracing their paths back over the previous night in order to understand exactly what happened, so that they can find the groom and get him to his own wedding.

For me the beauty of the film is that it never relied on any big name actors as crowd attractions, and in doing so, has created new stars out of guys we’ve seen, but never really paid much attention to.

It’s also another great piece of work by Todd Phillips who directed Old School, one of the most classic comedies ever made, and still spoken about and quoted today. Phillips made a cameo role in Old School where he rings the door bell at Mitch’s house, and when Mitch answers he says “I’m here for the gang bang”

Todd Phillips — All that is man!

He makes an appearance in The Hangover when a lift door opens and he is going down on some chick, although it’s not graphic at all! Something Bruno could have taken to heart…

The Hangover manages to do well because some of the stuff is just outrageous, but in a clean and fun way. Scenes of tigers and Mike Tyson jamming to “In the air tonight” by Phil Collins are completely classic and things you have never seen before.

One of the breakthroughs is Zach Galifianakis who doesn’t rely on any reputation to deliver the goods, but delivers a performance unlike anything we have ever seen. Sometimes big name stars simply rely on their reputations to bring in the crowds, but Zach does it through one of the most innocently acted roles I’ve seen in a long time. I say innocent because he truly delivers a performance not tainted by any prior reputation. I mean, we all love Will Ferrell, but if he uses his screaming technique in another movie to generate laughs, I may just cry.

Zach performs flawlessly and is the quiet guy of the ‘wolf pack’, portraying an innocence to his character. Yet underneath all his simplicity we come to realise that he is in fact highly intelligent, especially when it comes to gambling, after he read a certain book on the drive up to Vegas.

Zach 

Bradley Cooper also shines as a sort of new leading man, with his good looks attracting female attention, but the attraction of Bradley Cooper also comes from the fact that he is sort of an everyday man, and I speak about this both on and off screen. We don’t see him doing any couch jumping or any celebrity seeking actions. In fact the charm of Bradley is generated by the fact that we know so little about him, obviously discounting the recent Jennifer Aniston links. His leading man good looks however still endear him to the male crowd as he is not a ‘Fight Club’ type leading man, but more of an everyday guy that most other guys can relate to.

The Hangover has been a huge success at the box office and with good reason — it delivers non stop laughs no matter what the situation. The film did feel a touch short as you are left thinking that they could have got up to a few more shenanigans, and a couple of extra scenes of the previous night would not have gone unwelcome. However perhaps part of it’s success is that it is fast paced and funny, never allowing the crowd to settle and keeping their concentration the entire duration of the film.

It’s also rare for a comedy to end with such a powerful ending. The laughs at the end of the film (Both times I watched it) were amazing to experience, and the end of the movie really does cap off a truly brilliant comedy that will be enjoyed over and over again, just like it should be.

It’s good, clean fun and definitely a movie you need to catch on the big screen for maximum effect.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

Chris De Burgh is set to tour South Africa later this year, with performances in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town!

Wickie…wickie…wickie woo!

That’s pretty sick if you ask me.

Personally, one of my favourite things about Chris De Burgh is actually that my mate Jezza always, without fail, sings along to “Lady in red” and changes it to “Lady in red…is giving me head”

Crisis, it’s actually hilarious! Everytime he does it I laugh, granted my brain is smaller than most peoples and the little things are funny, and I hardly use any of my brainpower because it usually hurts too much.

Our Crizzly Bear, hot daughter Rosanna and his wife

Anyway the schedule for the Chris De Burgh South Africa tour is as follows:

Johannesburg — Big Top Arena, Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World on Saturday 14 November 2009

Durban — Indoor Arena, International Convention Centre, Tuesday 17 November 2009

Cape Town — Kirstenbosch Gardens, Thursday 19 November 2009

The basic idea is that, if you want to come right, you need to be at the Chris De Burgh concert. Your girlfriend/wife/mistress/Thai whipping boy/ gimp suit child/ midget/ donkey/ rice paddy worker/ wheat farmer/ corn cobber will go all out to satisfy you afterwards because Chris De Burgh…he make…he make…he make you so horny.

Me so horny…me, me so horny. Well that’s what that Asian waitress was telling us last week, but then again she has been sneaking some saki (Spelling? Sucky?) and was pretty lapsakdooi. Am I right guys? Yeah, she was pretty lapsakdooi!

So that’s it, if you’re in Cape Town on the 19th of November 2009, then Catch Chris De Burgh. You’ll get action, so it’s a good deal. And to those of you in the know you will remember that Chris De Burgh’s daughter, Rosanna Davison, won the Miss World Title in 2003. I’d tap that. If Blake Lively and Leighton Meester weren’t after me.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

Praise whoever you praise when you see titties!

In the greatest news ever in the history of mankind, I saw a ‘tweet’ on Twitter from a mate, Nic, who mentioned a link to an article which ended up being the raddest article in the history of life, ever. Like ever ever.

This is what it had to say in brief:

Hooters of America Inc has signed a Franchisee Agreement with Chanticleer and Shaw Food PTY, LTD to open Hooters restaurants in South Africa prior to the 2010 World Cup.

Under the agreement 7 restaurants will open over the next 7 years and the company believes that as many as 4 will open prior to next summers matches.

Chanticleer and Shaw Food PTY, LTD is a joint venture between US based Chanticleer Holding, Inc (CCLR) and South African Shaw Food in which each group controls 50%. The partnership will open its first location in Cape Town in late 2009.

The hooters menu features seafood (Clams?), sandwiches, and Hooters’ signature spicy chicken wings served up by all American cheerleaders, the Hooters girls.

So not only do we get soccer, we get tits as well. South Africa is now the manliest capital of the world, what more do you need than tits and soccer? Exactly.

I really do hope they bring in authentic American waitresses. I love those American girls man!

So here is what Cape Town is going to have to deal with by the end of this year:

Praise the Lord!

Um…yeah…I’m going to go lie down for a few hours while my brain tries to handle this, and then I’ll be back.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

Al Gore really is a tool and decided to punish Camps Bay just because everyone there is wealthy. Al Gore designed the worst planet on earth, what with all the food shortages, water shortages, oil shortages and the like. It’s not quite the party we all want.

And then he disguises it under the label “global warming” Excuse me?

A couple of photos of the recent strom in Cape Town proves otherwise. Photos courtesy of Chris Readman courtesy of News 24 as well. MAX SICK STYLES.

Might want to change that to colKAKios

But by far the most stunning thing of the whole storm scenario has been the following comments that I found on News24 from Charlotte Powell of the city’s emergency services. This from Charlotte:

 It wasn’t clear what had caused the flooding? No of course not because it didn’t rain at all!

“We’re not sure if the problem was caused by drains or if the sea had washed over the road”

SHATTER. MY. NERVES.

Well considering that the flooding spread from Somerset West to Camps Bay, to Newlands, I hardly consider this to be the work of the ocean! And considering that water was flowing down from Camps Bay, I highly doubt that it was some sort of ocean in the hill washing over it!

And for a further fact, let us consider that the rain was falling at quite a rate, just by looking outside, I’d deduce that it was from the rain and the drains. But hey, I’m no emergency services official.

I’m just one man.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

With the sixth instalment of the Harry Potter films set to come out on Wednesday in South Africa, if you are bored now is probably a good time to troll the Harry Potter forums. Leave stupid comments. Abuse it! Work them up to boiling point and get kicked out of the forums, and banned. Make nerds heads spin until they basically fall off. Tell themthey are actually the prizoners of Askaban.And I’m the phoenix. Tell them the philosophers stone is actually a dried up piece of cow dung.

Hey, I’m not promoting it, just saying that if you do have your days and weeks off, it’s a great time waster.

You might catch me trawling the net, code name “FunkG POT”

Wickie…wickie…wickie wild cool!

But seriously, there are some whack characters on the forums. Just a little sneak peek as to the discussions that go on.

That’s cool man!

Whatever.

Sean Lloyd

Editor 

If you’ve noticed, it’s impossible to source Nickel products and American Crew products in Cape Town.

Nickel products are no longer available in South Africa I believe, but you can still buy them online at Mantality.co.za

So if you had previously purchased them from a store, and find that they are no longer available, then simply click the link below to find your favourite Nickel products.

American Crew are another set of products that I cannot find in Cape Town, and as far as I know, you won’t find them anywhere in Cape Town. But if you are looking for products such as American Crew Fiber in Cape Town, then simply click the link below.

All of these products are, from my experience, impossible to find in Cape Town, so know you know exactly where to find them, sickie woo!

Sean Lloyd

Editor

Remember my silky smooth angels, if you want to continue to be silky and smooth then you need to use some decent body products, and in this light The Body Shop has a sale that starts today. BOOM!

Across all their ranges they are having various discounts, like 20% on their Maca Root range, 20% off their Moroccan Rose range and 20% off the Spa Widom Range.

So head on down to your nearest Body Shop for the sale, it’s started.

Sean Lloyd

Editor