• Home
  • ABOUT
  • Services
  • Blog
    • DESIGN + INTERIORS
    • EAT + DRINK
    • LIFESTYLE
    • TRAVEL
    • GIVEAWAYS
    • FEATURED IN
  • Contact
  • LITTLE BLACK BOOK
  • Shop

Ask Ashe

013226a3fb1517f604f41af1aee37c32

0 Comments

No Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

About Ask Ashe

About Ask Ashe
Brand Consultant + Editor

I’m Nicola Ashe - ad exec turned brand consultant, who quit the rat race in 2014, so I could finally breathe again. I live in Durban, South Africa with my husband and 4 rescue dogs and run Ask Ashe as a brand consulting business, helping people create and curate their own brands. But it's also my little space on the web, where I've shared design, decor, food, travel or lifestyle snippets since 2009.

MORE ABOUT ME + WHAT I DO

want to work with me?

Consulting
Collaborating
Black Book
Advertise

BLOG CATEGORIES

  • DESIGN + INTERIORS
  • EAT + DRINK
  • LIFESTYLE
  • TRAVEL
  • GIVEAWAYS
  • FEATURED IN

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 6,607 other subscribers.

SEARCH ASK ASHE

FOLLOW MY VISUAL JOURNAL ON INSTA AT @ASKASHE

  • Who needs an overseas holiday anyway... #theoysterbox #durban #umhlanga #askasheloves
  • The ultimate ‘regmaker’ - toasted cheese and caramelised onion 🧀🧅 Not much beats this combo when you have a dull thud between the ears after a few too many🍹and🤣! I made this using @futurelifeza high protein brown bread which is low GI, high fibre and packed with quality grains for a good source of dietary fibre plus 19 amino acids. . Don’t forget that you can enter the Futurelife #UltimateSarmieMaster challenge by sharing a pic of your ultimate sarmie using any of the Futurelife high protein brown breads, to stand a chance of winning R10 000 cash! For more details check out their profile 🙌
  • Popped into my fave for takeaway coffee and breakfast plus a stock up of freshly roasted Humble beans and @milklabsouthafrica - @humblecoffeeza turned 1 this week and am so glad they’ve managed to weather the stormy past 5 months and are still going strong 🖤🖤🖤 . 📸 @humblecoffeeza . . #humblecoffee #durbancoffee #coffeeshop #greentiles #coffeeshopdesign
  • Say hello to Mac 👋 He belongs to @maughin who was selected as the winner in my @marltonspetcare giveaway - one fiercely contested competition where I was inundated with dog owners sending me the most amazing pics of their beautiful furry four legged friends - it was amazing to see so many well loved doggos! And it was just the best reading all the comments with their names! 🐶 Mac the Scottie has won himself a bumper pack of prizes from Marlton’s including an array of dog treats, a new bed and a collar and leash - a spiffy new look for summer 🖤 Thank you to everyone who entered and to @marltonspetcare for the awesome prize - give them a follow if you want to be next to know about other giveaways and products 🙌 . . . #marltonspetcare #marltons #petcare
  • ‘Dranking’ a lot of this except it tastes like gin...
  • Nothing says Spring more to me than new shoots on my plants and my fiddle has a little leaf poking through! My orchids have also just sprouted and despite the chilly weather there’s a definite feeling of a new season in the air. To celebrate Spring this Tuesday @rainafricasa are hosting an amazing giveaway where you stand the chance to win a Rain Hamper worth R3000! To enter, post a story of you in your Spring dress and tag @Rainafricasa before 1 Sept. You could win ALL the amazing products in the second pic: 🖤Cleansing gel 🖤Daycream 🖤Refreshing complexion toner 🖤New wild cotton perfume - Savannah 🖤Biologie massage - candle waterlily jasmine and neroli 🖤Bee essential remedies pomegranate lip balm 🖤Bath soak coconut, milk & waterlily 🖤Savannah shower crème 🖤Biologie natural shampoo 🖤Biologie natural conditioner 🖤Fizz waterlily 🖤African cucumber hand bag lotion 🖤Savannah body butter That’s one bumper hamper full of amazing Rain products which are all natural and derived from African botanical actives 🌱
  • To celebrate Women’s Month, @jenniferealesskincare asked for nominations from their clients, who they felt deserved a pamper after a long, hard few months. They flooded in - all with amazing motivations as to why they were nominating these wonderful ladies and Jennifer and her team were overwhelmed with stories of courage, resilience and kindness - all the qualities we know so many women around us have. And they were able to spoil some amazing ladies with pampering treatments at their beautiful spa in Morningside. Jennifer graciously invited me for a pamper too and I was spoiled with the most incredible massage and facial treatment, which after the last few months of turmoil was an absolute tonic for the soul! Zodwa gave me the most incredible deep tissue back massage, followed by a pedicure and reflexology, while Jennifer gave me a bio therapeutic LED light treatment in conjunction with a @dermalogicasa facial which is designed to improve skin tone, texture and elasticity - yes please! You can swipe to some pics of what this procedure looks like. The whole experience was incredible - such a serene space and such special care taken to make you feel like you have no worries in the world - hand and feet massage, face and neck massage - just the most relaxing few hours and the added benefit of glowing skin at the end of it. I highly recommend a visit to @jenniferealesskincare if you are in Durban, the bio therapeutic technology treatments are a complete game changer, which combine the latest technology to deliver instantly visible results to all skin types, allowing deeper penetration of your mask, serum or moisturiser. I honestly left feeling like a new - very glowy - person and had the most amazing sleep that night - relax level 💯! Thank you Jennifer and Zodwa x #askashe_loves #durbanbeauty #durbanbusiness #durbanspa #jennifereales #durbansouthafrica #supportlocal #localza
  • Day 15 of my 28 day Beauti Food Challenge. Even though you get a shaker with your @futurelifeza Beauti Food, on days when I’m not in a hurry I like to blend it in the @nutribullet_sa - it makes it light and airy like a milkshake which I drink straight from the blend cup 😍 Getting my daily dose of collagen sure is tasty and I love both flavours - french vanilla and caramel latte. #28daybeautifoodchallenge #futurelifeza #beautifood #highprotein #hydrolyzedcollagen #collagenpeptides #collagenshake #breakfastshake #askashe_eats
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Bloglovin

© 2017 - Ask Ashe - A Durban Brand Consultant + Lifestyle Blog created by Nicola Ashe