CHANEL BEAUTY TALKS – EPISODE #1: FREE YOUR GLOW

You might know by now that I am a huge CHANEL fan, so I am super excited to be sharing the very first CHANEL BEAUTY TALK with you today! These talks are essentially a web series of spontaneous conversations about beauty between Lucia Pica, Global Creative Makeup and Colour Designer for CHANEL & extraordinary women. In […] Read more…

THREE CHEESE PAPTERT {RECIPE}

My sister makes the best paptert (a starch side dish made of mieliepap & other ingredients) out there. So, when Easter weekend was upon us & we hosted a braai, I decided that it was time for a paptert! I didn’t want to attempt to duplicate her recipe because I knew I would fail dismally. I […] Read more…

A DASHING DINNER AT DASH, CAPE TOWN

Looking for a really big dinner treat in Cape Town, then dash off to DASH restaurant at the Queen Victoria Hotel at the V&A. DASH ticks all the boxes: Location, location, location? Tick. Intimate & stylish setting? Tick. Awesome service? Tick. Beautifully plated food? Tick. Mouth watering dishes? Tick. Wow wine list? Tick. Lovely ambience? Tick. […] Read more…

MAKING 2016’s PANTONE COLOURS YOUR OWN

Pantone, the colour authority worldwide never ceases to amaze. Just like last year with Marsala – the deep wine red – they had a surprise (make that two) for us when the new colour was announced early in December 2015. Yes, for 2016 Pantone named two colours of the year: Serenity & Rose Quartz. WHAT DOES THIS […] Read more…

Our Bedroom Make-over {Before & After}

Somehow for about seven years, our room did not receive much attention. It was always liveable, but rather sad looking. Sad pedestals, no headboard… Needless to say that when we moved into our (first grown-up) home in April 2015, I wanted to give our room some special attention. The ‘shell’ was lovely to start off […] Read more…

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