HAIR STYLE #2 {#SIXSTYLESSIXMONTHS}

Welcome to the second edition of my Six Hairstyles in Six Months. LOOK #2: SHOULDER LENGTH WITH BABYLIGHTS The Inspiration A more practical version of Look #1. Sure, it isn’t a drastic change, but it is still rather different from my previous ‘Alexa Chung’ inspired look. The current look The medium, shoulder length dark roots […] Read more…

WILL THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ PLEASE STAND UP?

I can still remember very clearly: sitting in the ante-natal class hearing all about how (post-birth) you will eventually find the ‘New Normal’. Fast forward 2.5 years & I still ask myself weekly – if not daily – so what & where is the “New Normal”? Maybe it is because we decided that I will […] Read more…

MANI FAVOURITES {+ MY NAIL COLOUR OF THE WEEK}

Lately I have been wearing a soak-off gel overlay on my nails (Gelish & Polish Pro) more often than polish. Purely because settling into a new home is h.a.r.d on nails & nail polish does not stand much of a chance when dipped into water & used as tools for packing, unpacking & organising. But I’ve missed […] Read more…

10 TIPS FOR HOSTING A #CUPPAFORCANSA

The annual CUPPA for CANSA campaign makes me very excited – it is the perfect reason (or excuse) to get your girls together & have tea while you’re doing something for a truly worthy cause. You don’t have to be grown-up or fancy or the most experience hostess out there. The important bit is to […] Read more…

Home Tour: Our Jozi Apartment

I am totally over the moon about sharing our Jozi apartment tour with you today, but I’m also slightly nervous. Until a bit over five months ago, we called this home & I’m almost scared that showcasing it will make me sob. Yes, it was one of my happiest living spaces to date. Possibly the […] Read more…

8 NAIL MYTHS BUSTED

As kids we are gullible & will believe lots of crazy myths like “Bite your finger nails & they won’t ever grow back.” We know it isn’t true, but even grown up girls still believe strange things… like these nail myths: MYTH # 1: YOUR NAILS NEED TO BREATHE No, says dermatologist, Dr Noori Moti-Joosub of Laserderm in […] Read more…

MY FUN NEW HAIR PROJECT {#SixStylesSixMonths}

My latest fun ‘project’ is a really awesome one that I’ve been wanting to do for some time now. It is called… [drum roll] …. SIX HAIR STYLES IN SIX MONTHS This sounds a bit crazy at first, but fear not. I’m not talking extreme changes like hair chameleon Rihanna. This is more like an […] Read more…

Finding Friends In Your 30’s {Part 1}

Tots can easily identify a potential friend. If you have or had toddlers, you will know exactly what I mean. They simply look for someone with a specific mode of transport (car seat, stroller, mini bicycle); more or less the same height (dog, fellow human being) or a shared activity (play ground, party) & they […] Read more…

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