My nail colour of this week is the really beautiful fresh green by CND Vinylux called ‘Sage Scarf’ (#167) courtesy of Polish Nail Spa. It goes really well with the top that I’m wearing. Love it! Yolandi ♥ Read more…
internet inspo #1
Aah. The internet. Such a wonderful place, thing, invention. Call it what you like. Bottom line is: it’s full of inspiration & can keep you busy (& side-tracked, oh boy) for hours & hours & hours. Here are some of the latest inspirational bits on my radar. Enjoy. Recently, I found myself very eager to […] Read more…
QUICK & SIMPLE CHICKPEA PATTIES
I only discovered chickpeas in my 20’s & boy am I glad I did. My mother is a fantastic cook, but tends to stick mostly to the traditional repertoire (rys, vleis & aartappels, anyone!?) which means we weren’t really exposed to items like couscous or chickpeas. Chickpeas are not only good for you, but they’re […] Read more…
THE WINNERS: NIP+FAB BUST FIX COMPETITION
Towards the end of last year, I ran a lovely competition with NIP+FAB after testing the BUST FIX myself (as part of the #Betterbustchallenge). So, congratulations to the two lucky winners: Amalia Appleton & Marike van der Merwe! I really hope you both love the product as much as I do. Yolandi ♥ Read more…
DEAR 2015…
I can hardly believe that we’re almost two weeks into 2015! I have a really good feeling about this year. So good, in fact, that I’ve decided to write it a little love note… Dear 2015 Thank you for arriving at exactly the right time. I was so over 2014 – phew! What a tough […] Read more…
BRILLIANT BEAUTY(FYING) GADGETS
I’d like to believe that technology has enabled us to work smarter & save so much time that we have more & more opportunity to do the things that we really love (like salon & spa treatments, of course). Sadly the opposite is true. The better technology gets, the less time we have. Ironic, no? But […] Read more…
Surviving The Silly Season – Part 2: Gifting
One of my very favourite things to do during the festive season is to wrap gifts. If fact, my family members often make fun of me because I’m often very ‘strict’ about making the gifts look pretty & festive. Each gift – no matter how small – must at least have some sort of ribbon […] Read more…
TIPS FOR A BEAUTIFUL NECK & BUST {& WIN WITH NIP + FAB!}
I MUST, I MUST, I MUST IMPROVE MY BUST. This was the mantra of many of my high school friends who were seriously disappointed at their AA-cup sizes. At that stage of my life, I wasn’t too phased. Sure, I needed good support (being a generous C-cup) & I was the girl in ballet class […] Read more…
Surviving The Silly Season – Part 1: Getting Things Done
I don’t know about you, but the closer I get to December & Christmas, the slower I seem to get things done. I realise that I might have taken on a bit too much. I’m not complaining about work coming my way through, but still. All I really want to do is wrap gifts, bake […] Read more…
THE SUN DILEMMA {WHY YOU NEED IT & WHY YOU DON’T}
“Oh Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun, Please shine down on me… Oh Mr Sun Sun, Mr Golden Sun, Hide behind the tree… These little children are asking you… To please come out so we can play with you….” Whenever I sing this song to my baby boy, I’m reminded of two things: (1) to make […] Read more…