Fairlady May 2017

Not sure if I’ve mentioned quite how rewarding the experience of being a parent is? No? Well, these are just a few of the conversations my husband and I have enjoyed in the past few weeks: 1. Driving the teens to yet another far-flung social commitment that was ‘impossible’ for them to miss… Me: ‘You know, all those nights of waking up to breastfeed you and soothe your sweaty, fevered brows – it turns out those were all so I could become your Uber driver when you got older. How unrewarding is that?’ Sixteen: ‘Well, with that attitude you’re not going to get a very good rating.’ 2. Husband and Seventeen, who is now nearly as tall as he is… Husband: ‘Seventeen, have you found any strange jeans in your…

Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Crème The Perfect Mother’s Day gift, I definitely wouldn’t dream of keeping it for myself. Probably. It’s got all sorts of clever things inside it, like tiny little micro-droplets containing extract of Camellia that slowly diffuse into your skin over 24 hours. Sounds luxurious and indulgent because it is! Paul, edited by Ashraf Jamal This exquisite book is a distillation of Paul du Toit’s ‘joyous, life-affirming energy’, as Ashraf Jamal puts it – not only in his art, but also in the way he lived his life. His combination of a childlike enthusiasm with a totally punk sensibility was rare and beautiful, and I miss him. Il Vino dell’ Amore Petalo Manzoni Moscato Rosé Manzoni Moscato Spumante Dolce This beautiful bottle is perfect for a Mother’s…

Too little, too late Today, just like that, a colleague was killed in a car accident. Just. Like. That. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t know her very well; I had to ask if she had children. I had to ask after her death. Why do we express an interest only when it is too late? Why is it that we reflect on how we drive only at such a time? Perhaps she was driving home annoyed that she’d have another evening of fighting with her children over homework. Perhaps she was excited to show her husband the new gelish nail colour she was wearing. Perhaps she was nervous about driving in the rain. Perhaps she was disappointed that her car had been scratched again in the Pick n…

A Montblanc gift set worth R2 500 HAMPER INCLUDES: Montblanc Lady Emblem EDP 50ml, Body Lotion 100ml, and Montblanc Lady Emblem Elixir 75ml With its fruity floral fragrance and hints of redcurrant jam and sandalwood, Montblanc’s Lady Emblem radiates modern femininity. The bottle is inspired by a rose diamond, symbolising love, purity and beauty, and showcases the precious liquid with its top notes of sake, pink pepper and grapefruit. At first, your senses will engage with damask rose of Turkey, followed by a green beginning reminiscent of buds at daybreak blended with sweet honey and spices.…

In your article ‘Fly to faraway places for less’, I was drawn to the heading ‘Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish’. As he has worked overseas for the last three years, my son Mike has become a seasoned traveller – the ‘search Skyscanner, load up backpack and find hostel when I get there’ kind, as is obligatory in your twenties. To catch up, we met in Rome for Christmas last year. We had a wonderful holiday there and in Florence and spent the last few days in the UK. I left this leg of the journey to Mike to work out (rookie mistake, I hear you cry). I hadn’t realised that the only criterion he bases his bookings on is cost. So instead of flying from Florence, which apparently…

Cindy Crawford & Kaia Gerber   The original supermodel’s mini-me is taking the modelling world by storm. Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber turned heads with their exquisite Vogue Paris cover shoot in which their resemblance, down to the gaze from those doe eyes, is uncanny. The only thing Kaia is missing is the signature Cindy mole. But with her modelling career in full swing at just 15, she already has a stellar portfolio, boasting a first shoot with Versace at the age of 10, being recruited by Alexander Wang for his 2016 spring ad campaign, being chosen as the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty and receiving the Breakout Female Model of the Year award at the Fashion Media Awards in 2016. When Marc Jacobs presented the award to her he…