Monkey photos: made my day!

Macaque photos: One of the photos taken by the monkey using David's camera

Eyecandy Brows special for July

I can't recommend having your eyebrows done at EyeCandy Brows enough!  If you've ever wondered how some women manage to have perfectly scuplted, clean eye brows - their secret is threading - which is what Eyecandy specialise in!

And they're running a special in July where you get a free tint with each eyebrow thread at R80 a pop!

The trick is to grow those brows out (I know, its awful, but try and channel your '80's Madonna) then go to them for a brow makeover.  It's worth it!

My Mr Price find of the week, some must-have items this winter and how to wear leggings...

I had to browse the accessories long and hard and tear their rails apart, but I found this really funky belt in an amazing red.

It will look fab around a crisp white shirt - which is my must-have item this winter.  I also managed to find the white shirt at Mr P - its tailored, extra long, and has slight embellisment on the front.   The extra length shirt is so important when wearing with leggings, which I've finally worked out how to wear!

The trick is the length of the top you wear over them.  It must sit and fit below your butt cheeks (any longer and it looks strange unless you're wearing an oversized jersey or dress) and any shorter and you don't look good from the front (anyone heard of camel toe?)  You can layer tops underneath if there's one you particularly want to show off - make sure the one underneath is the length I'm talking about.  Leggings do fit tightly, so they can make you feel self-conscious, but give them a chance and you'll be sold on their comfort and warmth!

And a last word - don't be afraid of bright colour leggings - I saw red leggings with a black and white outfit - it was fab.  If only I had taken a photo!  But I'm now on the look out for some for myself!

And if you need to see it in action check out:

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z35/fashionunder100/fu1002/?action=view&current=hild.jpg

Good Housekeeping to launch in South Africa

I attended the launch of Good Housekeeping magazine this morning. 


It's going to be the magazine which speaks to women 25+, who are (more) settled and happy to stay at home on a Friday night.  So I guess that should mean me?

I paged through the sample edition from the US (which is what our SA version will be based on) and it was pleasant enough.  I chuckled at one or two articles: 'Be a calmer Mom' and a reader page where she admits to less-than-perfect Mother behaviour. 

Let me admit that while I am considered settled and more than happy to be home on a Friday night - reading Elle or Marie Claire - edgy, out there and trendy does appeal to me more.  Perhaps it helps me escape and will keep me hip?

Buying Good Housekeeping is not going to make me feel that way.

It all comes down to content.  If they can keep the content modern, relevant and in touch with us modern 'settled' types - perhaps I will feel that it adds so much to my life I can't be without it.  Hopefully it won't become a generic, must-please-everyone middle aged read.  This remains to be seen.

Good Housekeeping launches in South Africa in October 2011.

Rachel Weisz marries Daniel Craig in secret New York wedding ceremony | Film | The Guardian

Don't they make a gorgeous couple :-)

Rachel Weisz marries Daniel Craig in secret New York wedding ceremony | Film | The Guardian

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-secretly-205637

Let's hope it lasts...trying to stay away from the prying-media eye is a good start!

Closet Space | Second Hand Online Clothing Store | Cape Town, South Africa

Just got sent a link to this online clothing auction idea - what a great concept! I'm going to look through my cupboard and see if there is anything I can add! It would be good to know when they're going to get new stuff in.

Closet Space | Second Hand Online Clothing Store | Cape Town, South Africa

I still think there's an opportunity to do wardrobe swops!  Online or not - it would be such fun to get a group of girlfriends together and share the clothes you think will suit each other.

Friday night supper - steak, pommes frites and hollandaise

Pete's cooking me supper tonight! Yippee!  I was inspired by my best mate Kate (who, unfortunately for me, lives in the UK) when she shared her husband's supper idea two nights ago.

So we're having a salad to start (more about that below) a steak (a free-range rump from Woolworths - the only meat worth eating) with french fries (pommes frites) and I'll try my hand at a hollandaise sauce - calorific, but delicious.








The wine is Warwick Pinotage (2009) which we discovered at our father's day lunch at the estate www.warwickwine.com last Sunday.  Its wonderfully smooth and easy to drink and it says on the lable enjoy with a good steak - so there you go!

Here's my sneaky salad:

• Packet of bitter mix leaves (like rocket, watercress, baby spinach)
• Grated raw beetroot
• Mint (if you can find some)
• Granny Smith apple sliced thinly
• Cranberries
• Blue cheese
  Balsamic oil / olive oil dressing mix to taste.

I love the tangy / sweet / sour mix!

And here's my easy hollandaise recipe:

• 1 x egg yolk (beaten) and placed in a good size bowl
• Heat up about 2 / 3 tbsp of butter (use a microwave - super quick)
• Heat up juice of one big lemon
• Then get your whisk ready and slowly from a height, drip the butter (hot and melted) into the egg yolk beating all the time.
• Then do the same with the hot lemon juice and keep whisking
• The mixture should start thickening - you need to do taste tests and check to see whether you need more butter / lemon or both - until you get to the taste / sharpness you like!
• Don't forget black pepper and salt afterwards

And serve immediately!

YUM - I can't wait to tuck in!