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South African Brands I’m Loving Right Now

October 8, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Last week was a big one for me: we launched MOOIMAAK Season 3 on Kyknet (the first episode premiered last Thursday, after a veeeeery long and interrupted production period due to COVID) and I am extremely proud and thankful to say that the response we received surpassed our wildest expectations (and my expectations, for one, are usually pretty wild to begin with.) So, to celebrate all that our country has to offer – in terms of talent, beauty and innovation […]

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The Five Active Ingredients You Actually Need In Your Skincare Regime

October 1, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I’m not sure about you, but I – for one – have often found the world of beauty & skincare to be a rather overwhelming minefield of rules, tips, product must-haves and recommendations. Even as host and creator of MOOIMAAK (South Africa’s most amazing makeover show, if I have to say so myself;), I have personally struggled to cut through all the marketing, tutorials and influencing, to get right to the bones of it all: what are the products (or, […]

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The Beginner’s Guide To Decluttering A Home

September 24, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

So, to say that I like things organised, lined up and neat-looking would be about as understated as Donald Trump’s hair. Sadly, as much as I would have loved to be a care-free, easy breezy Rachel, I’m definitely more of an “if it’s not a right angle, it’s a wrong angle” Monica, and that’s just the way it is. Let me start this post then by sharing with you the binge-worthy Netflix series I’m mildly obsessed with right now. It’s […]

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The Anti-Ageing Treatment You Need To Know About

September 17, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

(PREFACE | Let me start by saying, I know was supposed to do a celery juice update this week, but – alas – I feel it would be premature, so I’ll be posting on my celery journey within the next few weeks, when I have certainty that the results I seem to be experiencing are legitimate and CJD (“celery juice derived”). In case you’re new to the blog and have no idea what I am on about, click here.) So, […]

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Three Beauty Secrets I Swear By

September 10, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Hey guys! It’s been one of Those Days and, quite frankly, one of Those Weeks. So, this is going to be a quickie but (hopefully, still) a goodie! My aim with this blog is and always has been to share with you the tips, tricks & trends that excite me – the things I would and do often share IRL (in real life) with my best girlfriends. So let me get to it! For Brooke Shields Bushy Brows Meet RapidBrow […]

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why I’m hopping on the celery juice bandwagon

September 3, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I first heard about the Celery Juice Craze some time ago, from a friend who is a private chef and rather aux fait with what the ever-manicured, athleisure-wearing Atlantic Seaboard crowd are into, at any given time. Suffice it to say, I was interested… but not convinced. Even though I have always been inclined towards a more holistic approach to health than what conventional medicine allows and have seen first-hand the power of the mind-body-spirit connection when it comes to wellness, […]

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The Best Budget Beauty Buys According To The Pros

August 27, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

If 2020 has taught us anything (other than confirming what Forrest Gump knew a long time ago, namely that “you never know what you’re gonna get”), it’s that we can’t be too careful with how we spend our money, as the next financial crisis might always be just around the corner. I’m sorry to start on such a downer, but the truth, unlike good make-up, can be ugly. That being said, however, my personal fascination with budget beauty must-haves is […]

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My Latest Online Skincare Obsession

August 19, 2020 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Hi guys! So, I know, it’s been a while…over two years to be exact. (Insert see-no-evil monkey / super embarrassed emoji). Turns out consistency, self-discipline and routine are not my strong points. Perhaps my husband was right (this one time;). What I am relatively good at, though (just ask any of my long-distance friends) is “picking up where I left off” – with just as much, if not more, enthusiasm than before. And, to be fair, what I am worse […]

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The Sexiest Makeup Storage Box Around

April 9, 2018 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Neat Freaks, Obsessive Compulsive Tidiers, Makeup Addicts & Design Lovers, please meet The Beauty Box, makers of the most beautiful, practical makeup & jewellery storage boxes in South Africa. For years (far too many), I used to store my makeup in the drawers of my vanity table: pretty neatly organised, with little make-shift dividers & allocated sections for all the different products. It was OK. However, since discovering The Beauty Box, all my makeup now lives happily on my vanity […]

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The Skinny On Getting Skinny: Weight Loss Hacks That Work

December 14, 2017 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

So, let me start by saying that – whilst I am truly thankful for all I have and wholeheartedly believe in keeping an attitude of gratitude – the Naturally Skinny Gene is not really a part of my DNA. As Britney would put it, perhaps rather bluntly but liberatingly honest, nonetheless: if I “want a hot body”, I have to “work b*tch”. To the detriment of my close girlfriends, who either get dragged into my laser-focused mania from time to time […]

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