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World’s Best Affordable Eye-Makeup Remover

August 29, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

This is just a quick post to share a recently discovered little gem with you all, especially those girls who (like me) enjoy a smokey eye and struggle to get through the day without a good dose of mascara. I recently ran out of my usual eye make-up remover and, since it’s not yet available in South Africa, a trip to my local pharmacy was urgently called for. (My eyes weren’t loving me last week when I tried hopelessly, night after […]

Categories: Best In Beauty • Tags: Makeup

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Less Is More At Muji

August 27, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

As far as brands go, Japanese lifestyle retailer, Muji, is one of my all-time favourites. Most probably because it so seamlessly brings together the following four things: my obsessive compulsive neat-freak tendencies, my love of minimalist design, stationery and, last but not least, ridiculously good prices (it doesn’t matter how much money you may have, everybody loves a bargain). But it’s not just me that adores this best-selling brand. Worldwide, Muji has reached a cult following amongst design-lovers, organizers and fans […]

Categories: Fashion, Art & Design

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World’s Best Hairdryer

August 26, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

If you haven’t yet discovered the hairdryer brand, Parlux, prepare to get blown away (silly pun intended). I was introduced to this super powerful and incredibly efficient hairdryer by my hairdresser a few years ago and I’ve never looked back. What’s more, I subsequently started noticing that each and every hair salon I’ve visited (whether in London, New York or Cape Town) uses Parlux, and only Parlux, hairdryers. No wonder it’s seen as the No 1 choice of hair care […]

Categories: Best In Beauty • Tags: Grooming

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Get Scandi-lous In London

August 24, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

If you’re into good design (really, really good design) and next find yourself in London, don’t miss the opportunity to visit Skandium on Brompton Road (near the world-famous and utterly fabulous department store, Harrods). Even if you can’t afford anything (prices range from £30.00 for a super-cool kettle to £3,000.00 for a designer chair) do yourself a favour and add this store to your sightseeing itinerary. With only the sleekest in Scandinavian design (including furniture by Fritz Hansen and home accessories by Georg Jensen) on display, […]

Categories: Fashion, Art & Design • Tags: Decor, Design, London

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Great Fashion Suits Rachel Zane

August 23, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

From the first time I watched an episode of US legal series, Suits, I was hooked: it must have been a combination of the clever script, the quirky characters (especially the feisty Donna and dork-deluxe Louis), the ongoing dramatic love affair between Rachel & Mike and – of course – dear old Harvey (I have yet to meet a man, fictitious or real, who wears a suit better than him). Every now and again, a TV show brings us not […]

Categories: Fashion, Art & Design • Tags: Fashion, Television

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World’s Best Self-Tanner

August 22, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Despite the known dangers of sun exposure, I refused for many years to use self-tanning products: they were messy, stinky and almost always looked obvious. This includes the big brand-name products whom I won’t name and shame here. At one stage, I would only associate myself with self-tan if I had it done at a professional salon, applied by a professional beautician, for a (VERY) special event. Even then, sprinting out of the salon (post-spray), hoping nobody will catch you […]

Categories: Best In Beauty • Tags: Grooming

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World’s Best Pore-Minimizer

August 20, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Throughout my travels, I have found certain beauty products to consistently appear in the personal makeup bags of professional makeup artists. Why? Probably because these products deliver. If you’ve been looking for a primer that truly, really and sincerely works when it comes to minimizing the appearance of large pores, you can stop looking and invest in Benefit’s best-selling The Porefessional. You’ll soon wonder how you ever lived without it. And you’ll see why makeup artists choose not to. How did […]

Categories: Best In Beauty • Tags: Makeup, World's Best

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CPT’s Best Mobile Massage

August 19, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I find the idea of traveling to a spa for a massage, only to get up after 60 or 90 minutes of near-comatose bliss (to get dressed, make payment, pay for parking) almost completely counter-productive. Except, of course, when I’m staying at some isolated resort on some exotic island and getting a massage is likely the most ‘active’ thing I’ll do all day;) To me, no amount of classical background music, fluffy white robes or spa-induced zen can compete with the […]

Categories: Cape Town City Guide, Health & Wellness • Tags: Rest & Relax

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CPT’s Best Blow Dry

August 16, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I have been fortunate enough to travel all over the world and, often, on these trips, I have had the need for a good blow dry (as one does): whether it be for a special event or just to lift my mood and restore my ‘chi’ after a long-haul international flight. To my perpetual dismay, however, regardless of how many pounds or dollars I’ve spent at the latest/hottest/most exclusive hair salons dotted across the globe, I have yet to come […]

Categories: Best In Beauty, Cape Town City Guide • Tags: Spas & Salons

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CPT’s Best Manicure

August 14, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

If you live in Cape Town, South Africa, or you plan to visit it any time soon, there is only one place (and one woman) to go to for the perfect manicure. Believe me when I say I have kissed many a mani/pedi-frog and after finding Terri (who currently works at Dante Wellness Spa in Sea Point, Cape Town, 021-434-1011) she became my manicurist for life. The wonder-woman is highly experienced and it shows: she stays within the lines and she knows how […]

Categories: Best In Beauty, Cape Town City Guide • Tags: Spas & Salons

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