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Inside My Wardobe (& The Silo Hotel) Part 1 | A View From The Penthouse

March 23, 2017 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I recently decided it was time for The Global Critic’s first fashion & beauty editorial series. It all happened quite serendipitously (which, in my opinion, is how the best things always happen). My dear friend Jean-Pierre Uys let me know he would be in town for a few days and was keen to collaborate. JP is recognised as one of the world’s best wedding photographers (which is why I had no choice but to “import” him from New York to be […]

Categories: Cape Town City Guide, Fashion, Art & Design • Tags: Cape Town, Cape Town Hotels, Fashion, Luxury, Royal Portfolio, Silo District, Silo Hotel

Makeup Maestro Reneé De Wit Reveals Her Best-Kept Beauty Secrets

February 9, 2017 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

Meet Reneé De Wit, makeup artist extraordinaire. I first came into contact with this insanely talented creature when she painted my face for my 21st birthday party. Since then, I have come to rely on Reneé for many more of those momentous occasions when faces had to be painted, perfectly. It’s no wonder then that she holds a very special place in my Little Black Book but also in my heart. Believe me, I wouldn’t have let just anyone do my makeup on […]

Categories: Best In Beauty, Cape Town City Guide, Interviews • Tags: Beauty, Makeup

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 the Banyan Tree Resort in the Seychelles 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

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

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

CPT’s Best Affordable Art Gallery

August 13, 2013 by Clare Wiese-Wentzel

I grew up around art: serious, internationally coveted, investment-quality art. However, I reckon buying serious art is a serious commitment; a commitment which I am not always keen to make. Although I am the proud owner of a handful of important pieces I have gathered over the years, I enjoy nothing more than – from time to time – spontaneously walking into Salon 91 Contemporary Art Collection on Kloof Street, Cape Town, to have a look at whatever casual buying […]

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