Jingle bells … jingle bells … rock your way through the festive season.
The Table – The Heartbeat of the Home is a glorious celebration of vibrant South African flavours blended with the rich heritage of Elmarie Berry’s grandmother’s Middle Eastern / Lebanese cuisine. For Christmas we’re making this leg of lamb with mint and port, as well as the amazing milk tart and chocolate rooibos profiterole wreath. R400.
Penguin.
This hand-crafted, metal leaf wreath has a sturdy frame and a hook to hang the wreath securely. R800 from masquerade.co.za
Not much more glam for your NYE drinks trolley than a bottle of Gold Bar Whiskey. All golden amber and burnt sugars, baking spices and gentle wood smoke, wrapped up in a bottle shaped like a solid ingot, each individually numbered with its unique bottle and blend number and bottle lot displayed on the three foil stamped labels. R1449 from takealot.com.
So clever … no greasy hands on the beach. Mineral Fusion Brush-On Sun Defense with broad spectrum SPF 30, R949 from takealot.com
Shades of pink – fuchsia, vibrant, coral, rosy – take centre stage in the Chanel Holiday 2024 make-up collection … with dazzling products like Diamond Dust which adds a sparkle to your complexion, Enchanted Night to put stars in your eyes, and lip shades full of frost and shimmer. From R690.
Put on your dancing shoes. And you’ll find a range that sparkles, shines and dazzles – like these Spoilt Girl (R499) – at kingsmeadshoes.co.za. Glam on!
Beach to lunch to cocktail hour … Fino Lotus Flower embroidery canvas bag, R330 from fino.co.za
On our table this year … these
SOiL Organic Aromatherapy
Crackers. These crackers have a choice of SOiL’s Organic Remedy Rollers, designed to soothe, invigorate, or uplift your senses, or a premium, single-note SOiL Organic Essential Oil … offering relaxation, nostalgia or joy. Perfect for your festive table or for gifts. R300 for a set of six from soil.co.za
When you’re hopping from the pool to the dance floor, your hair needs to be in top condition. Inoar’s Hair Therapy Shampoo and Hair Therapy Conditioner improves the hair’s condition from the inside out, leaving it light, soft and supple. Great for all hair, but particularly chemically and colour treated hair, and damaged hair that is fragile and prone to breakage, which leads to split ends and frizzy hair. R935 each for a generous 500ml bottle from inoar.co.za
Twinkle twinkle … the 2025 Sky Guide Southern Africa is the perfect gift for stargazers … be they novice, amateur or professional. Struik Nature / Astronomical Society of
Southern Africa, R180
Minimalistic. Elegant.Sophisticated. Cora toe ring sandal, R1999 from Trenery.
