Fairlady January - February 2022

I’M one of those word nerds who look forward to seeing which new words dictionaries choose to include each year, and this year I’m very happy to add ‘vax’ (Oxford) and ‘NFT’ (Collins) to my lexicon. I’m a bit peeved that ‘cheugy’ didn’t make it, although apparently it means ‘no longer regarded as cool or fashionable’, so it’s quite thrilling that it lived up to its own definition. But while I was adding the new words to my folder – yep, I’m afraid that is precisely how nerdy I am – I came across another list I’d kept: words from other languages whose meanings don’t easily translate into English. And ‘hiraeth’ jumped out at me: ‘Hiraeth: homesickness for a home you can’t return to, or that never was. The link with…

Van Comfy I love this range of beautiful, affordable loungewear! Van Comfy clothes are ‘slow-made’ by hand, specifically for each client, and use only locally manufactured and sourced materials. Their winter tracksuits were a joy, and I love the look and feel of their lightweight summer sets too. Twilly d’Hermès Eau Ginger EDP I’m a big fan of both ginger and Hermès fragrances, and this zesty, floral scent just puts me in a good mood. It’s very strong, so a little goes a long way… The French Dispatch The new Wes Anderson movie is a love song to The New Yorker magazine (although it’s set in Paris), and I absolutely loved it. The cast – Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Benicio Del Toro and Jeffrey Wright, among other incredible actors – and the visuals are so…

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WINNING LETTER LIFESTYLE CHANGES Pandemic comfort eating, hormone changes, disrupted exercise with lockdowns, and a new relatively sedentary job meant that I piled on some kilos. I felt sluggish, and unhappy with my body. I have never been a fan of diets, finding them too restrictive and unsustainable. But the article ‘How to eat to lose weight: the 9 rules’ (July/August 2021) made a lot of sense to me. I was, however, aghast at Rule No. 1: Eliminate alcohol for two weeks. My two glasses of wine each evening were a norm for me, and I jokingly referred to them as my only vice! No ways was I going to give them up. So the magazine was put aside for a while until I could no longer ignore my weight, and I decided…

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Everything balm I don’t buy a lot of beauty products, but I feel like this one deserves a shoutout just because it’s so versatile: you can use Lanolab Multi-Use Natural Balm for so many different things! My hands get very dry from all the different hand sanitisers in stores (I’m sure yours do too), and this balm really helps to ease that tight feeling. You can use it on anything from lips to cracked heels, and it even soothes sunburnt skin and minor burns. It’s the perfect everything balm to keep in your bag. It costs R105 for a 25g tube from lanolab.co.za – Annelee Oh, hoooooney Instead of telling you about the latest true crime podcast I’m hooked on, I thought I’d let you in on my other obsession: RuPaul’s Drag Race alums…