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Summer In the City

Summer in the City

Last week I attended a blogger event, “Summer In the City”, hosted by Stiletto J, aka Jeanne Cupido, from Stiletto Adventures. Unfortunately the weather was anything but summery but hey-ho, that did not stop me from donning a pair of super stylish heels and venturing off. The event was held at a rather popular Cape Town spot, called I Love My Laundry, which is a place I have wanted to visit for a while now. It is a laundry with a difference, they serve Dim Sum and coffee and also have weekly fondue evenings – as I said somewhat different and yes they also do laundry! 🙂

We were all treated to infused Primitiv Vodka shots – my favourite was the Dandelion Infusion – it was super yummy! Gourmet muesli was also on offer, with refreshing mango puree, decadent dates and zingy ginger to wake up your taste buds.

The very pretty underwear on display is from La Ninna Nanna (Which is Italian for “lullaby”) and is available to purchase from I Love My Laundry.

I was pretty much in shoe heaven as there were works of shoe-art on display, courtesy of Europa Art Shoes. There were also amazing prizes on offer from the various sponsors, which included Essie, Incoco, Medi-heel, La Ninna Nanna, and Europa Art – I was lucky enough to win a voucher from the Europa Shoes – a girl can never have too many pairs of shoes!

After a bit of mingling, we were inspired by three amazing entrepreneurs who came to speak to us about their products. They were Diane from Bisousoleil, Keren from Bellabaci and Shantelle from Medi-heel, all great companies and more importantly Proudly South African! Each person received a wonderful goodie bag with products from these three companies and yummy chocolate treats from CocoaFair!

All in all it was a great evening, a chance to meet fellow bloggers and put faces to a few Twitter handles. Thanks Jeanne for organising it and I Love My Laundry for hosting us!

Beauty, Beauty Products, Cape Town Lifestyle, Events, Featured, Lifestyle, Out & About

Lush Cape Town Media Launch

Last week I attended the media launch for Lush South Africa’s store in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. What a super afternoon, spent being pamper by all the luscious goodies on offer at their flagship store in South Africa. The wonderful fruity aromas heightened all my senses – from fun Bath Ballistics to Bubble Bars and Solid Shampoo Bars they have it all. The amazingly enthusiastic Lush staff happily guided our experience explaining all the various products in great detail.

Fresh Soaps are beautifully displayed in a Deli-style selection, the choices are quite over whelming but there is definitely something for everyone – my favourite is “Honey I Washed the Kids”. The Soaps are made from predominately natural ingredients which makes them very mild and gentle on the skin and they smell awesome!

We also got to experience the making of the Lush “Fresh Face Masks”, first hand! The masks are made fresh every week and kept fresh and chilled, in store, on a bed on ice. I received a sample of the mask made at the launch which is aptly named “Catastrophe Cosmetic”, to take home and try. This mask is made with fresh Blueberries, soothing Camomile, Irish Moss and calming Calamine – to help calm and cleanse the skin. I tried the mask on Saturday evening and it truly left my skin feeling calm and silky-soft.

I really enjoyed the afternoon at Lush, we were also treated to a wonderfully goodie bag of Lush items to take home with us! I also bought a few additional items that caught my eye, which I will let you know more about once I have tried them. The one I am most keen to try is a Massage Bar called “Shimmy Shimmy”, which in the shape of a heart with sparkles in it!

A big thank you to the Lush SA team for a great afternoon and if you have not visited the store yet then you must definitely get there soon, there are so many amazing products on offer! The Lush store is located on the V&A Waterfront on the ground floor opposite the iStore. If you would like to be kept up-to-date with all the Lush happening you can follow them on FaceBook & Twitter.

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Christmas Food Fair and Giveaway

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It is that time of year again, spring is here and summer is fast approaching. With this change in season we start to see year-end in the distance and hints of Christmas are in the wind. One thing I really love about this time of year are all the lovely markets that pop up, selling a wonderful array of gorgeous goodies just in time to stock up on all those Christmas and year-end gifts.

One such market is happening later this month so get yourself ready and let the shopping commence!

The Christmas Food Fair will feature:

Beautiful, unique tableware, placemats and serviettes from
Delectable goodies and exciting new ranges from Sustenance, such as mustards and salad splashes.
Boutique wines by Alphabet Wines.
And there will be “Proper” coffee will be on sale.

When: Date: 27 October 2012 Time: 09h00- 14h00 Where: Address: 12C Sparrman Avenue, Constantia

We are also giving one lucky reader the opportunity of winning the products shown in the image above which include: a Vintage Tea Towel and a Perspex Vintage-style Butter Knife from Black Puppy Design and 2 mustards and a splash from Sustenance.

All you need to do to enter is:

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Competition Details:

The Christmas Food Fair Giveaway will run from 5th October 2012, until the 12th October 2012. The winner/s will then be selected via the Raffelcopter form and announced on my blog and on Facebook. The winners will also be notified via email.
Entrants need to leave a comment on this blog, below the post, stating that you have completed the above, along with your details in the comment section below this post (please use a valid email address). Your details will be used to validate your entry if you are selected as a winner.
Conditions of entry: Anyone may enter this giveaway but please be advised that the various companies sponsoring prizes are based in South Africa and therefore prizes will only be shipped within South Africa. The prizes may not be exchanged for cash.

Cape Town Lifestyle, Entertaining, FAR Photography, Food, Lifestyle, Recipes

Daily Dish

Last week a bespoke box of a different sort was delivered to my door. Daily Dish is a new on-line service which offers clients the unique service of menu planning, ingredient sourcing and home delivery! Imagine my intrigue when I was offered an opportunity to try out their service. Being an avid cook myself but often plagued by the frustration of not having time to shop on the spur of the moment or not being able to source the necessary ingredients, it was certainly something I was excited to experience.

At Daily Dish, we’re not chefs (or foodies). We were just so frustrated with the last-minute dash around the crowded supermarket after work and bored with the same old meals and sad take-outs every week that we decided to do something about it. So we hunted around for a service that would deliver either fresh ingredients or home cooked meals. On-line ingredient shopping turned out to be a nightmare and “home-cooked meals” looked worse than boarding school fare. ~Daily Dish

My first step was to log on to the Daily Dish website and select my recipe of choice to try; I chose a Sirloin Stir-fry. All that was left to do was to select a day and time for delivery – how simple. My delivery arrived promptly at 3pm last Tuesday in an elegant black box, filled with all the ingredients necessary for me to create the Stir Fry recipe.

I was really impressed with the quality of the ingredients and the fact that items are measured out, which helps prevent waste. All I had to do now was read the recipe and get cooking.

We change the menu every week so you don’t get bored. And we spend loads of time researching and test cooking new dishes to make sure they meet our strict requirement to deliver amazingly tasty dishes in under 30 minutes. Vegetarian options always available. ~ Daily Dish

The recipe was easy to follow, with step-by-step instructions; even the most inexperienced cook would be able to pull it off. Everyone in the family loved the flavours in the dish and it was wonderful to create something different from my normal repertoire.

I think this service is an excellent idea for anyone who enjoys cooking and eating good food but does not always have the time to plan and shop, especially if you feel like whipping up something unique on the spur of the moment. It is also perfect for entertaining and the fact that it is delivered to your door is super convenient.

You can choose from the selection of available dishes on the Daily Dish website and you are able to order up to 3 dishes at a time. Place your order online before 10am Monday to Friday and they will deliver it to you after 6pm on the same day. Daily Dish currently delivers in the greater Cape Town area: City Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard and Southern Suburbs, including Tokai, Westlake and Steenberg.

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Lush Cape Town Opens at the V&A

Lush South Africa has officially opened it’s doors for the first time today, 1st October 2012, in the V&A Waterfront, opposite the iStore. Today is the official opening and the media launch will be held later this week, which I will be attending, to get the inside scoop on the stores local offering. What a way to end a relaxing week away! So I will let you know more after the launch – watch this space. Exciting stuff!!!

Summer in the City

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