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Entertaining, Featured Posts, Food, Wine

My Favourite Festive Tipple

Festive Tipple - Champagne

I love pink bubbly and during the festive season my favourite festive tipple makes its appearance with regular frequency! You certainly will not hear me complaining about a glass of ice cold bubbly served with a delicious meal or just sipped while enjoying good company – who needs an excuse!

Festive Tipple - Champagne

My Favourite Festive Tipple

I thought I would share my four favourite, South African, “pink” sparkling wines with you.

Methode Cap Classique denotes a South African sparkling wine made by the traditional Champagne method.

Graham Beck Brut Rose

My all-time favourite is Graham Beck Brut Rose, which we always buy when visiting the Graham Beck Estate in Franschhoek. This fine silver pink blush is expertly crafted in the traditional Methode Cap Classique, combining Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, to create a bubbly that bursts with flavour on your tongue.

Second on my list is Villiera Tradition Brut Rose. Whilst being exceptionally easy drinking it combines the full flavour of Pinot Noir, with the elegance of Chardonnay and the uniqueness of Pinotage, which provides the colour.

This is closely followed by Le Grande Pavillon Brut Rosé. A variety of red cultivars and a small amount of Chardonnay grape are selected from Boschendal’s finest vineyards and combined in classical Methode Cap Classique, to create a wine with a pronounced fruit structure complemented by a seductive sparkle.

Last but certainly not least is the Simonsig Pinot Noir Brut Rosé Vintage. The iconic, Kaapse Vonkel, which turns 40 this year, has released the second vintage of the popular no-added-sulphur Limited Release Pinot Noir Brut Rosé 2010 – made exclusively for Woolworths. It is made with 100% Pinot Noir grape, and has the palest salmon tinge with an enticingly fruity nose. In my personal opinion it also has a faint flavour of whiskey on the palate – leading to a crisp, dry finish.

To quote a rather famous lady on the occasion of drinking champagne…

I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it—unless I’m thirsty. – Lilly Bollinger

Images: Top – Pinterest, Graham Beck Brut Rose Pinterest via House and Leisure 

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Beauty, Fashion, Fashion, Featured Posts, Lifestyle

My Favourite Essie®Shades for Summer

Favourite Essie shades

I love Essie® Nail Polish; in fact it is the only nail polish I use. There are so many reasons why – one being the amazing colours that they bring out each season and the fact that their polish actually lasts! It does not chip and if you apply their “to dry for” top coat it will last for weeks – as a busy mom that’s important!

I love nothing better than showing off my perfectly manicured toes – especially in summer in a pair of pretty sandals!

 

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I have selected my four favourite Essie shades for summer to share with you: Coat Azure, Boat House, Fondola Gondola and Jam n’ Jelly – did I mention the really fun, quirky names of their polishes! Whilst brights and neon colours are very popular this season, pastels also make their appearance. Blue polish is definitely a colour that is trending this season, which can be fun when worn in contrast with bright pink clothing or accessories.

 

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Images: ©FAR Photography by Super Mom

 

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Cape Town, FAR Photography, Featured Posts, Wordless Wednesdays

Wordless Wednesday – Surfs Up!

Muizenberg – Surfs Up

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Images: ©Inspired Living

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4 Things I...., Fashion, Featured Posts, Lifestyle

4 Things I…Nicole Warr from Diamonds & Dust

 

Today my featured blogger is Nicole Danielle Warr. Nicole is the founder and editor of Vintage Lifestyle Magazine, South Africa’s first online vintage magazine – which I find a source of great inspiration.

 

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[quote style=”1″]On the 4th of December 2010, Vintage Lifestyle launched South Africa’s first ever vintage magazine. Vintage Lifestyle magazine is a free online magazine, inspired by all things vintage. The content covers fashion, décor, travel, unique coffee experiences, beauty icons of the pre 80’s era, music and much more.[/quote]

 

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Nicole is also the owner of the blog Diamonds & Dust, through her blog she shares her personal experiences and her love of fashion. I am a lover of all things fashion and wait expectantly for the next, fashion inspired instalment from Nicole and especially loved this post she did featuring prints by Manolo Blahnik.

 

Nicole enjoys taking pictures, listening to music, reading inspirational blogs, wine tasting and styling fashion shoots.

 

 4 things I dream of…

 

  • For Vintage Lifestyle Magazine to be recognized as the biggest vintage magazine in the world.

 

  • To travel around the world and take street style pictures/write articles.
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  • To see The Kooks perform live.
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  • To catch a glimpse of Ulyana Sergeenko at Paris Fashion Week.
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Thanks Nicole for sharing your 4 Things with us and we hope that your dream of making Vintage Lifestyle Magazine the biggest vintage magazine in the world – is realised! Please pop over and visit Nicole’s blog, Diamonds & Dust and Vintage Lifestyle Magazine.

 

Images: Nicole – Diamond & Dust

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FAR Photography, Featured Posts, Wordless Wednesdays

Wordless Wednesday – Summer Fun

 

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Images: ©FAR Photography by Super Mom

 

 

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