IT’S OFFICIAL – I’M IN LOVE
Like a teenager giddy in love, I’m gushing over Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair. This has changed my skin like nothing ever before (and that’s saying something considering I used to work on the La Mer counter). At first I wasn’t so sure about it, as when I put it on at night it left [...]
SEPTEMBER SPRING CLEAN: WEEK 2
The question on everyone’s lips – has she gone the distance and survived the week sans the over consumption of merlot? Why yes, I do believe I did, and not only that, I’ve consumed my entire body weight in water and taken up a rather delightful habit of drinking tea – that real stuff that [...]
THE POST WINTER FAT CRISIS PART II: THE SEPETEMBER SPRING CLEAN
“Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.” The Duchess (Alice in Wonderland) My skin may be as smooth as a baby’s bottom, thanks to giving up the cigarettes and Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum, but too much wine and sugar over winter has left me feeling less than [...]
GHOST OF RELATIONSHIPS PAST
A lingering feeling that I couldn’t quite shake or put my finger on had been following me for days (I tried sneaking out the house with a cap pulled down over my face, but it just waited for me around the corner, jumped out, yelled boo and scared the crap out of me). Then, finally, [...]
THE OBLIGATORY POST WINTER FAT CRISIS
“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me, are the number you get in a diamond” – Mae West It’s that time of year, as spring starts to ever so gracefully steal winter’s dominance over our days, that I come face to face with the copious amounts of food and wine that [...]
ALL OR NOTHING
I am happy to report that I am still a non smoker (cue claps, cheers and general all round pats on back). Whilst I am now free of nicotine, my addictive personality has found a new friend to play with. Enter cabernet merlot – the perfect anecdote for cigarette withdrawals. One not needlessly suffer, or [...]
SAY NO TO CIGARETTES SAY YES TO SHOES
Day 4 sans cigarettes, I reported myself to be a calm and general all round pleasant citizen of the community. I spoke too soon. Nicotine has a score to settle with me, and this time it’s fighting dirty. It got wind of my game plan, and never a good sport or one to lose, it [...]
COMING SOON: PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
As you may have gathered, I have a thing for beauty products. I call it passion, but others would describe it more in a 12 steps kind of way – yes, my name is Gaynor and I am completely addicted to product. Besides being toppled every time I open my bathroom cabinet, I can’t walk [...]
HAS ANYONE SEEN MY VALIUM?
Yesterday, I experienced a complete meltdown after I accidentally deleted my Facebook page! A sickening feeling engulfed me, as I realised I’d hit the wrong button and wiped my page – it felt like someone had cut off my right arm (separation anxiety at its worst). How could it be gone? Surely Facebook keeps a [...]
CHANEL COMPETITION
To celebrate the release of Coco Avant Chanel, the movie which captures the life and spirit of an inspirational woman who triumphed over adversity and tradition to become a symbol of timeless elegance, liberation and style, The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide is giving readers the chance to win a bottle of their favourite Chanel perfume. [...]
PROCRASTINATING KNEE DEEP IN A PAPERWORK PALAVA
Am currently meant to be relaxed floating about holiday maker, but instead find myself procrastinating knee deep in a paperwork palava of to do lists and phone calls that need following up – I love chasing people on the phone about as much as I love having root canal. My to do list is usually [...]
OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW
“Either that wallpaper goes, or I do” – Oscar Wilde With the new financial year fostering the perfect excuse for a spring clean, I cleaned out my cupboards and organised paperwork ready for my tax return. Despite my disdain for the drudgery of domesticity, I have rather a penchant for spring cleaning. I’m not a [...]
