The Five Biggest Fitness Trends for 2025

While we started the year contorting ourselves into pretzel-like poses for Pilates, by mid-May, run clubs were picking up pace - proving that fitness fads truly come and go! So, how will we sweat out and shape up over the next 12 months? According to The Yard Gym’s performance leader Jenna Louise, the following fitness…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa23/12/2024

Holidays Lifestyle & Homes

35 Drinks to Bring to Christmas Lunch … That Are Also Excellent For New Year’s Eve!

Whether you're looking for last minute Christmas gifts, or are getting a headstart on New Year's Eve drinks, our complete guide to wines, whiskies, beers and even no-booze options (for all budgets!) are worth raising a glass to. BEER, CIDER & SELTZER Hawke's Lager, $20.99 This refreshing lager celebrates simplicity, honouring the legacy of…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa23/12/2024

Hair Skin & Body

Three Ways to Wear Wet-Look Hair

Like diamanté-trimmed tiger-striped caftans, wet-look hair is usually filed under 'Things Best Worn at the Beach'. However, the been-swimming-all-day style is popular with models such as Shanina Shaik, Behati Prinsloo and Lily Aldridge who all looked as though they'd come straight from splashing in the waters of St Tropez - having had enough time to…

ByKatrina Lawrence22/12/2024

Beauty & Fashion Make-Up

Beauty Do or Don’t: Bright Blue Eyeliner

Few words say 1980s Beauty (err, if that's not an oxymoron) like 'Bright Blue Eyeliner'. Okay, maybe perm and orange blush and fuchsia metallic lipstick ... you get my point. The 1980s treated beauty pretty badly. No wonder we emerged in the 1990s clinging to our nude makeup and hair straighteners, determined never to…

ByKatrina Lawrence21/12/2024

Baking Food & Drink

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies Recipe

If you don't have cacao powder, feel free to replace it with natural cocoa powder (not Dutch processed). Unfortunately vegan butter does not substitute all that well in the brownie batter, as it makes the end result a bit on the oily side. If you're OK with semi-oily brownies, vegan butter or a neutral-flavored oil…

ByRobyn Foyster21/12/2024

Holidays Lifestyle & Homes

Scent-sational Gift Ideas to Ask Santa For This Year

Step one when considering perfume gift ideas this Christmas? Consult: Our fragrance wheel-inspired guide to select a signature scent for that special someone. Step two: Decide if that special someone is you! Italica EDP, $499, by Casamorati at Libertine A gourmand masterpiece, Italica combines creamy almond, luscious milk, and sweet vanilla with a hint of…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa20/12/2024

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Healthy Quick & Easy Recipes

“Spread” a Little Holiday Cheer With This Viral Hummus Christmas Wreath

We've tried salmon and sweet pavlova versions, but this recipe for a hummus Christmas wreath by @littlekalegirl, is an easy way to dip (pun intended!) into the edible wreath trends. Healthy and holiday-fied, coupled with some celery, carrot or chips, it's proof that your table decor can be both decorative and delicious! INGREDIENTS 2…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa20/12/2024

Baking Entertaining & Wine

Macadamia Christmas Pudding with Marsala Custard

Try this oh so Aussie Macadamia Christmas Pudding with Marsala Custard Serves 8 INGREDIENTS 375g mixed dried fruit 200ml Marsala wine 250g butter, plus extra for greasing 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar 4 eggs 1 cup plain flour, sifted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 2 cups unsalted…

ByRobyn Foyster20/12/2024

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Quick & Easy

Celebrate Christmas With A Gorgeous Honey Glazed Ham

Serves 4 Cooking time 30 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 de-boned shank of ham Glaze 1 cup brown sugar 1 tbsp honey 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 2 tbsp seeded mustard 1 clove of garlic Fresh thyme Salt and pepper METHOD 1 Ask your butcher to de-bone the ham, just leaving the shank for easy carving. You should have a lovely bell-shaped result. Remove the skin leaving as…

ByRobyn Foyster20/12/2024

Health

11 Most Surprising Famous People Who Loved To Nap

Famous people who loved to nap.

ByVictoria Webster20/12/2024