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COVER LOOK
Personality: Tasha Schoeman
Photographer: Celeste Cilliers
Details: celestecilliers.com
Make-up & hair artist: Antoinette
de Beer
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Dress: Shené Vyver Couture
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BOOK CLUB
06 Books for the hols, gifts for foodie friends, Vin de Joie wine ...
WISH LIST
08 Our favourite, festive and stylish picks this month
PEOPLE
10 Tasha Schoeman chats about loving to create memorable
experiences and offers tips on setting the ultimate festive table
BEAUTY
14 Red lips and shimmering highlights and slides that switch from
plain to party
FESTIVE GIFT GUIDE
18 Glam it up
20 Babes for Christmas
22 Feel good goodies
FOOD & DRINK
24 It’s the season to eat, drink and be very, very merry!
TRAVEL
32 Glamorous doesn’t come close to describing The Winchester Hotel
WIN
08 A case of L’Ormarins Brut Classique Rosé NV
23 Bottle of Rhino Whisky
34 A hatbox hamper of Sally Williams Celebrate treats
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Dec 22 / Jan 23 Get It Magazine 03

A hot date!
‘Tis the season to be jolly ... Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
09
Got some last-minute
Christmas shopping to
do? Then get to the Cedar Tree Craft
Market for their fun-filled Friday night
market from 5pm to 9pm or join
the Sunday market on December
18 from 10am to 3pm. There will be
live entertainment and an array of
excellent stalls selling high-quality
products, crafts, mouth-watering
foods and something to sip on. Free
entrance. Khosa Sports Club, corner of
Shannon Road and Frederick Cooper
Drive, Krugersdorp. Pets welcome.
Details: Chanelle on 081 500 6884.
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It’s that time of year! Time to
embrace all the festivities, so
be sure to visit The Honeydew Urban
Market for a festive pop-up market.
Alongside their permanent vendors,
they will have a variety of new vendors
with unique offerings. Plus there is a
lovely on-site bakery - Not Bread Alone
with freshly baked goods and kids’
activities like decorating Christmas
biscuits, painting and face painting.
9am to 3pm. Salvage Venue, 2 Johan
Road, Honeydew. Follow
@honeydewurbanmarket
on Facebook and Insta.
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Christmas
Wonderland
Market at Casalinga
from December 2,
3 and 4. Gather your family and
friends for a fun-filled and festive
weekend filled with gourmet
food, artisanal gifts, wine, gin,
live music and kid’s activities.
The Friday market will be from
5pm to 10pm, Saturday from 12
noon to 10pm and Sunday from
9am to 3pm. R20, all proceeds
go to charity. Free for kids under
12. years. Dogs on a leash are
welcome. Details: 010-595-4563,
restaurant@casalinga.co.za
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Head to the Real Life Church for
the ultimate family festive fun
on December 14, 15 and 16. Expect to
see spectacular lights, browse through
a variety of stalls, indulge in yummy
food or shop for some crafts. There
will also kids’ fun, carols and all things
Christmas. 6pm to10pm. R20 for
adults, free for kids under 12 years.
86 Viljoen Street, Krugersdorp North.
Details: reallifechurch.org.za
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Grab your baddest and boujiest
crew, because Trouvé is hosting
the ultimate drag brunch with Betty
Bangles and Riri Rouge with their
brand new act The Scintillating Sinners.
1Watch these queens lipsync their
way through hits from Liza to Gaga!
12 noon. To book, WhatsApp the word
Drag Brunch to 081-547-3652. Tickets:
R300 per person - includes quiche and
salad as well as a waffle and ice cream
for dessert. Own drinks are welcome.
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Don’t miss out
on the cheerific
Christmas spirit
at Key West Shopping Centre from
December 16 to 24 at entrance
6. Kids can look forward to
treemendous fun activities and a
DIY decor workshop line-up that
will include: can upcycling, living
ornaments, play and colouring and
selfies with Santa. 12pm to 2pm.
Limited space, so be there early.
Details: keywest.co.za

The hottest date was the Cuppa
for Cansa lunch
We were invited to a delightful Cuppa for Cansa event
at Glenburn Lodge and Spa. Let’s just say ... it was a
marvellous event all in aid of a good cause! A glorious
harvest table loaded with delish eats and treat, an
inspirational cancer survivor story, a highly spirited
and very entertaining charity auction and live music
made it an afternoon well spent.
Juanita Pitout, Cherize
Fillmore, Lelanie Tester
Estelle de Jager, Ester Pretorius
Monica Nyenge
Anais van der Westhuizen,
Linda de Reuck

Book club
Books for the hols, gifts for foodie friends, Vin de Joie wine ... it’s the season of joy.
La Motte’s
Vin de Joie 2022 Rosé
is a salmon pink wine ... all melon
and grapefruit, nectarine and a hint
of sweet candyfloss. Drink it with
a simple salad, charcuterie,
salmon or crayfish. R99 from
your local wine boutique or
online from la-motte.com
Would you think of taking leftover lemon rind, baking at high heat until dry and
charred, then grinding what are, to be completely honest here, the now shrivelled
pieces of burnt rind, and using as a condiment with sweet and savoury dishes?
Nope. Us neither. But we’re not Yotam (obvs). In Ottolenghi Test Kitchen – Extra
Good Things, it’s suggested Ottolenghify should be a verb (‘I Ottolenghified my
roasted aubergine with some feta’) … and this sensationally delicious book is just
full of twists, flavour surprises, and flair. We’re going to Ottolenghify our foodie
friends’ Christmas with copies of this, with best wishes for a year full of sauces,
sprinkles, pickles and flavour. Ebury Press, R595
Ottolenghi and Prue ... happy days
We’ve all got that one friend. The one who loves food, but is a disaster in the
kitchen. And Yotam Ottolenghi may say “There’s an art to making toast, and Prue
Leith knows it.’’ But ... it’s toast. And Prue says the recipes in Bliss On Toast are easy,
and most home cooks will be able to make them. The collection was compiled by
Prue to celebrate her 30-odd-year habit of eating something on toast on Sunday
nights in front of the telly - like the rest of us, yes? But while we’re making avo and
tomato toast and pâté on crisp bread (both of which are in the book, Prue’s no
snob), she ups the game a little. Think duck egg with rainbow chard and Dijon
butter, or figs with blue cheese, thyme and honey. Her beans on toast may use a
can of white cannellini beans and store-bought white bread, but there’s chorizo
and smoked paprika and softened cherry tomatoes. For keen cooks, there’s also
a chapter with recipes to make sauces and breads from scratch. There are sweet
options ... like fried Christmas pudding, brandy cream and blackberries, and
because Christmas means leftovers ... we’ll be making her bubble and squeak with
hollandaise on Boxing Day. Bloomsbury Publishing, R362
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A few of our holiday reads ...
Whatever your taste in holiday reads, there’s a wonderful selection this month.
We’ve put these aside to take with us these hols. Santa Montefiore’s Flappy
Investigates is light and rather silly, so perfect for a day on the lounger. All
snobbery and gossip, ardent admirers and parties and small village life. Simon and
Schuster • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas broke our hearts. And we’ve a feeling John
Boyne’s just released All The Broken Places is going to do it again. It’s the story
of Gretel, sister of Bruno (the protagonist in the first novel), who was 12 when her
brother disappeared, and is now 91, living in London and who has, when a young
family move into the apartment below hers, the chance to expiate her guilt, grief
and remorse and act to save a young boy. Certainly not an easy holiday read, but
quite possibly the one we’re looking forward to the most. Penguin, an Exclusive
Books Festive Favourites read • An Angel’s Demise is Sue Nyathi’s epic saga of love,
war, bloody massacre and betrayal, as well as the cruel caprice of politics, genderbased
violence and what happens when ordinary people get caught up in lies.
Pan Macmillan • It’s 1561 and when sixteen-year-old Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara,
is taken to a country villa by her husband, it occurs to her that he’s taken her there
to kill her. Maggie O’Farrell’s The Marriage Portrait shows the beauty and brutality
of Renaissance Italy, and of a young woman whose proximity to power places
her in mortal danger. Tinder Press • Jodi Picoult. A proper holiday read, since once
you start you struggle to put her books down. In Mad Honey, she co-authors
with Jennifer Finney Boylan, the two alternating chapters in this book that don’t
shy away from difficult subjects, exploring identity and self-acceptance, abuse
and toxic relationships, domestic violence and trust. Hodder and Stoughton,
an Exclusive Books Festive Favourites read • When Tanz discovers the voices she
hears in her head are not, actually, her imagination working overtime, but rather
messages from beyond the grave, a whole new way of life opens for her. And not
a moment too soon, since all has not gone according to plan on the career side.
Tracy Whitwell’s The Accidental Medium is perfect for the beach or long plane
journeys. Macmillan • And what, we ask, would a holiday be without a thriller?
Peter James’ Picture You Dead is a Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel
... in which he’s plunged into the unfamiliar world of fine art - a world which
appears to be respectable, gentlemanly and above reproach, but which in fact is
all greed, deception and violence. Macmillan
Book notes
The Sex, Lies & Stellenbosch saga
continues in Sex, Lies & Alibis, which
boasts it’s the hottest book in town.
Steamy and scandalous, this is the
third in Eva Mazza’s sexy and risqué
trilogy. Melinda Ferguson Books.
Staying in the winelands ... in
Stellenbosch: Murder Town,
Julian Jansen shares the behind
the headlines details about the
dozen murders that have taken
place in this town over the past two
decades. Tafelberg
Making movies can be murder!
When strange goings on happen in
the script and then on the set of the
psychological horror movie too ... it
appears the real horror lies off the
page. Run Time by Catherine Ryan
Howard’s a scare a page. Corvus
John Grisham ... another great holiday
read. The Boys from the Bronx sees
two boys growing up as friends. Both
sons of immigrant families, they end
up on opposite sides of the law, and
ultimately in a courtroom showdown.
Hodder and Stoughton
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley is a
brilliantly written, sharp and incredibly
witty rom-com ... a tale of love, luck,
and the ghosts of heartbreaks past.
Bloomsbury Circus
It’s 1926 in Kate Atkinson’s Shrines of
Gaiety, and in a country recovering
from the Great War, Soho is the
glittering centre of nightlife and
gaiety. But beneath the dazzle, there’s
a dark underbelly, and not everything
is as it seems. Penguin
Oh gosh .. if your holiday’s a good
few weeks long and you’re a royalist,
you’re in for a treat with Queen of
our Times - The Life of Elizabeth II.
A whopping 624 pages, it’s said to
be the definitive biography by one
of Britain’s leading royal authorities,
Robert Hardman. You’ll be quite
the authority yourself once you’ve
finished this study of dynastic survival
and renewal, spanning abdication,
war, romance, danger, tragedy and
triumph. Macmillan
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
Dec 22 / Jan 23 Get It Magazine 07

Wish list
The excitement is real!
Designed in France, made in Brazil ...
these Cacatoès sandals are made
from recycled PVC, have a candy
scent and come in amazing designs
and shades. We, obviously, are
wearing the gold ones all season,
from beach to cocktail party to
dinner. R840 from stylista-brands.co.za
There’s no debate about what we’re
(very gently) popping open this
December. We’re celebrating with this
L’Ormarins Brut Classique Rosé
NV ... coral pink, with a vigorous
stream of fine bubbles, it’s all
bold strawberry, red berry fruit
and cherry, with hints of fresh,
zesty lemon and citrus for a
zip of acidity. Exactly what
we want when we’re toasting
the festive season, best
friends, a new year. You’ll
find it for R180 a bottle on
shop.rupertwines.com.
And we’re about to make
someone’s festive season
jolly special indeed. Pop
over to @getitjoburgwest on
Instagram or Facebook where
you’ll find out how to win a
case for Christmas.
Carolina Herrera’s CH ... elegant and
glamorous, R1775 from Woolworths
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Pop under the tree, or use on
the table for a wonderfully
luxurious setting ... these Cape
Island Christmas Crackers have a
choice of a mini scented candle,
a mini diffuser, a hand cream or
a sanitiser. All festively scented
with cinnamon and clove,
caramel and vanilla, they’re ecofriendly
and luxurious. From R200
from capeisland.co.za
Three-and-a-half metre long
gold foil star garland. R120
from mustloveparty.co.za
Donna Hay’s recipes are always
spot on ... and The Fast Five
is the ultimate bible of fast,
family-friendly recipes. It’s a
brilliant book to take away
with you these hols, when you
want delicious meals without
spending a second longer than
necessary in the kitchen. R649
from Exclusive Books.
Every year, Woolworths brings out a Christmas
coffee mug collection. And every year we buy two.
So Christmas morning’s coffee and mince pies are
not only festive and fun, but also have memories
of past Christmas mornings, and who we shared
them with. This year’s mugs are star-sprinkled
.. the perfect addition to the collection. Star
Celebration Mug, R89.95 from woolworths.co.za
Dec 22 / Jan 23 Get It Magazine 09
Compiled by: KYM ARGO

Ready, set, celebrate
Almost two decades and thousands of
events later, Tasha Schoeman still does a
jolly jive when she has to plan a special
occasion. She chats about loving to create
memorable experiences and offers a few
fab tips on setting the ultimate, budgetfriendly
festive table.
It’s the adrenaline rush, making lists of lists and having a
plan b, C and D that makes businesswoman and all-round
event planner extraordinaire Tasha Schoeman tick – all the
boxes – quite literally.
“Event planning is a wonderful, wild ride. It can take you
to beautiful places you never thought you’d be. You get
to meet people you wouldn’t ordinarily get to meet. Yes,
it’s stressful and takes some juggling to create a close-toperfect
balance between work and life but you get to be
part of people’s most memorable moments. I find making
something from nothing so rewarding.”
Tasha originally studied theology part-time and admits
she never for a moment thought planning weddings and
events would become her bread and butter.
It started with a phone call from a flower farm. To be their
shop assistant. Many flower-arranging masterpieces later
and Tasha worked her way up to handling their marketing.
Then finally stepped foot in the no-day-is-the-same world
of event planning.
It was while assisting the popular local wedding venue
Avianto with designing a floral stand for an expo – which
ended up winning the best stand award – that they
decided to team up and start Event Inspirations. Tasha fell
hook, line and sinker in love with event planning and her
studies became something of the past.
Today and some 3000 odd events later – she stopped
counting after that – handles all aspects of an event from
start to finish, including decor, lights, stationary, planning,
coordination, production, and everything in between.
“Creating celebrations is not a job to me, it’s my passion
… I simply love what I do! People often mistake an event
planner’s work for simply playing around with flowers, or
believe it must be fun making money from your ‘hobby’.
Let me tell you, it is hard work and very deadline driven.
Weekends … What weekends? Oh, and did I mention
having serious organisation skills? But when the entire
event comes together exactly as you envisioned it, and
you see your client’s smiling face – it makes you want to
do it all over again!”
What about when things go wrong? ”Yes, it happens. So
I just breathe, analyse the situation, take action and stay
calm. It sounds like simple advice but if you’re able to stay
calm—even when the kitchen has been accidentally set
ablaze by the caterer—then your client will feel calm and
reassured, too.”
Tasha noted that since Covid, they’ve experienced a spike
in events. Not only because people were in lockdown for
so long and were yearning for some social interaction,
but perhaps also realising that within the blink of an eye
things can change. “That’s why I say any occasion should
be a reason for a celebration – not just the occasion, but
celebrating life itself!”
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Birthdays are the celebration of another year and lessons
learned. A baby born is a brand new life. Entrepreneurs
should celebrate when their business has survived another
year. Wedding anniversaries offer the chance for those in
love to commemorate milestones in their marriage … We
may be loosely interpreting here, but ‘let’s pop the bubbly
more often ‘ is what we think she means.
When Tasha is not planning the next whimsical wedding or
event, you’ll find her at her other business venture, Hoppy
Hearts & Hartz-verloren situated on the picturesque Viljoen
Street in Krugersdorp. What started as a small French gift
shop, has now expanded to a venue for intimate events,
a coffee shop and a boutique. Stocking gorg locally and
imported clothes, jewellery and a variety of décor items.
While effortlessly forging the next great event and running
Hoppy Hearts, Tasha manages to go all out for not only
her clients, but also those closest to her. Whether it is an
impromptu dinner or entertaining friends and family,
spoiling people and making them feel special is what she’s
all about.
Details: info@eventinspirations.co.za, follow @eventinspirations
and @Hoppyhearts&hartz-verloren on Facebook.
Set the table
• In the room where you set the table, let that area and
colours be your inspo. It gives background to the table and
makes it looks fuller.
• Setting the table should be an expression of your personal
style. My style is a combination of classic and modern.
Nothing wrong with mixing the two. I like to put my classic
glass vases and wine glasses together with a modern
dining set and candle holders.
• Make your guests feel extra special with name cards and
the menu - it shows that extra time and effort went into
the planning.
• Tablecloths suit formal and casual meals, but the
fabric will change the style completely — crushed linen
creates a relaxed look while crisp cotton is more formal.
Alfresco dining calls for a bare table with a table runner
or placemats.
• Candles, always, even if you’re hosting during the day. It
just gives a lovely glow and ambience.
• Use plants and flowers from your garden as centrepieces.
Keep it simple. Make sure the stems are clean or keep some
foliage if it’s part of your theme. Cut the stems at an angle
so the flowers can drink more water to stay fresh for longer.
Create a mix of complementary colours and varieties or
choose one shade or variety. Remember bleached, whitewashed,
preserved, dried flowers and leaves - like Pampas
- are now trending.
• Create a variety of heights on the table using flowers
and candles, but be sure that guests can talk over
your arrangements.
• Think outside the box when it comes to placemats – opt
for natural materials such as rattan, raffia or bamboo. Or go
for fabric, cotton or linen. Use in contrasting colours or the
same shade but with a pattern that stands out from the
background of the tablecloth.
• For the food table – stack the bowls of food in tiers – I’ve
used big glassware, turned it upside down and placed the
bowl of food on top. And pair your foods together. This
makes the food table look fuller.
Cloth napkins are a simple way to elevate
dining at home - indoors or outdoors - and
whatever your tablescaping vibe. And no
need to go OTT with the folding, a simple
knot looks ultra-mod.
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Marinated feta, olive and tomato salad
Sweet, tangy and juicy tomatoes ... Savoury olives
and creamy feta - this vibrant salad has it all.
Ingredients: 1 handful of fresh basil; 80ml olive oil;
30ml balsamic vinegar; 6 feta wheels; 500g mixed
olives; 1kg exotic mixed tomatoes, halved; salt and
freshly ground black pepper
Method: Combine the olives, feta, tomatoes, olive
oil and balsamic vinegar. Toss gently to coat the
ingredients in the vinegar and oil. Leave to stand
to allow the flavours to infuse, about ten minutes.
On a platter, add the fresh basil and top with the
marinated feta, olives and tomatoes. Drizzle the
olive oil and balsamic vinegar over the salad and
toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Orange and strawberry Pimm’s
Pimms, a gin-based liqueur can be enjoyed on the rocks or mixed
in cocktails.
Serves 6
Ingredients: 6 orange, sliced; punnet of strawberries, sliced; 1kg
crushed ice; 2 liters of apple juice; 250ml Pimm’s; 750ml ginger
ale; mint mixed berries for garnish
Method: Place half of the ice in a large jug. Add the orange and
strawberry slices and pour in the Pimms, followed by the apple
juice and ginger ale. Stir with a swizzle stick to combine.
Divide the remaining ice among six gin glasses. glasses. Fill with
the cocktail and garnish with mint leaves and mixed berries.
For starters - baby cabbage, apple, nuts
and raisins salad
A light and fresh starter to kick off the main course. Super quick
and easy to make and actually quite healthy by the way!
Ingredients: 250ml good quality mayonnaise; 125ml Greek
yoghurt; juice of 2 lemons; salt and freshly ground black
pepper; 4 red apples, thinly sliced; 3 heads of baby green
cabbage, sliced; 200g raisins; 100g pecans nuts, roughly
chopped; 100g raw Brazil nuts; petite herbs for garnish
Method: Put the cabbage, apple, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts and
raisins into a medium-sized salad bowl and mix well.
In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, yoghurt and
lemon juice. Season the salad with salt and pepper. Top with
petite herbs and serve with the creamy dressing.
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Juicy roast chicken
This is a super-reliable roast chicken recipe to give you juicy meat and
crispy skin, every time. Plus, it is so easy to make!
Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 large chickens; 2 onions, coarsely chopped; 4 garlic
cloves, chopped; 4 lemons, sliced in half; 2 handfuls of fresh herbs -
thyme, rosemary and oregano, chopped; 80ml wholegrain mustard;
salt and freshly ground black pepper; 250ml white wine; 250ml chicken
stock
Method: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spatchcock the chicken by cutting
the backbone out of the chicken. Flatten each chicken with the palm
of your hand on a wooden board. Put the onions, lemons and garlic
in an ovenproof pan. Sprinkle the herbs on top. Place the chicken on
top of the herbs and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the wine
and stock. Cover the pan with tin foil and roast for ± an hour and a half,
depending on the weight of the chicken. Remove the tin foil and roast
for another 10 minutes or until golden brown. When the chicken is
done, remove it from the oven and cover loosely with the tin foil.
Allow it to rest for about 10 minutes before carving to allow the juices
to settle. Serve with the marinated feta, olive and tomato salad, oven
roasted corn on the cob with parsley butter, sautéed green beans with
garlic, a creamy potato salad and roasted sweet potatoes and
red onions.
Waffle stack
These homemade waffles are perfectly golden, crispy
on the outside and fluffy in the middle. They are
also so simple to make with ingredients that you
probably already have in your kitchen.
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon
salt; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 tablespoons
white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 ½ cups warm milk; 1/3 cup
butter, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 100g
good quality chocolate, finely chopped and
melted (keep some chopped chocolate aside
for garnish); vanilla ice cream for serving; 175g of
fresh berries of your choice for garnish
Method: In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt,
baking powder and sugar - set aside. Preheat
a waffle pan and spray it well with non-stick
cooking spray. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs.
Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk
mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook
the waffles until golden and crisp. Stack, drizzle
with melted chocolate, add a scoop of ice cream
and add some berries. Enjoy!
The do’s and don’ts when entertaining
• Invite people that gives joy and meaning to your life and that you feel relaxed with. • Plan the menu and decor according
to the type of people you are inviting. You want them to feel comfortable and enjoy the evening. • Ensure you have
non-alcoholic drink options. • Create a playlist that aligns with the ambience you want to achieve. • A party memento is
optional but a nice touch. • Don’t make too much food - rather have a variety of dishes. And consider foods that can be
made (or at least prepped) in advance. • Don’t make the background music too loud. No one wants to shout over the
music. • Don’t forget to consider your guests’ dietary restrictions. • Don’t start the gathering too early if your entertainment
area doesn’t have enough shade. • Once people arrive, just enjoy the party. No one wants to feel like the party/ dinner or
event is stressing you out. Make people feel like you’re glad to have them there.
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Text: RIALIEN FURSTENBERG. • Photographer: CELESTE CILLIERS. • Make-up & hair: ANTOINETTE DE BEER. • Dress: SHENÉ VYVER COUTURE.

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Raspberry. Be still our beating hearts. All leather and
locally made. R1250 for a pair of slides with three
straps, additional straps R100 each. From zaluki.co.za
Frosting
Red lips and shimmering highlights
and slides that switch from plain to
party ... it’s all frosting on the festive cake
A little festive frosting. Essence Make
Me Glow baked highlighter in It’s
glow Time (R84.95) and Extreme Care
hydrating glossy lip balm in Milky
Cocoa (R77.95) from Dis-Chem.
Party make-up .... Bobbi Brown Luxe Lipstick in Metro
Red (R720), and Longwear Cream Shadow in Soft
Bronze (R520). And a gift for your wish list ... a Dolce
& Gabbana The One gift box, with a fragrance, body
lotion and travel spray. All from Edgars.
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Bling bling ... sensational
range of costume
jewellery from R49.95
Dazzling!
If ever there was a time to shine, it’s now.
If ever there was a time to shine, it’s now.
Belle of the ball. Giver of most dazzling gifts.
If it’s golden and precious ... you want it.
And you’ll find it at Edgars this festive season.
PROMOTION
The scent of luxury ...
Paco Rabanne Fame from R1950 and
Dior J’Adore Parfum d’eau from R 2195
Perspex
block heels, R299,95
Nite Out eveningwear
dresses from R799.99

Glam it up
Laines London silver crab and coral faux fur
slippers decorated with a handmade artisan
brooch ... all crystals, pearls and beads. Plus, you
can take them off the slippers and use them to
zoosch up any outfit. R850 from www.excluso.co.za
Jacques Bogart Silver Scent
Infinite Silver ... a highly
concentrated, alluring fragrance
for men, with notes of violet leaf,
lemon and cinnamon, orange
blossom, geranium, and vanilla.
R699 from clicks.co.za
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
Give each of the family their own bauble for the
tree. So special. R40 each from annasoodesign.com
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Little Book of Chanel by Lagerfeld
- the story of the iconic fashion
designer. His designs were full of wit
and humour, he reinvented classics
(and dare we say improved them),
and he had a vision that would turn
Chanel into a global phenomenon. He
turned catwalk shows into fantasy extravaganzas
of epic proportions, was
undisputed king of exquisitely crafted
couture, and he was never afraid to
make fun of himself. This glam book
by Emma Baxter-Wright joins the others
in the Little Books of Fashion series,
and would make the perfect stocking
filler (maybe with a bottle of Chanel
fragrance, hint hint). Welbeck Publishing,
R315.

Makeup by Ryno Iconic Foundation
is a hot favourite, with good reason.
Flawless! Also ... local, cruelty-free,
vegan, with anti-ageing sunflower
extract and a highlighter to add
glow. Bonus is the SPF50. R495 from
burstmakeupbrushes.co.za
Celebrate the holidays in a swirl of stars. All shadow and
light, simple rubbing elegant shoulders with opulent,
a flash of light and a celestial shimmer. That’s what’s
promised in the 2023 Chanel make-up collection.
Illuminating powder with a pearlescent glow,
mesmerising four-palette eye shades, highintensity
lipsticks ... it’s the season to shine. At
Chanel Fragrance and Beauty Boutiques or online.
This Glo Box-Marble Skincare Fridge
is perfect to store your sheet masks or jade rollers,
and has a heating function for wet towels, wax and
massage oils. R1599 from globox.co.za • Metallic
wreath, R349 from Woolworths.
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Babes first
Christmas
Count down the days ... we love
this personalised reusable advent
calendar ... a piece you can
bring out year after year, with
pockets filled with simple age
appropriate gifts. Handmade in Paarl.
R320. And for Christmas morning ... a
massive personalised pompom Santa
Sack. There are around half a dozen
designs to choose from ... each one as
lovely as the other. R200. Both from
annasoodesign.com
Personalised reindeer first
Christmas 100% cotton
onesie, R145 from
www.littlewildflower.co.za
Soft to the touch and
perfectly sized for babe
gifts ... crocheted Christmas
stocking with tassels. R260
from mustloveparty.co.za
Babes first Christmas. Babes first book. Nancy Tillman’s
On The Night You Were Born really is a special gift for
a newborn. R180 from Exclusive Books.
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’twas the night before
Christmas ...
... And (let’s be honest, here) all through the house was
mayhem. So we love the trend of a Christmas Eve box for
tots and tweens. A pair of new festive pyjamas or slippers, a
story book, a sweet and mug of warm chocolate, given an hour
or so before bedtime. Which gives you time to read them a
story, for some special quiet family time, and then ... sleep tight ...
time for Santa to do his thing!
Reindeer
novelty
slippers,
R199.99, and
young girls’
festive pj’s, R229
for the set, from
Woolies.
Oh no. Two horrid men are planning on stealing the
children’s Christmas pressies. Can the ladybird, with the
help of her friend the spider, stop this devious plan? Julia
Donaldson’s What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas is
a lively rhyming adventure. R275 from Exclusive Books •
What’s better than Where’s Wally? Six classic Where’s Wally
books, PLUS a jigsaw puzzle. Where’s Wally? Wow is all
this packed up into one slipcase. Hours of fun for Christmas
Eve and then for days afterwards, too. R695 from
Exclusive Books. And for a Christmas Eve treat, a Woolies
Candy Cane. R17.99
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
Dec 22 / Jan 23 Get It Magazine 21

A dog’s not just
for Christmas. But
Christmas is for
dogs. Pooch is going
to love this Gingerbread Man
soft dog toy. R149.99
from Woolworths.
Complicated, messy feelings don’t go
away just because it’s the festive season.
Ruby Warner’s Little Moments of Light is
filled with heart-warming illustrations and
messages. It’s not a self-help book, there
is no 10-point plan ... but it is encouraging
and thoughtful and would be a perfect
gift for a teen or young adult who needs
to know things will be okay. Also, follow
on @worrywellbeing. Welbeck, R317 from
Exclusive Books.
If you’ve a child
who’s fascinated
by insects and
the outdoors,
this luxury wood
and leather
bug box would
be massively
appreciated.
R390 from
envirokid.co.za
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
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How cute is this Forest Friends advent calendar? Fill
the pockets with sweets, clues or small gifts for your
little ones to enjoy while they countdown the days until
Christmas. You can also have it personalised with their
name. From R695 from envirokid.co.za

This new whisky, distilled in
Scotland but with an African
heart, was born under a setting
African sun by two friends, Gerrit
Wagener and Brin Kushner,
debating the Rhino Poaching
crisis. As the campfire crackled,
an idea was sparked to create
a whisky that would not only
highlight the plight of the
rhino, but also give back
to rhino conservation.
A warm welcome,
then, to Rhino Whisky
- premium but easydrinking,
and with
20 per cent of profits
pledged to the
rehabilitation of baby
rhinos orphaned due
to their mothers being
killed for their horns,
a really well-thoughtout
Christmas drink.
You’ll find it for around
R590 and is available
online on Takealot and
a few select retailers.
To win a bottle, pop
over to Get It Joburg
West on Instgram
before Dec 10.
Feel good
Christmas
Pour yourself a glass of The Royal
Rhino and toast to This is Africa ... while
knowing you’re also helping the fight
against the poaching of Black and
White Rhino. A blend of rich, bold
Arabica coffee and vanilla combined
with milk, this luxurious cream
liqueur is packaged in a bottle
shaped like a rhino horn, and is
brilliant served over ice in a short
glass, in cocktails and drizzled
over ice-cream for a quick-butdecadent
dessert. And every
time you buy a bottle (and
another, and another)
a percentage of the
proceeds go to the
anti-poaching fight. So
basically you’re saving
the rhino, one sip at
a time. We’ll drink
to that. R159.99
a bottle at most
bottle stores or at
royalrhino.co.za
If we’re talking North Pole, we’re talking Polar Bears. Which are
one of the eight species of bear ... all of which are featured
in the magnificent Remembering Bears - the latest in the
Remembering Wildlife series of fundraising photo books which
has already raised an impressive R18 491 947 for conservation
projects. For armchair travellers, and those who like to support
conservation, this coffee table book has splendid images of polar
as well as American black bears, Andean bears, Asiatic black bears,
brown bears, giant pandas, sloth bears and sun bears ... images
donated by 85 of the world’s leading wildlife photographers (think
Marsel van Oosten, Art Wolfe, Frans Lanting, Greg du Toit, Daisy
Gilardini and Morten Jørgensen, who took the cover image), with
11 of the stunning images taken by South Africans. One hundred
per cent of the sales of the book go to conservation ... much
needed since the IUCN (International Union for Conservation and
Nature) lists six of the bears as vulnerable or endangered due to
pressures ranging from climate change to human-wildlife conflict
and even those bears of least concern, such as brown bears, are
at risk of being lost forever in certain countries. There’s also the
horrors of dancing bears, illegally trafficked bears as pets or those
used for medicine. To find out more about Remembering Wildlife,
visit rememberingwildlife.com, and support them by giving a
copy of the book to a wildlife enthusiast for Christmas. R895,
HPH Publishing
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Editor’s Choice ...
YOU’RE INVITED ...
It’s the season to eat, drink and be very, very merry!
Can you have an NYE party without tequila? You can. But would you want to?
Making it’s debut into SA this month is Mijenta, the award-winning, additive-free
and sustainable tequila from the highlands of Jalisco. There’s Mijenta Blanco
- aromatic and elegant, with notes of cantaloupe, honey and cinnamon, and
Mijenta Reposado, all vanilla and bergamot, honey and preserved
fruits as well as orange blossom flowers and cacao nibs. Watch out too
for Mijenta Añejo, the most exclusive version which will be landing
here early next year. You’ll find it a premium liquor stores
(including Woolworths, PickNPay, Checkers Liquorshop,
Norman Goodfellows, Whiskey Brothers) and online retailers
for R999 and R1390 respectively.
Can you drink it? Nope. But you can certainly light
it and pop it onto your holiday brunch table. Earl
Grey Scented Candle - so all bergamot and
lemon. R350 from thepiebald.com
Cheese & wine parties
back in fashion (yay)!
Let’s talk cheese and wine parties.
Massively fashionable in the late
sixties and throughout the seventies,
they then became totally uncool.
But they’re back in (retro) style. And
our ed’s thrilled! Glammest cheese
serving platter she could find ... this
oversized, marble dual-colour option.
With marble sourced from Rajasthan
(the marble mecca of India), hand
cut by artisans in Jodhpur, it’s an
impressively solid piece, and massive.
R999. She also fancies these ivory
cups with 24-carat gold petals.
Sold as tea cups, but here used
instead for Bloody Marys, and to hold
breadsticks. R720 for a pair. All from
thepiebald.com (order online right
now for Christmas deliveries).
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Clink. Sip. Summer!
Do you hear that? Clinking
ice as it hits the bottom
of a highball glass. That’s
the sound of South Africa’s
ultimate summer drink being
prepared… the Angostura
Rock Shandy! It’s one we
sometimes forget about
... but shouldn’t. It’s delish,
and so easy. Simply a glass
filled with ice, then pour in
equal parts soda water and
lemonade, shake in around
five to ten drops Angostura
aromatic bitters (to taste),
and garnish with a slice of
lemon. For more recipes, pop
over to angosturabitters.com
Making merry without the
hangover. Free Spirit Cocktails
by Camille Wilson is a collection
of wonderful cocktails - some
sparkling, some sophisticated,
some with just three ingredients,
and some for the hols. Try A
Berry Good Time ... muddle five
blackberries (or berries of your
choice) with five or so mint
leaves, three lemon wedges,
and 22.5ml simple syrup in
a cocktail shaker. Add ice
and shake until chilled.
Pour into a glass, top with
sparkling water and serve.
There’s a Gingerbread
Martini recipe that we’re
planning on making at
every opportunity, too.
Chronicle Books, R415
Raise your glass ... to a rosé new year
Whether you’re throwing a cocktail party, or have been invited to one
and need to take a gift, here’s the perfect pair ... Blaauwklippen’s Brut
Cap Classique and Blush Rosé. Both have soft tones of pale salmon
and tick all the balmy summer boxes. The 2020 Brut Cap Classique
is a delicate and fresh wine with floral hints and a creamy core, and is
the only Cap Classique made 100 per cent from Zinfandel grapes – it’s
perfect for toasting (and making) memorable moments, or to set the
tone for a romantic dinner. The 2022 Blush Rosé is sophisticated but
light, with the crispness of a dry white and the fruity richness of a red
- so the best of both worlds. It pairs well with Mediterranean-inspired
summer dishes. R200 for the cap classique, R150 for the rosé at your
local wine boutique.
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
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Old-school CHARM
Glamorous doesn’t come close to describing The Winchester Hotel ... the iconic hotel
with the most desirable location on Cape Town’s Sea Point Promenade.
Built a century ago as a residential
property, The Winchester Hotel,
managed by Newmark, really is
the grande dame of the Sea Point
Promenade ... a three-storey gabled
building which was converted into a
hotel in the late 1950s.
And despite having a revamp recently,
it still retains its classic attractions ...
it’s all elegant and well-bred and old
money. So it oozes glamour ... but
quietly. There’ll be no crass showing
off here, thank you.
The 1920s Cape Dutch-style hotel
dominates its location, sitting right
on the edge of the Atlantic Seaboard,
overlooking the ocean and the
pedestrian promenade which is the
heart of the city’s social hub.
It’s all old-school charm, from the tiny
parking lot hidden around the corner,
past the pool which could be straight
out of a golden age Hollywood movie,
to the quiet lobby, from where you’re
ushered off to your room. Just six
dozen or so - with lofts and suites and
a couple of family-friendly options,
with no rooms identically decorated,
but all with views over the sea or
that mountain!
Sticking with the less-is-more policy,
the hotel offers just the pool (with a
spa on the cards), a top-notch bar and
an amiable restaurant.
Harvey’s Bar, all midnight black and
light wood, is well-frequented by
locals (always a good sign), and serves
up creative cocktails and fine liqueurs,
as well as a small but well-thoughtout
menu for those who simply can’t
tear themselves away from the view.
A stone’s throw away is Shoreditch,
the hotel’s restaurant which has the
same restraint shown throughout the
venue. It’s quiet, refined, and quite
lovely, with a menu that offers sharing
dishes like marinated olives and fresh
oysters, linefish ceviche and wagyu
sliders, unpretentious steak rolls and
mushroom risotto and Caesar salad.
Breakfast, should the Cape weather
be generous, is served out in the
central courtyard ... black and white
tiles and a cascade of bougainvillaea
along with your muesli and yoghurt ...
marvellous.
As is, really, the whole Winchester
affair. A gorgeous hotel, with
everything you need for a quiet,
luxurious stay ... and with everything
else you may want - nightlife and
clubs and walks and swimming and
shopping and people watching
- literally on your doorstep.
Details: 221 Beach Road, Western Cape.
021-434-2351. newmarkhotels.com
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Could you get closer to the beach?
Text: KYM ARGO
Dec 22 / Jan 23 Get It Joburg West 33

Festive
Luxurious Celebrate
Spoiltreats from Sally Williams
The Sally Williams Celebrate range is just that, a marvellous celebration of
all things sweet and delicious for the season. Forget the obvious crackers ...
each of our dinner guests will have a Celebrate Chocolate and Nougat Cracker
(with a dozen pieces of indulgent treats inside) or a Christmas Star (also filled
with choc and nougat treats). For gifts there’s a magnificent pack with two
nougat variations and a jar of pure honey, there are little boxes of dark and
milk chocolate treats, and boxes of pretty Turkish Delight. Perfect presents
... and if you’re struggling to find an unusual dessert for Christmas Day, pop
over to the website and have a look at the tempting (and jolly easy) recipes.
Details: sallywilliamsfinefoods.com
A DELICIOUS
WIN ...
We’ve a hatbox hamper of
Sally Williams Celebrate treats to give away
... just in time for Christmas Day. To enter,
pop over to Instagram or Facebook
@getitjoburgwest and follow the
prompts. Competition ends
December 10.
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