Fairlady

FAIRLADY is a modern, glossy grown-up magazine that offers great stories and inspired solutions to the busy South African woman.

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THIS MONTH’S FABULOUS PRIZE

STUFF WE LOVE this month • Luxe diffusers, great skincare products, moreish chocs and moving earworms make up our picks this month…

GRACEFUL & frank • Oscar winner. Activist. L’Oréal brand ambassador. Netflix comedy star. Jane Fonda has worn many hats, and at 81 she’s still keeping us guessing. The Grace and Frankie star gave us an exclusive Q&A.

Giveaway • WIN 1 OF 10 L’ORÉAL AGE PERFECT HAMPERS WORTH R1480 EACH!

12 weeks to SLEEK WITH FAIRLADY • On a mission to drop a few kilos? Pills, miracle shakes and crash diets can lead to fast but short-lived results. What you need is a game plan – and we’ve got it right here.

Breaking THE MOULD • Both these entrepreneurs love getting their hands dirty. The result? Functional homeware pieces that are uniquely unconventional.

Queen's landing • Culture, history, crystal-clear waters and dragon memorabilia: Croatia’s coastline ticks all the boxes, whether you’re a Game of Thrones fan or not.

My SNOWFLAKE baby • A late-night podcast about snowflake babies gave hope to Angie and Mike Hausner, who were facing a long wait for their second adopted child. Less than a year later, Angie was pregnant.

TAKING OUT the trash • With our planet choking on plastic, doing our bit to stop pollution is now imperative. Easy-to-make ecobricks (get the kids involved) are both a useful contribution to the cleanup campaign and a low-cost building solution. So instead of binning that sweet wrapper, stuff it into a plastic bottle instead – you’ll be making a difference.

SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP 10 PLASTIC OFFENDERS*

ECOBRICK KNOW-HOW

EXIT strategy • Former politician Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge fought for the right of HIV-positive people to be given ARVs. Then she began the fight against the move to decriminalise prostitution. Here’s why.

WE SPOKE TO TWO OF THE WOMEN EMBRACE DIGNITY HAS HELPED.

FINDING A WAY HOME • Bedridden in a nursing home, Julia Martin’s mother started telling her stories – stories of her carefree childhood, her brothers and sisters, her forbidding mother and the house she grew up in: Blackridge, near Pietermaritzburg. Seven years after her mother’s death, Julia wrote a moving memoir about her quest to find her childhood home.

5 min with Julia

THE BLACKRIDGE HOUSE

Speaker's CORNER • Before you get all comfy on that couch, check out your shrink’s credentials, says Jo Kromberg.

RISE & SHINE • A new breed of SA fashion designer is staking their claim to rail space in your wardrobe. They are young, determined and unafraid of pushing boundaries.

MONEY talks • Self-proclaimed ‘money dork’ Sam Beckbessinger, author of How to Manage your Money Like a F*cking Grownup, answers your questions about insurance.

Meet our WOMEN OF THE FUTURE • The fifth annual FAIRLADY Santam Women of the Future Awards was a star-studded, sumptuous affair in celebration of entrepreneurial women.

ENDO METRIOSIS: Seeking a SILVER LINING • Endometriosis is estimated to affect 200 million women globally, causing debilitating pain and disrupting careers and relationships – yet with early detection and treatment it can be managed.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Q ASK THE DOC • Surgeon and lecturer Dr Sarah Rayne on managing high cholesterol, finding a reputable aesthetic doctor and what could be behind watery eyes.

SKINIFY YOUR HAIRCARE • Thought hyaluronic acid, alpha-hydroxy acid and SPF were reserved only for your face? Haircare is...