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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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STUFF WE LOVE this month • One staffer claims she’s found the best TV show of 2019, one got a handpoked tattoo and another roamed the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Meanwhile, the rest of us are arguing about fudge…

NOT kidding A ROUND • At 52, Nicole Kidman is delivering some of her best performances yet. Her award-winning turn as domestic abuse survivor Celeste in Big Little Lies aptly coincided with the #MeToo movement, putting her at the forefront of the crusade for women in Hollywood – and beyond.

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Top drawer • Forget push-up bras and restrictive corsetry – these two brands will help you upgrade your lingerie drawer without compromising on comfort. Think lacy thongs, embroidered bralettes and mesh ‘bum clouds’…

‘My breasts were nearly the DEATH OF ME’ • After 20-odd years of suffering, Lynn Jones finally discovered what could be at the root of her mysterious illness: her breast implants.

BII – WHAT WE KNOW AND DON’T KNOW

BANNED

The stigma of happily-ever -after • Say the words ‘romance novel’ and everyone thinks ‘dog-eared paperback hidden under a mattress’. But it’s not all heaving bosoms and throbbing manhoods. Loved and loathed in equal measure, romantic fiction is big business, despite the bad press.

TIPS FOR ASPIRING WRITERS

at your SERVICE • These highly intelligent, expertly trained service dogs are changing the lives of their handlers. Meet the canines that are working with and supporting their human companions with incredible and inspiring dedication.

Singled OUT • Heading into the ‘month of love’ with a sense of dread? You are not alone. We’re constantly told – by society, our parents, the lyrics of every love song – that we are incomplete by ourselves. Yet putting off marriage (perhaps forever) has become the norm. In her book The Unexpected Joy of Being Single, author Catherine Gray documents her journey through ‘single’ panic and the relentless search for a soulmate – and discovers contentment in her own company.

BOOK EXTRACT • THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SINGLE

‘I’ve been celibate for five Years’ • Celibacy is the unspoken side of midlife divorce. There has been no plummeting of my libido, no preference for petting the dog, knitting or long hikes…

THERE’S A WORD FOR THAT! • Whether you’re eavesdropping on the woman at the next table as she relates her latest dating mishap, trying to understand your grown-up child, or playing the dating game yourself, it helps to stay on top of the latest terms and trends. You might just find out that you’re a closet kittenfisher. (It happens.)

More Dating Terms You Should Know

ALIVE AND WELL IN SA • Two out of every 1000 people in SA are trapped in modern-day slavery. NPO A21 has resolved to end this scourge through an awareness campaign that urges ordinary citizens to help victims.

Signs to look out for

You’re so vain, I bet you think that this is about you. • Mark Twain once said, ‘There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.’ And if there’s anyone who is masterful at hiding their vanity, it’s a pathological narcissist. We all probably know at least one – worryingly, psychologists say narcissistic personality disorder is becoming more widespread.

NARCISSISTIC VS ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY...