It was a very sad day when Urban Decay announced the passing of the Naked palette, it was such a cult product, and so many beauty junkies first "big girl" make up product. But when the first images of the Urban Decay Naked Reloaded palette started circulating, it felt...
I don't know about you, but after a day of "momming", the one thing that I look forward to in the evening is my bath. Dan knows that unless someone is on the brink of death, do not open the door! Taking an hour (sometimes two) each night really helps me to end the day...
Fit Mama is an active and leisure wear brand that has just launched in South Africa, and I was lucky enough to be sent the range to try out. Now, I'm no gym bunny but I do love me some comfy leggings, they were an absolute go to when I was pregnant with Maia and I've...
I am so excited to share our documentary style fresh 48 photoshoot with you. Maia Elle Booyens was born at 13h15 on Wednesday 13 February 2019; a gorgeous 50cm, 3.3kg bundle of joy. She is the final piece to our puzzle and I am so glad that despite our initial...
I had every intention of getting this "what to pack in your hospital bag" post up before Maia arrived but life got busy and I just didn't get around to it. Just as well though because now I can tell you not only what to pack, but also what not to pack, things that I...
There really isn't anything that makes my heart go to mush as cute baby and kiddies clothing, it's all just so teeny tiny! Last week I teased that I would be showing you my Keedo haul, and here is it - a few gorgeous pieces that I picked up for the girls plus a R500...
Writing a clean home hacks post isn't something I ever thought I would write, simply because it's something that I have always struggled with. There never seemed to be enough time, there always seemed to be an area of the house that was a complete disaster and to be...
When Ali from Earth to Ali Photography first asked me if I'd like to do a maternity shoot with her, I was hesitant. I didn't do one with Aria and I had no intention of doing one this time around either but after thinking about it for a while and remembering her...
When Aria told me that she wanted a pink toddler bedroom "like Pinkabella" I was not super excited. Most of our house is grey and white, our gender neutral nursery only has a tiny pop of colour and most of my wardrobe are earth tones so a pink room wasn't really on my...
We aren't really the photoshoot kinda family to be honest; as much as I love having the images at the end of the day, none of us really like having a camera pointed our way. Despite this though, I really try to make a point of us having at least one professional shoot...
When we found out way back in the beginning of my pregnancy that we were having a little boy, one of the ways that I tried to wrap my head around things was to see how we could decorate his room. Fast forward two odd months and everything changed - we were having a...
There isn't a lot that can top a fabulous pregnancy spa treatment is there? I mean a spa treatment when you aren't pregnant is incredible, but when you're with child and you've had your feet rubbed, your shoulders massaged and your skin hydrated, you feel like...
New make up from CHANEL always makes me excited, there's never something in the new collections that I don't fall in love with. The most recent drops are no different and there are quite a few of them to go through, so no waffling today, let's get straight into the...
Three weekends ago the girls and I flooded your social media time lines with pictures of our stay at Fairlawns Boutique Hotel, it was our last getaway for the year and we wanted to do something a little bit extra and so when the opportunity with Fairlawns came up, we...
Is there anything more delicious than chocolate? I think not. As someone with a serious addiction to those slabs of delight, I was more than happy to oblige when I was asked to whip up some Christmas treats with the Cadbury Festive range. I love everything Christmassy...
Two weekends ago we hosted a MamaMeetUp at the Discovery Vitality HealthyFood Studio and once again, I was reminded how amazing it is. The MeetUp was the third time I had cooked in the state of the art kitchen, each time was so much fun and I learnt so much from the...