Can you believe it’s the end of the year? Where has 2017 gone?! Yes, it’s that time of year when everybody is thinking about beachy holidays, planning their Christmas shopping and wondering how on earth the year flew by so quickly. And what a year it’s been here on Hello Smart Blog… We’ve had the BEST time! We met MKR SA celebrities, the Outdoor Smartguy, top creatives and sport stars. We ate very fashionable Buddha bowls and drank delicious Gin jam jars. Magpie played the best tunes, Tiffany kept our skin & beauty on point and Justin gave us the 1-2…
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens…” Mmmm, sorry Julie Andrews but it seems my list of favorite things might be slightly different to yours this year! With the end of the year looming and just a little over a month till the December holidays I thought I’d send you off with a few of my Favorite Holiday Essentials to pack for the beach and get you all in that summer break feeling. Here are my Favourite Beach-bag Holiday Essentials: Ziplock bags As demonstrated above by the ever popular Suzelle DIY, pop…
Trying to “define” or “sum-up” a woman in a simple term is, well… not simple at all! As women in modern-day life we have to take on multiple rolls and achieve the almost-impossible at times – while still looking good doing it and without even flinching or complaining. During the past months here on Tiffany’s Tips, we’ve learnt all the beauty tips and tricks of the trade on how to get things done and look like a million bucks, but this month I am focusing on what you are putting IN to get optimal results OUT. So, I refer back…
All the leaves are brown…, and the sky is grey – mmm ok maybe that’s a bit dramatic! It’s autumn and this season we take inspiration from nature. Take a look around and you will see a multitude of inspiring colours – shades of red, yellow, orange, coppers and browns. All these hues can be translated into everyday wear. Make up, hair, nails, clothes etc take on these colors and are extremely versatile as they can all be mixed and matched together. Staying on the topic of inspiration, this month we give thanks to all the inspirational Moms in our…
Say it with us: 2017 is going to be great! Welcome back to Hello Smart Blog. It’s time to get back into action on the blog and boy, do we have some pretty cool posts planned for 2017! Style, food, fashion, travel, business… we’ve got it all this year. So, as we welcome a fresh new year, here are couple of things to look forward to on Hello Smart Blog in 2017: #1 Style Want to know which fashion trends and it items you cannot live without in 2017? We’ve got you covered! We’ll be featuring the hottest street styles,…
Summertime, and the living is easy… or so the song goes. I don’t know about you but I’m not completely summer-ready just yet! So I thought I’d put together a few easy guidelines to help make the living a little easier this Spring and ease into the new season: Put a spring in your step Get those tootsies into top sandal shape with a proper pedicure. Soft pastels, bright corals or bold reds will get you going the extra mile! (Be daring and add glitter or some nail art for an edgy, on-trend look.) Top tip: Add a gel overlay…
In the spirit of all things Olympic (and with Spring right around the corner), it’s time to shake off Winter and dive right into a new season! Although we might not be Olympic winners and record setters ourselves, this month I am featuring some serious Beauty Bag product contenders up for gold! Here are my top 5 Gold Medal Beauty Bag product picks: For a Gold Medal Face: Beauty Bag pick #1: Lamelle Nourish Fantastic for Anti-Ageing, the Lamelle Nourish product line means business! First of it’s kind, this revolutionary range is capable of entering damaged skin cells and repair damage at a DNA…
For those of you out there who are Game of Throner’s – it’s official – the white raven has come to let us know: Winter is here! And it brings along with it the dreaded winter blues cold feet, runny noses, food cravings and a need to stay in bed and hibernate. But Winter has it’s upside too: cozy fireplaces, hot chocolate and those crisp, sunny winter mornings. See… Not all bad. There are many other ways to lighten up dreary winter days, here are 5 helpful beauty tips to beat the winter blues: 1. A full body massage Even…
I don’t know about you, but I’m not really me until I’ve had my first cup of coffee in the morning. Now with winter upon us I often feel I might be over-indulging in my favorite coffee a bit too much. I felt a bit better though after reading that the world consumes a staggering 1.6 billion cups of coffee a day! No wonder that, after petroleum, coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. But nonetheless, coffee has a bit of a reputation and I decided to investigate to see if it’s really all that bad?? It…
This month we want to hear how smart all the Smartguys really are when it comes to Manscaping. A term that has been widely used since 2010 and is actually featured in some dictionaries. For some the word, Manscaping, conjures up vivid images of some poor guy being smeared with wax and ripped off (viciously!) and for others it simply seems to be something for the softies and the sissies! Well you couldn’t be any more wrong! Studies have shown that since 2012 40% of men claim to groom themselves compared to only 5% in 2005! So let’s break it…