In this issue

In this issue of Fairlady: Cruise control - Jennifer Connelly - Tom's leading lady at 51 - We love it!; Quit sugar for good this time!; The awkward joy of being an adult beginner; Beware - This Whatsapp scam!; 'I'll have what she's having' - Why do we want what other people want?; Women of the future - 2022 finalists and Signature scent - 'What my fragrance means to me'

THE WHY, THE WHICH & the wardrobe

EXPERT ADVICE ON HOW TO 'BUY LESS, CHOOSE WELL AND MAKE IT LAST', COMBINE BASICS WITH STATEMENT FINDS, AND 'FAKE IT TILL YOU FEEL IT' WITH BOLD COLOURS.

7 mins

Far from the MADDING CROWD

MORE AND MORE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE TRADING THEIR CRAMPED CITY-CENTRE LIVES FOR THE SPACE AND FRESH AIR OF SMALL RURAL AND COASTAL TOWNS.

10+ mins

NOT by the BOOK

These two bestselling South African authors published their novels themselves under their own brands, and they're flying!

5 mins

FLYING high

'By some beautiful twist of fate, I've landed in this vocation that demands that I feel and helps me to learn.' Some 20 years after Jennifer Connelly's Oscar acceptance speech, her words still ring true for her today.

6 mins

Odd jobs

We're fascinated by women who've stepped outside the nine-to-five to earn a living.

8 mins

DEEP FAKES & BORED Apes

'I, ROBYN MACLARTY, REGRET TO INFORM THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THAT I AM UNABLE TO ATTEND.' (AND IT CAN KEEP ITS NONSENSICAL TOKENS.)

6 mins

REINVENTING MYSELF

AT 59, I COULD SEE MYSELF DOING A LITTLE LESS AND FEELING A LITTLE LESS RELEVANT EVERY YEAR. IT UNSETTLED ME SO MUCH THAT I DREAMT UP A NEW CAREER, PACKED MY BAGS AND SET OFF ON A HUGE ADVENTURE.

7 mins

Why do you want WHAT YOU WANT?

COULD THE ANSWER REALLY BE AS SIMPLE (AND AS DEPRESSING) AS 'BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE WANTS IT'? LUKE BURGIS, AUTHOR OF WANTING: THE POWER OF MIMETIC DESIRE AND HOW TO WANT WHAT YOU NEED, THINKS SO.

6 mins

From the MOTHER CITY to MOTHERLAND

Jessica Sutton has enchanted audiences around the world with her breakout role as warrior witch Tally Craven in Motherland: Fort Salem, but off-screen she's just a South African girl making her way in the world.

6 mins

The joy of being an ADULT BEGINNER

When was the last time you learnt an entirely new skill? Learning something new has a number of benefits that go way beyond the thing itself.

8 mins

Fall in LOVE with PARIS ON YOUR OWN!

COULD THE CITY OF LOVE AND ROMANCE BE EVEN MORE MAGICAL... ALONE? I SPENT 10 DAYS IN PARIS BY MYSELF. AND FELL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE.

6 mins

TIME FOR AN UPGRADE

WE'RE COMING UP TO THE TIME OF YEAR THAT MEDICAL SCHEMES ALLOW PLAN UPGRADES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS IS A CRITICAL WINDOW FOR YOU TO REVIEW YOUR CURRENT COVER.

4 mins

Ditch the SUGAR FOR GOOD!

MOST PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH A SUGAR DEPENDENCY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S HORMONAL CHOCOLATE BINGING OR ALL-DAY SWEET GRAZING. HERE'S HOW TO QUIT.

5 mins

SCENTS of adventure

STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR SIGNATURE SCENT? WE'RE ROUNDED UP THE FRAGRANCES OF THE SEASON TO HELP YOU FIND IT.

7 mins

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Fairlady Magazine Description:

FAIRLADY is the Smart Read for Smart Women: a loved and trusted source of information and inspiration that gives modern South African women exactly what they need to live their best lives, right here and right now. Shared from friend to friend and mother to daughter, it’s a portal to a wide community of like-minded, contemporary South contemporary South African women who can’t be reached, as a group, anywhere else.