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CONSCIOUSLY INSPIRING LUXURY BEAUTY IN AFRICA WITH LANCÔME’S MARKETING MANAGER, JILL SNIJMAN
Image Courtesy: GoReal Studios Jill Snijman is the Marketing Manager of French luxury beauty brand Lancôme, having joined L'Oréal South Africa in 2021. With over 16 years’ experience in marketing management, she is passionate about people development and leading happy high-performance teams to deliver real business results. She’s a mom of three who is passionate about …
FROM FATE TO FINE DINING: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING CULINARY ARTIST CHEF CANDICE PHILIP
A rose amongst the thorns, Chef Candice Philip has become one of South Africa's prolific fine dining chefs who has built a name for herself in a male-dominated industry. Granted, it has been reported that 56% of people who work in the hospitality industry are women and we have all heard the archaic rhetoric of …
SOUTH AFRICA’S BEST LUXURY EXPORTS OF 2023
South Africa, the land of gold, diamonds and the Big Five. It is where oceans meet, where mountains are majestic, and where the sun sets rhythmically down the burnt-orange savanna. It is a melting pot of culture and diversity. Riddled with powerful stories of triumph in the midst of inequalities and inequities, it is a …
LUXURY FESTIVE SEASON HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS 2023
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", and you have not made any holiday bookings yet, let alone taken out the Christmas tree from the storage. It has been a hard year that has now made an unexpected yet pleasant turn, and you are in the mood to get away, unwind, celebrate and enjoy …
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CHAMPAGNE CAMPAIGN: KING GINA’S TOP 10 CHAMPAGNE BRANDS OF ALL TIME (PART 1)
Photo: Sebastian Coman Photography Friday, 27 October was Global Champagne Day and The Springboks won the Rugby World Cup for the Fourth time on Saturday, these are all great reasons to celebrate with a glass of bubbly all week, this week. We also have ABSA's iconic Champagne in Africa Festival coming up in November, so it's …
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WONDERFUL WANDERLUST: LUXURY TRAVEL WITH GLOBAL CITIZEN, MATSI MODISE
Matsi Modise is an entrepreneur, investor, and a candidate at Harvard Business School. She is the founder of Furaha Afrika Holdings and serves on various boards, both in Africa (public and private sector) and internationally. She is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the World Economic Forum Global Shapers. Matsi travels …
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