Pretoria - May 2021

Compiled by: KYM ARGO
Well. Mum certainly is the word this month … with our massive Mother’s
Day giveaway hamper. It’s crammed – overflowing – with everything
we think would make our mum very happy indeed. And it’s valued at
a whopping R7220. Just look what we’ve got … • An on-trend Kubu
rectangular basket (R299) from Biggie Best, , which is great for storage in
your home, and to store all these goodies. Biggie Best has also added
a white orchid (R79), from their particularly exceptional collection
of faux flowers and plants. Details: volpes.co.za • From Lou Harvey,
SA’s homegrown designer and decorator, a Gusset Vanity (R435)
and Long Tom Cooler (R460) in the brand new Python print
(which is giving the ever-popular Leopard a run for its money). It’s
one of the new collection of designs … which also includes iconic
paisleys and florals so loved by LH fans. Details: louharvey.co.za • A
duo of Densitium Skin Care essentials. This anti-ageing range from
French skincare brand SVR is dedicated to slowing down and treating
ageing skin (not, Mum, that we think you’re ageing … you’re beautiful!).
There’s a Densitium Bi-serum, formulated for the face and neck for the
treatment of sagging skin, wrinkles and dryness (R954) and Densitium
Crème Riche, which targets dryness, thinning skin, lack of elasticity
and loss of definition (R424). Details: info@filorga.co.za, or buy online at
absoluteskin.co.za / riekiemedaesthetic.co.za • Sunnies for the coolest mum
on the block. Our hamper includes a pair of Baker Eyewear sunglasses
(R1499), which is exclusively available at Execuspecs … it’s a
quality, stylish range for people who see the world differently. • Staying with the non-alcoholic theme (homework
Details: execuspecs.co.za • Kids have their school packs. Mum
nights!), there’s also a bottle of Abstinence (R229) in the
needs a stylish Thule Achiever Backpack 20L (R1399). It has basket. Locally produced, sophisticated and showcasing
much-needed organisational solutions for mums on the go, some of Cape Town’s finest indigenous flora, there’s
protects your laptop, loads of space for your other daily gear, not only no alcohol but also no sugar, no colouring,
great colours (think Asphalt Camo, Black, Burgundy or Seneca no flavouring, so it gets full marks from us. Details:
Rock), and is really durable and tough, so built to last in the urban available from takealot.co.za • Friday night … so no
jungle. Details: thulestore.co.za • A bottle of Fluere (R269) … a school lifts in the morning. Time for a G&T. Mum’ll love
distilled ‘spirit’ without a trace of alcohol. It’s a blend of botanicals, Bloedlemoen (R395). Pronounced Blue’d Le Moon, it’s an
based on essential oils of juniper, lavender, coriander and lemon award-winning handcrafted, small-batch local gin made
peel, and is perfect to create non-alcoholic long drinks and
from 10 natural botanicals; a quintessentially South
mocktails. For mum, we’ve got the Spiced Cane option,
African gin made from the delicious Tarocco blood
lovely notes of chocolate and coffee with a sweet, complex,
orange, and proudly boasts as the first blood orange
earthy palate. Details: available from takealot.co.za
gin in the World. The fruit is sourced locally from our
growing partners in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Details: Available at takealot.co.za • Mum will think you’ll
have whisked her off to a tropical island with this one.
She can imagine sitting on a beach, sipping on her
Don Papa rum (R499) cocktail. This premium, smallbatch,
single-island, aged rum from Negros in the
Philippines, is aged for seven years to produce a
light and fruity, amber coloured rum that is perfect
for sipping alone or as the key ingredient in epic
cocktails. Details: available from takealot.co.za
• And at the end of a long day … a soft, fluffy towel to
wrap around you after a long, scented bubble bath.
From Volpes, we’ve got a set of Indulge White Towels
(R329) … 100 per cent cotton, highly absorbent, super
luxurious and with a double-stitched hem for durability.
Heaven. Details: volpes.co.za • Whether your mum’s a
homemaker or a board member, stressed from no sleep
with a toddler or a teen (both, we know, cause sleepless
nights), a young new mum or an experienced gran, a careful
teetotaller or a lover of exotic cocktails … we know one
thing – she’ll be a jolly spoilt mum if you win this hamper for
her. To enter, simply visit our Facebook or Instagram page
(getitnationalmagazines), find the Mother’s Day post, and
follow the instructions. Entries close May 28.
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