Fairlady

FAIRLADY is a modern, glossy grown-up magazine that offers great stories and inspired solutions to the busy South African woman.

Fairlady

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HOT HEALTH, NEWS, REVIEWS, BITES AND BLISS

STYLE ICONS • Three trendsetters on balance, contrast and finding their own kick-ass style

SPILLING THE TEA ABOUT T • Everything you need to know about testosterone, the hormone that can give you your life – and sex drive – back

HOT FOUR OVER 45 • We sent four of our favourite South African women 10 questions about life as they experience it right now.

‘I WANTED TO SURVIVE INTACT’ • Jodie Foster embraces a bold new turn in French-language cinema.

THE OSTEOPOROSIS update • What you really need to know, and what you can stop panicking about

THE RADICAL PLEASURE OF GOING solo • Solo travel for women is no longer niche – it’s one of tourism’s fastest-growing sectors. Four women tell us why they love it, why they think you will too, and which places to visit if you’re just starting out.

THE SECOND act • Reinvention isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like building strength where the world expects decline or saying yes to elsewhere. Three women share what thriving after 50 means – in work, love, body and self.

Stronger THAN THE STORY WE’RE TOLD

A QUIET YES TO elsewhere

THE BUSINESS OF liberation

ORGASM HITTING DIFFERENT? HOW TO MAX YOUR pleasure • If you’re worried that your orgasms are fading, changing or disappearing altogether, read on! Midlife sex can be slower, deeper, more connected and, for many women, more satisfying than ever before.

THE 30 g RULE • Why your current protein habit is failing you, and how to master the rules of the new game

THE TRANSFORMATION TIMELINE

HOW WRITING CAN (QUITE LITERALLY) change your life • Anyone who’s worked through The Artist’s Way will know how writing can help fire your creativity – but studies show it can also change your brain’s response to chaos and uncertainty in a very helpful way.

BOUNCING back • We asked pelvic floor physiotherapist Tasvi Naik some probing questions.

SILVER surfers • From runway grandmothers to accidental style icons, these ‘silver surfers’ wear couture, lift weights, embrace the grey and ditch the filter – proving that ageing isn’t about fading out; it’s about levelling up.

ALL ABOUT melatonin AND OTHER WAYS TO GET ENOUGH SLEEP • Getting the sleep you need, which becomes distinctly harder in midlife, is directly linked to several health risks. Could melatonin help?

30-day JOY PLAN • Joy is too precious to leave to chance. This month-long experiment creates the space for it through small intentional practices and some new micro-habits.

LIVE HAPPILY EVER after… • …financially, psychologically, physically and spiritually

BARIATRIC SURGERY or GLP-1s. • As more women face obesity and insulin resistance in midlife, treatment choices are expanding. When it comes to lasting results, we weigh up two options: metabolic–bariatric surgery and GLP-1s.

HOT PICKS • Podcasts, books and influencers worth your time

COMING IN HOT! • NEW TREATS AND INNOVATIVE FORMULATIONS WORTH ADDING TO YOUR SHOPPING CART

SUPPORT, SOOTHE & repair • Is your skin breaking out like you’re a teenager again? Is it suddenly drier than an email from HR, or viciously angry at the same gentle cream you’ve been using for years? Help is on the way.

SAVING FACE • The 10 most popular tweakments for firming skin, restoring lost volume, zapping sunspots and cherry angiomas, and achieving a plumper, glowier look – no scalpel required.

SOFT POWER dressing • Autumn dressing is at its best at the point where comfort meets...