Top picks of products perfect for winding down the year.

SIPPING PRETTY

As the days grow longer and nights shorter, now is the time to create memories with those closest to us, and the team at Roku Gin understands this well. The premium Japanese craft gin, created by Japanese artisans with meticulous attention to detail, is the perfect drink to celebrate moments like these. Roku Gin is the perfect balance of flavours, ensuring that each moment shared is flavourful and memorable. Its precise balance is testimony to Japan’s renowned craftsmanship. This summer, discover your inner mixologist and enjoy creating memories with those closest to you with a Roku Gin cocktail or two at home.

PAINT YOUR WORLD RIGHT

Tjhoko Paint is a proudly South African brand and they’re in the business of producing innovative, decorative chalk paint that is smooth, easy to use, non-toxic and eco-friendly. These water-based chalk paints require minimal preparation and boast a vast colour range that has a built-in primer and sealer, which means no tedious sanding before, and no waxing needed afterwards. Manufactured under three generations of paint expertise – Tjhoko truly does paint right.

BRING HARMONY TO YOUR HOME

Those moments of loadshedding aside, candles have always been a wonderful addition to our homes, with their soft light and beautiful fragrances. With our busy lifestyles, finding ways to create balance and harmony in our lives is very important. One such way to do this is through mediation and yoga, accompanied by candles that could have healing properties for the body, mind and soul. Chakra candles are aromatherapeutic candles designed to help with your meditation, energy healing practise and overall relaxation. The candles are housed in hand-made porcelain vessels, the exterior of which is illustrated with a symbol that corresponds to the chakra it represents.

FINDING BALANCE

From the use of the most natural ingredients and unique formulations, to their unwavering commitment to quality and safety, a beautiful home and skin is their passion. The Balance Cape Town skincare and home scents ranges are developed with innovative plant-based oils and fragrance personalisation. Balance Cape Town is obsessed with developing products that deliver the real results you expect and deserve. www.balancecapetown.com

POWERFUL READING

Nicky Rowbotham is a woman on a mission to help everyday people create an amazing flow of energy so that they can live their best lives. Her latest book, Elegant Power, empowers and supports you and those around you from a place of easeful energy and thoughtful simplicity. It comes from tuning in to the inner guidance of our individual knowing, supported by our soul, flow and grace. It is that internal voice that whispers: ‘I am here, I am worthy. This is what I am here for and I am deserving of it all.’ A powerful and insightful read, Elegant Power is a book that will surely have an impact on you so go and give it a read, you won’t be disappointed. www.nickyrowbotham.com

ADD COLOUR TO YOUR GARDEN!

Did you know that Woodoc Colours do not fade in the sun? This makes it the ideal product to use when adding colour to your exterior wood. You can use Woodoc Colours with any clear Woodoc Sealer – both solvent-based and water-borne. Use Woodoc Colours (Brights) in any clear Woodoc Exterior Sealer to brighten up your patio furniture, but be sure to use a sample first. When doing a sample with a tinted product, apply three coats as the colour build-up is achieved over three coats.

Words by Yashna Balwanth

Photography: Courtesy Images