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d’fine magazine January 29, 2013 5 about me Stephanie Shepherd Stephanie Shepherd is CEO , Stephanies Luxury Spa Group, which includes Stephanies Vintage Spa, Cleveland Things you should know How to open a bottle of champagne W HAT’S the best way to open champagne? I like to pop the cork with a bang but my girlfriend says I should take it more slowly. Before we proceed, allow me to present you with the Memorial Two Ronnies Prize for Double Entendre. As for your question? For sheer effect, nothing beats opening a champagne bottle with a sabre – a big, curved knife, or a small sword, used to slice off the neck of the bottle before pouring the contents (hopefully without glass shards therein). Bonus points if you wear Napoleonic military costume; double points if you provide video footage. If you’ve mislaid your household champagne sabre, you can find a new one online for between about $100 and $600. Yes, I think that’s expensive and, no, I don’t have one. It’s a gift idea for the dipsomaniac with everything. If, like me, you would rather spend your hard- earned on the champagne than on implements to open it, this brings us back to the age-old question: pop the cork, or ease it out? Wine professionals and hospitality personnel tend to favour the “easing” method. Instead of twisting or pulling the cork, hold it with one hand (a napkin or tea towel may aid your grip) while rotating the bottle with the other. Use a thumb to inhibit the cork from shooting out too quickly. It should emerge with no more than a soft hiss of escaping gas. A friend likes to tell the story of a champagne expert giving a demonstration at a New York hotel.“Take care,” he told his audience.“When the cork is released, it should sound like the sigh of a contented woman.” The expert misjudged: the cork shot to the ceiling and bounced around the room. A man in the audience jumped to his feet waving his hand. “Yes! I think I know her!” Age: I stopped counting after my 30th. My first job: Worked in a hair and beauty salon in my home town of Broken Hill while I was at high school. I started in the beauty industry by washing hair and sweeping the floors – I was 14. The place I would most like to visit: Africa. The car I drive: My trusty Toyota Kluger 4WD, which is often packed to the brim with products. My favourite food: Italian. My favourite word: Bliss (it’s a word that frequents throughout my spa menus). My favourite song: I’m such a 70s and 80s chick. It would have to be anything ABBA. My favourite movie: You’ve got Mail! My favourite television show: Revenge. The person who most inspires me: My darling husband, Des. My best trait: Compassion. My worst trait: Stubborn. What I would like to change: No cruelty to animals, and harsher penalties to those who are cruel to them. Where I like to holiday: Paris and New York. How I like to relax: At home with my friends and my four-legged furry companions, Max and Millie. What saying would I like to be remembered for? Anything is possible! 110 Bloomfield St, Cleveland Ph 3286 1902 • Dermal fillers • Anti-wrinkle (botulinum) injections • Laser tattoo removal • Laser toenail fungus removal • Valashape cellulite removal • Permanent laser hair removal • Termage - Non surgical facelift and skin tightening • Laser resurfacing - wrinkles, fine lines • Facial veins/spider veins & rosacea • Sun spots & photo rejuvenation • Cosmetic mole removal DEF 1132806 - 29/1/13 Refresh what you see Stephen Dibb Unveiling Brisbane’s most prestigious jewellery design website sdj.com.au Shop 1/48 Bloomfield St, Cleveland Ph 3821 6900 DEF 1133221 - 29/1/13 Before and After Hi Jewellery Lovers. Here is one of our recent creations from concept to engagement ring to complete set. First we selected this beautiful marquise diamond for its cut, radiance and symmetry then book ended it with 2 round brilliant cut diamonds, handset into crisp white gold teardrops. We then finished with graduated diamond set shoulders. The white gold setting changes to a yellow gold band half way. The central engagement ring was specially designed to neatly fit matching diamond set split bands also made in white and yellow gold. We love designing using your existing stones or we can source through our worldwide network. You will have a show stopping one off that will be admired for generations. 01562684 See you soon Stephen Dibb
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d’fine magazine January 29, 2013 5
about meStephanie Shepherd
Stephanie Shepherd is CEO , Stephanies Luxury Spa Group, which includesStephanies Vintage Spa, Cleveland
Things youshould know How toopen abottle ofchampagne
WHAT’S the best way to open champagne?I like to pop the cork with a bang but mygirlfriend says I should take it more slowly.
Before we proceed, allow me to present youwith the Memorial Two Ronnies Prize for DoubleEntendre. As for your question? For sheer effect,nothing beats opening a champagne bottle witha sabre – a big, curved knife, or a small sword, usedto slice off the neck of the bottle before pouringthe contents (hopefully without glass shardstherein). Bonus points if you wear Napoleonicmilitary costume; double points if you providevideo footage.
If you’ve mislaid your household champagnesabre, you can find a new one online for betweenabout $100 and $600. Yes, I think that’s expensiveand, no, I don’t have one. It’s a gift idea for thedipsomaniac with everything.
If, like me, you would rather spend your hard-earned on the champagne than on implements toopen it, this brings us back to the age-oldquestion: pop the cork, or ease it out?
Wine professionals and hospitality personneltend to favour the “easing” method. Instead oftwisting or pulling the cork, hold it with one hand(a napkin or tea towel may aid your grip) whilerotating the bottle with the other. Use a thumb toinhibit the cork from shooting out too quickly. Itshould emerge with no more than a soft hiss ofescaping gas.
A friend likes to tell the story of a champagneexpert giving a demonstration at a New Yorkhotel. “Take care,” he told his audience. “When thecork is released, it should sound like the sigh of acontented woman.”
The expert misjudged: the cork shot to theceiling and bounced around the room. A man inthe audience jumped to his feet waving his hand.“Yes! I think I know her!”
Age: I stopped counting after my 30th.
My first job: Worked in a hair and beautysalon in my home town of Broken Hillwhile I was at high school. I started in thebeauty industry by washing hair andsweeping the floors – I was 14.
The place I would most like to visit:Africa.
The car I drive: My trusty Toyota Kluger4WD, which is often packed to the brimwith products.
My favourite food: Italian.
My favourite word: Bliss (it’s a word thatfrequents throughout my spa menus).
My favourite song: I’m such a 70s and80s chick. It would have to be anythingABBA.
My favourite movie: You’ve got Mail!
My favourite television show: Revenge.
The person who most inspires me: Mydarling husband, Des.
My best trait: Compassion.
My worst trait: Stubborn.
What I would like to change: No crueltyto animals, and harsher penalties to thosewho are cruel to them.
Where I like to holiday: Paris and NewYork.
How I like to relax: At home with myfriends and my four-legged furrycompanions, Max and Millie.
What saying would I like to beremembered for? Anything is possible!
110 Bloomfield St, ClevelandPh 3286 1902
• Dermal fillers• Anti-wrinkle (botulinum) injections• Laser tattoo removal• Laser toenail fungus removal• Valashape cellulite removal• Permanent laser hair removal• Termage - Non surgical facelift and
skin tightening• Laser resurfacing - wrinkles, fine lines• Facial veins/spider veins & rosacea• Sun spots & photo rejuvenation• Cosmetic mole removal
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Refreshwhat
you see
Stephen Dibb
Unveiling Brisbane’s most prestigiousjewellery design website
sdj.com.auShop 1/48 Bloomfield St, Cleveland
Ph 3821 6900
DEF
113
3221
- 29
/1/1
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Before andAfterHi Jewellery Lovers.
Here is one of our recent creations fromconcept to engagement ring tocomplete set. First we selected thisbeautiful marquise diamond for its cut,radiance and symmetry then bookended it with 2 round brilliant cutdiamonds, handset into crisp white goldteardrops. We then finished withgraduated diamond set shoulders.
The white gold setting changes to ayellow gold band half way.
The central engagement ring wasspecially designed to neatly fit matchingdiamond set split bands also made inwhite and yellow gold.
We love designing using your existingstones or we can source through ourworldwide network. You will have a showstopping one off that will be admired forgenerations.
01562684
See you soonStephen Dibb
