Make-up sure is expensive these days. Most of the time you're looking at a minimum £7 for something as simple as mascara. Which makes buying mascara annoying when in an emergency situation, like the other day when I left the house without wearing any and only realised my error at work while admiring my haggard face in the lift mirror. So I hot-footed...
I've recently started swimming with my 5-month old. He absolutely loves it. But leaving the house is double the stress, as not only does he need a swim nappy, one over the top, a towel, normal nappy yadda yadda...then there's the big problem of ME. Now us mums claim to be 'low maintenance', but let's not lie we strive to look good. Any...
Check out the fab beauty discounts in the House of Fraser Event next week from Wednesday to Friday at www.houseoffraser.co.uk With up to 40% off your favourite brands, pick up your fave makeup super cheap! Create your natural summer yummy mummy look with hot new products on their website, which include: Bobbi Brown Nailpolish in Raw Sugar £11 normal price Bobbi Brown...
Make-up artists, mummies and Aussies all extoll the virtues of the wondrous Paw Paw Balm (from Oz). And that it is. It's a regular in my make-up kit as well as the baby bag.First and foremost It's excellent for chapped, dehydrated lips, and its lovely unctuous texture ensure lips are hydrated for hours on end. The current version I have is also enriched with...
When I became pregnant with my first child, I really started to consider what I was putting onto and into my body. When breastfeeding, this seemed equally important. I am now nursing my second child, and plan to continue beyond this with my healthy regime, which included becoming vegan. I therefore look particularly for luxurious natural products to pamper my tired skin. I...
Image from www.mirrror.co.uk Breastfeeding may be natural, but in my experience it doesn't always come naturally!! I am now an experienced breastfeeder- being Mum to a 2 year old girl and a 3 month old baby boy, but am still learning! I breastfed my 2yo until her 2nd birthday when my son was born. However, both experiences were completely different and each with...
When I was pregnant I really started considering what I put into and onto my body. Now that I am breast feeding it is just as important to me. Therefore a natural makeup range like Lush's is perfect for mummies like me. The idea behind Emotional Brilliance is that colour readings are of your emotional state at this moment in time. Emotions may...
We've teamed up with a blogger friend, who happens to have amazing nails! She's agreed to test exclusive mummy-friendly nail collections in the quest to find the ultimate stay-put, and on-trend polishes. Welcome Tracy, aka Insta: @fifty_shades_of_nails Twitter: @fiftyshadenails If you want to send her bits to rate and test, please contact her above. So this month she tested ESSIE The Hide & Go Chic...
These 'healthier' snacks are designed to make fruit and veg more fun for toddlers, and they certainly do the job. My 2.5 year old loved them all. They are also the perfect size to chuck a few in your handbag/pocket/changing bag, for emergency bribery situations!! You know the ones... Of course I tried them too and really loved the banana chips and the...
This amazing balm from Shea Mooti is being marketed as a nipple balm, but works brilliantly all over the body: for example, as an intensive hand cream for chapped mummy hands, a foot moisturiser and even to soothe baby's bottom! Made from a blend of Organic Coconut, Pomegranate, Calenula Oils and Shea Butter to soothe and protect sore nipples, this balm is fairly...
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SAVVY MUMMAS | ALDI Specialbuys with kids summer gear - just two events left this month!
With babies there are certainly some items you want to spend good money on but for many things, especially those that are used only a handful of times, good cheap products are the order of the day. Love or hate ALDI, if you're mum to a baby or toddler then you should get yourself down to your nearest store on Sunday 11th or...
Remember the 1990s? A time of waistcoats, check shirts and Rachel hair, when natural make-up meant brown tones, particularly brown shades of lipstick. Queen of '90s make-up - Courteney Cox as Monica Geller Well today I'm having a bit of a revivial (at least as far as lipstick goes), and I like it. Lord & Berry make these fab 'Twistick' lip colours which...
When I was pregnant I found the summer months quite tough going. Mainly because of throbbing feet and swollen legs.There are lots of remedies and tips, including massages, cooling creams, ice wrapped in tea towels, tea tree oil, you name it - we tried it.Many of my beauty chums advised me to pop my much loved leg creams in the fridge for an...
More woes from commuter-ville. What is it with men - and some women for that matter - and their stinky suits. Take now for instance. I'm sitting on the train next to some guy who smells a lot like farts smothered with aftershave. Now, he might just have a continuous gas leak but more likely is that he's been farting and sweating in...
We just fell in love. With a pair of sandals. (Quite a few pairs actually). And we've got a gorgeous pair for the winner of our competition! See the end of this post for entry details. A few weeks ago, we were kindly invited to the launch of Solillas Spanish sandals at Boxpark in Shoreditch (they've got a fab pop up store 'til the...
