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Don't you just hate this miserable weather - August my arse!

Anyway, people ask why I jet off all the time - THIS - the darn unpredictable weather is precisely is the reason!

I digress.

I stumbled across a multipurpose ointment designed to simplify a mothers regime and a jet setters must have - one simple product with 101 uses - I won't name them all but try but a few!

Here's 16 quickies....Dry skin, lips, chapped lips, nursing nipples, cuts, eczema, psoriasis, lip protection whilst flying, burns, sunburn, mix with your lipstick for a glossy finish, eyebrows after tattooing, highlighting (shine), dry cuticles, skin abrasions, eyebrows in place...phew!

This is also a great hospital bag must-have, all that puffing on air dries your lips out horrendously - so keep slathering on a pea-sized amount of this - and they'll stay supple and silky soft. They offer a 8-hour challenge too - pop it on before bed, and see if your lips are still supple 8 hours down the line - (if you get a solid 8 hours!)

Lanolips 101 Ointment - £10.99 is available at Boots, Waitress, Feelunique.com and also comes in a handy 9g travel sized tube for £7.99.

Well, imagine my absolute joy when I discovered they do SPF15 coloured versions!

As you can see from my picture they have a gorgeous really thick consistency - think nipple balm, the pigment is amazing so a tiny, tiny dab goes a LONG way.

Top to Bottom - 101 Ointment, Apple and Dusky Pink - my faves

With over 60 per cent Ultra pure medical grade lanolin, pure pigment and vitamin E, some lovely natural oils - unless you're allergic to lanolin - it's my favourite discovery of the summer!

Available in Rose - a 60's style dusty pink, Apples - a gorgeous juicy red, sunshine - vibrant for summer, dark honey, a deep nude, and rhubarb a pretty fruity pink.

These retail for £7.99 in all the above stockists

Lanolips Stockist

Lanolips in Apples

Lanolips in Dusky Pink

Now, the obvious thing to do here is to go and get your roots done, but seriously - new bubba's mean little time, so what's the alternative?

We were sent, completely by surprise, a batch of COLOR WOW Root Cover Up in every single shade. A simple but innovative product that's a big seller in Space NK.
It's also won 29 major beauty awards - no shiz girls!

Selling one per minute worldwide - we couldn't wait to get our grubby mitts on this product.

On initial look - I'm not mad about the name, nor the packaging,  plus the product looks simply like eyeshadow and a basic double-ended brush. I was so wrong.

Dubious, I took the product into the bathroom with my freshly highlighted hair (which still has roots!) applied - and was really impressed. The powder compound is designed to camouflage roots and grey hairs - and it naturally, and seamlessly did.

The 'eyeshadow' was actually a mineral powder which adheres to the hair without feeling sticky, oily, stiff - just really nice and light. The product is water resistant - until washed out.
Even though my hair is quite light at the moment, for a nice natural finish I used the blonde one (rather than the platinum one).



Using the small end of the brush you pull the hair taut at the roots using your free hand then daub the product onto the offending root.
If you want to extend the highlight down - you use the side of the brush or the thicker brush to root stretch it down.
It's a great on-the-go handbag must-have just to hide greys, roots - or general dirty hair. Or I guess you could experiment and add low and highlights if you felt brave enough with alternative colours!

At £28.50 - it may be a little steep - but I can see it lasting a long time - and saving ££'s on extending in between your hair colouring appointments. It's also the first product to be devised that covers dark roots and grey without a sniff of peroxide.

What do you think mums?

We have a black, a medium brown and a light brown to give away (worth £28.50 each) if you give us one comment on why this would be your ultimate mummy must have....

COLOR WOW

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