babyurbeautiful

I am lucky I've always had reasonably good skin....until I get pregnant, then it turns into a greasy, spotty mess!  And I know I shouldn't squeeze spots, but......!

So, I quickly decided I needed to change my skincare routine and for the past 3 months have been using these products which I thought I'd share.  They are lovely products, smell great, have brilliant names and best of all, they don't break the bank.

Peaches & Clean 4 in 1 Cleansing Milk. £5.33 from Boots

Scrubatomic £6.00 from Boots

I use Scrubatomic once or twice a week, or just when I feel my face needs a good scrub.  This has quite fine particles in, so it's not as harsh as some face scrubs.

The Fab Pore Moisturiser £8.00 from Boots

Finally, I use the Fab Pore moisturiser as it's light and not greasy.

And then if I have any problem spots I use Dr Spot which is a super strength gel.  It does what it says on the tin box....it dries out spots within a couple of days.  As I am pregnant, I use this sparingly.

Dr Spot.  £5.33 from Boots.

All these products are currently on offer at Boots so it's a perfect time to try!


FJ

If you're overwhelmed with what to get your expectant chum for her baby shower, we've found an inspired gift - the Almondella baby boxes.



Launched 2 years ago, they've become a huge success across most of Europe and have now arrived in the UK.

Cherry-picking the hottest and virtually unknown European brands, you can guarantee that you'll discover inspirational, practical and stylish new products.
The Almondella box also gives a great saving of up to 50 per cent off the retail prices.

So, the concept is: You choose a box for your baby's age, and leave the rest to the team. They'll thoughtfully put together a box (or boxes) tailored to your baby's developmental milestones, with five key items all delivered in a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Albie, my 7-month old received a box, and our favourite items were: A Lilliputiens eco hand-puppet usually £20, and a deliciously scented Pitta Patta calm and content moisturising lotion with organic chamomile and shea nut butter, £10.
But our favourite was the 'I Love to Sleep' (oh, the irony) interactive touch and feel book with items objects like a pacifier and crib, and even up-to-date sleeping bag, but best of all, each is identified in English, Spanish and French, £6. Absolutely wonderful finds.




There are 36 baby boxes to choose from, and make the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one - especially if they are living abroad.
Conveniently, the boxes can be delivered anywhere in Europe - completely free of charge. 

You simply need to choose the subscription of 1, 3 or 6 months, tell Almondella the baby’s gender and age, or mother’s due date, and then sit back and wait for your bespoke box to be delivered.

Subscriptions start from £37 a month. You can even do a trial box for just £12. Either way you'll guaranteed to discover great European brands at a snip of the price. Love, love, love.

Go to:
www.almondella.com

LN

Whilst fantastic for the calf muscles and tanning of the forearms, all this recent pram walking in the sunshine has left m once kissable lips feeling a little weathered.

My smackers have cracked and dried up – feeling super sore and uncomfortable, as a slight aside, this led me to thinking – why is it you can’t stop licking them when they feel like that, making it 100 times worse?

Anyway, disappointingly, having turned to all my old faithfuls to try to regain some moisture nothing was working. 

As if a gift sent by God, my mother-in-law, Bunnie, drops by with a treat - a bag full of goodies from SpaceNK (I’d recently done her a good turn).

Ripping the beautiful black bag open in excitement, amongst other items, I was greeted with a lip conditioner I had not come across before-Caudalie Lip Conditioner (from www.feelunique.com)

Well, what can I say? Goodbye chaffed chops and 'hello plumped pout!'

This anti-aging and nourishing lip conditioner by Caudalie Paris is absolutely amazing.  I immediately felt relieved and this feeling continued for quite some time - unlike some other lip balms etc that seem to slide off instantly.  

Derived from 99.5% natural products and paraben free this product left my lips feeling soft and smooth 

It has a sweet light vanilla aroma and flavour which is super soothing. AND in my opinion, a snip at £5.50 in comparison to some of the other high end lip conditioning products.

In summary, this little lovely lip moisturiser definitely gets my vote, and will be a make-up bag essential for many years to come – thank you Caudalie (and Bunnie of course for the discovery and gift).

(Incidentally this product has a consistent 5 star review on the Caudalie website so I am not alone in my thinking).

SK xx

Go to www.feelunique.com now to buy.