Get ready for summer

summer beauty

Being a busy Mummy often means we don’t have time to do the things we used to take for granted before we became pregnant, but with the summer coming, now is the perfect time to freshen up and get that beautiful beach body back…cough cough (not sure I ever had one, but I’m sure lots […]

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What makes a good mascara?

If I could only have one item in my make up bag for the rest of my life it would be mascara. I’m one of those people that feels bald if I’m not wearing mascara, and it’s probably the make up item I am the most picky about. I don’t entertain rubbish mascara. Everyone is […]

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Looking after your lips

lip care

One of the things I hate most are dry, itchy, sore and cracked lips. I think I’d even prefer to have a spot than cracked lips. I loathe them. As this is a pet hate of mine, I’m always careful about what I apply to my lips. I never wear lipstick and I don’t use […]

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A cut above

hair removal

I’ve said before that one of the things I wish I didn’t have to do was shave my legs. It’s a total pain, doesn’t last very long and is time consuming, yet nothing else works as well for me. I’m not a leg waxing or cream person. I do have an eplilator but I need […]

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Lash envy

long eyelashes

How is it fair girls, that some boys are blessed with the most incredible eyelashes? In actual fact, all four of the children have lovely long lashes. Two of them are still very blonde and so you can’t see the lashes so well unless you are very close up. My daughter has beautiful long, dark […]

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Stain removal: part four

Welcome to the fourth in our series of posts about stain removal. Before having children, things used to get stained ‘occasionally’, now, well lets say it’s a bit more frequent. It’s not deliberate on anyone’s part, more of an occupational hazard so to speak. Parenting requires you to be an expert in so many areas: […]

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