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Bonding over manicures

At what age is it appropriate for your child to have her nails painted? Well I’ve opened a can of worms with that questions haven’t I! I’ve just booked Miss H in to have her hair cut and a manicure before the Christmas holidays. I came home to a very happy face and lots of hugs as the best mummy in the world - don’t worry it will change overnight. But should I be pampering her in this way, or is it setting her up to a lifetime of feeling inadequate if she’s not groomed to perfection? It’s a rare child, beauty lover or beauty indifferent, who isn’t delighted by a manicure or a pedicure. The

Easy Holiday Makeup: How-To

We all need a few new ideas to keep our makeup on trend. He’s my top tips for this seasons looks. Whether you’re rushing straight from the office and touching up quickly in the cab or have all the time in the world (as if) my advice is always the same; get your nutrition and skincare right first and your skin will glow. Focus on skin. I believe that skin prep is more important than makeup! It will make all the difference in how you look and feel and in how your makeup sits on your skin. Get this right and the makeup will pretty much take care of itself. I always prep with a Makeup Primer as it

Bad hair day questions answered

When we’re having a bad hair day the whole world knows it, so what can we do to make sure our bad hair days are a thing of the past? There are so many things that affect our hair, how it behaves, its overall health and the way it behaves – good or bad! Everyone’s hair is different but there are some classic things we can all do to make sure that when we want to get ahead we don’t need to wear a hat and can let our hair speak for itself! What can I do to improve my hair health? Hair is protein, so eating an adequate protein rich diet will help to strengthen the hair and ensure it grows more

Arbonne Genius Ultra Review - Astonishing anti-ageing results

When Arbonne released their new Genius Ultra skin care device in April and I saw the results of the clinical study, I knew they’d created something revolutionary in the realm of beauty tools. (By the way, Arbonne spends more on independent testing on humans than any other skin care company.) The Genius Ultra makes your skincare more effective, applying your products more evenly, allowing your products to reach all areas of the skin, even microscopic ridges. It does this through ultrasound technology which pushes skincare products into outer layers of the skin to you get maximum benefits from

The history of my favourite brand

It’s no secret how much I love Arbonne. Having launched in the eighties, Arbonne is one of the first ever green beauty brands. But what I believe what makes them so special is their founder, a man called Petter Morck. He wasn’t just interested in amazing anti-ageing formulations, he wanted a company that treated its people well and was built on an ethos of giving back to the community. Petter’s Story Petter story is very interesting – he was working for a skin care brand in Norway when he realised that the company were adding more and more toxic ingredients to their formulations. He had a big

The panto pays it forward

We all know the saying “what goes around, comes around” but this was really brought home to me at the weekend. Mr H had been given tickets to the Press night of Aladdin at Nottingham Playhouse so we thought we’d make a family event of it and go for dinner first. He booked us into Browns Restaurant just around the corner and so we donned our festive frocks (well he didn’t but you know what I mean!) and off we went. We managed to get a parking space right outside the theatre and I spotted a man sitting on the street who was clearly homeless. While Mr H negotiated the payment system I stood and

Bonding over manicures

Easy Holiday Makeup: How-To

Bad hair day questions answered

Arbonne Genius Ultra Review - Astonishing anti-ageing results

The history of my favourite brand

The panto pays it forward

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