These days a night out is such a rarity and if you’re anything like me you’ll be have forgotten what it means to do ‘going-out’ make-up!
The wonderful make-up artist Kathy Walmsey, mum of lovely Saskia and baby on the way, has somehow found the time to divulge her secrets to creating the perfect night-time make-up. May the night out commence…
“My top tip would be to focus on two…
Note to self: Do not place make-up bag directly above toilet!
…On the plus
side it’s been a great excuse to refresh the contents, I was living on borrowed
time as much of my make-up was hanging round from my pre-mummy life anyway.
Where do I start though? My requirements are so different now to 3 years ago. Lipstick is really a thing of the past and what happened whilst I was…
At the beginning of July I was lucky enough to talk to Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor Katherine Whitby…
Katherine, thanks for taking the time to talk to us at London Mum’s Magazine. It’s great to get a real glimpse into the world of a Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor.
· Having children is such an emotional
rollercoaster and certainly…
There’s nothing more panic-inducing than spending the day with a beautiful, toned mummy. Her hair will always be perfectly highlighted, she’ll be wearing just enough make-up to look composed & glamorous (not-at-all trashy or WAG-tastic) and her child will always be well behaved. You (me) on-the-other-hand will always be displaying your tummy/arms/butt to their fullest and your child will…
Luke: “Nanny, what’s that?
Nanny: “that’s my elbow”
L: “It’s all stripy”
N: “Stripy?” looks at elbow “oh yes, that’s Nanny’s skin. When you get older your skin gets a bit saggy and goes a bit stripy like Nanny’s”
L: “Is my elbow stripy”
N: “No, yours is nice and springy”
Luke, pressing elbow with index finger: “Yes mine is springy, not stripy like…
I might have slightly miscalculated when I applied the hair dye inbetween putting dinner in the oven and eating it. And I certainly hadn’t counted on my other half actually getting home in time to eat with me. What a picture, plastic bag wrapped around my carefully applied home dye, muffin tops on full display (I had thoughtfully removed my top to prevent accidents). Delightful.
And thus we…
I’m reading the most amazing book, The Clear Skin Cookbook, in it Dale Pinnock reveals how different vitamins and minerals really get to work on our skin. He looks into the science of how the skin works and goes on to suggest some very simple, tasty meals that are packed full of skin-boosting compounds.
The saying “you are what you eat’ springs to mind and we’re told…
You can tell a lot from a persons hands – Manicured, they have time & money; tired & cracked, probably a mother like you or me; age spots, are they older than they look?
Yes that’s right, hands are often a tell-tell sign of someone’s age, if you suspect a face-lift or Botox, or are just unsure of someone’s age, then check out their pinkies for glimpse of their real…
You never need an excuse for a trip to a Spa, but if you can’t spare the time & money, or can’t tear yourself away from your little one(s), then why not create the perfect spa at home?
Get together with a few mum friends and treat each other to some luxury treatments. It’s much easier to paint someone else’s nails, or apply a facemask than you think. And if you pool…
Friday 8th March 2013 was International Women’s Day so I took the opportunity to pack the kids off to the grandparents and attend the London Mums Magazine conference at City Hall.
What an all-round lovely day. Firstly, and slightly scarily, I am a person in my own right again – no cherubs pulling at my legs! And as I introduce myself as the beauty blogger for the London Mums magazine I am…