Tag beauty

LIFE: Stuff I’ve fallen in love with recently. Discoveries and the like.

I WASN’T sure whether to put this post under my secrets or life category. After a little deliberation though, I opted for life in the end. (Because it’s what life is all about isn’t it?! Discovering stuff?) But anyway…I’m going off the point here. As it’s always good to show some appreciation, here’s a quick round up of little discoveries that I’ve loved or enjoyed recently. Or in other words,

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YOUR SECRETS: How boudoir photography is helping to boost women’s body confidence

WOULD you pose naked for pictures? Or perhaps semi-naked with just your lingerie on? Think about it for a second. What do you reckon? Boudoir photography has been around for a while now. We’ve all seen it and heard about it. But can it really help boost women’s body confidence? Or is it just vanity gone mad? All these questions and more I posed to the lovely (and incredibly talented)

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FRIDAY FIVE: 5 steps to pretty summer feet

  AS a Mum, a little spot of pampering is now a HUGE luxury these days. (I know some of you will be nodding along in agreement to this!) But with the weather turning warmer and sunnier (although admittedly not today) I decided I had to find the time to take my feet out of winter hibernation and treat them to a bit of tender loving care. Afterall, who wants

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FRIDAY FIVE: A few beauty tips

AT 34 years of age, it’s safe to say I’ve picked up a few beauty tips along the years. Some of them from pros, some of them I’ve just figured out myself through many a trial and error. Here are five of my favourites. Beauty tips that I have lived and (oh my goodness) learned! I’ve made the mistakes so you don’t have to. ———   You can never have

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SASS: Daring to go bare (faced)

IT’S not like me to say no to a challenge. So when my blogger friend Mama and More challenged me to take part in the ‘I AM BEAUTIFUL’ link up hosted by Vodka Infused Lemonade and publish an image of myself , bare faced and make up free,  for the whole wide world to see, I couldn’t really refuse. (Damn it!) In all honesty, between you and I, I’d much

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LIFE: My ‘cover girl’ moment!

VERY very occasionally you get a surprise email that lands in your inbox which is so amazing, so fantastic, it is almost too good to be true. And so, it was, on a fairly typical day in December that a very untypical email arrived in my inbox and made me squeal with joy. The email was from a journalist from Essentials magazine inviting me to be on the cover (!)

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FRIDAY FIVE: Five easy ways to introduce more glamour into your day

As a busy working mum to a busy, inquisitive toddler, life is full on, often chaotic and very, very messy. (You should see my house currently – disaster zone springs to mind!) My life leaves very little room for glamour at the moment, however I cannot live without it, so what’s a girl to do? The answer my friends is this…you concentrate on the little things and bring glamour into

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SASS: A letter to Kate Moss…on her 40th Birthday

Dear Kate, How are you feeling now your big four-0 has arrived? Hungover? Knackered? Raring to go? Still in bed? I know you’ll probably never read this letter – *sighs* – however I just wanted to take some time out of my day to write to you, on this very auspicious birthday of yours. Before we get started, I’ve a little confession to make. Because you see, although you are

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