You'll no doubt have realised that I'm a big fan of the Sleepyhead pod - most of my pictures of Angelica as a newborn were taken with her in one (see above, bless her with her little frog legs!), and history seems to be repeating itself with New Baby Ted. If you're...
LA Vibes with AND/OR Denim | AD
I haven't done any proper fashion modelling in ages (being heavily pregnant means you can only model tent-like garments and the postpartum period is, quite frankly, a sartorial disaster**) and so it was a delight to get back into the swing of things with a shoot for...
The Postpartum Model
I did a photoshoot for A Model Recommends (my beauty and fashion website) last week - it was an ad feature for a new clothing brand called AND/OR. I have to say that I was slightly terrified, because I am still very much in "postpartum" mode - there are still bits of...
What’s In My Makeup Bag? Spring 2017
The title of this post suggests that you're about to see a load of limited edition makeup from the Spring 2017 collections: not so. Including the season and the year at the end of the title is just a way of me giving some sort of "time stamp" to a feature that I'd...
The C-Section Survival Kit
Quite a few people have asked me about the things I've found most useful during my c-section recovery, so here they are - I've divided the products into two groups, one for immediately after surgery and the other for later on down the line. Please do add your own...
Some Beauty-Boosting Mood-Enhancers
Goodness I'm shattered. I mean really, really shattered. I'm not about to go into a huge whinge about why I'm so shattered, I just wanted to set the tone. Because the beauty products I'm about to tell you about have all had quite a dramatic effect on my mood in the...
The Harvey Nichols Beauty Gift: Bag Spill!
There's a very nice gift with purchase running at Harvey Nichols* - the (extremely smart) toiletries bag they're giving away is quite literally bursting with beauty products, many of them full size. I'm still working through the things from the last Harvey Nics gift,...
Smart Buy: Clinique’s Custom Repair Night Moisturiser
These shiny pots are a devil to take photos of: apologies. I actually got rather a shock when I edited my pictures because my gurning "concentrating" face appeared in one of the reflections - well, half of my face. The other half was behind the camera. At any rate,...
The Ups and Downs of Post-Partum Recovery
I wrote the post that begins further down the page when I was twenty days post-partum, and completely forgot to publish it. Looking back, I had no idea how completely low I was. I feel great now, but it's so worrying that even with lots of support you can feel...
Sunday Tittle Tattle: My Dog Does My Makeup
Last week I made a very silly video in support of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day; I asked* Dexter, my dog, to do my makeup. He did a pretty good job, considering he doesn't have any fingers, though you'll have to watch the video and decide for yourselves. Lots of...
The Mother’s Day Wishlist | AD
Wanting to compile the Ultimate Mother's Day Wishlist, I emailed my Mum to ask her what sort of things she would really like to receive. You know, in an ideal world. No holds barred. "Think outside the box!" I said. "You can be obscure as you want!" I said. A got back...
Tried and Tested: Primers for Oily Skin
Do you find that your foundation slips or goes patchy on your nose and forehead, where your skin is oilier? There are some brilliant primers for oily and combination skin out there - used after moisturising (or straight after a hydrating serum, as you prefer) a good...