I'm not sleeping very well at the moment (I've just done five hours, but most of it spent tossing and turning and dreaming that I was in labour, which wasn't very restful!) and so I'm glued to my laptop, most mornings, working through the huge list of posts that I...
January Favourites
Excuse my blusher overload in this video - I got rather carried away testing that new Hourglass palette that everyone is raving about. (It's nice, very glowy, not for everyone. God forbid any of the powders catch you around the eye area - it's like putting a spotlight...
Sunday Tittle Tattle: Hello From Ruth’s Mum
Good Morning, everyone, this is Ruth's Mum speaking!!! Ruth has asked me just to do her Sunday Tittle Tattle Post and to keep it short (she’s quite bossy; she does know how circum-loquacious I am, and how etymologically absorbed I can be, and what is the difference...
How It Feels To Be Heavily Pregnant
Being really, really pregnant is quite a singular feeling and, even though it hasn't been so long since I was heavily pregnant with Angelica, it's amazing how quickly your mind and body completely forget the sensation. So I thought I'd jot down some of the more...
So Now Apparently I Don’t Have Gestational Diabetes…
Back from my consultant's appointment at the hospital and I'm more confused than ever though, it has to be said, slightly elated. Before I go into what the consultant said, I must once again just stress the benefits of having gone to see a private obstetrician for a...
Pregnancy Safe Skincare
Oh I do hate to send you all on a wild goose chase around the internet, but I've written a post on Pregnancy Safe Skincare over on A Model Recommends and didn't want anyone to miss it*. Not least because my guest contributor on the post is amazing dermatologist Dr Sam...
Pregnancy Skincare: What’s Safe To Use?
The whole issue of "safety" when it comes to certain skincare ingredients during pregnancy is a touchy one and experts seem to have quite divided opinions on it, which doesn't help when you're looking for solid information on something at an already very confusing and...
The Pixi Double Cleanse
I promised I'd tip you all off as soon as Caroline Hirons' Pixi Double Cleanse hit the shelves: and then promptly forgot. I'm so sorry. But actually, I think that it kept selling out for the first week or so anyway, so you can now acquire one in a much more stately...
Late Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes…
Well: this gestational diabetes thing has thrown a right spanner in the old works, I can tell you! (Photo above taken in last pregnancy, by the way, after I had polished off two whole desserts. I thought it was brilliantly inappropriate.) I just feel as though I've...
Mokee Tipi Giveaway! CLOSED
UPDATE: The winner of the Mokee Tipi Tent is Katie Groves! I'll contact you by email for your address - congratulations! I nice little reprieve from the whole Gestational Diabetes debacle (yes I do have it, update post coming soon) and the electric shock pains that...
Review and Giveaway: Prai Ageless Throat & Décolletage Cream | AD
A double-whammy of a review for you today, because not only have I been testing out the Ageless Throat & Décolletage Cream from Prai, my Mum has too. And there's a bonus ball (if that wasn't enough) because if by the end of this post you fancy giving the cream a...
Sunday Tittle Tattle: Ups and Downs
Well, this must have been one of the strangest weeks of my life, in terms of personal ups and downs*. Firstly, I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes (you can read my initial post on it here, though it needs updating with the latest findings) and this has...