Night without the kids? Then it’s glamour time!

They run around at your feet like excitable hounds, jump around while you do the dishes, and wake you up in the middle of the night to get rid of monsters under the bed. You love your kids – but when will you have time for yourself?

Sometimes you simply have to drop the kids off at their gran’s, get dolled up and hit the town. But that eye for fashion that used to be so sharp has grown a bit rusty since you’ve started raising kids.

Fear not! We’ve put together a few top fashion tips to inject a dose of modern glam back in your life. Have a gander and you’ll be looking more stylish than a Cara Delevigne and Kate Moss double act.

Maximise your makeup

You’ve probably got a few friends who are complete fashion disasters; the type of people who own more mascara than sense.

My January Beauty Haul (and your chance to WIN!)

With the January sales in full swing I thought it was about time that I treated little old me to some beauty goodies. As the Mr says, I always put everyone else first, so I needed to make myself priority for a change. My normal routine pre 2015 would pretty much just involve a face wipe to remove makeup, a blob of moisturiser with the occasional mask or scrub when I felt I was being naughty and neglecting my skin. Turning 30 this year (oh.my.goodness) and starting to worry about lines and wrinkles gave me even more reason to fill my basket!

Benefit - How To Look The Best At Everything 

This lovely set, which looks like a book, includes 4 miniature sized products, a brush, mirror and a small guide on how to use them. Parting with £25.50 seemed like quite a lot initially for something so small but after several recommendations I'm so glad that I did. The Boi-ing duo (in 01 and 02),

My Clippy Review and Giveaway

Clippy helps you to create wonderful, personalised products so you can be reminded of home wherever you are! You can style your own bags with your favourite pics or fabric to make something that it special and unique to you.

We were lucky enough to receive a bag to review (and we have another to give away below woohoo).

Minxy was chuffed to have something that she could design herself as she loves being creative. It also meant she could include her love of animals, family and hello kitty in the process without missing her favourite things out.




The bag we received was 'Pink Handles' which has 6 pockets on each side to personalise and  measures around 30cm x 27cm x 10cm -  perfect for a night away or even her school books!

To be honest I wanted to use it as my day-to-day handbag as it's suitable for adults too but she was too keen to keep it *sulks*! It's original and I love the idea that you can take the family and pets with you on your travels even if they can't come themselves.

I first noticed how good quality the bag was with strong handles that were a lovely shade of pink, ideal for my tween princess (or myself). The bag came with the pockets filled already with card images. These are removable with ease but great if you don't have any of your own pics to hand at the time or to use as templates to cut around when sorting your own images to go in them.


Some 3d stickers were included to allow us personalise our bag further. We received the Hi Kitty collection and Cupcakes and Tiara Party Set which again were great quality, really pretty and easy to apply. There are many sets you can purchase on the website to customise the bag to suit your taste and linings if you would prefer to keep the contents of your bag hidden.


I feel the Clippy bags would make a great present for someone going travelling or heading off to uni, you could fill the pockets for them as a reminder of everyone they will be leaving behind - a lovely sentimental and personalised gift. They would also be great as beach bags and for day trips as they are lightweight and easy to wipe clean.


         WIN
We have a stunning Jumbo Gold Washbag up for grabs which is ideal for festivals, holidays and weekends away. You could even use it as a make-up bag to make finding your products easy !

For your chance to win just use the rafflecopter entry form below.

Good Luck!!
Closing date is 29th June 2012


a Rafflecopter giveaway