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Hollie November 20, 2018

What is a Design Your Own Perfume Experience Really Like?

What’s always on your gift list at some point through the year? I can almost guarantee that it’s perfume. Well, it is for me anyway. I don’t tend to buy myself perfume but I always have a list as long as my arm of the ones that I want. But imagines if you could basically be a superstar for a day and make your own perfume. I literally mean, mixing scents together to find the one that really floats your boat. A one of a kind, unique fragrance. What if I said you even get to name it and it…

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Hollie October 31, 2018

How to Choose the Perfect Fragrance for Work

If you work around other people, your choice of fragrance is just as important as the clothes you wear to work. In fact, sometimes it’s even more important! If you are looking for the perfect fragrance for work, consider the following advice. Find Your Signature Fragrance Before going any further, the one thing you should do is find what is often referred to as your ‘signature fragrance.’ This is something that embodies who you are as a person but also something that wears well on you. Have you ever noticed that some people can wear a certain fragrance well while…

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Hollie September 22, 2018

How We Improved Our Toddlers Eczema #OneTwoFreeYourSkin

When you’re a new parent…. scrap that. When you’re a parent full stop, it’s so hard to know what’s best for your child. It’s all a learning curve. However, there’s one thing for sure, when you find a hero product that works, you keep hold of it. No matter what. So far, in our 21 months of parenthood, one of our hero products is Epaderm. When Cameo, our eldest was about 9 months old he started to get dry skin on his elbows and knees. Then, to cut a long story short, he became really poorly and his skin just…

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Hollie September 19, 2018

Beauty Tips To Look Less Tired

I can’t even tell you how tired I am 95% of the time. With two kids under two getting any sleep is a bit of a miracle. What has been rather nice is that people have said I still look refreshed. I try not to laugh in their face, because you know, a compliment is a compliment. But I feel like I’m sleepwalking most of the time. I’m sure this is normal for mums. I mean when I was a teenager I could function normally on a couple of hours rest, let alone sleep. These days I definitely give myself…

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Hollie September 2, 2018

Beauty Tips And Tricks Every Mum Should Know

Let’s be honest. When you become a mum, any kind of ‘me time’ is almost non-existent. Put it this way. I put makeup on the other day and I’m sure my 20-month-old son didn’t recognise me! But it’s important that we find time to treat ourselves and make ourselves feel good. We can easily forget about ourselves when little ones and families are so demanding. So here are my beauty tips and tricks every mum should know. Because we’re all in it together right? Fake it Ok, so let’s just throw it out there and say there is nothing wrong…

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