This Friday September 22nd is National Jeans for Genes day – a charity raising awareness for millions of children in the U.K. Born with genetic disorders. Everybody in the UK will (fingers crossed) be wearing jeans and raising money towards the Jeans for Genes charity. I’ll be doing my part by talking with TV presenter Gaby Roslin and fashion blogger Pascale aka Style_Mum at Cover Up in East Sheen in association with Mos Mosh jeans and the Brand Ambassadors. If you’re a curvy girl like me (I’m a size 14/16) I sometimes find it difficult to
Last month I was invited by River Island to their style studio with a bunch of mothers to have a night off. Whoop! We had some proper ‘Mama time’ to ourselves to look through an awesome collection of clothing from River Island, drink Prosecco, eat sushi, get our make up done, our nails done and basically have a wonderful evening of getting pampered. We deserve it after all! This video was from the event – and I really hope you watch it! It’s a nice message to ALL mothers –
Being a model in my 30’s … ahem…late 30’s can be tough. Models are considered to be perfect beings – we are booked on how we look. Yikes! This can be extremely soul destroying at times, and I’ve leant over the years, especially as I get older that I have to look after myself. Not such a bad thing really – as who doesn’t want to take care of themselves? I’m a firm believer that women must get better with age, but when your livelihood relies on it, it can be
This months ‘Mama of the Month’ is 57 year old model Nicola Griffin. Mother of twin girls, Nicky found herself giving up her day job and entering the fashion industry at the mature age of 53. She’s now gracing the covers of glossy magazines and shooting swimwear campaigns with top models! I was lucky enough to shoot with her in Italy on my first shot back after giving birth. Nicky is a huge inspiration of mine and I absolutely LOVE her answers… 1.Tell us a little bit about yourself
The second mama in the ‘Mama of the Month’ series is the gorgeous Helen Sandle aka @justsayingmum. I always love to hear from mothers who have more experience that I do with regards to parenting and youthful ageing. Helen has some very inspiring answers that I absolutely agree with! Over to you Helen – This is a mama we ALL need to listen to. 1.Tell us a little bit about yourself – where you’re from, age, children, occupation etc Hi, I’m Helen, and I live just outside
Summer holidays are soon upon us – yay! I don’t know about you but, packing for the beach can sometimes be a chore in itself – so many things to remember for the kids… and then you forget about yourself and what you need on the beach too. This year I encourage you to spend some time on yourself when packing for the beach. Here are my top 10 things I like to pack to make my holiday work well for me on the beach. 1.Heliocare Color gelcream – sunscreen for
