Mumma Guru

First up is my loyal Bepanthen antiseptic cream! I love this stuff! It's mainly for Xander for his nappy rash but me and Trin use this as well for scabs, grass rashes from grass everything! This product is a lifesaver and I got it in a smaller tube which is perfect for the Nappy Bag!

My number 2 is sunscreen! You can never know when you need sunscreen. For boiling hot days and overcast days. I usually take a big bottle but I have this little clip on one from cancer council just incase (I am super prepared)!!! I am constantly on top of the kids for being sun smart, so it's good having this one as it isn't cluttering up my bag and is easy to access.

Last but not least, hand sanitiser. Since the kids are a bit older and always go, go, go... I take hand sanitiser incase we go for a day out, grab some lunch and there is no where to wash hands where we are eating. Wipes to get the dirt off and sanitiser to just make sure :) I'm not an absolute freak when it comes to this, but after using the toilet and before eating is a must!! Dirt isn't bad for kids, it helps them build a good immune system, and honestly, who didn't eat dirt and sand and snails? I did, except snails.. My brother tried eating a snail when he was little haha.

So that is all for my top 3 :) what are your top 3 for your nappy bag? Keep in mind this is for older kiddies and not babies :) haha so when you reapond say your kiddies age :) I love hearing kiddie stories :)

They really enjoyed experimenting with mixing colours and I think Xander enjoyed it the most as it was all new to him in a sense, and he loved making purple with his red and blue.

Another thing that happened this week is Xander and myself had a bit of experimenting with Daddy's photography camera :) we ended up getting so many cute photo's :) here is one:

This was my favourite..

And last but not least my activity for helping improve motor skills. It's not something to do all the time, but it worked and got Xander's little fingers working!

At the start of the year Xander hadn't come very far in his speech. He could only really say Daddy, Mummy, Emma, Boots and Butters (our gorgeous cats) since then his speech has improved dramatically and now we are just working on his fine motor skills.

I got Xander in the garden yesterday and he loved it. I started with bean seeds as they were easier for  him to pick up and count as he was putting them into a pot. But we got to the smaller seeds (broccoli and carrot) and it was harder for him to pick up which got his hand eye co-ordination really working! 

He eventually got there and at dinner time I noticed a small improvement in his usage of his fork! So here is Xander is the garden:

This lip balm is average. I am not the biggest fan. You remember how when you were little and you would get the kids lip balm and glitter sets? Well this lip balm is like the ones you get in that.

It is thick and heavy and not very nourishing. So if you lips were already chapped (which mine where) it hurts to put on.

This would not be something I would buy again. There isn't much movement and moisture in it for me. So I think I will stick to my lip smackers... Haha

My two main brushes for this look is a bullet and a flat brush.

So I don't like to wear eye primer. It just doesn't feel right to me and my makeup will tend to "slip" as I call it from the silicone in eye primer. I do use it sometimes but it isn't a staple in my cosmetics bag. Instead I will just use a concealer and a professional one by a brand named Kett. So above I have just applied that to my lids but just use whatever works best for you.

As we all know a cream or liquid must be set with a powder so I have just used a matte skin coloured eye shadow, and then highlighted with a matte white :) I prefer a matte white as apposed to a traditional shimmer. That'd just my preference as I am very tan most of the year through so a shimmer white gives me a weird look.

I have also filled in my brows. I just use an eyeshadow.

Then I have taken a dark grey liner with a bit of shimmer. Drawn it onto the back of my hand like a crayon, ran my straight eye brush through it, and applied it to the outer third of my upper and lower lid and smudged out with my dome brush.

Then all that's left is to come in with a foundation lightly (if you wear it) and face powder to set it. Then a nice coral blush and Orange lippy. And well, of course, mascara!

Hope you enjoyed my quick and easy spring look with a subtle twist on the smoky eye!