Shapewear: An Easy Way to Be Stylish and Confident

Many women are always looking to follow fashion trends, some love experimenting with new styles, but whatever they choose to wear, they will always try and do it confidently. 

But thankfully, women can now find the right shapewear bodysuit for them and their preferences and look stylish and confident when they are out, no matter if they are wearing casual day-to-day clothes, office ones, or even elegant dresses for special occasions. 

Christmas party look

Christmas for us is a time for fun, family and celebrations. The whole month of December is awash with seasonal cheer and Christmas events galore.

Christmas school concerts, visits to Santa’s grotto, Christmas shopping trips and wonderful Winter Wonderland experiences are just a few of the events that fill my calendar in December.

Not only do I have family festivities to enjoy with the children but I also have the pleasure of letting my hair down for a couple of Christmas parties.

The only downside to having a few fabulous Christmas parties to attend is that I have to find the perfect party look.

Look good without makeup!

I am sure once in a while most of us would love to let go our morning routine of applying makeup and go fresh-faced instead. However, you might be a person who feels vulnerable and exposed without makeup and wonder if you would look good without it.

If you struggle with feeling happy and confident make-up free, this article will give you a few tiny tips on how you can both look and feel good without makeup!

Keep your hair clean and healthy

Greasy, unwashed hair just gives the impression that you don’t take care of yourself too much. Depending on your hair type and product usage, set a number of days per week when you could wash and condition your hair. Go for a good hair spa every couple months for best results. Even if it’s not styled, having fresh hair left loose could make you feel much better and confident.

5 Ways egg freezing can change your life

Thanks to modern technology, women do not always have to accept Mother Nature’s schedule to start a family. You now have a choice and control over when you have a baby. For many women, egg freezing gives them the opportunity to become a mother later in life.

It is important for women to fully understand the cost of freezing your eggs, the expectations involved with the procedure, and the emotional and physical challenges that go hand-in-hand with the vitrification process.

Information is knowledge and knowledge is power; by researching how egg freezing can change your life, you are stepping through a door to an amazing opportunity.

Nobody knows what is around that next corner or what curve balls life may throw your way. When it comes to ensuring that you can have a baby when you are ready, keeping that door open is paramount. It is best to start with the facts of the egg freezing process before making any decisions, but once you feel knowledgeable enough, try to figure out what is important to you in life and determine if preserving your fertility is the right choice for you.

Win a set of Kegel Pelvic Exercise Weights from JD Harris.

Whilst pregnant for a second time with Jelly Bean, the importance of pelvic floor exercises has once again come into the forefront with the midwives kindly reminding me of the significance of strengthening those vital muscles.

After I was pregnant the first time round with Bug, in spite of religiously doing my pelvic floor exercises I saw little benefit and my pelvic floor was not as strong as they had once been. 

As my pelvic floor muscles are far from being as strong as they once were and are under strain in my second pregnancy, with me being very nervous of laughing too hard, coughing or sneezing during my pregnancy with Jelly Bean I have been looking into effective ways to strengthen my pelvic floor muscles so that I regain those strong pelvic muscles.

Thanks to JD Harris I think I may have found the help needed to strengthen my pelvic floor muscles so that I can hopefully laugh, sneeze and cough without being terrified of having an accident.

Enjoy a sweat-free summer with Sure.

Be confident this summer of staying sweat-free thanks to a little help from Sure.

To give you protection so you can keep moving and be sweat-free whatever youre up to this summer, Sure have created the world’s first antiperspirants that contains innovative Motionsense™ technology – Sure Compressed Shower Fresh and Sure Compressed Cotton Dry.

Sure’s breakthrough Motionsense™ technology is activated by movement so the more you move, the more the antiperspirant protects so that you keep fresh, confident and protected.

Sure’s Motionsense™ technology contains unique microcapsules that respond to your body and break with friction to release bursts of freshness and fragrance throughout the day so that you are kept fresh and sweat-free with every move.

Whatever you are up to this summer, with Sure you can feel confident that you can stay fresh and sweat-free all day long.

Sure, It won’t let you down.

Race day style.

Not only does summertime mean the welcoming of sunny days spent at the beach and BBQ’s aplenty it also means the chance to dress up for summer weddings and summertime formal occasions such as race days.

Whilst I have yet to attend a race day, as I would love to do so one day and dress to impress at the most anticipated summertime formal occasion Ascot’s Ladies Day, I often find myself imaging what show-stopping outfit I would wear to grace the event.

Whilst unfortunately I cannot attend the races at the Royal Ascot this year again – which may be a good thing as I don’t know how glamourous and comfortable I could be this year thanks to my ever-expansive baby bump – a girl can dream and have fun thinking about her ideal race day outfit.

Stylish shoes to adorn my feet this Spring/Summer.

With the welcome return of sunny days as I enjoy Spring and eagerly await Summer, my Spring Summer wardrobes can once again make an appearance. Not only can I showcase skirts, dresses, shorts and all other summery items of clothing and enjoy trends such as pretty pastels, festival style and dainty florals; I can also satisfy my love of shoes with Spring Summer shoe collections.

Having a fondness……okay little obsession…..with shoes I love admiring new shoes collections, lusting over the gorgeous pairs of shoes I want to own so they can adorn my feet.

As I have a love of classic bohemian 70s style fashion I have fallen in love with a number of shoes from the Wanderlust collection by Jones Bootmaker. The Wanderlust shoes from the Jones Bootmaker Spring Summer 15 collection feature styles perfect for the free spirited individual who loves eclectic yet contemporary style.

Give the gift of cosy, luxurious Wool Overs knitwear this Christmas.

With Christmas fast approaching most of us are turning our thoughts to what to buy loved ones. Gift giving can be particularly difficult when trying to buy for loved ones who have everything and say that they don’t want anything. If like me though you still like to buy them a gift regardless of the difficult task of finding a gift that they don’t already have, will actually like or want then thinking of a practical and useful gift that can be used regularly can be the ideal solution.

One such product I have previously found to be a hit with loved ones is knitwear. During the winter months when there is a chill in the air and the threat of frost and snow a knitwear gift is lovely and practical gift that will help keep loved ones cosy and warm.

If you are going to treat your loved ones to some cosy knitwear then why not treat them to luxurious, high quality knitwear thanks to experienced and world class knitwear retailers Wool Overs.

Celebrating the remarkable milestone of 25 years, Wool Overs has vast experience of creating the finest cashmere, cotton and wool knitwear. Woolovers use 100% natural fibres in their vast range of affordable knitwear for women and men, using fabrics such as cashmere, cotton, British Wool and Pure Lambswool. Not only do Woolovers provide a great choice of fabrics they also have a variety of knitwear and clothing designs in a wide range of colours and styles including cardigans, sleeveless tops, jumpers and vests.

5 reasons granny pants are the best - #NationalBVDay

Believe it or not, granny pants are going through a bit of a revival. What was that? A collective sigh of relief from the female population? Probably. But it is true, in fact the latest figures show sales of high cut, full coverage briefs doubled in 2013, and that trend is expected to continue this year too.

Forget Bridget Jones, you don’t need to be curvy, single or incredibly klutzy to enjoy the pleasures of the full coverage pantie. There really are lots of reasons we should all be investing in granny pants right now. Here are just five of those reasons to start your conversion to the world of big pants.

1. No inadvertent wedgies.

Whilst there may be some ladies out there who truly do love their thong, how many of us actually find them to be a pain in the butt – literally? That terrible sinking feeling when you’re in a very public place and the back of your thong disappears between your cheeks can be no more, thanks to the granny pant. Designed to stay where you put them, this is one piece of underwear guaranteed to come with no nasty surprises.

2. Comfy cotton.

Some days we feel like a bit of luxurious lace, others some slinky satin. But when it comes down to it, nothing feels quite a soft, cool and comfortable as plain old 100% cotton underwear, a speciality of the granny pant. And because of this, there is less chance of developing conditions such as thrush or bacterial vaginosis (BV). Put simply, BV is an imbalance in your pH levels caused by everyday things like excessive washing, perfumed products, antibiotics, your period and even semen. BV is a vaginal condition which can make your nether regions smell like a fish market, and is made worse by wearing underwear with unbreathable materials such as polyester and nylon.

Bacterial Vaginosis advice video with Dr Dawn Harper - #NationalBVDay

To help raise awareness and learn more about Bacterial Vaginosis on #NationalBVDay take a look at this BV advice video with TV's Dr Dawn Harper and Amanda Butler.

Talk about #NationalBVDay and get #BOGOFBV products from Balance Active!

Let's talk about Bacterial Vaginosis and raise awareness of intimate women's health issues for #NationalBVDay

 Something to talk about!

#BOGOFBV products from Balance Active to celebrate #NationalBVDay!

On Wednesday 16th April 2014, Balance Activ will be encouraging women all over the world to talk to their friends and family and talk to Balance Activ about Bacterial Vaginosis and intimate women’s health issues for National BV Day.

Organised by Balance Activ, a female intimate health brand, National BV Day was created to encourage women to put aside their uncertainties and to openly discuss intimate issues, particularly about Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), a little known vaginal condition which affects millions of women and is twice as common as Thrush. 

Bacterial Vaginosis Awareness - April 16th #NationalBVDay

Bacterial Vaginosis and Pregnancy #NationalBVDay

Have you heard of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)?  Would you recognise the symptoms?  Don’t worry, you’re not alone if you haven’t heard of BV.  

One in three women will suffer from BV, making it the UK’s most common vaginal condition and yet a surprising 61% of women have never heard of or are unsure of the symptoms of BV according to a recent online survey and 2 out of 3 women misdiagnose BV as Thrush.

Bacterial Vaginosis…. do you know the facts? #NationalBVDay

It’s not something women often talk about; anything to do with downstairs is often a top secret topic... And yet, all women have a vagina.  That’s right, we said it, vagina.

It would seem that women’s intimate health is a secretive topic with over a third of women admitting they would feel more comfortable getting health advice online and a fifth saying they were too embarrassed to speak to a GP. 

So, have you ever heard of BV?  Or, more to the point, have you ever had Bacterial Vaginosis?  Don’t worry – you’re not alone.  Over 61% of women in the UK are not aware of this common and easily treatable condition, and yet it is the most usual cause of abnormal vaginal discharge.

Dresses for daywear.

Dresses were once the staple items in a lady’s wardrobe. There were dresses for all occasions, and the idea of trousers on a woman was almost unthinkable. These days however the dress has taken a back seat, and trousers and jeans are more often the outfit of choice. Dresses are still worn frequently at special events, but are neglected for day-to-day casual wear. It’s time to change this. Dresses are comfortable, stylish, feminine, and can be worn in any season with a little adaptation, so what’s not to love? Try some of these tips to get dresses back into your casual daywear wardrobe.

Winter is coming, and that means even more people will be hanging up their dresses, waiting until next summer to retrieve them. This doesn’t have to be the case. Dresses look just as great with tights and boots as with bare legs and sandals, as long as you know how to accessorise. Thick black tights of 40 denier and above go with almost anything, and tights can even feel warmer than jeans on a cold day. If you are a little bolder, or you just feel the chill, then go one braver, and pair your dress with some knitted tights. These have been in vogue for the past few years and are showing no signs of going out of fashion anytime soon.