The yummy mummy's advent calander

The 1st of December is finally here and my Christmas count down begins.

So today's goodies are 6 weleda products (3 × Pomegranate firming collection and 3 x White mallow baby skincare collection) for your chance to win subscribe to the yummy mummy guide and share.on Twitter or Facebook.The Winner will be selected at random at 7pm GMT and announced Tuesday morning. Good luck ladies and remember to check daily if you are a winner and of course to see what is the next gift in the Yummy Mummy's Christmas count down!

Weleda

Weleda was created in 1921 with a hospital and a pharmaceutical laboratory – founded by a Dutch doctor, an Austrian philosopher and a chemist and pharmacist from Munich. It has developed into a worldwide enterprise for health. text from Weled.co.uk website 

Fast forward 94 years and Weleda are still creating products that are sustainable and effective, the company moto "in harmony with nature and the human  being" is still as core as it was in 1921.

Different woman like different types of Skin and body care, for those that like natural products that are sustainable and with rumoured celebrity followers Victoria Beckham, Alexa Chung and Rhianna, using the Skin food face cream its worth taking a look at what Weleda have to offer.

I have found some great gifts so here re my top 3

If you like to relax and unwind then this beautiful set of oils is the perfect christmas gift!

Mini Body Oil collection - £12.95

5 x 10ml bottles to use whenever you feel the urge to unwind, uplift, heal or just enjoy! 

A Stocking Full of Goodness - £35

The higher end of the christmas gifts, but in a pink felt stocking its ready to go and no wrapping required! a broader range of products - Soap, hand cream, body wash and body oil, a chance to really experience Weleda.

Mini Calendula Baby starter kit - £12.95

A winner of the 2012 Mother and Baby awards, and with new mums so cautious of what they use on their little ones, The Baby starter kit makes for a great gift, the set includes 5 x 10ml products and muslin cloth which is a must have to any Mother as you can never have enough. 

lovely alternative to the usual baby products on the market.

Thank you Weleda for being the Yummy Mummy's Brand of the day!

For more information on Weleda and stockist see links below 

http://www.weleda.co.uk/page/home

Feelunique.com

Naturisimo.com

Weekly round up Friday 21st November

Dare i say Christmas is slowly creeping up on us. So thought i should have look at whats on offer so you can start those subtle hints so you get what you WANT.

Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot- RRP £29.50

This Cheeky kit is a great gift idea for ladies that love their blush and bronzer! the set also includes "Watts up" a cream high lighter, I always change my mind on blusher and have boxes off full size Benefit blusher galore! this is a nice way to add a subtle change to your make up bag without the expense.

MAC Cosmetics Eye and lip bag Keepsakes- RRP £45

For the ladies that love MAC this eyes and lips duo is perfect and i am really hoping my other half finds the subtle hints i will be leaving for him! More on MAC next week 

Young Blood make up 

I have been invited to a Young blood make up demonstration evening next month, I've heard lots about Young blood but not got round to trying yet... but thanks to the team at Mrs Oorloff in Witney Oxfordshire i now will. Please see link below for more info and details 

Mrs Oorloff Christmas Party 2014

Freebie Friday

No I'm not starting my "gift a day give away" just yet but i have seen some great freebies included with magazines this month.

December ELLE 

Which features the gorgeous Emma Watson on the front cover is giving away a free Benefit "there real" gel liner!

December Instyle

Jessie J is this moths cover girl she looks stunning and you get a free Murad AHA/BHA cleanser!

Coming soon

Don't forget its only 10 days till the start of my GIFT A DAY GIVE AWAY! heres a taster of some of the brands you can win!

Duty free spending Bare Minerals

So as per many other woman, when traveling i can't help but be taken in by the so called bargains at duty free. I have learnt from previous experiences and i only went for make up well maybe a few skin care products.....

First of all was Bare Minerals I haven't used bare minerals foundations for along time,previously they made my skin itch and looked quite dull and dry, but when i saw this beauty at Gatwick i couldn't help but buy it!

Ready to go complexion perfection palette

I didn't know what to expect, so i got the kit out and i had a play. 

The conclear is quite thick but as long as you remember this, it blends in easily and covers those pesky pimples! Next in the foundation its self Ready SPF 20 in R170, I can't make my mind up whether i like this or not, it hard to describe its heavier then classic bare minerals what i will say is it is messy! even though its a foundation it is still a mineral formula and as the foundation is flush finished in the set theres no lip or edge to catch the loose powder so i imagine you will waste quite a bit in comparison to the usual mineral pots. Then theres the mineral veil which you can use to touch up through the day, this is the light mineral formula so just takes the shine off your face and keeps the foundation looking matt, the best product in this kit in the bronzer,(READY bronzer in skinny dip) this blends really well and is not orange it really is as it says a bronzer, build it up to contour and define or just apply on the areas the sun would kiss, theres no shimmer or glitter just bronze!

I am not a massive fan of illuminators as i spend most of the time trying to cover shine not add more, but as illuminators go this ones ok, you don't need to use a lot, i really haven't used this so can't really tell you a lot more.

The brushes are what you tend to expect in kits, they do the job but they aren't your trusted favourite brush the mini precision brush is what you will use the majority of the time, its bristles are compact but not to tight it doesn't blend well, then theres the min tapered brush for conturing or adding more coverage.

The kit costs £39 which is a good price to try the new bare minerals solid mineral foundation. I have been trying this kit for  month now and i am really pleased i have it, as with any make up product it takes some time to get used to Bare minerals have enclosed a "how to" booklet which does help on what product goes where and best application techniques. 

If you want to try Bare Minerals give this kit a go, easy to use and a great all in one kit! A must have for ladies who don't have much time in the morning!

This weeks round up Friday 14th November

This week i have been reaching for my 8 hour Elizabeth Arden lip protectant stick SPF 15, many woman swear by this and i can see why, it nourishes your lips without leaving them sticky or tacky, this was part of a set from Gatwick duty free, but i will review the other 2 coloured lip protectant sticks in the next few days, but i will say so far big thumbs up!

My good friends at Neo Elegance have informed me they have a sale coming up soon and some special offers for christmas, so keep checking the website, my personal favourite is the vitamin ampoules but be quick this is one of their best sellers.

The yummy Mummys advent calander

I have teamed up with some great brands to offer you all a special treat. from December the 1st, i will be giving away a gift a day! so make sure you follow The Yummy Mummy's guide. Details coming in the next 2 weeks!

I am lucky enough to have an appointment on the 17th December for a Visia Skin Analysis with Environ, this also includes a personal consultation with Dr Alison Warner, with years of experience and her "results driven approach to skin" I can't wait, and if her own skins anything to go by (flawless and wrinkle free!) I will come away looking gorgeous!.

There are still a few spaces available on the 17th December, for times and more information about Skin Solutions Oxford follow the link below

http://skinsolutionsoxford.co.uk

And finally this handsome boy of mine turned 5 on Thursday, so i couldn't resist putting this little pic of him up for you all to see why i love being a mummy!