1. After moisturising, use a light foundation to give a smooth finish and glow. I recommend a brilliant product called Skin Rescue Bio-Complex Veil, which is a make-up primer, and is tinted, so will even out your complexion. It also has an SPF of 15 and is an illuminator, so it w...

Ask any chic Parisian mother about her favourite beauty fix and the same name crops up again and again: Anne Semonin. And now the purveyor of fine beauty products and luxurious beauty treatments for body and soul is coming to these shores. You can experience one of Anne Semonin's...

Boden, the purveyors of bright and breezy fashion for the modern family, are launching a gorgeous new collection for mothers-to-be! After a decade of producing fashionable and eminently wearable clothes for women, men, children and tiny babies, Boden is extending its signature st...

What do Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have in common? They are both fans of Envirosax reusable bags. How many plastic bags do you use with your shopping? We're very much hoping you're gonna say 'None!' because there's absolutely no excuse for using environmentally unfriendly...

Yes, yes, we know that when you are feeling as over-stuffed as the Christmas turkey, seeing a lithe and lovely gym bunny shaking some impossible moves may feel a long way from your reality. But you know what? There's no better time to start than now, and the more you work out the...

and joy when mummy owl comes back. A gently reassuring bedtime read for two-year-olds.

's more, there's a mummy version too for the perfect Angelina-Shiloh mummy-daughter look.

Stormy Weather by Debi Gliori Bloomsbury, £10.99, 2+Mummy Fox is about to put her cub to bed: “Pull up the quilt, turn out the light, dear child, it’s time to say goodnight.” To put his mind at rest before sleeping, she tells him about all the other

."Why we love Mog* She's a dopey old thing, who's accident-prone and very forgetful.* Judith Kerr's illustrations have a kitsch Seventies' feel with A-line skirts, kinky boots and mummies with flicked-up hairdos.* Mog is always getting into scrapes

There are times when all mummies need a teensy moment of escapism from the (wonderful) world of children and chores. So how about a spot of Great Gatsby-style glamour within the gloriously Art Deco hallowed halls of esteemed luxury hotel Claridge