We have had a lot of firsts in the house recently (School, nursery, Birthday) and now it time for me to have a 1st. It’s my 1st day back at work next week and having looked long and hard in the mirror I was in need of a makeover. By day I have an uber posh job which means my present uniform of jeans, t-shirt and 3 day old messy hair isn’t going to cut it. So I have given myself a mummy makeover in preparation for the impending day. First stop was to buy some new (well sort of) dresses. I find dresses easier to wear to work as you just need to throw on a pair of shoes with them and you’re done. I only had a couple of hours to shop before the kids needed picking up so I hit up my favourite charity shops to see what they had. Below is a brand new Next dress that cost be £1!!!! Seriously. I brought another 3 all for under £8 each.
Clothes
Next Dress Bargain – £1 (Sorry for the grumpy face )
H&C Initial Necklace – Xmas gift
I was given this H&C necklace as a Xmas gift from a friend and I love it so much. It makes me feel like I’m carrying a little bit of the kids around with me (In a non Hannibal Lecter kind of way)
Hair
Next stop was the hairdressers for a much needed cut & restyle. The lovely Lana at Hair Studio Poulton basically worked miracles on my dry, damaged nest of a head. I have been coming to the Salon for 2 years and they never disappoint. I left the salon and bounced down the road feeling like I was in a Vidal Sassoon advert. Poulton is my Paris. Highly, highly recommend Lana! (And no they aren’t paying me to say this)
Glam New Hair Do – Cut &Restyle £35
Make Up
I hardly ever wear makeup during the week but at work I attend a lot of meeting so need to look 1/2 alive. I will have less than 10 minutes to style my hair and put on make-up so I have chosen multi-functional products. Below I will give you a quick overview of my routine
Holy Grail Mummy Make-Up
Fresh Faced Quick Make-Up Routine
Handbag
And finally and most importantly I will no longer be lugging around a full to the brim nappy bag. I will instead be rocking a cute little Michael Kors handbag on Tuesday carrying only my phone, purse, lippy & keys. Oh the freedom!!! (Well until I get handed my new laptop & work phone)
Freedom is carrying a small handbag
Wish me luck and if you have any tips for getting out the house on time or tell me how you survived the 1st week back then let me know in the comment box below.
I hope you have a great weekend. I’m going to enjoy my last few days of MAT leave with the kids watching a fireworks display tonight, throwing another party for some mummy friends tomorrow (I Love a party!) and catching up on a Trashy TV on Sunday . XxXx
Girl I dry my hair while I watch TV. It helps me wake up. Do my makeup without a mirror w Dior Airflash. That makes me look like I’ve woken up. Keep a stash in your desk at work. You’ll do great back at work. It was tough for me to log on at home w a baby. He was into the laptop all the time. I found it easier to stay put in the office when I had deadlines. Good luck and keep us posted!!
Thanks for the tips Honey XxX
Plan everything night before, I have all 3 bags (mine and kiddies) packed and at the door, lay out all clothes night before and I even get out all breakfast stuff. Ten mins night before means less stress in the morning just in case one kicks off about getting dressed or brushing teeth!
Get them heels on and away you go! New chapter now darling!
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You are far too organised ! You put me to shame 🙂 XxXx Thank You to my Loyal Follower XxXx
Yes just do as much as possible the night before , I would sleep in my clothes if this were acceptable . Hope it all goes ok #kcacols
I love the hair. I’m badly overdue for a trim myself. This makes me waht to get on that haircut asap. #KCACOLS
Good luck going back to work, that dress and your hair are amazing! I’m a little jealous about the bag.
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Your hair looks amazing and I love the outfit! The bag is stunning too and the collection of makeup. I have no tips for you, I am always a mess or resembling some kind of zombie however doing stuff the night before sure does save time in the morning! #kcacols
I really loved this post Becci. You look absolutely gorgeous in that dress from NEXT -what a bargain! I might need you to take me shopping when I head back to the office too 🙂 Lovely hair too! thanks for joining us on #fortheloveofBLOG x
You are all set and remind me I just get back to the hairdressers! #KCACOLS
Oh good luck! Aah a handbag and actual handbag! Oh how I miss it. The dress is amazing and a ridiculous bargain. Your hair and make up is fab too, would love to have my hair live that, but I’m still rocking the not yet washed screwed in a ponytail look – yay me! Hope the transition back to work goes well. Thanks again for linking at #familyfun xx
Yeh , look at my latest blog post for what happen by day 3 of being back to work X
Ah, I hope the return went well! I love that Next dress, perfect workwear and £1!! Love that handbag too, yellow is my favourite colour for accessories, always makes me smile. I totally get the freedom of not carrying round 4 nappies and a pack of wipes in your handbag – just purse, phone, and about 15 lipsticks for me! Thanks so much for joining us again at #SharingtheBlogLove
Your hair looks fab! And I love that dress, what a bargain! x #TheList
Thank you. I haven’t been able to get my hair done in 12 months so it felt amazing X
You look fab, hope the return to work goes well. Love the yellow bag. Hope that cheers you up on any tired mornings heading into work! #TheList
Thank you !! Im not going to lie it’s been hard but getting a bit better each day. Just missing my baby girl X
I’m completely habitual when it comes to fashion and I like nothing more than being in jeans and tshirts. You can’t beat a charity shop buy that’s amazing. Good luck with work. It was nice to meet you at BlogOn and Thanks for linking up to #familyfun!!
It was lovely to meet you too.I think i spent most of the day in a daze looking at peoples faces and matching them to their blogs. X
Wow you’re dress looks amazing and what a bargain!
Good luck with going back to work. It’s nice to have some time to be yourself again. That’s what I found anyway.
Thank you for linking up to #KCACOLS and I hope to see you back again on Sunday x
It’s nice not to be cooking and cleaning all the time and they money is great but miss my babies X
You look fab! I hope it went well. I adore that handbag and I am off to check it out. I really need a bag that I can just have my bits in. what a total bargain that dress waS!!!! Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove x
It went really well and got treated to a huge buffet lunch in the office. Did miss my babies though but it will get better 🙂
Wow you look AMAZING! Thanks for linking up to #TheList x
Thank you. It’s taken a lot of hard work to loose the baby weight and a pair of very big sucky in knickers to wear that dress. Your looking fab too Aby X
Love that handbag! And a dress for £1! You look fab.