Happy Mother's Day, to mark such a wonderful day I thought it would be a nice change of pace to invite my Mother on to my little space on the internet, to offer up a few beauty tips, musings and pointers - after all Mum's knows best.

On confidence...

"I always tell my daughters that beauty comes from within - you can have the sharpest make-up application skills in the world but nothing can beat a beautiful smile and self-confidence. It pains me to hear my own children, or anyone for that matter, nit-pick their appearance; be grateful that you are alive, appreciate all you have because one day if you are lucky, you will grow old and not only will the bushy eyebrows, thin lips, acne or anything you have decided is less-than-perfect no longer trouble you, but you'll kick yourself for all the time you wasted hating on your appearance. Everyone is beautiful in their own right and it is time we all noticed this."
On what she wishes she knew then

"By the time I was in my mid-twenties I had four children and as such had next to no time for myself, I neglected my skin and rarely bothered with sunscreen despite coating my children in a high SPF, head to toe. I wish I had set aside a little time each evening and morning to properly form a skincare routine and of course applied a little SPF to my face everyday. Your (points at me) sunscreen obsession most likely steams from all those days I nagged you to sit in the shade, and of course help your younger ...