(Or how to “borrow” your baby’s stuff to make you look less dragged through a hedge)
So you’ve had a baby! Congratulations. I bet everybody told you that pregnancy would make you glow and staring into your adoring baby’s eyes will make you feel a million pounds. Sort of true, but when you’ve had two hours sleep in three days, have a stain that could be baby sick, mashed banana or something your little tyke has pulled out from under the sofa, it’s hard to feel like a functioning member of society, let alone a polished one.
I am not going to make any big claims here that these products will make you look like Kim Kardashian after a full spray tan and salon trip but, in a pinch, these things will at least make you look like you care as you take your little one to another group involving puppets, drums and warm cups of squash. And in turn you can use a few of your beauty essentials to make your life a bit easier with bubs.
Sudocrem
Does anybody else have about six industrial size tubs of this stuff laying around the house and assortment of miniatures? No? Just me? Sudocrem is often the go to for nappy rash. It’s a thick creamy stuff that usually ends up getting “discovered” when your back is turned and smeared all over your child and the walls. But, it has other (more beautiful) uses than ruining your quiet coffee on a Thursday afternoon.
It can be used to put on angry spots, as a face cream, insect bites, sunburn, the list continues. Word of warning though, if you’ve ever had to clean this stuff off a small child and your Laura Ashley wallpaper it does leave a strong residue. Don’t put it on your face if you have to whiz out or you will look very strange.
Baby Oil
Making baby skin all soft, yes. Use it to take off make up! Use it as a cuticle oil. Use it to soften tired feet and put some socks on and let it sink in. Also Coconut Oil is a fab moisturiser too.
Baby Powder
Just a disclaimer. I wouldn’t personally use baby powder on my baby and would never, ever use talcum powder. This is down to personal preference based on my own knowledge and recent news stories. However, 95% of baby starter packs have it so rather than let it go to waste I either use it in place of my Batise Dry Hair Shampoo (I have very dark hair so I have to make sure to work it in or I look olddddd). Also, if you have a napping baby you can jump in that shower tout suite and if they start wailing it’s a quick way to dry in between those its that stay damp for a while (toes etc).
Nipple Cream
It’s thick, it’s gloopy, it’s a godsend on dry cracked nipples. What else gets dry and cracked? Your lips. It’s a fab lip balm, it’s expensive but effective and doesn’t need to be used a lot.
Eyeshadow Brushes
Now I wouldn’t be using my Real Techniques or MAC 237 doing this but any cheap eyeshadow brush is a godsend when putting on nappy cream. Your baby will more than likely get nappy rash at some point and, when my daughter gets it, I tend to use this thick yellow cream called Metanium. Utterly swear by it. But it’s smelly and it’s creamy and it stains. It gets all over my hands and it makes putting her nappy on and not ruining her clothes a nightmare. This is where your eyeshadow brush comes in. You make like that baby butt is the cut crease of your dreams and blend that nappy rash cream in. Baby will be sore no more in no time.
Make Up Bag
I bet you spent ages picking out the perfect changing bag. Does it come with a mat, is it wipe clean, does it have this special doohickey to hold little bits in. Yes? Brilliant! Can I find my house keys, where is my ringing phone, oh god where the hell is my wallet.
My cousin has two kids and in her presents to my daughter when she was born she included this super kitsch, purple day of the dead make up bag. At the time I thought, “What the hell? Ramona is far too young to wear make up!” But my goodness did she know. When we go out I put my keys, phone, wallet, lipstick and other such nonsense in that and into my change bag. Need to pay for a coffee? I’ve got this, I don’t have to rustle around like a lunatic to find my wallet. Cosmo’ is calling my mobile to tell me I am an amazing blogger and they want to give me award? Not likely but I can at least find my phone when my husband calls. Perfect!
Baby Wipes
These don’t need any explanation. Make up removing wipes, cleaning up weaning babies, wiping off tester hand in Boots, cleaning my entire house. God love em!
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