Skincare for the Not-So-Yummy Mummy Because “Me Care” Doesn’t Fit in the Diary (and I’ve Got Bakers’ Arms, a Kangaroo Pouch, and Bleach-Stained Leggings to Prove It)

Let’s get something straight: I don’t look like the wellness influencers on the apps.

You know the ones — sculpted arms, glowing skin, doing sunrise yoga with their celery juice in hand. Meanwhile, I’m trying to find a clean mug and debating if my dry shampoo can go one more day.

My version of wellness? A cup of builders’ tea, five minutes’ peace in the bathroom (with the door locked), and skincare that doesn’t require a degree in dermatology.

At this point in life, I’ve accepted that I have bakers’ arms (soft, warm, and good at comforting), and a kangaroo pouch that’s stuck around longer than I expected — but hey, it’s held babies and a lot of big feelings. It deserves respect.

I recently had the chance to work with a vitamin brand — glossy, global, with all the sleek aesthetics you’d expect. But as I scrolled through their campaigns, something didn’t sit right. I couldn’t see me in them. There wasn’t a single woman with day-four dry shampoo, a to-do list longer than her arm, and leggings that are now strictly for cleaning because of a rogue bleach splash.

(Those leggings, by the way? Stewart bought them when he thought I was about to start “a fitness thing.” Bless. They now double up as my uniform for scrubbing the bath and shouting into the washing machine I do that a lot )

And that’s when I realised — we are the forgotten market. The not-so-yummy mummies. The ones who do everything for everyone else, and put ourselves last (somewhere behind laundry and leftover fish fingers).

But I still want to feel good. I still want skin that glows a bit — even if my vibe is more “exhausted but trying” than “effortlessly radiant.”

That’s where Grace and Favours Skincare comes in.

This brand wasn’t made for the filtered, matcha-sipping, gym-sculpted crowd. It was made for:

• The mums who’ve paid for museum trips, tutoring, uniforms, and forgot to buy themselves moisturiser again.

• The women whose “me care” got bumped off the calendar somewhere around 2015.

• The tired, the real, the brilliant — the not-so-yummy mummies.

My skincare is:

• Quick. Because your skincare routine needs to fit between school runs and snack negotiations.

• Simple. Because you already make 900 decisions a day.

• Effective. Because your skin deserves more than whatever’s on sale at the supermarket.

You won’t find fluff here — just natural, hard-working products made to help your skin bounce back, even when your energy levels can’t.

So if you’re stretched too thin, showing up for everyone else, and quietly feeling like your reflection isn’t quite yours anymore — come back to basics.

This isn’t a glow-up. It’s a come-home.

Because you don’t have to look like a wellness coach to deserve wellness.

And you don’t need a six-pack to have glowing skin.

You just need a little bit of me care, minus the guilt.

I see you not so yummy mums , I see me 💚

And I’ve told the company they are missing a massive market we are out here waiting …….