I have never been a big makeup person (shock horror working here!), nor has my hair ever been finely coiffured BUT I think I’ve gone a bit too far the other way.

Last week I dropped the girls at school before dashing down to London for a meeting and the reaction of everyone made me stop and think that perhaps I’ve let myself go. I had on a skirt (an absolute bargain from New Look that I am now buying in EVERY colour), had done my makeup and even styled my hair. I didn’t exactly look swish but I looked a lot better than the jeans and scraped back hair combo that I’m normally rocking. Coo’s of ‘ooh, you look nice’ and ‘going somewhere special?’ had me cringing inside.

Now I’m not that bothered what people think of me. I don’t exactly look a complete state, so I hope, but I do think perhaps a dash of makeup and a quick hairbrush may be in order. Clothes wise I’ve got back on track with some lovely new purchases but I seem to have forgotten how much a quick splash of makeup helps me. I’m pretty lucky that I have good skin so I’ve never had the need for a lot of makeup. However, some concealer does wonders for my dark eyes which have unsurprisingly got worse in recent years. I’m currently favouring the Bobby Brown Serum duo which seems to be working miracles. You might need it.

The problem is I just can’t be bothered!! I don’t really like wearing makeup as it irritates my eyes by the end of the day. I’ve started to worry that perhaps the reason my eyes hurt at the end of the day is because my makeup is sooooooo old. I just don’t use it enough to get through anything. I only ever really wear eye makeup and a spot of blush anyway and I’ve never done the whole foundation malarkey so getting ready takes me about 2 minutes. When you aren’t going anywhere though it just doesn’t seem worth it to me. When I worked in an office I had to get ready each day and that made me do it. I didn’t necessarily do much with my hair. It was normally scraped back straight from the gym in the morning but at least I looked presentable. But now I work from home the only time I wear makeup is if I’m heading to a meeting or going out out. Which is a rare occurance. I rarely wear makeup any other time. Even going out in public to the shops doesn’t seem to get me reaching for the masacara. In short, I’ve stopped making an effort.

I can’t pinpoint exactly when it happened but I’m guessing it coincided with the arrival of Alice. Two under two meant little time to sort myself out. It was hard enough to wash my hair, let alone blow dry it.

I see all these other mums with their perfectly made up faces and immaculate hair and I feel a little jealous. And confused. How on earth do they have time to get ready themselves in the morning? Maybe I just need to get up earlier.

So in a similar fashion to finding my style again I’m going to give myself a proverbial kick up the backside and start getting my face ready. I can’t promise it will be every day but I will try. Even if it’s just for a trip to Waitrose.

Over the coming weeks I’m going to restock my makeup cabinet and will share all my finds with you in order to create the ultimate easy peasy every day style. Has anyone got any failsafe makeup items I should be buying? I’m after some quick items that require little time and effort. Also, any sensitive eye makeup suggestions would be most welcome.

And finally, how do you all get your face ready in the mornings? Are you like me and have embraced the ‘Natural’ look or is your lippy an essential part of your daily routine?