My daily beauty routine is pretty basic ... in fact my special occasion beauty routine is not much different either.

With a toddler underfoot, a pressing need for maximising sleep (B2), a husband to organise and get off to work not to mention getting myself out the door and on time, I tossed out my 10+ step product routine long ago and keep it very simple now.

I have just started using the Arbonne Calm range of cleanser, serum, moisturiser and eye cream on my skin and so far so good. It leaves my face feeling beautifully soft and never dry or oily. I use it morning and night and for an average day of work or errands, I apply some CC cream (loving the Arbonne light at the moment for its silky texture and medium coverage), dust with my go to Estee Lauder Double Wear mineral powder, a little Nars Orgasm on my cheeks (cannot beat this colour for any occasion, just build for night time looks) and slick on some Chanel Initmitable mascara.

Sometimes I go all out and even put some eye shadow on - my favourite is still the first I ever bought, Clinique Strawberry Fudge duo as the colours are pigmented and go on well as a light or dark application. I don't usually bother with lipliner for daytime and lipstick doesn't get applied till I'm in the car and stopped at a red light to save S & E's faces and my everyday choice is Chanel Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle - supposedly the most universally flattering lip shade of all along with Nars Dolce Vita which I also use.

For night time looks, I use a thicker base of Smashbox Studio Skin liquid foundation (I like a medium to heavy cover but not mask-like), liven up with a brighter lip (I'm still loving MAC Girl About Town) and darker eyes using Chanel eyeliner as its still the smoothest creamiest application with Nars Bali and Cairo eye shadows blended then I'm good to go.