StyleNest’s team up with our favourite beauty expert, Liz Earle for some exclusive Liz Earle Beauty Mother’s Day Tips.
Liz Earle, Co-founder of the distinguished beauty brand Liz Earle, Liz is passionate about natural health and wellbeing whilst also being a doting mum of five.
StyleNest team up with Liz to find out about her Mother’s Day top tips to help your mum feel beautiful inside and out with simple beauty treats and healthy snacks. Created into a wonderful health and beauty hamper is a great way to show how much you care.
Tip 1. Beauty Boost Truffles
Every woman loves chocolate but we don’t like the calories that go with it so chocolate-free truffles are a great option. Rich with omega from nuts and seeds as well as healthy oils, these guilt-free truffles are a healthy and delicious option.
You will need:
50g each of dates, dried apricots and sunflower seeds
100g raisins
100g porridge oats
50g wheatgerm or oatmeal
20g linseeds
Juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons cold-pressed rapeseed or sunflower oil
Mix all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a firm dough ball and roll into individual truffle-sized balls and put into the fridge to set. Place in cellophane bags tied with ribbon or pretty tissue-lined boxes for the perfect Mother’s Day treat. Keep cool and they’ll stay fresh for several weeks.
Tip 2. Pick-me-up Tonics
Creating a hamper of pick-me-up vitamins, teas and tonics is a great for time poor mums who need a healthy regeneration. B-Complex vitamins are some of the best stress-busters as they support the central nervous system and can help reduce tension and irritability. Choose a formula that contains all the B’s, including B1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12. For mums always on the go, Floradix tonic is rich in absorbable organic iron and helps to reduce tiredness. It’s ideal deal for anyone feeling run-down or in need of an energy boost. Add a Ginseng tea to your hamper for a traditional energy tonic to increase alertness and mental agility.
Tip 3. Message in a bottle
Tiny bottles of pure essential oil are very versatile beautifiers that improve mood and wellbeing. Treat your mum to Liz Earle’s top three essential oils of Lavender, Neroli and Rose scented geranium along side a handy guide on how to use them.
Lavender – the classic fragrant mood-restorer to relax and de-stress. Proven to help ‘switch-off’ a busy mind and calm the senses. Has a mildly sedative effect. Sprinkle a few drops of pure lavender oil onto a pillow to encourage a good night’s sleep.
Neroli – a gorgeously delicate scent from orange blossom flowers, its beautifully fragrant aroma is guaranteed to uplift and cheer. Add a drop each of neroli and rose-scented geranium to a basin of water to scent the hands after washing.
Rose-scented geranium – a fabulously feminine oil extracted from scented pelargonium leaves. Add three drops of each to a pre-run warm bath (don’t sprinkle under the hot tap as this destroys the scents).
Compile all your health and beauty essentials for your mum into a beautiful wicker basket and wrap with cellophane or neatly present in a gift box with tissue paper for your very own Mother’s Day bespoke beauty treat box.
All the above ingredients and products are available from good chemists and health food shops or on-line suppliers such as Revital and Victoria Health.