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Aged ten and clad in Tammy’s latest glitzy number, during the millennium summer, I bopped along to Latino croner, Ricky Martin’s smash hit ‘She Bangs’.  Seemingly an up-tempo, salsa number about Martin’s infatuation with a woman, it later materialised that he was not in fact smitten by womankind.  With its chorus lyrics, ‘She bangs, she bangs, oh baby when she moves, she moves, cause she looks like a flower, but she stings like a bee, like every girl in history’ in severe jeopardy of a recipient, I had to understand where Ricky and his fellow advocate of bee sting’s, Muhammad Ali, found their love for the yellow and black striped flying insect. In a range of natural personal care products, I have found the answer that boxing pundits and Ricky Martin fan club members have been searching for, thanks to the Burt’s Bees range.

All their products are carefully crafted using ingredients that are the best nature has to offer: beeswax, botanical and essential oils, herbs, flowers and minerals. A central ethos to the brand is their belief that truly natural products are better for your body and the environment, of which both my own body and the borough of Epsom and Ewell can confirm to be true. The range caters for women, men and babies from top to toe, keeping the whole family smelling and feeling as sweet as the bee-produced honey in their kitchen cupboard.

A sweet-tasting moment on the lips doesn’t have to be a lifetime on the hips with the Honey Lip Balm. Moisturising and nourishing it’s packed with beeswax, shea butter, almond oil and cocoa butter to keep lips soft and healthy. A fantastic handbag must-have for the winter months, Honey Lip Balm is a sweet treat without the calories.

To keep skin well moisturised night and day, the Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion is a non-greasy, lightweight lotion for normal to dry skin. Coconut and grape seed oils also work their magic in the lotion by delivering beneficial nutrients to the skin. Whilst in keeping with the edible slant on Burt’s Bees, unfortunately you’ll have to eat elsewhere to fulfill your 5 a day. Nevertheless, I’m happy to trot down to Tesco’s and stock up on apples, bananas and broccoli and do so with softened skin that smells delightful.

Burt's Bees' Sensitive Facial Cleanser is another hero product from the sweetest of beauty brands. Scientifically proven to moisturize sensitive skin while gently cleansing away dirt, oil and make-up without over drying or causing redness, it has been distinctly formulated with softening Cotton Extract to help skin replenish its outer layer and minimize the effects of potential irritants. As I remove the day and start a new one, Burt’s Bees Sensitive Facial Cleanser is always firmly by my side.

This summer, another smash hit from across the pond swept across the nation. Thankfully I was no longer decked out in Tammy’s finest, but I partied like it was 1999 nonetheless. Mann and 50 Cent’s catchy track ‘Buzzin’, with its copious references to bee’s must of course be a heartfelt dedication to their favourite natural skin care range, Burt’s Bees. Good, because apart from finding us both ‘in da club’, I was beginning to wonder what 50 Cent and I had in common. 

Honey Lip Balm - £3.69

Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion - £5.99

Sensitive Facial Cleanser - £9.99

www.burtsbees.co.uk

I, Claire Basing-Lawson, am jealous of Harper Seven Beckham. Indeed, the little lady has it all; a fashionista-in-waiting, she’s already dripping in designerwear at the tender age of nine weeks and has access to the fashion pack’s most coveted closet; the wardrobe of Mummy B. Fashion aside, what I am in fact, most envious of is Harper’s silky soft baby skin.

I have thus taken it upon myself to channel my desires for satin smooth skin akin to that of a baby by throwing a baby shower and gifting me, myself and I with Annique’s Baby Body Lotion. Great for those with eczema, sensitive or allergic skin, Annique’s beauty in a bottle can also be used on the face, its SPF5 giving a little added protection. Its delicate fragrance is a divine and sweet-smelling aroma and the lotion also contains Rooibos tea (Red bush tea) extract, which is known for its soothing anti-allergic properties.

My passion for languages has lended itself to my fluency in French and Spanish. I have, however, found the language of baby particularly difficult to comprehend over the years, that is until my recent eureka moment. ‘Gaga’ had often been lost in translation between baby and I, but since Annique’s Baby Body Lotion, I’ve been joining in with the baby beauty brigade and going gaga for this godsend of a product. Harper, tell mummy to go online and order yourself some of the good stuff right away. Ciao bebe!

£7.75

www.anniqueuk.co.uk