Forget the credit crunch – nothing should get in the way of celebrating your pregnancy. Take inspiration from the stars and do it in style
Utter Bliss
The celeb way
The Bliss Spa in Kensington, London was a regular pit stop for yummy mummy Louise Redknapp when she was pregnant with second baby, Beau. And not just for a quick mani and pedi either. We’re talking day-long luxe with a gaggle of gal pals, starting with massages, followed by lunch. “I find the only way to get some quality ‘r&r’ is to set aside an entire day,” she says. We wish…
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Luckily, the Bliss Spa offers an alternative: home treatments via the Bliss Spa range (www.blisslondon.co.uk). Go the whole hog with the Bliss Head to Toe Spa in a Box, £167, and you could throw yourself your very own pregnancy pamper party for friends at home. Or instead add a little luxe to your everyday routine by investing in a tube of (admittedly eye-wateringly expensive) stretch mark cream, StriVectin-SD Intensive Concentrate (£135/125ml). The good news is it’s supposed to work wonders on crow’s feet too, so it’ll never go to waste!
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The celeb way
Mel C recently revealed that she was sharing the services of Malcolm Gillard, the consultant obstetrician at the private Portland Hospital who also delivered all the other Spice Girls’ babies, after having been introduced to him at Geri Halliwell’s daughter’s christening.
