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These are brilliant. Stylish and practical play mant bags from Wisey Products.$79.00 (+ postage) and available in red/olive and brown/blue.Read a review here.

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We're awaiting a shipment of Black Hybrid Butler Bags. There has been a hold up at the factory in China but they'll be available from Licorice Mint really soon.We are also awaiting in the next few weeks an order of fabulously funky pacifiers from Lots 2 Say Baby and Licorice Mint will be the first stockists in Australia!

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I will be receiving a shipment of Black Hybrid Butler Bags in 10 days.

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The award-winning Handy Sack from Generation Baby is now instore at Licorice Mint. It is the first time the Handy Sack has been available down under!Generation Baby’s Handy Sack is the ultimate organizer for both parent and child, from baby to beyond. Use it to store everything from baby essentials to snacks to makeup!Its clear front packet lets you know exactly what’s inside while a liquid and

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ColdSeat has been featured in this week's issue of New Idea.

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I bought the Little People Deluxe Christmas Story Nativity Set last year when it was on sale. I am glad I did as it is very hard to get your hands on. My daughter is now 19-months-old and we got the nativity set out on the weekend for her. I think we are having more fun with it. She loves to pull it all apart and her favourite part of it is the hay box, which has a lid that comes off. That and

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AllyZabba handmade baby blankets are now available to Aussies and Kiwis from Licorice Mint.AllyZabba blankets are made of raised plush fabric and silky satin backing and is machine washable.They are incredibly soft and cozy.Babies, especially newborns, love the feel of silk against their skin because it is very similar in texture to the lining of the uterus. For some extra comfort and bonding,

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Now available on Licorice MintTHE COLD SEAT - DIRECT FROM THE US and EXCLUSIVE to Licorice Mint.Cold Seat is a freezable car seat cooler to keep your most precious cargo cool during the hot summer months. Cold Seat is made of durable cotton fabric with sleeves that hold ice packs.It’s simple. You freeze the Cold Seat at home and then take it in the car and place in the seat when you are running

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Yet another reason for us mums to feel bad...Aussie actress and partner of Borat-creator Sacha Baron Cohen is back to her svelte self just four weeks after the birth of her baby daughter Olive.

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The great feature of the Skip Hop Expo is the expansion zipper, which allows you to hold more gear for longer days out. In its normal state (without undoing the expansion zipper) the Skip Hop Expo is compact, streamlined and allows you to hold all the essentials. Read the rest of this review here.

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Helena Bonham-Carter admits she was desperate for a second baby. Read more

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How is your body after baby (or babies in some cases!)?Okay, this is mine after 18 months post-birth.I pee myself sometimes (I should have been better with doing the pelvic floors), I am still about 10 kilos overweight, I hardly exercise and my back is sore!A new book, My Body after Baby, by Sydney Morning Herald fashion editor Kellie Hush interviews prominent Australian women, including Elle

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I had my daughter in London and while I had fabulous breastfeeding support, the public tolerance to nursing in the 'open' is not as evolved as it is in Australia, where we now live. I am rather large chested as well and I found it quite difficult to maintain my modesty with a muslin or cloth and feed properly.So, when I stumbled across the Bebe au Lait nursing covers online I ordered one...and

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A British survey conducted by Girlguiding UK has found that two-thirds of women in top roles across politics, sports, media and business are former Girl Guides or Brownies.Of 150 prominent women in academia, politics, business, the arts and sport polled in the latest survey, two thirds had been involved in the guiding movement, and 73 per cent of those felt the experience contributed directly to

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Prior to giving birth to my daughter I was adament I would not use a pacifier (dummy, binky). No...not me. I was even horrified when my mother, who came over from Australia to London for the birth packed one in her suitcase 'just in case'.Well, I can say that I started using a dummy when she was four days old. Yes, I have found that a dummy has become a very useful tool! I have become somewhat of

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A number of readers posting on Amazon.com and Oprah.com and other web sites have pointed out some similarities between Jessica Seinfeld’s (wife of comedian Jerry) book "Deceptively Delicious", which was published this month by Collins and another cookbook. That book, “The Sneaky Chef” by Missy Chase Lapine, who is not a celebrity, also suggests that parents purée healthy foods like spinach and

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But for most new mothers the year after having their first baby turns out to be the loneliest, according to a survey.

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Read the story behind the mom who started the Ergo Baby Carrier, voted by Parenting magazine as one of its top 20 products of the past 20 years... read more

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It’s a dilemma that is common to parents – how do they get their baby’s socks to stay on? Now that it is winter, I want my baby daughter’s feet to stay warm more than ever but she insists on pulling her socks of and waving them triumphantly, or dropping them out of the pram when I am not looking, thus adding to the growing collection of odd socks I have stuffed in a drawer! I searched

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AllyZabba.com - Trendy Handmade Baby Blankets and Gifts. I purchased the AllyZabba travel size (16″ x 14″), Choco Dot/Kiwi blanket for my daughter, Catrin, recently and she loves it! It goes with her in the Bugaboo, in her cot and in the car. The AllyZabba Blanket is made of raised plush fabric and silky satin backing and is machine washable. It is so soft and comforting (I have considered buying

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Here's a great list from The Times of the top family travel products. Essential reading considering the new luggage restictions. Read more...

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A fascinating study has revealed that half of the litters of female cheetahs from the Serengeti are made up of cubs with different fathers. And just like humans who have multiple partners, there is a risk to these females of exposure to parasites and diseases.There is a bonus to the cheetah's promiscuous ways - the genetic diversity of future generations of cheetah will be preserved by their

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The Times has a fantastic report of the best family friendly hotels in Europe. Read more...Gen Xers are at home and struggling with the demands of parenthood, typically starting families later and often geographically distant from their relatives. Read more...

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Will wearing fashions from celebrity collections make you look cool or a tragic wannabe? Three writers from UK's Guardian found out...

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A diabetes drug based on the saliva of an endangered lizard has gone on sale...read more

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A little-known but fascinating symptom of Parkinson’s disease is pathological gambling. The BMJ reports research by neurologists at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neuro Surgery in Liverpool that has suggested that in this country about 1 per cent of the population is addicted to gambling.However, in patients with Parkinson’s disease, the prevalence of addictive gambling is about 3.5 per cent

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Big is beautiful. Read how rock's larger-than-life chicks are challenging the stereotype that you have to be skinny to be a gorgeous woman. Read on...

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Don't even think of imitating British supermodel Kate Moss - her name is now trademarked and she has become a brand.The fifties-style typeface logo bearing her name will appear on her TopShop designs and on her bottles of fragrance, which she will launch with Coty later in the year.

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The latest online shopping craze is buying clothes you'll NEVER wear in real life.A growing number of women getting their fashion kicks in the virtual world Second Life. Since Second Life, a virtual world, was launched in 2003, the number of “residents” has passed five million, with more than a million second lifers logging on each week.Reasd on for more...

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If you want to know if the beauty and health products you a using are cruelty-free, check out the comprehensive list from British association BUAV, which campaigns to end all animal testing.

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Everyone who paid with credit or debit cards at any branch of TK Maxx or TJ Maxx between January 2003 and June 2004 is at risk.Customers of the fashion chain’s 210 stores in Britain have already had their card details used to make fraudulent transactions.It is the world’s biggest theft of credit card details has left 45 million customers exposed to fraud.Details of credit and debit cards used in

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Clothing in black makes up over 40 per cent of British women's wardrobes, according to a poll by fashion site www.missbutterfly.co.uk. Over a third (36 per cent) of ladies admitted they wore black simply because it goes with everything. But an image-conscious one in five said they felt the colour was more flattering than other shades. So, forget green, brown, yellow or white being the new black

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The makers of Lloyd Grossman sauces commissioned a survey in Britain that revealed the average Brit relies on cooking just four dishes - spaghetti bolognese, chicken tikka masala, sausage and mash and chilli con carne. Of course, the survey results are favourable for any company that produces time-saving sauces, like Grossman's but it is quite interesting.For all the Jamie Oliver and Nigella

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Parents are spending an average of £715 (that's about $1800 Aussie dollars and about $100 USD) a year on toys for each of their children, despite resenting having their arms twisted, according to new research.Collectively, parents are spending £8bn a year on toys and games, amounting to an average of £37 ($100AUD and $60USD) a month plus £175 ($400AUD and $200USD) for Christmas and £96 ($200AUD

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Yellow is the spring/summer 2007 colour-of-the-season, according to British Vogue. "Top-to-toe yellow radiates energy and dazzling style," proclaims vogue.com

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Now that the use of plastic bags is becoming a social "no no" and using the "green" bags or the boring brown paper ones are your options, I have become a bit obsessed with finding the perfect bags to hold my groceries.I am always forgetting my recyclable bags when I got to the supermarket and then I end up buying another one so I've got them piling up. Also, I think enviro-guilt makes me buy bags

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Workers who sit in front of a computer for hours at a time are more at risk from deadly blood clots than frequent flyers, doctors have warned.In a study of 62 patients aged up to 65 who were admitted to hospital with blood clots, 34 per cent had been seated at work for long periods.This "e-thrombosis" has been attributed to longer working hours - often up to 14 hours a day - and virtual

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Selfridges in London, will get a two-month makeover where an entire floor is being turned into an outlet called This Is Not a Shop, reports The Sunday Times. Highlights include the instore absurdists Dadadandy, who will be launching their “limitless edition” scentless perfume — the emperor’s new clothes in a bottle. Till receipts will be printed with surrealist poetry, changing each week.

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So, stars really DO have to wear and use the products thet get paid megabucks to wear...Designer watch firm Raymond Weil filed a complaint last month against actress Charlize Theron, claming breach of contract as the star had allegedly agreed to only wear their watches while being paid to promote the line, but was spotted wearing both Christian Dior and Montblanc jewellery at red carpet events.

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The Sunday Times gives a funny and quite true guide for men to giving women what they want - and what they don't. And it's decade by decade to make it really simple!I am 30 and according to this, my husband should be allowing me a separate, secret office life, including parties and prone to occasional recklessness and silliness — apparently I want security, but secretly fear the prospect of

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You've had the honeymoon now have a babymoon. Yes, a "babymoon" is the trip you have prior to the birth of your first child. This trip serves as an opportunity for a couple to rest, rejuvenate and reconnect before their baby is born.

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Women who exercise regularly can cut their risk of breast cancer by a third, say researchers.Those who swim, jog or do aerobic sports for more than five hours a week have a lower risk, they found.The research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at 110,00 women aged 22 to 79. During the decade-long study 2,649 were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 593 with early stage

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Barbie and Mac are teaming up to create a limited edition cosmetics line called, surprisingly, Barbie Loves Mac. “We’re giving women the ability to regress to their childhoods and be inspired in the best sense,” says James Gager, creative director of Mac. The capsule collection he has produced vibrates with this season’s acid brights: Springtime Skipper is a tart, lime-green eye shadow; Malibu

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Teaching children to control their emotions could stop the UK creating a society of gangsters, an educational leader told a conference in East London.Dr Larry Jones, director of studies at The London Academy for Higher Education, told the conference in East Ham, east London: "I don't think emotional literacy is being taken very seriously in this country.Read the rest of the article here...

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The latest must-have accessory for New York mothers is the "manny" ­ or male nanny.The manny is becoming popular not only on the Upper East Side but also in the UK. Though, it seems they are viewed not as exciting accessories for stressed and neglected mothers but more as playful but responsible older brothers for growing children.

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I love coffee so I am absolutely fascinated (and slightly repelled) by Luwak Coffee, which is coffee made from coffee beans that have been eaten by a Luwak - the Asian Palm Civet, a cat-like animal common to many south east Asian countries.Luwak use their keen sense of smell to select the very best ripe coffee beans. A Luwak will visit a plantation and eat only a fraction of the available beans,

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