10 Essential Products to Help You Look More Polished

4. Brown Brow Pencil

Brow pencils are fabulous because they can be used to gently colour in any sparse patches in your eyebrows and this gives your eyes definition. Plus, if you keep it in your bag, and need to go somewhere special, it seconds as a soft eyeliner or can even be smudged on your upper eyelids to give your eyes a smokey look.

5. A Long Cotton Scarf

Scarves can make jeans and a t-shirt look refined and dressed up (perfect if you have a stain or two on your shirt from dirty baby hands). They can keep light showers at bay by wearing it on your head to protect you from the rain (or sun). A scarf can keep you warm if it gets cool, a perfect picnic blanket for a day at the park.

6. Mouth rinse

Sometimes, after a day out and a few meals I feel like my teeth could use a little assistance, small portable mouth rinse is great for an on-the-go freshen up. Even gum or minties can make that difference to bring your teeth to look brighter and your breath nicer. Everybody loves clean teeth and a bright smile!

7. Dry shampoo

Oh what would we do without it? Dry shampoo is a must for quick grooming and taking that greasy look out of your hair (It happens to all of us). Get your hair’s shine and oomph back, use natural dry shampoo for sensitive skin. It can be portable in your handbag and is quick and easy to apply!

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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