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Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Boots shoppers who spend £36 can get over £139 worth of Sol de Janeiro, No7 and more free
The Boots X Women's Health Beauty Box contains 12 wellness and beauty treats that are perfect for getting the skin, hair and body summer-ready Boots shoppers can get their hands on £139 worth of free products from the likes of Sol de Janeiro, Grown Alchemist, and No7 for a limited time. It comes as the health and beauty retailer has slashed the price of an already money-saving beauty box even further - perfect for summer pamper sessions. Earlier this year, the pharmacy chain partnered with Women's Health to deliver a curated selection of wellness and pamper goodies. The Boots X Women's Health Beauty Box is stuffed with an assortment of 12 items, 10 of which are full-sized, featuring sought-after brands from FUL and Arkive, to Gold Collagen and Champneys. Worth over £175, the edit was initially priced at £45, but has seen a recent 20% price drop to £36 That works out at a saving of £139, with every item inside averaging at £3 each. Many Boots edits end up being highly desired by bargain-hunting beauty enthusiasts, with numerous previous collections having sold out in days. Others currently available at the retailer, though, include a £45 festival edit, a 'holiday ready' set for £32 and a self-care edit for £34. Comparing the edits, the holiday is the most affordable but has the lowest value, while the Women's Health option has the highest value of them all. It also offers more variety, balancing the price with premium brands and a mix of treats. Boots X Women's Health Beauty Box £175.00 36 Buy here Product Description Here's everything you can find in the kit: Grown Alchemist Polishing Facial Exfoliant (20ml). FUL Intense Moisture Hair Mask Travel Size (60ml). Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum Cream (75ml). Gold Collagen Artron Extreme (50ml). Gold Collagen Forte Ageless (50ml). ARKIVE Headcare The Reset Decorated Woods Dry Shampoo (200ml). Active Iron Active Iron Women (60 capsules). Boots Tea Tree and Peppermint Moisturising Foot Socks (1 pair). Boots Marine Collagen Gummies (30 gummies). Champneys Treatments Moisturising Face Masks (3x37ml). No7 Radiance+ 15% Vitamin C Serum (25ml). Chesapeake Bay Candle 3-Wick Jar - Stillness and Purity, Strength and Energy or Peace and Tranquility. Elsewhere, Charlotte Tilbury is offering a treat to makeup and skincare enthusiasts with its Summer Icons Beauty Box, giving you a golden chance to bag a collection of Charlotte's cherished products at an exceptional 'better than half price'. The box comprises seven full-size must-haves alongside a travel-sized Charlotte's Magic Cream. With an actual value of £189, it's available for just £94, slashing the price by more than half and bringing the average cost per item down to under £12. For shoppers still on the hunt for inspiration, ASOS is offering its Luxury Travel Essentials Beauty Box for £40. Housed in a convenient travel pouch, the collection boasts £135 worth of products, saving you a massive £95 on the RRP. The Boots beauty box has garnered a 4.8 star rating out of five from shoppers. One said: "Fabulous box, bought as a little treat for myself and delighted with everything. It even included a 12 month digital subscription to Women's Health magazine so incredible value." Another added: 'Excellent value for money and great selection of products. Looking at buying another one as such good value and will use all the products.' However, one three-star review read: 'Was a nice box but had far too many supplements in. Three lots of collagen and iron tablets. Would prefer to have had somethings like spf or even a topical collagen rather than the one-shot drinks. Also the candle (pineapple) was terrible.' But generally the feedback has been positive, with another pleased customer commenting: 'There were a couple things in this beauty box that I've been wanting to try but not pay the high price in case I didn't like it. Everything was amazing and it introduced me to a few things I didn't know I needed.' Shoppers can check out the Boots x Women's Health edit here.
The Independent
23-04-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Ashley James: ‘The struggle comes from trying to do the impossible every day'
As the mother of two young children, presenter and DJ Ashley James thought 'feeling like you're full of lead' was normal. It was only when she eventually had blood tests that she realised her utter exhaustion wasn't simply from the strain of working and caring for her two-year-old daughter Ada and four-year-old son Alfie, it was actually coming from within – she had low iron levels. 'I put the lethargic fatigue down to just busy mum life and trying to juggle everything that I do,' says James, 38. 'I think for most parents, and especially mums, the struggle comes from trying to do the impossible every day. Throughout the day, and especially at the end of the day, my whole body felt like lead. 'When you're feeling fatigued or lethargic, even when you have really good intentions, whether that's focusing on work or playing with the kids, it's hard. The only way I can describe it is feeling like you're full of lead – you want to go about your day, but it's like this complete exhaustion. 'And so I carried out blood tests, found out I had lower iron, and it all made sense.' James, who first became known from appearing on the E4 reality show Made in Chelsea and has since become a regular commentator on ITV's This Morning, explains that since she had her daughter two years ago, her periods have been a lot heavier and that has contributed to her low iron levels. And it's a common experience – research by Active Iron has found 79% of women feel exhausted or tired during heavier periods, 75% lack motivation to complete everyday tasks, and 71% say their ability to function normally is noticeably affected during their period. 'I'm really taking my health seriously this year,' says James, 'and lower iron was obviously something I wasn't aware that I had – I genuinely thought this was how everyone must feel, I thought it was just motherhood. But turns out, I've been trying to function with lower iron. 'I wish more people were aware of it. Whether it's because of period stigma or the lack of research or knowledge around women's health, I don't know. So many of us experience lower iron, whether that's because of our periods, as I think the most common cause of lower iron is menstruation. 'Of course being a parent is tiring, but you shouldn't feel lethargic every day, every day shouldn't feel like a struggle, like you're fighting this total fatigue. But hopefully even me just talking about it can spread the word, and less people have to feel the lethargy that I've felt for the last two years.' James has now started taking iron supplements, and tries to make sure she also eats a diet rich in iron, although she says: 'I think it's important to try your best to have iron-rich food, but if I'm really honest, I can have the best intentions in the world, but I think we have to be realistic with the kind of lifestyles and juggles that we lead. A lot of us aren't home cooking from scratch to make sure we have all this nutrition from food.' James's busy lifestyle also means finding time to exercise isn't easy, although she says she exercises when she can. 'We all put pressure on ourselves about how in a utopian world we'd like to be with food and exercise, but it's very much as and when, and sometimes, especially when I feel very lethargic. I do have to focus on rest over exercise. But I love Pilates,' she says. She also thinks strength training is vital for women, and stresses: 'Another thing I'm learning since having babies is how important strength training is for women's health, and it's definitely not something that I was made aware of growing up. 'A lot of the narrative around exercise is around how to shrink yourself, rather than how to strengthen and nourish your body. My relationship with both food and exercise has changed a lot, and I wish that women and especially girls were taught more about nourishing and strengthening, instead of just diets and shrinking, because I feel like it's a very unhealthy and toxic narrative that's put out for us.' James is loving being a mum to Alfie and Ada, who she's bringing up with her partner Tommy Andrews, and says: 'I love hanging out with the kids, I love helping them develop and grow, especially in what feels like a quite scary world, and trying to instil confidence that will last for both my son and my daughter – I really enjoy the challenge. 'But I think where a lot of the struggle comes from is it almost feels like you have two full-time jobs between work and mum life, and you can't tell the other job that you're doing something else. 'So it's definitely a struggle, but I'm very grateful and happy with my kiddies.' James recently went on a trip to Mexico without the children, and was 'mum-shamed' in some media for it. But she explains she was working, and stresses: 'My partner goes away every week, and no one talks about that. It's not revolutionary for him to leave his kids at home, but for some reason when mothers do it, apparently there's a lot of conversation around it. 'I think that's part of the struggle that a lot of mums feel, the double standards and hypocrisy, that it's okay for men to leave their kids or to go play golf all day on a weekend, but we can't take the time for ourselves.' She says she wouldn't describe the trip as a holiday, and it was definitely the longest time she's been away from the children, but she stresses: 'It was really good for me to get a full night's sleep, to be able to focus on this work project, and so I don't feel guilty about it – it was amazing. And for my partner, it was great for him to bond with the kiddies, and to be able to have that time with them as well was very empowering for him. 'Of course I missed the kids, but I also very much loved the break and being able to focus on one thing, and being able to sleep uninterrupted and wake up naturally. So it was a novelty. I was very excited to see the kids, but I knew they were in very safe hands, and I felt very deserving of that time.'
