My life’s a mess. Will turning it into a game make everything better?

With two small kids and a dog to take care of, I often struggle to look after myself. Self-care apps promise to help - if you can handle the quests, magic potions and rainbow stones. I put four of them to the test

The other night, I didn't moisturise before bed. The baby had just woken and was crying for a feed. I didn't want him to wake the toddler he shares a room with, and I couldn't, in that intensely fraught moment, locate my Elizabeth Arden.

We all find it hard, at times, to fit in self-care. But if there's one thing I've noticed since becoming a mum of two small children, it's that even the most basic level of personal care requires military-level planning. Often, I pour from an empty cup because I haven't had time - or, more likely, I've simply forgotten - to refill it.