There's a very specific moment in early parenthood when you find yourself standing in your kitchen at 3am, eyes barely open, willing a kettle to boil faster while your baby screams in the background. You're measuring scoops of formula with one hand, trying to cool a bottle under the tap with the other and wondering why nobody warned you that making a simple bottle would feel like defusing a bomb in the dark.
If this sounds painfully familiar? Tommee Tippee might just have your back. The brand has launched two new colourways of its cult-favourite Perfect Prep machines and honestly, they're rather lovely. We're talking Nutmeg and Sage… colours that'll actually look nice sitting on your countertop instead of screaming "I HAVE A BABY" at anyone who walks into your kitchen.
What's the deal with these new colours?
The Perfect Prep Pro in Nutmeg and the Perfect Prep in Sage have been designed with 2026 interiors trends in mind. According to the experts, we're all moving away from stark whites and creams towards softer, earthier palettes this year. Think matte finishes, natural materials and colours that actually make you feel calm rather than clinical.
When you've got a newborn and your house looks like a bomb site of muslins, dummies and half-drunk cups of tea? A bit of aesthetic calm goes a long way.
The Perfect Prep machine makes formula preparation quick and easy.
The machines themselves do exactly what the original Perfect Prep range has always done brilliantly. They make a bottle of formula in about 90 seconds, at the perfect temperature, with none of the faff. No boiling kettles. No standing there like a zombie trying to remember if you've done three scoops or four. No cooling bottles under running water while silently weeping.
So what's the difference between the two?
The Perfect Prep Pro in Nutmeg is the fancier option. It automatically dispenses both the powder and the water for you, with built-in scales to make sure everything's spot on. There's a large powder hopper so you're not constantly refilling it and a child lock for when your toddler inevitably decides it looks like a fun toy. It also connects to an app that guides you through cleaning and filter changes… which sounds small but genuinely helps when your brain is running on two hours sleep.
The Perfect Prep in Sage is slightly more hands-on. It dispenses the hot filtered water at the right temperature and amount but you add the powder yourself. Still incredibly quick. Still takes the guesswork out of bottle prep. Just a bit more involvement on your end.
Both options are scientifically proven to make formula as safely as the NHS method. They're up to ten times faster than a kettle and ten times more accurate than hand scooping, which matters when you're dealing with a hungry baby who doesn't care that you accidentally knocked the scoop.
Where can you get them?
The Perfect Prep Pro in Nutmeg is available now on tommeetippee.com and at John Lewis & Partners, both in-store and online. The Perfect Prep in Sage is an Amazon exclusive.
Jaimie Patrick-Abbot, General Manager UK & EU at Tommee Tippee, summed it up nicely: "These machines aren't just another appliance, they're there for those eyes-half-shut night feeds and chaotic mornings, delivering perfect formula in as little as 90 seconds, giving parents extra flexibility around the clock."
Look. We know a Perfect Prep machine isn't going to solve every problem of early parenthood. It won't make your baby sleep through the night or stop your mother-in-law from giving unsolicited advice. But if it means you can stumble to the kitchen at 4am and have a perfectly made bottle ready in under two minutes? That's genuinely life-changing stuff.
And if it happens to look nice on your counter while doing it? Well that's just a bonus isn't it.
