A natural skincare gift for your cosmetic junkie friend in need of rehab.

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

If you have a cosmetics junkie friend–you know what I mean–it may be time for a gift that takes thing back to a natural, cleansing place. And a new line I just discovered,  Board and Batten, could be a perfect fit with their “farm to skin”...

A cute maternity nursing top that you might actually want to wear for your next night out

by Melissa | Baby, Fashion

We’re always so excited to find nursing tops that are cute enough to wear beyond the confines of our bedroom. We’re also huge fans of double duty maternity/nursing tops, because who wants to invest in multiple tops that you’ll wear for such a limited...

If you can’t get to the spa, Spa Heroes brings the spa to you. In a box.

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

I’m really digging the newest spin on beauty subscription boxes, which are now providing full sized products  instead of appealing to the dabblers with a bunch of trial-sized samples. Along with BeautyDNA, the newest beauty subscription service to enter the full...

Temporary tattoo jewelry you won’t regret tomorrow. (Also: brilliant Halloween costume shortcut!)

by Melissa | Kid Style

I love fun, fashion-forward jewelry, but I don’t love when the jewelry–or my skin–changes colors after a little wear. Metallic temporary tattoo jewelry is a fun new trend and smart solution that we’re seeing everywhere–the logical,...

TBT: Throwback teethers

by Melissa | Toys + Playthings

Perhaps thanks to Sophie the Giraffe, teething toys have gotten way more fun than the rainbow plastic rings we used to rely on. That drooly baby stage now has its own array of accessories from chic teething jewelry for moms to handmade organic wooden teethers. And now...

A potty that makes mamas of boys rejoice. And that’s saying something.

by Melissa | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

As a mom of two boys, I have cleaned up a lot of pee in the past six years. Potty training boys involves many missed toilet bowls, thanks to potties that don’t accommodate the special needs of boy parts. If only I had had a Potty Wiz, a new smart potty training...

Raise your hand if you’d like your kid’s food to stay on the plate, not on the floor.

by Melissa | Baby

Meal time with a toddler can feel like a special kind of hell. Aside from picky eating, the real frustrations for me came in when my little eaters managed to throw what seemed like all of their food on the floor. If you’re the type of parent who spends countless...

Kid and Coe helps you find family vacation rentals right out of a magazine

by Melissa | Family Travel

A week after our summer vacation rental, I still couldn’t get the musty smell of the house out of my clothes. I also couldn’t forget the splintery deck, scary spiral stairs, and tangle of electrical wires that stressed me out as much as it enticed my...

Cool travel accessory alert: The reinvention of the travel neck pillow

by Melissa | Family Travel

I don’t travel light. It’s hard to with two kids and an affinity for shoes, which is why a neck pillow is one of those useful travel accessories that never really make it into my carry-on. For the first time I’m reconsidering, now that I’ve...

BeautyDNA: Like match.com meets the best of the beauty subscription boxes

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

Beauty subscription boxes are definitely the new black. (Aw, remember when Birchbox was the only game in town?) But as fun as it is to receive a monthly box of mini beauty products, it’s frustrating when what’s inside doesn’t work for me. I’m...