by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
This is a sponsored message from VSP Individual Vision Plans A lot of family members offer practical gifts that help support our kids in big ways, like school tuition, summer camp, after school activities, and college savings plan donations. And here’s one more...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
While some trends we leave all to the kids, platform sneakers is one that I love and okay, so do my girls. It’s a way to get a little style into your comfortable footwear (or vice versa) and, if you’re not Kristen (ha), to get a little more height! If...
by Kate Etue | Baby, Fashion, Kid Style, School Gear
If you’d rather be heading back to Hogwarts than your actual school this fall, then you’ll want to see these magical new bags, totes diaper bags, and accessories from JuJuBe + Harry Potter. We’re excited to be one of the first to give you a look at...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Kid Style
If you have a teen, surely you know of their great hopes and dreams to storm Area 51 this coming September. The meme has taken hold, and I’m afraid I’m going to wake up one morning with a note from my kids saying, Gone to see them aliens. Took some money....
by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics
I’m less of a lie-out-in-the-sun gal, and more of a how-can-I-look-like-I-like-out-in-the-sun? gal. I haven’t really used a bronzer for years, but I found a blush-bronzer combo from NARS (man I love NARS) that’s been making me happy for quite a few...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Doing Good, Kids
Is some new toothbrush a thing to get all pumped about? Generally…no. I mean I am a recent devotee of Quip and Quip Kids after reading Kristen’s raving reviews, but now I’ve found a low-tech toothbrush that gets me just as excited about dental...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
I feel like the annual Nordstrom Anniversary Sale has come around at just the right time. While it may be still be sweltering out, there’s something about browsing fall’s hot trends that gets us pumped for sweater weather. (And uh, lower A/C bills.) Here...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style, Doing Good, Fashion
On a personal level, this week has been really rough for me. The news is just filled with horrific racism, bigotry, and xenophobia directed towards elected American Congresswomen of color. And too many leaders, including those who should know better, have been bending...
by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Baby, Cool Tech, Living, Style + Beauty
Yep, Amazon Prime Day is here. It’s that day on Amazon that it either looks like someone emptied out your great-grandmother’s junk drawer and put it for sale on the internet…or the day that thing you wanted/needed/discovered is on massive sale and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Beauty + Cosmetics
For a long time I had been hearing about a terrible link between aluminum and deodorant. We have even had writers through the years who have insisted on only using natural deodorants, which, cool. Because we believe in choices. But several years ago, I did my own...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style, Fashion
If you’re shopping for some flag-adorned July 4 wear for the kids, and the standard stars-and-stripes stuff in the big stores isn’t jumping off the shelf at you, here’s a totally different way to go, and I love it:: The América la Estupenda American...
by Kate Etue | Fashion, Helpful Services
If you’re into the idea of staying out of stores but still keeping your wardrobe up to date, we may have a new option for you beyond StitchFix and Rent the Runway. I’ve recently had a chance to try out Infinitely LOFT, which allows you to borrow 3 items...
