by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Kitchen + Dining, Style + Beauty
Last year I browsed Oprah’s Favorite Things List of holiday gifts so thoroughly that I thought — whoa, what if I share my favorites from her favorites? So I did. And you liked them! So much so, it was hard to even get your hands on some of them. Like those...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion, Living
Back to school for my kids means back to boots for me. Seems fair, right? Take one peek at any fall 2022 shoe trend post at your favorite style magazine and it’s boots, boots, and more boots, which yay! because I have that category covered in my closet. But that...
by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Living
We first started this site with the mission of discovering cool things — particularly from small businesses and women-run companies — and share them with you all. While we’ve become popular for our gift guides to suit every budget, our tech tips, our...
by Christina Refford | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
Like so many other desperate — and exhausted — parents, we turned to melatonin supplements to help my son sleep when he was younger. I spoke to our pediatrician first of course, and did enough research about melatonin on my own to know that melatonin...
by Christina Refford | Back to School Shopping, Fashion
A reader reached out this year to ask for a few of our favorite cool plus-size clothes for teens, to help get her own teen daughter up to speed for back-to-school. And we are happy to oblige! Considering school will be starting up again soon, we know our teens will be...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
Is there actually a tampon shortage right now? Evidently, yes. As if the recent formula shortage hasn’t been hard enough on (mostly) women, now…this. Sigh. But at least there are some great alternatives, if not permanent solutions to tampons or pads. And...
by Christina Refford | Books for Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
The fact that a book called A Kids Book About School Shootings even exists should tell you exactly how big a problem this has become in the years since the horrific Columbine school shooting over 20 years ago. As we shared in today’s post How to talk to your...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion, Style + Beauty
Last year, I decided to take a peek at Amazon for an affordable bathing suit, and after reading a ton of reviews, I grabbed this one from the brand Sporlike. And let’s just say, it didn’t disappoint. I feel fantastic in it, and every time I wear it, I get...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion, Style + Beauty
If there’s ever a seasonal style trend I can behind, it’s a specific color, especially this year’s lime green, mostly because it can be super easy and mostly affordable to add to your existing wardrobe. I’m already a big fan of bright colors,...
by Kristen Chase | Beauty + Cosmetics, Podcast
If you’re like us, then you’re always quite curious about everyone else’s self-care skin routine. So when author and podcaster Kate Spencer (you know her from Forever 35!) was a guest on Spawned a few weeks ago, we had to ask. Especially since she...
by Cool Mom Staff | Beauty + Cosmetics, Style + Beauty
This is a sponsored message on behalf of Theraderm With summer right around the corner, that means it’s sunburn season too, which can totally stop a family vacation or beach trip in its tracks. You probably already know how important aftercare can be to help...
by Kristen Chase | Fashion, Style + Beauty
My relationship with Kim Kardashian is a bit fraught, so I was pretty reluctant to try her Skims line of undergarments. But after getting bombarded with Instagram ads after my search for a strapless tube bra, I figured I would give them a try. A little background on...
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