A chic accessory for your growing bun

by Melissa | Baby, Fashion

I’m in the final stretch of my third trimester and no matter what I put on, I have a tendency to feel like, well, someone who’s eight months pregnant. So when I spotted a recent pic a of a pregnant celeb with a multi-hued scarf from new accessories line...

SPF Moisturizer that’s green and clean? Sold!

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

Relying on an SPF moisturizer alone has always worried me just a little bit. With hours of playground and beach time ahead of me this summer, I need my skin to be well protected (and to look pretty, too). But I’m a tough customer when it comes to my sun...

Bizarre love triangles

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion

Usually, when I hear the words “geometry” or “polymer clay,” I start daydreaming about cupcakes until the conversation comes back around to something I dig. Like cupcakes. But as soon as I saw the cool jewelry by nomilktoday, I perked right up....

Fancy Finnish foot prints

by Melissa | Fashion

I’m a sucker for designer collaborations, so when I heard Converse was partnering with Finnish design house Marimekko for the Converse Hearts Marimekko limited edition collection, I kicked off my All-Stars and ran to the computer to check out the offerings....

Design your own handbag without all that cutting and sewing business

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Attention all you picky handbag ladies, daughters of picky handbag ladies, sisters or nieces of picky handbag ladies. –yeah you. You know who you are. Behold the brilliance of the design-your-own handbag line from boston Etsy seller Eclu. If you’re already...

Hair color from a box that’s not scary or confusing

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics, DIY

I’ll be honest, I haven’t used hair color out of a box since high school, which I like to refer to as my Kelly Bundy years. But I’m seriously considering now for the first time, having discovered a new line of luxury DIY hair color. Colorist Kelly...

Monogrammed rain boots keep you singin’ (and stylin’) in the rain

by Elizabeth | Fashion

This week we had a taste of spring – not the sunny, warm spring, but the rainy, cold spring that you know is right around the corner. And nothing cheers us up around here on a rainy day like a fun new pair of rain boots ready for puddle jumping. Ever since I got...

Boden launches maternity. Brilliant!

by Melissa | Baby, Fashion

When I heard that Boden, my favorite clothing company from across the pond was launching maternity, I felt like doing cartwheels. But, being seven months pregnant, I opted for a fist pump instead. Not only am I fan of Boden’s women’s collection, but...

Chunky is in.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

This week, I popped into one of my favorite NYC department stores to leave my drool marks on the jewelry cases–kind of like a wolf marking his territory. Hey, maybe if I drool on this case here no one else will buy it? And then they’ll have to give it to...

Hunter rain boots that stand out from the crowd

by Melissa | Fashion

When the weather in New York City involves any sort of precipitation, it’s hard to open an umbrella without hitting a pair of Hunter boots on the sidewalks, my own chocolate brown pair included. In fact the waterproof wellies are so ubiquitous in my...

Threadless and Baggu are a tote bag perfect match

by Mir | Fashion

Does this rainbow umbrella design look familiar? It probably does–it’s just one of the designs you’ll find over at Threadless, which recently teamed up with Cool Mom Picks favorite Baggu to produce a whole series of recycled cotton canvas totes...

Zarbees – Natural cough syrup for children that alleviates natural worrying of parents

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

This may not be a popular stance, but I curse the day that a bunch of dodos couldn’t figure out how to properly medicate their children, leading to a ban of all those fabulous multi-symptom cold medicines and over-the-counter cough syrups for kids. I keep...