Fight germs without becoming “that mom”

Fight germs without becoming “that mom”

by | Beauty + Cosmetics

I’ve got a bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse, as I’m sure all of you do, too. It feels like an imperative, even though I’ll pick actual soap-and-water hand washing over hand sanitizer whenever I can. So when I first heard about “a new hand...
Winter bump style

Winter bump style

by | Baby, Fashion

Oh I know how it is. You’ve got a May due date (or so), and while you swore you wouldn’t buy one more maternity piece, you hit January and your current wardrobe is causing actual mental anguish, you’re sick of the cold, you’re sick of feeling...
Giving high heels the boot

Giving high heels the boot

by | Fashion

Oh please tell me I’m not the only woman on the planet (or at least the island of Manhattan) who just can’t do the spiky stiletto heel thing. I know they’re trendy and fabulous and make your legs look great and all – but uh, no. So I’m...
Shapewear for sexy mamas

Shapewear for sexy mamas

by | Fashion

You know how after the baby is born, you have that extra bit around the middle that just doesn’t fit into your clothes? My baby is seven and I’m still fighting that. (Sorry, mamas, it’s true.)But wait! DuMi Shapewear has a solution! These lightweight...
For when that BBQ apron just won’t cut it.

For when that BBQ apron just won’t cut it.

by | Fashion

You’re having a holiday party. You’re dressed up. You’re serving food  and drinks. An apron would be nice to protect your perfect cocktail dress, but who wants to drag out the old marinara-stained “Kiss the Cook” monstrosity? Well if...
Go crazy for solid perfume

Go crazy for solid perfume

by | Beauty + Cosmetics

I’m always on the lookout for great holiday gifts for my babysitters and sisters-in-law and girlfriends; just some small, fun treat to remind them how much they mean to me. This year, I’m in love with CrazyLibellule’s Crazy Sticks — solid...
A clean start to the new year

A clean start to the new year

by | Beauty + Cosmetics

We have a tradition of visiting friends and family on January 1 – now that we have kids. And we’re not quite so hungover that day. For a New Year’s gift, I love the idea of grabbing one of the natural, small batch handmade Soaptopia gift boxes,...
Maternity Spanx! At last, at last!

Maternity Spanx! At last, at last!

by | Baby, Fashion

I can say, in all honestly, that there have been times when I would not have gone out out in public had I not been wearing my Spanx. That has everything to do with the way Spanx just makes everything feel so supported, both in the lift-and-smooth kind of way and in...
Underwear to the rescue!

Underwear to the rescue!

by | Fashion

Clearly the green movement is everywhere, including, now, your underwear. Indeed your skivvies are the next if not final frontier for a demonstration of your commitment to all things eco, as we’ve recently discovered.At the UK’s Love Eco, the Pants to...