Cool Mom Picks and Vogue Bambini – Magnifico!

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Pageants? Not really our thing. But fashion shows – ooh la la! So we we’re excited to be a sponsor of Vogue Bambini’s kids’ fashion show at the ENK Children’s Club trade show in NYC this coming weekend, along with fellow sponsors Weleda...

Frye gives sneakers the boot

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

Together in NYC this week, Kristen and I browsed a few boutiques and noticed that Frye Boots are making a crazy comeback. I still remember my first pair back in the early 80s, and how sad I was when I outgrew them. And could no longer wear them with prairie skirts and...

EcoTools – Prettying up the planet one makeup brush at a time

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

There are eco options for pretty much everything these days, including some that never crossed my mind at all. Like, say, cosmetic tools? Turns out those blush brushes and eyebrow groomers aren’t always so nice to mama earth. Or so says EcoTools. They make their...

Easy, green, and now chic

by Mir | Fashion

So maybe the first time we told you about the Flip & Tumble reusable shopping bags that you can just fold up into a teeny little ball and toss in your purse, you liked it…but you just weren’t wowed by the solid prints. Well now Flip &...

Hot red fashion for fall – CMP does Etsy

by Leah | Fashion

If you’re looking for a little sumpin’ sumpin’ that will brighten your day and class up your look for fall, take a look at the hot color this season – red. Think of it as a little reward for surviving summer (and all those pastels) intact. The...

Shampoo made just for pregnant women because when you’re pregnant, yes, the world does revolve around you.

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

I suppose if you’re pregnant and avidly avoiding microwaves and runny cheeses and car exhaust, it makes sense to avoid things like parabens and phthalates too. Which is why I was intrigued by a very caring company called Nine Naturals which has created a nice...

An all-natural sunscreen – bug repellent mashup

by Christina Refford | Beauty + Cosmetics

Our New England summer started off as one big, wet petri dish for mosquitoes, meaning the buggers are now swarming even in the middle of the day. And there’s no sign of it letting up until fall. I have no intention of mixing DEET into my kids sunscreen, so...

Chic maternity wear all in one place. And that one place is not a mall, thank you.

by Susan | Baby, Fashion

Maternity wear has come a long way in the nine years since I had my first baby, but for most of us, the local maternity shopping options are limited, and trolling the Internet for deals takes time away from napping — an important part of staying radiant while...

I can’t believe it’s not shea butter

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

Let me start off with the disclaimer: Shea butter scares me. I have tried out any number of shea butter moisturizers for review because I hear of its miraculous benefits, and yet one leaves me feeling slimier and smellier than the next. So when I hear about a product...

Sienna Gallery’s Stimulus Jewelry Project – the gods of shiny things are smiling down on us big time

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

My favorite jewelry shop anywhere in the entire universe, hands down, is this beautiful little boutique in Lenox, Mass called Sienna Gallery. Owner Sienna Patti has put together one of the most respected, most exquisitely curated collection of one-of-a-kind artisan...

Protecting kids from sunburn, petrochemicals, and shoddy package design

by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics

We’ve gotten our fair share of baby lotions and bath products from Little Twig as gifts and I must say, they’re often the ones I reach for first. I love the adorable packaging, but even more so I love the pthalate-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free products...

Mod Cloth makes mamas thrift shop fabulous

by Cool Mom Team | Fashion

I have been in the market for a new handbag recently and somehow stumbled onto Mod Cloth, which is fast becoming my top new online obsession. This vintage and thrift webshop is the closest thing I have yet discovered to my favorite ever thrift shop in the Berkshires...