by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Fashion
When I was pregnant, I was always amazed about how little I felt like myself. Yes, having babies is a beautiful, glorious thing, but darn if I didn’t feel like a beached whale stuffed in some boring tenty t-shirt. Oh how I longed to feel like former sexy(er)...
by Betsy | Beauty + Cosmetics
Don’t you love 20-something models advertising anti-aging creams? And yet, I fall for it every time. I have the drawer full of cosmetic jars to prove it.Admittedly I’m a sucker for hope in a bottle so when I had the chance to review the Ma Mi Skin Care...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
I realize that there are about 400 different kinds of reusable grocery bags out there these days. But that just means you have 400 more opportunities to stop using disposable plastic or paper bags, right? Well, let me present you with option 401– Bag the Habit....
by Mir | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
They say hell hath no fury like a child denied a Band-Aid, but that’s only because they’ve not seen one of my kids offered the wrong Band-Aid (which is even worse). Heaven forbid I have nothing left but butterflies when my son has an invisible...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Fashion
We’ve come across a few prepacked maternity bags and I have to say the idea is generally better than the execution. The bags often have these huge ugly logos on it that say something awful like NEW MOMMY ON BOARD and they’re filled with stuff that sounds...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
Every woman needs to one one perfect, crisp button-up shirt. And by perfect I mean it fits at the shoulders, the collar isn’t better suited to the Ringling Bros. wardrobe department, and your chest isn’t busting the buttons every time you inhale...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
If I had a few hundred nickels leftover right now, I’d probably be grabbing myself a little post-holiday pick-me-up, something like the cool handbags made out of hand-etched stainless steel from Pennsylvania designer, Wendy Stevens. And actually it’s a...
by Cool Mom Team | Beauty + Cosmetics
Whether you gained a whopping 65lbs with each pregnancy like me, or you were one of those women who tipped the scales a mere 25lbs above your normal weight, there comes a point when we all feel like beached whales. So slathering your big stretched out belly in Whale...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Fashion, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Contrary to what people try to tell me, breastfeeding alone does not seem to make the pregnancy pounds melt off. Looks like gym visits are in my immediate future. However, nursing in a regular old sports bra is a royal pain in the butt, usually forcing me to cut my...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
The way things are going in the world these days, I’m thinking that the right message for message jewelry is peace. In which case there’s the cheap silver pendant that you got on the street for $18 (and lasted a few weeks) and then there’s this...
by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Editors Best of the Year, Fashion
While we love the gifts and gear for the wee ones in our lives, we’re always on the lookout for services and support just for the hard-working parents out there. Here are some of our favorites that we discovered this year. Liz: This year’s best trend award...
by Cool Mom Team | Fashion
The online sales are staggering right now (seriously – amazing) but as we all know, the delightful madness will be gone with the December calendar page. Unless you’re a member of Rue La La, the latest in a string of online designer sample sale sites that...
