Seventh Generation’s new baby products are eco-awesome

by Christina Refford | Baby

Long before I had kids, I was buying Seventh Generation products to clean my little apartment. I liked their earth-friendly business practices, their mindful selection of ingredients, and the fact that I could grab what I needed from the shelves of my local...

The superhero of winter skin creams

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

What can destroy the yearly family photo calendar, ruin the shoulder of your holiday sweater, and repel grandmothers in a single bound? Answer: It’s the little kid with the green snot waterfall and the gnarly red snot rash.And that, dear friends, was my kid this...

O, joy! The sweetest aromatherapy of the season

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

Several years ago, we introduced you to a new line of wonderful aromatherapy-based skin care products from hellomellow. All this time later, I still really like their body butter–and the room spray, which I’ve used more than once in my girls’ room to...

Sometimes a little pampering is in order: the natural indulgence of Tata Harper Skincare

by Christina Refford | Beauty + Cosmetics

Luxe alert: I was introduced to the 100% natural, nontoxic Tata Harper Skincare at Canyon Ranch this summer. It was a moment of seriously posh pampering in my otherwise ordinary life, and an incredibly soothing experience. Luckily, it’s a splurge you can enjoy...

Kid-friendly makeup even nervous moms can feel good about

by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style

I give up. My daughters like the idea of makeup as part of their dress-up routine. Uncle! Still, I insist on two things: it’s not for wearing to school, and it needs to be kid-friendly makeup, as in all-natural, with no harmful stuff. So I love a company putting...

10 of the best subscription box gifts that bring the awesome to someone’s doorstep

by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes

Big boxes are good. Little blue boxes are sometimes better. But gift boxes that arrive in the mail every month are maybe the best way to remind the folks you love that they’re always on your mind. Whether you have a favorite foodie, a beloved bibliophile, a luxe...

The most sophisticated Advent calendars for adults. (Truffles, anyone?)

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

I love Advent calendars as a way for my kids to count down to Christmas (did you catch our most recent picks?). But why should they be the only ones to have all the fun? If you’re looking for an Advent calendar that’s more sophisticated, here are some...

Buy one, gift one, make someone’s day: kindness comes in travel size

by Stephanie Slate | Family Travel

We adore this new trend of “buy one, donate one” products, in the model of TOMS Shoes. And now there’s one more, from a mom of two who took a personal tragedy and turned it into a truly inspiring company. After the near-drowning of her three-year-old...

Method soap: cleaning your hands, your dishes, and now, your oceans

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Storage + Organization

Every square mile of our oceans has an average of 46,000 pieces of plastic swirling around there. It’s killing nearly one million sea birds a year that swallow it, and another 100,000 turtles, dolphins, whales and sharks.I don’t know how to say it any...

Mineral makeup for tweens: sweet, soft and skin-smart

by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics

What does my daughter remember most from her big roller skating birthday party extravaganza?The fact that I let her wear makeup, something that’s never happened before.Not my makeup, of course. This new find for tweens and teens is adorable, made from especially...