I holla for Soapwalla!

I holla for Soapwalla!

Writing for Cool Mom Picks is pretty much my dream job, and I get to review some truly amazing stuff. I can shout at the top of my lungs about how much I like a product, but the real test is this: Did I go back and buy more? When it comes to Soapwalla Kitchen, the...
Lip lube in an eco tube

Lip lube in an eco tube

I’m definitely a bit of a lip balm addict, with various tubes and containers stuffed into my coat pockets, purses, and drawers. So when I heard about the biodegradable eco-tube lip balm from Organic Essence, I had to give it a whirl. Instead of adding more...
Turns out pampering does come in a tube

Turns out pampering does come in a tube

I love the way my kids smell after their bath; all of their products — shampoo, soap, lotion — have light, fresh scents. Bath lines for grownups can be cloying in comparison, but baby bath products don’t work on my super dry skin. Thank goodness for...
Eat me. Drink me. Smell me?

Eat me. Drink me. Smell me?

Today, I positively reek of Alice. You know, Alice in Wonderland? Hottest movie of the week?  And it’s all thanks to Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. BPAL, as we fans call it, is a cheeky, artsy, Tim Burton-esque perfumerie offering hundreds of unique,...
Body Sense – Perfect sense for every body.

Body Sense – Perfect sense for every body.

I’m a strong, empowered woman, and I hate asking for help, but…sometimes, I need help. Like when the yogurt is pushed all the way back in the case at the store and there’s a baby strapped to my chest. Or when I’m trying to wade through all the...
Pure. Good. Purgood.

Pure. Good. Purgood.

Sometimes I have a major case of the Holden Caulfields when I’m looking for bath products worthy of my children.  They say “all-natural”, and I cry, Phony! Fake! Liar! and snarl at the petrolatum and mineral oil hiding behind the organic aloe...
Fight germs without becoming “that mom”

Fight germs without becoming “that mom”

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...
Go crazy for solid perfume

Go crazy for solid perfume

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...