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5 pro tips to help your curls last longer. Stay party-ready for days!

5 pro tips to help your curls last longer. Stay party-ready for days!

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics, Tips + Tricks

After spending a lifetime as the girl with the frizzy hair, bless the 21st century and its awesome hair products and techniques. Whether I’m looking for a chic holiday look with bouncy curls or waves, or a sleek blowout for everyday, I am grateful to the experts...
7 tips to start caring for (gulp) aging skin: Confessions of a 40-something

7 tips to start caring for (gulp) aging skin: Confessions of a 40-something

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics, Tips + Tricks

I have been blessed my whole life with the gift of “can I see your ID please, Miss?” skin. (All credit goes to my mom and grandmother for that one.) But now for the first time, I am grappling with — cue the horror movie music — aging skin. I...
Our favorite gifts to pamper a new mom. Tip: NO ONESIES, GEEZ.

Our favorite gifts to pamper a new mom. Tip: NO ONESIES, GEEZ.

by Caroline Siegrist | Holiday Picks

New moms need pampering just as much as their babies, as I well know this year! So I’ve searched the web to put together 13 wonderful holiday gift ideas for new moms that cater to her needs. For once. Because while it’s nice to get presents for our babies,...
5 hot fall lip trends you can totally wear every day. Hey, if we can, you can!

5 hot fall lip trends you can totally wear every day. Hey, if we can, you can!

by Kristen Chase | Beauty + Cosmetics

As much as I’m obsessed with beauty products and keeping up with make-up trends, I feel like most of them are for people with tons of time (and well, expendable income). And let’s be honest, lately, I feel like they’re meant to stay on the runway, or...
Can you tell which of these crazy beauty trends are real? | Spawned ep 91

Can you tell which of these crazy beauty trends are real? | Spawned ep 91

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

Skin purifying vaga-cials? Eyebrow merkins? Scalp Botox? Nose hair extensions? Ready to laugh, friends? This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we combed the internet for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre beauty trends — and then we made a few up too. Take...
5 Black beauty secrets I learned from my own gorgeous mother…who I thought was Diana Ross.

5 Black beauty secrets I learned from my own gorgeous mother…who I thought was Diana Ross.

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Beauty + Cosmetics

When I was little, I just knew my mom was one of The Supremes. Actually, she wasn’t just one of them, she actually was THE Supreme, Miss Diana Ross. I figured this out using my excellent 5-year-old powers of deduction, of course. My mom’s name is similar to Diana Ross...
An honest review of Glossier Balm Dot Com Universal Skin Salve | Damn You, Facebook Ads

An honest review of Glossier Balm Dot Com Universal Skin Salve | Damn You, Facebook Ads

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics

I can’t be the only one seeing Glossier ads all over my Facebook feed. Those videos of dewey-skinned young lovelies applying their skincare products and popular lip balms were too much for this beauty product fan to resist! So in our latest installment of Damn...
What’s in your bag? 16 items I never leave home without.

What’s in your bag? 16 items I never leave home without.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion

Over the years, I’ve carried many bags, and collected a whole lot of things in them. Helicopter toy? Check! Hand sanitizer? Always. 40 broken crayons? Got ’em. Ah, parenting. But, save the rare date nights when I’m carrying a small clutch, there are...
7 new favorite beauty products that maximize the ones you already own.

7 new favorite beauty products that maximize the ones you already own.

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics

After getting a whole lot of products chosen for me this past Saturday from some pros, I culled it down to seven of my favorite beauty products to share that I’m still using today. (As in, years later. Hi! this is Liz from the future, updating this post.) You...
What’s better than safe, kid-friendly nail polish? Safe, kid-friendly nail polish you can wash off with water.

What’s better than safe, kid-friendly nail polish? Safe, kid-friendly nail polish you can wash off with water.

by Kate Etue | Beauty + Cosmetics

My daughter loves nail polish, but she’s not so crazy about taking it off once it starts to chip. As for me, I cringe a little when I soak her little kid fingers with strong nail polish remover. Because, chemicals. Right? So I love our latest discovery:...
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