Trend alert: diaper bags are going chic with black and white this spring

by Kate Etue | Fashion

We’re happily getting ready for kid number four at our house, and with that, a return to diapers. While I’m not exactly excited about the wiping bottoms part, again (because, really, who is?), I am excited to find a new chic diaper bag to tote around all...

7 drugstore beauty products that are better than the expensive stuff

by Liz Gumbinner | Beauty + Cosmetics

Recently I shared my top 7 beauty splurges that I think are worth the money. And I still do. but to be clear, I think there are tons of great drugstore beauty products out there, and I don’t think that everything in the world is worth a splurge. In fact, there...

8 flattering fit and flare dresses that curvy women can wear this spring.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

So I get an email this weekend from Nordstrom informing me that the new spring dresses are coming in, and I have to admit, my excitement about warmer weather tends to be tempered a bit with, oh man…please tell me it’s not a pencil dress year. And that...

Andy Warhol Converse. What else needs to be said?

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

When saw the new Andy Warhol Converse collection, well, mic drop. Or whatever Andy would have said twenty years ago. Which is likely nothing at all; he’d just sit and stare at them and smile. After all, if any pop artist could totally get being the commercialism...

Target Pillowfort launches today, with adorable and affordable kids’ decor that parents will love too.

by Kate Etue | Art + Decor

The exciting new Target Pillowfort collection of kids’ decor launches today at last, and has come along at just the right time. There’s something about being cooped up inside all winter that makes me want to redecorate. Every room. I’m getting bored...

3 smart, stylish waterproof winter boots for women now that it is, in fact, winter

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

Okay so December was a balmy 70 in New York City but how quickly things change. Now that we’ve gone from tropics to tundra, I’m pulling out the puffer coats, earmuffs, and winter boots so I can make it through those surprise knee-deep puddles that disguise...

19 beautiful gifts that give back beautifully, on #GivingTuesday or any day at all.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good

Each year, we love putting together some of our favorite gifts that give back in substantial and specific ways — not just some undetermined percentage of your purchase going to “charities.” While we try to share these kinds of gifts year round, it...

Beautiful holiday party clothes your kids can wear all winter long

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

We love dressing our kids up for the holidays, but there’s something satisfying about picking clothes that they can wear beyond the parties and special events already crowding the calendar. That’s why we’re so happy to be working with our sponsor...

Hot trend alert: 12 adorable food printed leggings from candy canes to…kale.

by Kate Etue | Kid Style

The next big fashion trend is here, and it’s food. Considering my kids’ favorite shows are Master Chef and The Great British Bake Off, it only makes sense that they’d take their love of cooking to their…leggings? Yep, we’re seeing food...

Reply all is scary, and other things kids really need to know about email. Some adults, too.

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

Thanks to a lovely iTunes review who told us she’d have us as guests at her famous person dinner, on this week’s episode of SPAWNED with Kristen and Liz, we were inspired to chat about who we’d have at our own! Bradley Cooper, Hillary Clinton…...