Cool Mom Picks - Beauty Picks and General Hygiene

Wednesday 01 July

This Works. Says them. And us.

this works energy bank bath and shower gel Each morning, it takes a vat of coffee to get me going and ready to face another day in charge of three young lives. So yes, I was eager to trying out a shower gel with the word "energy" in it. ... [More]

Friday 26 June

Sugar mama

Summer's here, and I'm getting ready to bare some skin. Along with sit ups, a quickie pedicure and hedge clippers (you know what I mean), I've added The Spoiled Mama Sugar Scrub to my bag of tricks. ... [More]

Tuesday 23 June

Giving a hand to a better hand sanitizer

Grandma Minnie's Hand Sanitizer I'm more anti-bacterial phobic than germophobic, preferring regular soap and water over anything much stronger. ... [More]

Saturday 20 June

Let's talk baby eczema, shall we?

Exederm Baby Eczema Baby Bath Baby eczema = not the most exciting of all the things a new mom gets to learn about. Having a daughter with moderate eczema myself, I get it. ... [More]

Monday 15 June

SPF VIP

Playday Sunscreen from Noodle & Boo With a few sunscreens for kids in the ol' sunscreen basket these days (yes, I finally got organized enough to put all the bottles in a single place - whoo! Super Mom!), I have found myself reaching for the children's sunscreen from Noodle & Boo more often than the others. ... [More]

Sunday 07 June

Vivesana Baby Sunscreen - When they say natural they really mean natural

Vivesana Natural Baby Sunscreen With the next few months spent almost daily at the pool, we're everyday sunscreen wearers. And this summer, I hereby announce that my kids will be covered in Vivesana, a 70% organic and 100% natural sunscreen that's clearly different than anything I've ever used before. ... [More]

Thursday 04 June

Get waisted!

Get Waisted Tummy Tightening Lotion It seems like no matter how much of the postpartum baby weight I lose, I'm still stuck with the loose belly skin. And since I'm not ready to go under the knife for a tummy tuck, I remain committed to giving topical options like Mama Mio's new Get Waisted! a shot. ... [More]

Sunday 17 May

Bug-free, DEET-free, worry-free

bug off soy candle Generally I have an entertaining personal discussion with myself every summer. On the one hand, I don't feel good about putting DEET on my kids. On the other hand, most DEET-free insect repellents don't seem to work all that well, and I'd rather my kids not get West Nile. ... [More]

Sunday 29 March

The sun will come out tomorrow

With that first peek of sunshine coming out through the clouds, I head straight for our stash of sunscreen which includes different bottles for faces, bodies, and mommies. Thanks to Azur Natural Sunscreen, I can use one bottle for all us and all our parts. ... [More]

Saturday 07 March

Where tea time and bath time come together.

I dug into my Mother's Day stash of bubble baths recently only to realize that they are filled with tons of artificial chemicals and additives. Hardly a relaxing thought. Cyan Bonacci must have felt the same way since she created Lee-Lai Bathing Teas--which really are all natural. ... [More]

Sunday 01 March

Natural. Beauty.

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 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 line, formulated specifically to address the havoc motherhood can wreak on skin, I jumped at it. I took the sample kit with me on my recent trip to San Diego and I will now commence gushing. ... [More]