Cool Mom Picks - Beauty Picks and General Hygiene

Sunday 08 November

No matter how you look, at least the mirror's beautiful

I wish I liked eating salads, but I really, really don't. I always seem to end up with a honking piece of spinach lodged between my teeth, cliche though that may sound, so I like to carry a compact with me. ... [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]

Wednesday 07 January

"Whale Oil" for pregnancy stretch marks. Insert your own punchline here.

stretch-mark-cream Whether you gained a whopping 65lbs with each pregnancy like me, or you were one of those women who tipped the scales a mere 25lbs above your normal weight, there comes a point when we all feel like beached whales. So slathering your big stretched out belly in Whale Oil should make perfect sense. ... [More]

Monday 03 November

Hand sanitizer that smells like a spa, not a distillery

I tote hand sanitizer--referred to in our house as "goo"--pretty much everywhere. I'm not a germaphobe, but we do seem to have recurring interactions with petting zoos and gross gas station restrooms. ... [More]

Tuesday 14 October

The remedy for what ails you, and you, and you...

There is nothing quite like the feeling of having everything you need in your purse. Tissues? Check. Crayons? Check. Emergency first aid for all aiments both real and imagined? Check. ... [More]

Thursday 09 October

Aaah toilet paper foam: Because you-know-what happens.

I will admit, there are times I am envious of my girls' use of diaper wipes instead of regular old TP. What? It's refreshingly indulgent! ... [More]

Monday 06 October

Natural face paints. As in, natural. Totally.

We go the whole nine yard on Halloween, which this year has me running around town for a child-sized red wig and face paint. But considering my daughter's extremely sensitive skin, I'm reluctant to just grab cheapo store brand face paints for fear of the sketchy ingredients and wonderful rashes I'll be dealing with the next day. ... [More]

Sunday 28 September

Holding out for a hero

It seems that turning four has brought us into the world of dramatics, particularly when we fall down and even just barely bump our knee on the carpet. And by we I mean not me. ... [More]

Thursday 25 September

Mama Mio's Bootcamp for Boobs - A boob job in a box

The way I see it, with every baby I have my boobs drop a centimeter. That's not so bad when you're wearing a super duper mama bra, but not so great when you're letting them hang free for those precious 15 minutes before going horizontal at night. ... [More]

Tuesday 16 September

Don't know much about teratology, but Belli does

I'm conspicuously absent from photos taken after the birth of each of my babies. I know a lot of you mamas knows what I'm talking about. But it wasn't even my complexion that was making me camera-shy; it was my lady parts--my tender c-section incision and my ravaged nipples--that were making it nearly impossible for me to crack a smile. ... [More]