Originally marketed as a nipple balm (yes, really), Dr. Lipp’s original nipple balm for lips is amazing. The medical grade lanolin formula doesn’t heal my chapped lips because it actually prevents me from ever getting to that point. www.sephora.com My skin sucks all the creams, tonics, lotions and potions I slather on first thing … [Read more...]
Yummy Earth Organic lollipops at Whole Foods make us one happy family. The Martha in me can’t help but line my kitchen drawers with cork contact paper. It keeps everything in its place without sliding, making me immensely happy. About $7; available at hardware stores. Pascual loves IKEA’S FÄRGGLAD chair. He drags it … [Read more...]
I’m SO in summer mode! Ready for longer summer days, margaritas poolside, feEl good music with kids laughing in the sunshine... Bottoms Up! Pick your poison! Skinny ritas (check out our website, under blog, for my favorite recipe the first week of May!) served up in Martha Stewart Collection for Macy’s. 2-in-1 citrus press, hammered … [Read more...]
These are the things I can’t live without on my desk. OK, maybe that was a little dramatic. They make work easier, more bearable on those off days and, darn it, they make me smile. • Target highlighters – love the simplicity of the design and that they actually work! Ha! Ha! Thanks to my OCD research in the highlighter … [Read more...]
There are few things that I feel quite as passionately about as the array of goods on this page. So in honor of cupid’s pointed arrow, let the love fest begin. Dogtails’ clarifying and soothing shampoo has no trace of SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate), dyes, artifical fragrances or parabans – just sunflower seed oil packed with vitamin e, … [Read more...]
Flings recycling trash bins are great for parties at home or work. The bins pop up which make them great for storage, and are strong enough for a few uses if you take care of them. They come in fun prints too. www.flingsbins.com Although it pains me to admit I wasn’t at all impressed with Neiman Marcus’s collection for Target, I was smitten … [Read more...]
There’s something nostalgic about men’s fragrances like Bvlgari’s Pour Homme, Hermes classic Eau d’Orange Vert or Guerlain’s Vetiver. All the important men in my life – from my father to my grandfathers to my husband – have all had these particular smells that I remember so well and remind me of being loved. Ermenegildo … [Read more...]
A friend recently gave me two of these wax mustaches, one for me and one for my son. I love the nostalgia, plus we have a blast goofing around with them. Perfect for Movember. www.us.movember.com These shirts are hilarious! Wear one to Thanksgiving under your jacket and watch your guests crack up! www.fauxrealshirts.com Obsessed with Martha … [Read more...]
• This is such an insanely different generation of babies growing up in a tech-heavy world. I’m not sure my son will even grasp what a phone really looks like. Fisher Price’s Laugh & Learn™ Apptivity cases for iPhone + iPad® keep my retina screens snot- and saliva-free. Plus the gadgets can be positioned to lock the home button so baby … [Read more...]
All things fig… I’ve been loving Kiehl’s new Fig leaf & Sage combo from the aromatic blends collection that comes in a body lotion, cleanser and fragrance. Kiehl’s in Highland Village. LUSH’s super creamy and hydrating Fig and Leaves Soap packs a double punch, smelling amazing and hydrating my drought-ridden skin. Hands down … [Read more...]
