Pregnancy
Stretch Marks
Coming to peace with and handling pregnancy battle scars, also known as stretch marks.
Your Life
Fellow Women of a Certain Age: Be Ye Not So Stupid
What I thought was a great deal turned out to be the beginning of a terrible nightmare. I share because I care.
Products & Services
The Advice Smackdown Is Back! So Let’s Talk Deodorant
Got deodorant residue built up under your arms? Sorry! It’s common. Here’s how to deal with your problem and avoid it going forward.
Beauty & Style
A 2016 Mama With 1996 Ears
A mom is seriously feeling like her once-cool ear piercings from the 90s are out-of-date today.
Postpartum
Postpartum Hair Regrowth of Weirdness
A postpartum mom is dealing with a common problem: baby fine hair regrowth. She’s seeking advice on how to manage this change in hair growth.
Beauty & Style
Throwback Smackdown: Discontinued Beauty Products & What to Use Instead
It’s been a while since we’ve discussed our favorite beauty products so let’s have a #ThrowbackSmackdown because it’s almost fall and we all need to make Serious Life Decisions especially now that some of our faves have been discontinued.
Family Fun
DIY Unicorn Hair Tutorial
What’s more fun that a head of rainbow hair? I have no idea. Summer is the perfect time to go colorful, and you can do it at home.
Beauty & Style
Post-Pregnancy Hair Changes
A new mom’s hair is extra brittle and damaged. Is the damage caused by the colorist’s technique or because of postpartum hair issues and hormones?
Beauty & Style
In Search of a Realistic Post-Baby Skincare Routine
Now that I’m a mom to a baby, my make-up and skincare routine needs a total reboot.
Your Life
Showering at Night, Bedhead in the Morning
A working mom’s dilemma: Showering at night simplifies the morning madness, at the expense of pretty hair.
Products & Services
The (Disposable) Razor’s Edge
My sister and her daughters go through razors by the bulk-load. Am I changing mine enough? Are there tips to making them last longer?
Products & Services
The Skincare Report
Amalah’s never-ending quest to find natural, effective beauty products that WORK.
Your Life
The Etiquette of Free
Tipping angst gone wild: Are you supposed to tip for complimentary salon services or not?
Your Life
The Breastfeeding Sweats!
What to do about another one of the wonderful postpartum indignities nobody warns you about: Crazy, excessive sweating.
Baby
What Would Frida Kahlo Do?
Of babies and unibrows. Who really has the problem here?
Your Life
Beauty Round-Up
Some rapid-fire answers to recent skincare queries.
Your Life
How to Get Rid of Milia
What to do about those annoying, stubborn white bumps.
Your Life
New Mom Toolkit: How to Use Dry Shampoo
Oh, dry shampoo. You are the savior to tired, rushed and overworked moms everywhere. Here’s how to use it the right way and avoid a head of powdered George Washington-style hair.
Your Life
Price Tag Cage Match: Sunless Tanners
An old Smackdown stand-by has been discontinued. Finding a replacement wasn’t nearly as easy as we thought.
Beauty & Style
Kate Spade Kahina May Mixed Element Bracelet
How to get stoned with Kate Spade.