Beauty, Body Image, Family, Pregnancy

Embracing Your ‘Mom Bod’: Guest Post by The Honest Mom

{ This guest post was written by fellow mom and blogger, The Honest Mom } Motherhood is tough, but what happens to a Mother’s body is even tougher. We go through 10 months (they tell you it’s 9, but it’s all lies! 40 weeks=10 months!) of drastic and intense body changes, internally and externally. While… Read More Embracing Your ‘Mom Bod’: Guest Post by The Honest Mom

Beauty Products, Brand, Lancôme, Maybelline, Product Review, Review, Revlon, Rimmel

Mascara Round-Up: 12 Months, 4 Mascaras, 1 Mom

Part of my post-partum journey included adapting my beauty routine and developing hacks to balance out the short amount of time I wanted to dedicate to my routine versus wanting to still take care of myself.  As if they heard of my need to find the perfect mascara, the Influenster and ChickAdvisor programmes sent me… Read More Mascara Round-Up: 12 Months, 4 Mascaras, 1 Mom

Beauty, Family, Motherhood, Parenting

Makeup Tips for New Moms: Do It Wise ‘Cause You Can’t Do It Twice

One of the consistent pieces of advice given to new moms that I have come across over the years is that they should take care of themselves, and that a little makeup goes a long way.  But I find that the advice doesn’t delve much more than that—until now. I rounded up some makeup tips… Read More Makeup Tips for New Moms: Do It Wise ‘Cause You Can’t Do It Twice

Beauty Products, Product Review

Eye See You, Eye Shadow Palettes For Moms: Naked and Naked2 by Urban Decay

I’m lucky that a significant number of close friends had children before I did—so, while they think I was doing them a favour when I would visit, little do they know that they were doing me a favour by preparing me for a lot of things I otherwise wouldn’t have known about. One thing that… Read More Eye See You, Eye Shadow Palettes For Moms: Naked and Naked2 by Urban Decay

Blog Review, Blogging, Fashion, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘SOFIEYAH’ by Sophia

Name: Sophia Blog Reviewed: SOFIEYAH Her favourite post: http://sofieyah.com/2015/12/28/december-realife-2015-powerofmakeup/ Blog Review: Introduction Blogging for a little over two years now, Sophia explains her blog as “[n]ot just the average beauty, fashion, and lifestyle blog with tips about life and love is intermixed with the regular blog posts.”  Rather, she is trying to create “[a] blog… Read More Blog Review: ‘SOFIEYAH’ by Sophia

Beauty Products, Food Products, Health Products, Product Review, Review

Product Review: Carrington Farms’ Virgin, Cold-Pressed, Organic Coconut Oil

It often feels like we in North American are caught in the middle of a coconut craze, and I have to admit, what with the number of personal anecdotes that abound, that it isn’t without reason.  While I don’t think anything is a magical cure-all, there are many great uses to coconut oil that warrants… Read More Product Review: Carrington Farms’ Virgin, Cold-Pressed, Organic Coconut Oil