Dressing a growing bump is no easy task. Every week, the pregnant body changes its shape, making it difficult to curate a wardrobe that works without breaking the bank. Now that I’ve made it to full term with my first pregnancy, I can confidently say
Every stage of our lives holds fear in one way or another. Going to a new school. Making new friends. Getting our first job. Committing to marry a person we love. And of course, becoming a mom for the very first time. I find myself in the
Red lipstick is quite possibly the easiest and least expensive accessory a girl can wear for the holidays. Easy to dress up or down, it’s a bold statement that's inherently festive this time of year, thanks to the color (plus, it only takes a minute
When it comes to friendship, most of us have been raised with the belief that it’s ideal to make and hang on to as many friends as possible through life. It’s certainly a belief I subscribed to for my life—that is, until I read an
In 2012, Bridget Hilton and Joe Huff started LSTN—a music startup based in West Hollywood, CA—to give back through the power of music while providing unique products that sound amazing and look great. They figured, guitars, violins and pianos are made of wood—why not headphones?
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This is part of an ongoing series called Embodied, which features women who we feel embody some element of the persona they’re featured in. As a former J.Crew personal stylist and shopper, and now owner of her own styling company, Marina Dobreva is a true
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This is part of an ongoing series called Embodied, which features women who we feel embody some element of the persona they’re featured in. Today we are featuring Kallie Dovel, founder of 31 Bits—a socially minded business designed to give internally displaced women in Northern
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The following is the first of an ongoing series we’ll be doing across all personas. The posts will feature women who we feel embody some element of the persona they’re featured in, and we hope you’ll be inspired by hearing their stories! Today we are
When I was little, my mother taught me a valuable lesson: let your yes be yes and your no be no. If a friend invited me to her birthday party and I accepted the invitation, I was committed. Even if a different girl who I
This is part of our Beauty Food series. Click here to catch up on previous posts. Nature’s butter: that’s the name I use for the creamy, green, pear-shaped fruit we all know as avocado. They come from a tall evergreen tree called Persea Americana, and are
The spa is a place of relaxation, serenity and peace—three things most of us probably need more of in our lives. Light fragrance, fluffy towels, pretty storage containers and soothing artwork are all signature elements used to create a tranquil atmosphere and that can be
Darling believes that beauty is more than skin deep; it’s a complex attribute encompassing mind, body and soul. This is the first in a series of articles on what we call “beauty food.” Each article will profile the health and wellness benefits of in-season produce
Have you ever moved to a new city and felt uncomfortable or completely out of place? I recently did, exchanging the beachy, moderate city of San Diego for hot and humid Austin, TX. We’ve had weather above the 90s since March, and while it may
We’ve all been there: we sleep through our alarm clock and wake up feeling groggy and frazzled. We look over at our phone to check the time only to see that we’re late! Very late! We rush to the bathroom to quickly get ready for
How many of you have ever bought a dress for a special occasion, and come the day of the event realized that it doesn't fit quite like it did when you first purchased it? With wedding season ahead, I know that many of you will be
Last month Monica Dadivanian wrote The Dirty Word in the Business of Beauty, warning of the dangers posed to us by parabens—potentially “dangerous additive[s] that our previously beloved beauty products contain in order to maintain their longevity, and justify their value.” Poisonous chemicals in my cosmetics and
When I was in high school, I carried myself with too much confidence. While I didn’t see it that way at the time, I now know that my confidence was rooted in pride, rather than a strong grasp of my own value and worth. Years later
Back in August 2009, I received an email from my now-husband saying, “Now…this is random, but just go with it and I’ll give you more details later.” He followed the sentence with an excerpt from the book of Mark in the Bible: "Jesus sat down opposite
Love is an action, a decision, a choice. Love does not require that we like the person on the receiving end, and in fact the most powerful forms of love occur when the one we love is an enemy or someone who has wronged us. Love
Compassion can be defined as a sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Or, in simpler terms, compassion is kindness that is moved to action. That kind of character is what I see when I think of Pam Cope, a woman
If I've learned one thing in the past few years it is this: joy is not the same as happiness. Rather, it is having hope in the face of darkness and tragedy, and living life with a grateful heart for all of the things we
What makes something or someone beautiful, really? What is it that makes us stop in our tracks and be left in awe? In nature, we often recognize beauty when it's unexpected, unique or rare. For example, a rose blooming from a stem of thorns or
We’ve all met that woman--the one who is so radiant we can’t take our eyes off of her. She’s beautiful, but we can’t quite figure out why. Is it her hair? Her figure? Her clothes? After speaking with her for a few moments, we know
When we think of beauty, we tend to think about the externals: hair, eyes, skin, body shape. It’s a habit that has been drilled into us by the culture that surrounds us, but it’s based on a lie. Beauty is so much more than our physical appearance
There was once a season in my life where I completely stopped wearing makeup. Not because there’s anything wrong with wearing it, and not because I felt I was above it, but rather as an opportunity to learn to feel beautiful the way God made