Because Moms Should Look Good, Too!
This Mother’s Day, celebrate the one who deserves it all with chic home accessories and decor items from Target! No matter what her style or interest, Target has an amazing and AFFORDABLE selection of stylish gifts that mom will undoubtedly love.
Here are a few of my favorites for under $35!
Click here to indulge in Target’s Home Items online >> or visit your local Target store today!
Fragrance has the unique ability to conjure memories, capturing a moment in time that you will remember forever. This Mother’s Day, give your Mom a gift that will help create new memories that she can cherish for years to come.
Here are a few of my favorite perfumes this Spring:
Find one that is just right for each of the Moms on your list!
Looking for a unique gift for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day? Maybe you are trying to find a gift for that grad in your life? Or perhaps you just want to find a new bag for summer. Stop for a second and check out Nomi Network – an innovative non-profit organization that creates eco-friendly handbags, accessories, and organic t-shirts to ultimately employ survivors and women at risk of trafficking under the brand, Buy Her Bag Not Her Body®.
At Nomi Network, 100% of the profits from the Nomi Network’s product sales are directly invested back into training and education opportunities for women in Cambodia and India. Really, a company that is truly amazing. Nomi has developed partnerships with numerous local organizations that provide employment, shelter, medical care, and training opportunities for survivors too. By making and selling unique products, these self-sustaining cooperatives are able to invest in a better future for these poor women and break cycles of poverty and exploitation. I love companies that actually stand for something and try to do good rather than just making a profit. This is one of those kind of companies that I can truly stand behind whole-heartedly.
This Mother’s Day, you and your daughter(s) can both rock your favorite Yosi Samra ballet flats! The classic, colorful and super comfortable fold-up flats are a favorite of celebs like Tiffani Thiessen and her daughter Harper Renn Smith as well as Sarah Jessica Parker and her twins Marion & Tabitha, and Jessica Alba and daughter Honor Warren.
Yosi Samra flats are available in an array of leathers, prints and glitters! So mothers and daughters can go matchy-matchy or mix it up with unique YS styles.
My daughter and I chose polka dots…
They are SO cute! Not only that, they are probably the most comfortable ballet flats…er… actually they are pretty much the most comfortable shoes I own. Period!
My daughter LOVES her pair and wants to wear them all the time. I was very happy to find a pair of ballet flats for her that not only stay on her feet but don’t give her blisters. These flats are definitely a win all around.
The flats retail from $44 to $55 for kids (toddler – teen sizes) and $66 to $88 for women, making them the perfect Mother’s Day gift if your budget is under $100!
I found that the women’s shoes run true to size, but some of the children’s styles run small. Call the company at 646-837-7914 before ordering to double check since it’s almost Mother’s Day and you wouldn’t have time to exchange them!
You can find Yosi Samra flats at Shopbop, INTERMIX, Scoop and online at www.yosisamra.com.
Have you heard of Wrapp yet? It’s a free digital gift card gifting site that has hundreds of top brands to choose from so you can easily give a gift card electronically to anyone!
Wrapp is full of free gift cards of value (starting with preloaded amounts between $5-$20) from partner brands – Clarins, Major League Baseball, Zappos, Sephora, Banana Republic, Gap, Rent the Runway, H&M, Levi’s, Dockers, Adidas, multiple digital magazine subscriptions and so many more! You can send facebook friends gift cards from their favorite retailer by posting to their Facebook wall (this allows others to add value to your gift), or privately through email.
I decided to give it a try and send a gift card to my friend Sonia for her birthday!
I just picked out the gift card I wanted to send her, added a personalized message, and that was it! DONE! You can choose to add more to the gift card if you like or others can add to the value of the gift card as well, which is even nicer.
As you can see, I already have a few gift cards all neatly filed in my electronic wallet. Isn’t it cute? The website is designed really well, very user friendly and so many brands to choose from. I don’t think I will ever go any place else when I want to send a gift card to a friend. Wrapp makes it so convenient and I love using the app on my phone too.
There are two ways to redeem the gift card.
In-store: Bring up the Wrapp app on your phone, open your digital wallet and show to the cashier. Viola! They take the gift card amount off your purchase total.
Online: Open the Wrapp app, choose your card, use the promo code. Done!
And I know you’re wondering… Don’t worry!!! Wrapp is available both on iOS and Android. I have been using it on my iPhone 5 and I love it!
Great news! The first 50 readers who click on this link and sign up for Wrapp will receive a $10 Clarins gift card! Click here to get started: http://www.wrapp.com/p/fashionablehousewife
Not only do I love products that are made in the USA, but I especially love local companies, which is why I am featuring The Mountain as our Top Pick for Earth Day 2013!
Not only do they have a huge selection of their famous and super cool BIG FACE TEES, but they have sundresses and long sleeve shirts too! I’m absolutely in love with this Orangutan Baby Sundress. It’s so adorable! (I think it would look great with a denim jacket and some cute wedge sandals!)
The Mountain is hands down, the greenest, most earth day friendly tee shirt company in the US.
The company creates, develops, dyes, and prints in Marlborough, NH and ship from Keene, NH USA which makes their carbon footprint much smaller than most companies that dye and print overseas. Not only is this eco-friendly, but it allows for a quick turn-around for getting the shirts to their valued customers.
FUN FACTS:
• Over 80% of the cotton in their shirts is grown in the USA
• They use Organic Reactive Dyes to create over 600 colors
• They use waterbase inks to create the amazing soft feel to their prints (99.5% of other T-Shirt printers use petroleum based ink to create their designs on apparel)
• Their t-shirts are 100% preshrunk cotton (even the thread that holds it together is cotton). If washed according to the label instructions, in cold water, not only will the shirt stay at the same size as when you purchased it, but the print will remain vibrant for years to come.
Learn more here. They really have some awesome things going on at that company.
Everybody has a very favorite tee shirt that they wear all the time and love to death. Find yours at http://shop.themountain.me/
Head on over to PS Beauty Blog to enter for a chance to win a t-shirt of your choice from The Mountain!
Earth Day is quickly approaching (April 22nd) so there has been a lot of buzz about “green” products lately. Yesterday we discussed 10 All Natural Beauty Must-Haves for women.
Eco-living on undeniably on an upward trend. Nearly 54% of today’s consumers are gravitating towards eating organic, chemical-free food. (Pinterest infographics must be to blame!) It’s not just about the food you eat… Although we all know the saying “You are what you eat!” We’ve got to pay attention to the surfaces that we are cooking on and the chemicals we use to clean up afterwards.
There are a slew of “green” kitchen tools and products that can help keep your household routines and your family healthy and safe, but not all of them are affordable. Well, I’ve put together a list of eco-friendly and affordable products you’ll want to make sure you have in your kitchen if you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle.
Herbivoracious: A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes – $25.00
OXO Good Grips Wooden Spoon Set – $25.00
IMUSA Asian Bamboo Steamer with Lid – $14.99
T-fal Balanced Living 1-Liter 1750-Watt Electric Mini Kettle with Variable Temperature – $49.00
Pure Living Nonstick Ceramic Coating PTFE-PFOA-Cadmium Free Dishwasher Safe 10-Piece Cookware Set – $99.00
Tips For A Healthy Kitchen
Cook it on Ceramic: The fewer chemicals you have in your cookware, the better. Most non-stick pans can scratch and the teflon particles will get into your food. Gross! Instead opt for one of the best non-stick options available… WearEver Pure Living cookware has ceramic surfaces free of toxins such as PFOA, PTFE and cadmium. Best of all, each piece is totally recyclable and dishwasher safe. 10 PC Set ($79.99), 5 PC Set ($59.99), 8” and 10” Fry Pan Combo ($34.99), 12” Fry Pan Red ($24.99). Find them on Amazon and Target.
Handle it Without Scratching: Metal utensils will scratch up most types of cookware and especially harmful on ceramic cookware. Don’t opt for plastic though! Use a gentler, yet durable options like bamboo utensils. They keep pots and pans scratch-free, your food safe, and makes stir-frying, sauteing, deep frying, steaming and parboiling a cinch! (IMUSA’s 3 Piece Bamboo Utensil Set for $3.99 at Target.com).
Steam it On Bamboo: Everyone knows eating raw is best, but the second best way to enjoy your veggies is to steam them! Mix things up with IMUSA’s Asian Bamboo Steamer that cooks your food on multiple layers of woven bamboo, allowing the steam to pass through easily and cook a variety of foods at the same time. ($14.99 at Target.com).
Drink it Without Containers: By brewing your coffee and tea at home, you eliminate the use of chemically prone plastic and paper cups. The T-fal Balanced Living Kettle quickly heats water to your liking, using adjustable temperature controls, viewing window, and 360 ° rotating base, locking lid and concealed heating element. Convenient! ($49.99 on Amazon.com).
