Category: Mother’s Day

2022 Brands, Mother's Day, Sustainable Brands

The Kailu Open Road Portable Throw is filled with hand-stretched raw silk

Erin Sluka
The Kailu Open Road portable throw is filled with hand-stretched raw silk

The Kailu Open Road Portable Throw is filled with hand-stretched raw silk and includes a removable, washable cover.

From needing a beautiful floor cover for baby or a blanket for travel, this blanket can be easily washed and stored. The print is beautiful.

Because of the raw silk filling you get a warm blanket in the winter and a cool blanket for the summer. Local women hand stretch raw silk into blanket-size layers, stack them, then stitch them to prevent shifting and cold spots.

Visit Kailu to order you (or Mom for Mother’s Day) this beautiful Open Road Throw Set.

Beauty, Home, Mother's Day

FaceSecret Pillowcases are so easy to change so you sleep clean every night

Erin Sluka
FaceSecret Pillowcases are so easy to change so you sleep clean every night

You probably don’t give much thought to your pillow dander when you fall asleep each night. If you were to be told that you really should change your pillowcase every night for improved skin health and to reduce allergens, you might say ‘fat chance’. Changing pillowcases are a pain! I have some I have to work at getting my pillows into and then those with a tail that hangs off that I awkwardly fold up or bunch up out of sight and call it good enough! Let me tell you about FaceSecret Pillowcases.

satin pillowcase

FaceSecret Pillowcases are so easy to change so you sleep clean every night. This is because they are designed to fit right over pillows and they will fit no matter the fluff or flatness of your small to king size sleeping pillow. It literally takes seconds to put on. The best part is you can even take it on trips so you can sleep on your FaceSecret rather than a hotel pillow. It includes a carry travel bag.

fitting a pillowcase

Appropriately named, FaceSecret pillowcases come in 2 different materials – Satin-Polyester (available in pink, grey and white) and Jersey Cotton (available in grey and white). I have the satin pink and grey for myself and my husband. The quarter inch woven elastic won’t snap  – and has its elastic pull-tie drawstring to ensure that great fit. I thought about older parents and grandparents who may have a hard time shoving pillows into pillowcases and how great this would be for them.

satin pillow

I also learned in my research about FaceSecret pillowcases and their purpose that Satin-Polyester is proven to be essential for the healthy skin and helps with anti-aging (keeps skin smooth on pillowcase and protects delicate areas around face) and to prevent bead head (allows hair to glide rather than tug and damage hair). FaceSecret actually helps the health of your skin and hair as well as become a great barrier to allergens.

travel pillow

If it makes you feel better to make a change to eliminate the haven for dust mites, bed bugs, fungus, dirt, oil, bacteria and more from your standard pillow case habits, FaceSecret is the easiest change you can make. Washing it is easy and it makes a great gift for Mom this Mother’s Day. It is a small business and made in America. Visit FaceSecret to order yours today.

Fashion, Mother's Day

Tough As A Mother Jewelry that celebrates moms on their parenting journey

Erin Sluka
Tough As A Mother Jewelry that celebrates moms on their parenting journey

Jennifer Cervantes, founded jewelry brand Tough as a Mother Tribe, to help empower and support moms on their parenting journey… ‘to help women, and parents alike, find the strength to endure the real challenges of motherhood, no matter what stage of motherhood they may be in’. This is a perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day for all we have endured with our families this year.

Mom necklace

This necklace is the ‘Good Vibes Mama’ Mom Necklace – Labradorite Stone. The Labradorite stone meaning and benefits include clearing worries, enhancing intuitive abilities, protects from negativity and promotes strength and perseverance.

Good Vibes Neclace

The next piece below is my favorite, ‘Cool Mama’ Mom Necklace – Chalcedony Stone. The chalcedony stone meaning and benefits include calming, reduces fear, anger, guilt and helps with communication and finding balance.

calming stone

Tough As A Mother necklaces comes on an 18″ Chain. Our chains are 14k gold-filled. They also have initial and personalized jewelry options that also make great gifts. This is jewelry that celebrates Moms!

Cool Mom necklace

Give Mom a gift with meaning by celebrating the real and joyous moments of Motherhood in jewelry she will proudly wear. Find her style at the Tough As A Mother Tribe.

Beauty, Mother's Day

Get the Curls You Want with Bombay Hair 32 Rose Gold Wand

Erin Sluka
Get the Curls You Want with Bombay Hair 32 Rose Gold Wand

I have typically had a hard time getting my hair to hold a curl. I began asking friends their tricks and reading product reviews to see what is working for others and always assumed perhaps I need a smaller wand to try tighter curls. That did not work well. I finally realized that I needed the right spray, wand size and heat. This 32 Rose Gold Wand  from Bombay Hair gets my curls exactly how I want them – just a wave in the end if I take my stylists recommendations on how to hold and curl with it. You can get the curls you want with a few tips and the right hair tool.

Bombay Hair

I hold top sections of my hair up in clips and start with the underneath section. I use large sections and give it a quick spritz with a heat spray first. I alternate the direction I curl – over and under so I get that random wave throughout.

curling wand

I even found a tip in a YouTube video of how to tilt the curling wand up and away on the front hairs to better frame my face. It worked out well. What I love about this particular curling wand from Bombay Hair is how quickly it heats up. I curl at 370 degrees. It does come with a heat glove to protect your hand, but I just find it easier to not wear one so I have the cool tip curling wand option.

32 rose gold hair wand

On an average day I am a jeans and ponytail Mom. It is just easier on days I do not have time to put into my hair. I always thought that styling my hair was better if I had more hours in my day. The reality is that once I got the curling routine down with this wand, I can get through my hair sections quickly, run my fingers through it all and go. No excuses, I do have time to style my hair.

hair curls

Letting the curls fall at my face or pulling the back is both a great look that gives my hair so much body and style. The Bombay Hair curling wand makes it possible to master salon-style from the comfort of my own home.

hair curling wand

The 32 Rose Gold Curling Wand has a 100% Titanium Barrel in rose gold which allows for frizz-free long-lasting curls with a cool tip feature that helps prevent style burns. The temperature adjusts from 150-450 degrees/F. It comes in cute packaging and boxed ready to gift for Mom this Mother’s Day!