Makeup & Beauty Monday: Prep Rally Prime & Prep Detangler
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Business travel is back! Now I need to restock my travel toiletries.
I just ordered Drybar’s travel-sized 2-in-1 detangler and heat protector. This lightweight spray works on all hair types and textures. In addition to shielding your hair from heat styling tools (up to 450 degrees), it contains biotin, vitamins B and C, and sea berry oil to nourish and moisturize your hair.
In addition to the original formula, there’s also a “coconut colada” scent for those craving a tropical vibe.
Drybar’s Prep Rally Prime & Prep Detangler is $14 for a mini size at Sephora. The full size is $26.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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While we’re talking hair tools, I just got a brush blow dryer (the hot tools one) and it works pretty well! I didn’t get quite as smooth a blow out as I would with a hair dryer and round brush, but I found it a lot easier to do since you only need one hand, so I think I’ll be more likely to use it on busy mornings (rather than give up and throw my damp hair into a bun). I also tried the Kenra blowdry spray, but I think I like the IGK Good Behavior spray better — gave shinier results.
Toddlers, man.
The new random thing I need to keep locked up? Toilet brushes. I mean. At least I’m working on teaching her that they’re yucky, so I get one carried over to me, swung around and somebody repeats ‘YUCKY! Yucky!’ As she swings it.
What weird parenting things have you had to do lately?
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We’re headed to Disney World this weekend for a short trip. Any tips from those who’ve gone post-pandemic? I hear that the parks have been crowded, but am not sure what to expect. I have a very very excited 6 and 8.5 yo, plus a husband who has no patience for crowds, lines or heat.
I need a book about where babies come from to deal with some nearly-5 year old curiosity. I explained that the uterus was a type of pouch and had to have a conversation in which I explained that no, it was not external, I am not a kangaroo.
Ideally one not geared towards a new baby coming along to avoid giving him any ideas or an Usborne lift a flap book (I hate the flaps)
Far and away the best detangler I have encountered is the Purology Multi-tasking Leave in Spray (also comes in travel size). I use it on my daughter’s super fine and prone to matting curls, I use it before I blow out my own barely wavy hair as a heat protectant. We have tried so many different detanglers, and I cannot overstate how this took bedtime brushing from everyone crying to no tears and it is worth every penny. And I love that everyone can use the same stuff, so there is only one bottle in the bathroom.
Caught up late on a thread last week that got me wondering (and I’m sure this has been discussed before but I can’t find it) – if you had a choice, what would your ideal age gap for kids be and why?
It pains me to type this, as I wanted so badly to share my emerging good news here, but I’m returning to work tomorrow after having a miscarriage. I hadn’t announced anything at work, but I sort of left unexpectedly mid week for sick leave. Three close coworkers know. The sadness is coming in waves, but I’m in need of some hive wisdom to help me get through the week ahead..
Does anyone have any resources for younger kids with ADHD that they’d recommend? Our 5 yo (almost 6) was diagnosed this winter, but the pediatrician didn’t really have anything helpful to suggest. Would love online support groups, podcasts, etc. Thank you!!
I’m sure this is kid dependent to some extent, but wondering if parents of older girls have thoughts. We currently have a ranch house with two bedrooms on the main floor and two in the basement. Our family is DH, me, and our 6.5 year old daughter. Both bedrooms in the upstairs are off the living room. At what age do you think our daughter is going to want more privacy around her bedroom and ask to move to the basement? Asking becuase this would influence the order of priority for some home improvement projects. Thanks!
Thank you to everyone who chimed in on my post a few weeks ago about my 12-month-old sleeping terribly since birth and what could be wrong…the pediatrician did indeed brush me off because I still nurse or rock to sleep, but thanks to the suggestions here I made an appt with an ENT. I don’t know why it took me so long to connect the dots, but it hadn’t occurred to me. He is a mouth breather, and the ENT found fluid in his ears, possibly enlarged adenoids and lot of congestion. We’re trying a couple different meds and will go back for a follow up next month. I’m so relieved to finally be on a path to answers and have someone take my concerns seriously. This board is so helpful!
Hi moms group! I have no kids, love kids but never planned on any of my own. My boyfriend has an 8 year old daughter from a previous marriage. (“Bella”) I have a really close relationship with my sibling’s kids (I get them every 3rd weekend) and several friend’s kids in this age range. I am having a really hard time not comparing Bella to these kiddos. As an internet stranger, I am admitting — I think Bella acts like a brat. I don’t think she’s inherently naughty, I think this is largely on him/her mom. Bella has no routine. they let her skip school whenever she doesn’t feel like going, she got kicked out of an extracurricular for not listening to the teacher, she goes to bed whenever she feels like it, she tells them what she wants to eat every night… including mid-meal she might demand fast food, and she sleeps in his bed or her bed or on a couch, whatever she picks (often she picks his bed and he ends up on his couch). No kid or family is perfect, but the lack of routine (and rules I guess?) is driving me nuts.
I have read about dating someone with a kid and for the most part, internet tells me that I should keep my mouth shut, let him and her mom parent her how they see fit, and be ready to do my own thing (“I don’t want McDonald’s, I’m going to stay here and eat my steak. See you when you get back!”). I’ve been doing this so far. None of my close friends have step kids and I just don’t know who to ask.
Realistically speaking- is this ever going to get better? Can I talk to my boyfriend about this without crossing major “not my kid” lines? I get that routine is hard and parenting is different for every family, I’m struggling with it more than I thought. Oh – If it matters, we do not live in the same house right now but he’d like to move in together this summer. So as of now, we sleep in separate households… and yet if we move in together I do not want to share a bed with her, or sleep on the couch. This got really rambly. Any thoughts or advice?