Finally Friday: Native Shoes
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Stylish water shoes can be hard to find, so it’s good to see that every urban mama’s favorite summer kids’ shoe now come in ladies’ sizes as well! If you’re a big fan of Native Shoes for your kids or yourself, I very rarely see them on sale — so you may as well get triple points by scooping them up at the Nordstrom Triple Points Event going on right now. Native Shoes ‘Jefferson’ Water Friendly Perforated Sneaker
In other news: what is your favorite mineral sunscreen for your kiddos? I just wrote a whole post about how Amazon has some good 20% off coupons today for “mineral sunscreens,” and then noticed reviewers pointing out all the chemicals listed. So I’m curious, ladies: which is your favorite? My eldest has been battling eczema so we’re looking for a mineral-only one, fragrance free, etc, etc.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Elta MD clear, I have super sensitive skin and wear it daily!
I thought this might be of interest: only 20% of the mineral sunscreens that claimed SPF 40 or higher actually had SPF 30 or higher. http://www.consumerreports.org/sunscreens/get-the-best-sun-protection/
My son and I break out from ingredients in some sunscreens and have to be picky. I like Skinceuticals, especially the tinted one (which spreads better). We’ve also had great luck with Rocky Mountain sunscreen.
I love these shoes for my kids. They are easy to slip on and off, can be sprayed off, can go in the river, and dry quickly. They also somehow don’t smell after all that! Though don’t accidently leave them in a hot car (ours shrunk!)
I can’t remember if I got the recommendation here or elsewhere, but I bit the bullet and bought the Sunday Afternoons play hat for my fair skinned 10 month old and am so happy I did. Really adjustable- there is a toggle around he head plus the chin strap, so I hope to get 2 summers out of it. The back is “stroller friendly” so she can lean back in her stroller and car seat just fine. It was pricy ($40 Canadian) but definitely worth it. In case anyone else is looking for a major sun protection hat, I thought I would mention it- most baby hats don’t seem to provide much shade on the face.
I love ThinkBaby and use it on my kids and myself. We have BabyGanics spray, too. I hate the smell, but my older daughter likes the “SunSpray”. So that one lives at school where I don’t have to smell it! I tried BlueLizard for a while but it was a pain in the butt to get it rubbed in completely.
When wearing shoes like this, don’t people’s feet get sweaty or otherwise just slip around? I have never done the croc/Melissa/rubber shoe thing because of this.
What was your favorite small new mom gift? I have a friend due next week and I have a couple of baby books for the baby but I want to get something to pamper the mom. I’ve already done a nice shower gift and will be planning to take food/offer babysitting/help the dogs feel loved, so I’m looking for something truly for mom to enjoy. She’s probably having a C-section if that makes a difference. I was thinking about some lush bath bombs or something soft – like a robe or blanket (but it’s summer so I don’t know if anything warm is really desirable).
Anyone have a favorite brand of blackout curtains? My kiddo has been waking up with the sun, and I think better blackout curtains would be helpful. I’m in a rental unit that came with high end blinds (not darkening, sadly), so I can’t replace those, and my Target “room darkening” curtains are not cutting it.
On sun protection; I don’t trust myself with sun block alone, so I’ll keep kiddo in long sleeve rash guards all summer and big floppy hats. Lands End had long sleeve rash guards in both boys and girls styles. Does anyone have a recommendation for other forms of kid sun blocking clothes? Rash guard is kind of overkill at the playground – a tunic would be better.
I’m planning a plane trip with my son in about a month and trying to decide whether to buy him his own seat. My husband can’t make this trip, so it’s just me. My son will be 13 months. He’s pretty big (90% for height, 75-90% for weight), and he’s very active, especially with the climbing. He likes his car seat and isn’t usually a big fan of being held. There are no direct flights to our destination, so the trip involves about a 2-hour flight, a 1.5-hr layover, and a 1.5-hr flight.
If I decide to carry him in my lap, any thoughts on whether an aisle or window seat is better? On the one hand, looking out the window might distract him for a bit. On the other hand, the extra room in the aisle might make it easier to grab toys, snacks, and other distractions from the diaper bag while holding him.
My son has eczema and is extremely sensitive to lotions/soaps/etc. We use Poofy Organics “The Sunscreen.” It is expensive and is a bit hard to smooth in, but works well for sun protection and doesn’t irritate his skin. He had a reaction to the babyganics one, so I don’t recommend that one. Have not tried Badger Baby but may try it given the recs here.
I think it will be more helpful to search “sunscreen for eczema for toddlers” than to look for a mineral sunscreen per se. PP is correct, everything has chemicals. The minerals in mineral sunscreens are chemicals. And if it’s a carrier/excipient that is causing problems, it won’t matter if the sunscreen active agent is a mineral or “organic” or “natural” or whatever. That said, Badger gets good reviews for eczema-prone skin. We like Blue Lizard sensitive/baby formula, even though my husband is the one who has eczema.
For sunscreens, we like Badger. I saw mascot’s comment; we haven’t had any issues with spreading the baby & kid creams, but the formulation is definitely not a runny lotion. I just rub it in my hands first and spread all over.
We use Babyganics, but I know a lot of people who love Badger Baby.
Here’s the EWG link to kid’s sunscreen ratings
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse.php?category=baby_sunscreen&&showmore=products&atatime=50
From what I’ve heard and read, the exposure to the sun UV rays is worse than the “chemicals” in almost any sunscreen, at almost any age, for most people.
I put “chemicals” in quote marks because words have meaning, people! EVERYTHING has chemicals — that’s what they are.