I just read a review of a new book, Princess Recovery: A How-To Guide to Raising, Strong Empowered Girls Who Can Create Their Own Happily Afters.  While this isn’t the first critical analysis of fairy tales, based on the review, I think the book gives a refreshing approach to how to deal with these stories [...]

We curated some fascinated beauty-in-culture reading….enjoy! An interview with Ewa Asmar,  beauty industry expert and founder of Bionee, organic skin care for pregnant women, new moms, and their babies. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jolene-hart/the-roots-of-beauty-ewa-asmar_b_1234527.html Yay, modern furniture is in fashion again! http://www.ottawacitizen.com/homes/Bring+contemporary+beauty/6030308/story.html Another example of the powerful role of beauty: Clinics are offering cancer patients beauty tricks to help [...]

If any of you read our blog, you know that my 5 year-old daughter, Laila, is a tomboy.  Unlike her mommy, she has no interest in girly stuff, especially anything regarding make-up, dresses or hair accessories. I have to bend over backward — even bribe her — to wear one of the many dresses or [...]