The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfies
Last week on family vacation, atop the San Jacinto Mountain with the scenic Coachella Valley behind me, of course tons of selfies were taken. As is the law these days. When it was my turn to pull out my phone, I realized I couldn’t get a flattering angle, and...
You oughta be in (flattering, well-lit) pictures
Just in time for holiday visits, New Year’s Eve celebrations and uh, New Year’s Day morning-after selfies (if you dare), Rebecca Minkoff has introduced yet another must-have tech accessory: The new rose gold Glow Selfie iPhone Case designed for iPhone 7,...
This gadget does what? 5 outrageously crazy new tech gadgets you never knew you needed. (And still don’t.)
Most of the tech pitches I receive fall into a few categories: 1) Wow, that’s super cool 2) Hmm, possibly, I’ll take a closer look and 3) Eh, no thanks. But with the proliferation of crowdfunding campaigns and sheer numbers of tech products being developed...
The coolest selfie cases and flashes to make you look even more gorgeous, dahling
I never really latched onto the selfie trend, probably because every time I try, I end up partly cut off, at a weird angle or the lighting is awful. But thanks to these five sefie cases and flashes designed just for improving the almighty selfie, I may have a shot of...
It’s a selfie world, and we’re just living in it
Okay all ye mothers who felt guilty about not getting those baby books filled with photos representing every little milestone: You are no longer alone! Because now, you don’t even have to have kids to feel the pressure of owning a photo album completed with...
#SelfieWithMom for Mother’s Day: A selfie we can all get behind. And in.
If there’s one thing that I love about selfies, it’s that I’m in more photos with my kids now than I ever was before. And as I get older and my kids get older, it’s those photos I treasure the most, even more than their sweet homemade gifts and...
5 smart selfie stick alternatives. Because OH NOES, NOT A BAN ON SELFIE STICKS.
The selfie stick struggle is real, friends. From major museums, like the MoMA and The Met in NYC to the Palace of Versailles in Paris, to sports stadiums, to musical festivals Coachella and Lollapalooza, the ban on selfie sticks shows no signs of slowing down. While...
But first, let me take another selfie. In my selfie shirt.
As much as I like to make fun of selfies, I take them. We all take them. (Don’t tell me you don’t take them!) That’s why I’m giggling (and hope you are too) at the This is My Selfie shirt I spotted at Mint Tees on Etsy. Granted, I’m a...
A Beautiful Life: Kids’ music download of the week
If you haven’t yet seen adventurer, motorcyclist, and GoPro user Alex Chacon’s 3 Year Epic Selfie video, grab the kids for a 3-minute viewing party and get ready to stir up some strong feelings of wanderlust as you watch clips from his 600 days of travel...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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