Beauty Buzz

Dear Andi, I’m trying to be realistic about the aging process, but I feel like I’m getting wrinkles much earlier than my friends the same age. Is there something that could be causing this? Barring […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 If you’re not completely addicted to the Konmari method, then you either haven’t watched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix or you are already […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Every single year this happens: I stockpile Christmas gifts all year I budget and get the good deals on Black Friday I make a list […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 Everyone knows motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint, but the two-month period between Halloween and New Year’s Dat is like one of those crazy […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 There are LOTS of ways we support our fellow moms. We buy from their at-home businesses, we carpool to soccer when she has to be […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 It is picture season! School pictures, soccer pictures, band pictures…and, of course, the ever elusive “perfect” holiday card picture. If you can manage to find […]

By Andi Douglas, mama of 3 and nwaMotherlode beauty editor So, it’s still hot. Summer was cool, fall is hot, up is down and down is up. Instead of packing away my shorts and piling […]

Note from the mamas: You know we love the Seoul Mamas beauty masks, but we also love the story of the mama behind the mask. Geri, the founder of Seoul Mamas, went to South Korea […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 My 20th high school reunion is coming up, so that means it’s time for a little GTL…Gym, Tan, Low-carb diet! I have, uncharacteristically, gone to […]

By Andi Douglas, mama of 3 and nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor I love my warm, cozy bed. A love so deep that it can only be rivaled by my love for my pillow. I actually hated […]

We recently asked Northwest Arkansas mamas what makes them feel beautiful. The responses we received were fantastic and a few made us tear up. It reminded us that we live among some amazing mothers. Here […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 There are lots of ways we prepare for motherhood: nesting, buying 40 pairs of baby socks (true story) and reading every baby book recommended to us. But […]

By Andi Doulas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 Like a skittish deer in the woods, I don’t want to say anything too loudly for fear of scaring it away, but I think Spring […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 Spring Break is approaching here in Arkansas and many of you are probably preparing to hit the road. It’s a weird vacation time because some […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 This March I will be celebrating two things. First, the last birthday I will celebrate in my 30s. Second, the fact that I actually organized […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor and mama of 3 The Winter Olympics are starting this week and as the athletes begin arriving in South Korea, I can only imagine the amazing toiletries stocked in […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 January is hard. If you’re an introvert, you are probably drained from the highly social holiday season. If you’re an extrovert, half of your friends […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in a mirror with just the right lighting and thought, “Oh yeah, I can totally get a […]