All posts tagged: WELLNESS

the best compact and portable equipment for a small space, including home gym, office or travel

The Best Luxury Workout Equipment for a Compact Space

Published by Julie Murphy

Thanks to the need to stay safe and socially distant, lots of us are working out from home right now. However, if your home is somewhat small – or if your partner just isn’t that into a large set of workout equipment as a a core element of your home decor – fear not. There are a number of luxury compact and portable workout equipment options on the market right now that you can even use when we’re allowed to travel again. Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated a list of the best luxury workout equipment for a compact space, including a home gym, an office space or for travel.

The best drugstore substitutes for high-priced beauty products

The Best Substitutes for High-Priced Luxury Beauty Products

Published by Jillian Tangen

Back in the day, it was common for fashion and beauty magazines to publish lists that compared a “splurge” and a “steal.” They would juxtapose a high-priced luxury item and its effective – and far more affordable – twin. We love the idea of substitutions at a time when saving money is paramount  – and when the best luxury of the moment is the purchase that doesn’t lead to buyer’s remorse. Our correspondent Jillian Tangen has curated a list of the best and most effective drugstore substitutes for high-priced luxury beauty and personal care products, including cleansers, serums, moisturizers, toners, eye creams, masks, and sunscreen.

the most beautiful and evocative paintings about books, libraries, reading and writers

The Most Beautiful Paintings about Books and Libraries

Published by Abbie Martin Greenbaum

The Great Lockdown has many of us confined to home right now, with our favorite beloved bookstores and libraries closed. What’s a bookworm to do? Well, dear reader, we decided that now is the perfect moment to take a journey through some of the most beautiful and evocative works of art about books, libraries and reading. Our ace correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of some of the most famous, beautiful, and influential paintings about books, libraries, reading, and writers.

creative new off-line activities best for little kids, including games, crafts, imaginative play and outdoor toys

The Creative Off-line Activities Best for Little Kids

Published by Jillian Tangen

Even in this digital world, there are still ample opportunities to get off all the video screens and spend some some old-fashioned play time with your kids. What to do to keep your kids entertained without a screen, though? Our correspondent Jillian Tangen – herself a working mother of three little ones – has a curated a list of the creative new off-line analog activities best for little kids, including board games, toys, arts and crafts, imaginative play and outdoor structures.