Tell Mommy: What's Your Secret Mommy Behavior?


Updated 04/26/10 8:56 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 10 comments

Tell Mommy: What's Your Secret Mommy Behavior?

Before we were mommies we probably all had our own secret single behavior, as coined by Carrie Bradshaw, our s.s.b. It's that special downtime, and it's really not about doing anything all that important, just more about what we might do when no one's looking. Remember Carrie's confession? She admitted that she liked to eat stacks of Saltines with jam, while standing up in the kitchen reading Read more

Mom-Me Time: Wine O'Clock


Updated 11/12/07 11:46 AM · Posted by babysugar · 14 comments

Mom-Me Time: Wine O'Clock

At big family get togethers growing up, whenever my cousins and I acted up, our parents would say, "If it's whine o'clock, then it's wine o'clock!" I think they were drinking boxed wine in those days. Ahhh...the 70s. Fast forward to the 21st century and now there's a Pinot Grigio made especially for Mama. It's aptly named, Mommy's Time Out. So when your kid is in the crib and sleeping Read more

Don't Waste Your Dough on These Yogic Products


Updated 05/11/12 5:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Yoga Products You Don't Need

Like running, yoga doesn't take a whole lot of fancy equipment. All you truly need are a good yoga mat and a comfortable outfit that keeps you covered and dry. But with yoga's growing popularity, it seems like more and more yoga-focused products are cropping up. Here are a few you could live without. Round Yoga Mat Unless you practice partner yoga, attend Mommy and Me classes, or go to a Read more

Grey's Anatomy Rundown, "Let the Bad Times Roll"


Updated 05/05/12 11:14 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Grey's Anatomy Recap, "Let the Bad Times Roll"

The boards may have happened on last week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, but this week we get to go inside each of the testing rooms to see what went down. Everyone essentially flips out in their own way: Meredith can't stop puking, Karev misses his first session, April can't stop sweating profusely, and Jackson is distracted by his mother's little tryst with Webber. Cristina's the only one who Read more

Femmephobia: "Girls Are Gross" Writ Large


Updated 04/20/12 7:38 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

What Is Femmephobia?

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Ozy Frantz explains the difference between fear and hatred of women, and the more common fear and hatred of anything feminine. When I was a freshman in high school, I and my friends were Cool Chicks. We weren't like those other girls, the ones who were passive and weak and giggled and watched romantic Read more

Tori Spelling Opens Up to Us About Her Surprise Pregnancy and Her Favorite Birthday Parties


Updated 04/04/12 8:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tori Spelling Discusses Her Surprise Pregnancy

You may want to call her the mother of reinvention. In the public eye since she was a teenager starring her dad's hit teenage soap opera, Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling has more recently been known as an innkeeper, a reality star, a best-selling author, a boutique owner, and a jewelry designer. But the role that's giving her the most attention these days is mom. Currently pregnant with her Read more

Top 5 Motherhood Moments You Don't Want to Miss


Updated 03/29/12 8:59 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Motherhood Moments You Don't Want to Miss

Here's another post from our friends at Circle of Moms! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and motherhood stories from our partners at Circle of Moms, including this post from Mary Beth Sammons about moments moms don't want to miss. At the risk of sounding like my mom, I’ve come to realize our kids do grow up so fast. Even though some of the moments (like the teen years) can seem Read more

Hunger Games Tattoos, Mad Men Makeup, and More


Updated 03/25/12 6:05 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

BellaSugar's Most Popular Stories: March 23, 2012

Check out our latest BellaTV episode and some of our favorite stories from the week: See mockingjay tattoos inspired by The Hunger Games. Mad Men is back, and so are the retro beauty looks we love. Figure out the trick to avoid cakey concealer. Learn how guest blogger Mally Roncal balances a life of makeup with mommy time. Are you prepared? Read more

Jessica Simpson's Funniest Quotes About Pregnancy


Updated 03/22/12 8:28 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Jessica Simpson's Quotes About Pregnancy

Here is another great post from our partners at BabyCenter — Kate Carolyn Robertson's article about Jessica Simpson's most recent quotes. For mom-to-be Jessica Simpson, there’s no such thing as "TMI." This is, after all, the same woman who once explained that she only brushes her teeth three times a week "because my teeth are so white, and I don’t like them to feel too slippery . . . My Read more

A Day in the Life of a Celebrity Makeup Artist


Updated 03/20/12 4:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

A Day in the Life of Mally Roncal

We are pleased to present the following post, written by our guest writer Mally Roncal! Hi, BellaSugar beauties. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Mally Roncal, celebrity makeup artist and president and creator of Mally Beauty. Like so many of you fierce ladies out there, I am an entrepreneur, a mom (to three beautiful girls), and a beauty addict. While I love getting glammed up for my live Read more