Partner Yoga Pose: Back-to-Back Butterfly


Updated 08/22/08 11:00 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Partner Yoga Pose: Back-to-Back Butterfly

Butterfly pose is one of my favorite hip openers, and there are many Partner Yoga moves that involve this pose. There's the Butterfly Pull, Butterfly Supported Forward Bend, and Seated Butterfly Lounge is great way to stretch. If you have tight hips then you will appreciate trying Back-to-Back Butterfly with a partner since this variation deepens the stretch and it is only slightly hands-on Read more

The Brooch Is Back — See How Celebrities Style Up This Ladylike Accessory


Updated 04/30/12 12:37 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Celebrities Wearing Brooches

Brooches are back and better than ever, and this latest batch of celebrities are showing us exactly how it's done. Opting for a more modern look, Freida Pinto made a striking arrival at the Tribeca Film Festival wearing a sharp red Gucci suit accessorized with a black and gold butterfly brooch. We love how Freida tempered her masculine pantsuit with such a feminine accoutrement, but if you're Read more

5 Simple Tips to Keep the Spark Alive After Moving in Together


Updated 04/09/12 3:34 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Keep the Spark Alive in a Relationship

When a relationship shifts into the living-together phase, it can be difficult to maintain the exciting spark that exists in the beginning. There's a tendency to treat each other as roommates instead of romantic partners, but a few simple tweaks to your everyday routine can help to amp up the chemistry and strengthen your bond. Worried that you might get a little too comfortable with each other? Read more

Stretch Those Tight Hips and Lower Back


Updated 05/21/12 10:19 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Stretches to Relieve Lower Back Pain and Open Tight Hips

If you have the ever popular office job that involves sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, it can wreak havoc on your precious body creating tight hips and lower back pain. Many stretches for your hips also stretch out your lower back, so these poses are like two for the price of one. Butterfly Sit on the floor, bend both knees, and bring your feet together. Using your hands, open your feet Read more

Tech App-titude: 5 Free Apps For the Savvy Pet Owner


Updated 03/05/12 4:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Free iPhone Apps For Pets

If your iPhone is like another appendage, then you undoubtedly have apps to organize just about every aspect of your life: calendars, to-do lists, restaurant locators, pedometers, and diet monitors, to name a few. And these days, busy pets are just as lucky. We've rounded up our favorite free iPhone apps for safe and savvy pets and their companions, from medical references to dog-park finders to Read more

How to Avoid New Mom Comparisons


Updated 02/22/12 5:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Avoiding Comparisons From Other Parents

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Evonne Lack about avoiding the dangerous trap of competitive parenting. The comparison game is one new moms know well. Even when we try to avoid the "does your baby do this yet?" questions, it's Read more

5 Carry-On Packing Tips You Should Know


Updated 01/03/12 2:15 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Carry On Packing Tips

If you're heading back home from a long holiday vacay, you've probably already given airport security some thought. If the thought of long TSA lines triggers a migraine, these tips from the TSA will teach you how to properly pack your gadgets, accessories, and chargers and help you speed through the X-ray line. Pack in layers. Layer clothes, electronics, then clothes again inside a carry-on so Read more

Get the Look: A Sexy, Wavy Blowout


Updated 12/23/11 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Create a Wavy Blowout

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Real Beauty. Kattia Solano, the mastermind behind NYC's Butterfly Studio, says she's done with the froufrou Kim Kardashian look (we're kind of over the whole wedding spectacle, too). This much-loved hair guru is digging softer, more textured waves, like the ones seen on Jessica Biel. But looking like you didn't try too hard Read more

Lil Gift Guide: Great Gifts For 5-Year-Olds!


Updated 11/17/11 11:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Gifts For 5-Year-Olds

How best to describe kindergartners? Tots with a lot of personality! No longer "lil ones," these 5-year-olds are at an age where they know what they want and they aren't afraid to tell you. Toys and activities that build on the skills they are learning at school will keep their hands busy and their minds moving. Read more

Saturday Giveaway! Avon Step into Sexy


Updated 11/12/11 4:00 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Saturday Giveaway! Avon Step into Sexy

We love to help you feel your most beautiful, and this week we've got you covered with Avon's new fragrance, Step into Sexy. Featuring notes such as crisp violet leaf, butterfly orchid, and golden amber, Step into Sexy is sure to help you feel sophisticated and sexy every day. To celebrate the arrival of the fragrance, BellaSugar will be giving away one bottle each day for each of the next 2 Read more