Category: Pop Culture

The Best Nursing Bra is Just Like the Bra You’re Already Wearing

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date August 5, 2019
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Nursing bras may very well be the most challenging kind of bra to buy. They have to fit and support just right at a time in life when your size is a moving target and your stress level is dialed up to eleven.

The solution is deceptively simple: Whenever possible, choose a nursing bra from your favorite go-to brand. “You already know you like how they’re made, and you know it’s going to work for your body,” says Heather Viskovic, Bare Necessities maternity buyer and mother of two.

This World Breastfeeding Week 2019, Heather is sharing her picks for the best nursing bras. She recommends picking up two or three to start using in the third trimester, when breasts really swell. Then wear them for as long as you need or want to postpartum: “When a bra is well-made and comfortable, you might even wear it after you stop nursing, like I did.”

These new-mom must haves look good, feel good, are easy to use (even in the dead of night) and wash well. You and baby both should be able to get behind these picks.

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Behind the Seams Pop Culture

A Journey of 10,000 Steps: How Many Per Day Do You Really Need?

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date July 22, 2019
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Have you ever tried to log 10,000 steps a day? If you’ve got a fitness tracker, you’re probably familiar with that benchmark. And you know it can be tough to reach just by going about your day, especially if that day includes sitting in a desk chair or car hour after hour.

I first got a Fitbit to unlock the secrets of my sleep patterns but got hooked on the tiny jolts it administered that spurred me to get off my butt and take a few laps around the office.

It wasn’t long before I realized that hitting 10k a day was going to take some doing. In fact, it started to feel like a full-time job. And since I already have a bunch of of those—my actual full-time job as editor at Bare Necessities, parent, wife and human being with interests of my own that include laying on the couch trying to find where Instagram ends—making my steps began to feel like one more thing on an endless list I felt obligated to get done every day, like flossing.

Personal Style Pop Culture

Wedding Season Essentials

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date June 17, 2019

When it comes to wedding season, the outfit you’re wearing is the easiest part! Think about it: By the time you put on your gown or party dress, all the big decisions have already been made. Suddenly, the base layers have the biggest impact on your degree of flawlessness.

So whether you’re the bride and it’s your big day or honeymoon, you’re in the wedding party or you’re on the guest list, Bare Necessities is here to help you be the best dressed you can be. Peruse The Bride Guide or let us escort you right to what you need…

Pop Culture Swimwear

Swim Season Starts…NOW!

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date May 24, 2019

Memorial Day is here, Memorial Day is here! Summer’s unofficial official kick-off means this is the time to make sure that sandals are broken in, beach bags are cleaned out and swimwear is looking good and ready to go.

We’re back with Bare Necessities‘ own Megan Puma, ace swimwear buyer, to find out where this season’s styles are taking us.

“Memorial Day is exciting because it’s a glimpse of what’s to come, the first crack at the season,” Megan says. “Whether you’re at the community pool with the kids or a lake house with friends, people are going to be seeing you in swimwear, so just like anything else, you have plan in advance and put outfits together a little bit. This is the time to finally cut the tags off and get in there.”

Personal Style Pop Culture

Mother’s Day Gifts to Make You Look Like a Star

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date April 29, 2019

Mothers contain multitudes, but there is at least one word that applies to all: prepared. With this Mother’s Day gift guide curated by our Bare Necessities buyers, that’s exactly what you’ll be, too.

A month ahead of her special day, we’ve already put together a list of comfy, stylish pajama presents that will be appreciated by anyone in your life who has earned the “mom” moniker: your own mother, a mother-in-law, all the women who raised you up, the daughter who promoted you to grandma, your wife or significant other, a sister…the more you think about it, the longer the list grows.

She gives her all 24/7/365; this time, the idea is to help her sleep in, kick back and relax. Add breakfast in bed, and you’re the one who comes out smelling like a rose.

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Personal Style Pop Culture

10 of the Most Comfortable Bras at Every Size

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date April 15, 2019
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When it comes to bras—okay, pretty much all clothing—comfort is non-negotiable now. Think about it: Why should anything we wear every day be even a little bit taxing? Bras are the first thing we pull on in the morning, the last thing we take off at night. And while half of it is getting into the right size and fit, the other half is finding bras so good for your figure, you don’t even notice them.

That’s why we made Bare Necessities buyer Heather Viskovic name names. We talked cushioned straps, the softest and techiest fabrics, underwires tucked in plush little channels and no underwires at all. This week she’s sharing her favorite bras that deliver style, support and a soft touch.

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Inner Beauty Pop Culture

The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date April 1, 2019
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For such an accomplished woman, Jennifer Willey felt like a fraud for a very long time.

A former news anchor and tech executive at some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies, Jennifer knew she needed to do something about the persistent feelings of doubt cutting her down from within, so she made it her life’s work to examine them. In the process, she founded Wet Cement and turned herself into a gender equality expert.

This past International Women’s Day, Jennifer gave Bare Necessities an exclusive overview of her Wet Cement program on that silent saboteur, Imposter Syndrome, with solutions that can help you go from feeling like a con artist to living authentically in confidence.

Confessions Inner Beauty Personal Style Pop Culture

Top 10 Model Confessions with Liris Crosse

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date March 25, 2019

Maybe you recognize Liris Crosse from Project Runway, where she was the first black plus-size model to walk in a designer finale runway show.

Could be you’ve heard about her new book, Make the World Your Runway: Top Model Secrets for Everyday Confidence and Success. Filled with straight-talking, hard-won personal advice, Liris takes the rules she uses to own the catwalk and adapts them to real life, no matter what you do or who you are.

She’s also been in countless campaigns for brands like Curvy Couture, is the founder of Life of a Working Model boot camp and is a keynote speaker at mega-events like Essencefest Beauty Carnival.

Whether you already know Liris or not, we assure you: You’re going to want to. Her positivity and presence, confidence and charisma are catching. We got the chance to chat at this past CurvExpo, the preeminent lingerie trade show in New York City. In her exclusive Bare Necessities interview, Liris shares her coming-up story and some of the best advice from her book.

Personal Style Pop Culture

In Living Coral: We’re Loving the Color of the Year

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date March 18, 2019

Sunset on the beach. A frozen peach Daiquiri. Otherworldly reefs.

Coming off winter, this is the stuff dreams are made of, so this season we’re all in on Living Coral, the official Pantone Color of the Year.

For 20 years, the Pantone Color Institute has analyzed trends in different industries, including fashion, art, home decor and travel. Living Coral is said by Pantone to be “animating and life-affirming, with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge.” It plays up the rosiness in every shade of skin, giving a subtle glow to even the palest complexions.

“With consumers craving social connection, the humanizing and heartening qualities displayed by the convivial Pantone Living Coral hit a responsive cord,” said Pantone executive director Leatrice Eiseman.

Whenever the Venn diagram of good looks and real life overlaps, we want in. Check out some of the newest, most flattering ways from Bare Necessities to try this good-on-everyone trend.

Inner Beauty Pop Culture Swimwear

Must-Pack Spring Break Essentials

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date March 11, 2019

Whether you’re adulting your way through winter or still in school, have you ever heard two lovelier words strung together than spring and break?

If you’re lucky, you’ve got a trip lined up somewhere sunny and a packing list weeks in the making. (What’s a vacation if not something to obsessively look forward to?)

Everyone here at Bare Necessities is just as excited to get into a new season—so much so that we rounded up the essential spring getaway pieces we’re packing. Pick one from the categories you need, and away you go.

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Pop Culture

10 Ways to Beat the Sunday Scaries and Monday Blues

Post author By Brooke Glassberg
Post date February 18, 2019

Having yet another manic Monday? It’s not just you.

Between the Sunday scaries and the Monday blues, the beginning of the week can really dial up the anxiety. A 2017 Monster.com survey showed that more than 75 percent of Americans say they experience a “really bad” feeling of dread when the weekend ends. No wonder we’re all living for Friday to roll back around.

For a fighting chance of getting out of bed on the right foot, Bare Necessities found 10 easy things you can do in the name of self-care:

Pop Culture Power Figures

Writer Gina Hamadey Shares the Power of Saying Thanks

Post author By PJ Feinstein
Post date January 28, 2019

Gina Hamadey gets the impact of the written word. A former editor, Gina honed her skills at O, The Oprah Magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day and Food & Wine, among others. Last year, Gina, now a content strategist, decided to try her hand at a different medium: thank-you notes.

During her “Thank-You Year” project, which she documented on Instagram, Gina expressed her appreciation in one handwritten note every day, to family members, childhood friends, doctors, neighbors, favorite authors…even a Trader Joe’s employee.

Three hundred and sixty-five letters later, she’s come to understand the power of praising it forward.

Gina chatted with Bare Necessities about setting ambitious goals, getting out of your own way and the tangible benefits of gratitude (including a new pair of shoes)….