Spoil Mom This Year With A Little Dose of Luxury

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. For The Meeting-Packed Mom Boring legal pad? Not for your Power Mom! Choose from 13 different colors, including Radiant Orchid (Pantone’s color of the year!). For The Anglophile Mom Do you know a mom who never misses an episode ofDownton Abbey? Does she own a tea set?...

April 30, 2014 · 1 min · 194 words · Lucas Snow

Swimsuits to Minimize That Booty

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Keep the print small to avoid too much attention to a tricky area. Zinke, $58 (bottoms only, top sold separately). Covering up insecurities can often make them appear more visible. OndadeMar, $82 (bottom), $122 (top, sold separetely). Swim bottoms cut as shorts give coverage while still looking sexy and sporty....

April 30, 2014 · 1 min · 202 words · Michelle Kelly

Train Like an Athlete, Score a Body to Match

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The proper exercise prequel is not a quick quad stretch. “Dynamic moves are vital to my trainingthey prep me physically and mentally,” says the WNBA guard. Elites might dedicate 30 minutes of a two-hour session to a dynamic warm-up. TRY ITStand tall, bend forward, walk hands out to plank....

April 30, 2014 · 3 min · 546 words · Barbara Tyler

Your Fave Carby Foods Made Healthy and Delicious

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Steak Fajita Salad With Tortilla Croutons Not in a carnivorous mood? © Condé Nast Just opt for large peeled shrimp instead of beef and cut the cooking time by a couple of minutes. To prep them fast, try the Oxo Julienne Peeler ($10,Oxo.com). But they can be cross-contaminated, so if you’re concerned, look for oats that are certified gluten-free....

April 30, 2014 · 1 min · 168 words · Tricia Herring

Half-Marathon Virgin No More: 7 Things I Learned From My First Race

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Guys, I did it! I lost myhalf-marathon virginitythis weekend! As you know, I’ve been training for my first half-marathon over the past 12 weeks. No pain, no gain, right? It’s all in your head. (So pick the right mantra!) When I started the race, I was ecstatic....

April 28, 2014 · 2 min · 355 words · Antonio Lewis

Skin Solutions: Fight Acne All Day, Every Day

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. That’s whyAMBI Advanced 5% Micro-Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Spot Treatment, $6, is your go-to formula. The benzoyl peroxide is encapsulated to deeply penetrate pores for maximum results sans irritation. Dead sea sulfur absorbs oil, sage purifies and peppermint increases circulation. (We’re all guilty of that crime!...

April 28, 2014 · 1 min · 159 words · Carlos Robinson

No-Wrap Beauty Gifts

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The perfume sampler trio inside? What she really needs: Some relaxation. For the Cool Girl Grab this:D.L. Tip: Once the wax is burned, the tiny bowls make beautiful ring holders or even spice wells. And it’s handmade. The scents: A mix of aquatics and fresh florals....

April 27, 2014 · 1 min · 153 words · Emma Williams

8 Ways To Think Like an Athlete

You’ve heard of hurdler, wait, bobsledder Lolo Jones, right? This is a woman who will change sports in the name of gold. Jocks have pie-in-the-sky ambitions that can’t be crushed. It’s tough to get (and stay) excited about a lackluster achievement. What that means for you? Even if you’re just on ramping at CrossFit, make the end game deadlifting twice your weight. Chances are, you’ll actually do it. Say you’re Tom Bradywe know, you’d rather be Gisele, but play along....

April 24, 2014 · 3 min · 527 words · Miranda Harris

Build a Sexier Backside in Seven Moves

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. You’ll Need:Not much. © Condé Nast Just a set of 8-pound dumbbells. Then resist the urge to walk into rooms backward. Stand, driving weights to shoulders (as shown). Raise weights out to sides with elbows slightly bent (as shown). Lower arms for 1 rep. Do 15 reps....

April 24, 2014 · 1 min · 181 words · Kathleen Wells

Cobie Smulders's Stay-Fit Tricks

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. I’ve never been able to do it. © Condé Nast I’m like, ‘There’s so much effort going into my leg right now, andnothingis happening!’ Still, my core feels stronger, my posture is better, and I have more energy." Wet suit, $118;Roxy.com. Earrings, $2,375;BlueNile.com. Necklace, Jennifer Zeuner Jewelry, $198; Bergdorf Goodman....

April 24, 2014 · 2 min · 410 words · Jonathan Roberts

Complexion-Enhancing Products That Change the Skincare Game

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Habit #1:Stick to a daily skincare system. © Condé Nast It ensures that you use the same stuff in the same order daily. Top, Isabel Marant, $615; 323-651-1493. But don’t.La Roche-Posay Effaclar Acne System, $30, is all you need. Habit #2: Put oil on your face....

April 24, 2014 · 2 min · 323 words · Shelley Diaz

Get Twisted with These 5 Yoga Poses

How to do it:Step back with right foot into a lunge with right knee on mat. Bring hands to prayer position and twist torso to left. Hold for five breaths. Long Lunge Twist Great for:Increasing energy and improving balance. How to do it:Lunge forward with right leg. Place left hand on mat and rotate torso to right. Extend right hand up; look up. Hold for five breaths. How to do it:Start in a traditional chair pose....

April 24, 2014 · 1 min · 192 words · Steven Schneider

How To Have a Happier Monday

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Take a minute to look in the mirror right now. Like what you see? Your answer could depend on the day of the week. This could be because our moods tend to be at their lowest point then. “you’re free to end up feeling like a victim during the week,” Firestone says....

April 24, 2014 · 2 min · 337 words · Maria Murray