Woman's Day March 2022

Coffee talk I’ve always wanted to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Until I do, I’ll drink cinnamon and vanilla Mardi Gras King Cake Coffee Blend, $8.50, community coffee.com. They’re readers! Choose your strength (up to +3), then crack open a book on the beach! Sun Reading #E Blue Tortoise, $50, izipizi.com Bag of tricks Holds multiple grocery bags and folds flat! (Meet the designer, page 16.) Errand Boy Extra Large Tote, $56, scoutbags.com WD put happy on the calendar Every fun and quirky holiday you don’t want to miss—Oreo Cookie Day (March 6), Plant a Flower Day (March 12), Puppy Day (March 23)—is covered in our first ever wall calendar, and it has loads of tips & tricks to help you celebrate. There’s still time to fill your year with yay! Shop now! womansday.com/2022calendar…

Over the winter holidays a minor surgery and a broken toe temporarily sidelined me from my normal daily workouts. Why was this a big deal? Group exercise is my happy pill. Even beyond the mood magic of moving my body to a beat, the sense of community and routine I get from sweating with my gym buddies instantly recharges me. I like to say, “I work out so I work.” It follows that I was feeling a bit “broken” without my trusted fitness fix—that is, until I decided to get really crafty. I started knocking out a project (or two!) a day: spray-painting dried mums silver, stacking kids’ books into Christmas “tree” towers, creating Rudolph in no fewer than five ways, and hot-gluing every googly eye, pom-pom, and ribbon in…

MARCH 16 COMB, DON’T BRUSH. “Use a wide-tooth comb,” says Hardges. “The tension from a brush will cause frizz and may damage curls.” WD loves: Pattern Wide Tooth Comb, $15, patternbeauty.com AIR-DRY RIGHT. After washing, apply styling products like curl-enhancing gel or cream while hair is soaking wet, she advises. Then remove excess moisture using a T-shirt, which is gentler on hair than a towel. Pro pick: Camille Rose Curl Maker Defining Gel, $22, camillerose.com KEEP HANDS OFF. “Arrange the curls using your fingers, then leave hair alone—don’t touch or shake it,” Hardges says, as that can disturb the curl pattern and promote frizz.…

MARCH 27 – APRIL 2 THE MISTAKE EVERYONE MAKES You can’t always just spray and wipe. Dwell time is super important. Let a product sit and do its job. FAVORITE HACK Before using an oven degreaser, I use a window razor blade scraper to help remove built-up grime. Just be very careful! GO-TO SCRUBBER Scrub Daddy sponges soften in warm water, and in cold water, they’re firm but still won’t scratch. Didja know… Shirley Temple’s iconic hairdo, which was styled by her mom, had 56 curls, no more and no less, according to the L.A. Times.…

MARCH 29 REBEL NELL As part of their jewelry brand’s mission to support women facing barriers to employment, cofounders Amy Peterson and Diana Roginson hire women from local shelters to be creative designers. PERPETUAL BLISS Erin Carter uses industrial concrete to create unique home decor—like this luxe candle made of concrete, metallic foil, and hand-poured soy wax—in her Atlanta studio. AUTHENTICITY50 Everything from husband-and wife founders Jimmy and Steph MacDonald’s bedding and bath brand is made in the U.S., “from seed to stitch.” Their cotton is grown and woven in states across the country.…

MARCH 19 LAUGH-OUT-LOUD JOKES FOR KIDS BY ROB ELLIOTT “My 10-year-old son, James, is a regular stand-up comedian with this G-rated joke book.”—Meaghan Murphy THE GOES WRONG SHOW “In this British TV series, actors are performing serious plays—but everything, human and otherwise, falls apart (hilariously!).”—Benay Bubar OWLKITTY “The creators of this YouTube channel make funny videos incorporating their cat into famous movie scenes.”—Isabel Abdai…