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"Warning: I&amp;amp;#8217;m about to get really gushy. See, Christine Coppa of our single-mom blog Storked! is one of the sweetest, most positive people who&amp;amp;#8217;s just gorgeous inside and out that I know. (Full disclosure: We&amp;amp;#8217;ve actually been good friends for years ever since we worked together at a magazine called First.) Anyway, in honor of the launch of her book Rattled! today I decided to quiz my sweet genius pal on her makeup, skin and hair routines. Keep reading to discover her beauty philosophies and the products she shares with her cute little boy JD&amp;amp;#133;TGBD: I met you as a blond. Did you find that you felt different with darker hair? Did it change your makeup routine at all? Christine: Why did I ever highlight my hair blonde, Beth? I look at pictures of myself and I just think, wow, that girl is ready for Spring Break, everyday, all day! I feel more grown-up with my natural brown hair and it&amp;amp;#8217;s free! My highlights cost $150 every six months. My makeup is pretty natural and always has been, so no major changes. TGBD: You have lovely skin (you do!). What&amp;#x27;s your skincare routine like? Christine: I cleanse morning and night with Cetaphil. If I notice a pimple rearing its ugly head I switch to grapefruit Neutrogena. It smells so good and has the magic ingredient, salicylic acid. I use Biore Norish moisture lotion with SPF 15 for day and Jurlique Biodynamic Beauty Night Lotion at night. I love it because it is so light. Most night creams are thick and goopy&amp;amp;#8212;not this one. I wake up every morning with this healthy, not greasy glow. I also dab Aveeno Positively Radiant cream on for day and night. I exfoliate three times a week with St. Ives Apricot scrub (love the smell!) and slap on Bliss Steep Clean mask every Monday night during JD&amp;amp;#8217;s bath. It only takes fifteen minutes and JD will usually play in the tub for at least 20. He thinks the aqua-colored mask is &amp;amp;#8220;Coo-wool&amp;amp;#8221; (cool). TGBD: What makes you feel pretty? Christine: You&amp;amp;#8217;re going to laugh. Cherry Chapstick. I love the way it makes my lips look, like I just bit into a strawberry, but it&amp;amp;#8217;s subtle, not too glossy. It also smells pretty. A random braid is romantic, too. TGBD: You&amp;#x27;ve written before about how being pregnant helped you love your body. What other things do you wish you could go back and tell your younger self not to stress out about looks-wise? Christine: I went tanning way too much in high school and sunbathed sans sunblock for that healthy glow. Healthy? Yeah right! At 28, drinking plenty of water, wearing SPF face lotion and swiping my cheeks with Lanc?\uFFFDme bronzer does the trick in a more healthful way. Sometimes I want to yell out to girls when I see them enter the tanning salon next to JD&amp;amp;#8217;s Gymboree. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t want to sound like a mom. Ha! TGBD: Who&amp;#x27;s your beauty or style icon(s)? Christine: Style: Gwen Stefani---she&amp;amp;#8217;s got to be the coolest mom out there. She makes a wife-beater look glamorous by accessorizing it with a red pout and a few gold bangles. As a single mom, I have zero time to primp and test looks--I love that Gwen always looks so put together, but in a very effortless way. As for beauty, Nicole Richie. Her makeup is so natural and I love her hair. I love that it looks messy or uncombed on purpose sometimes. I think a quick pieced-together bun with a few wisps here and there is charming. And Natalie Portman, I imagine, looks gorgeous when she wakes up or has the flu. TGBD: What three beauty products are crucial to your existence? Christine: Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, because it&amp;amp;#8217;s refreshing (especially on a morning when JD woke up at 3 A.M just because. Just because!) and it smells so gentle and flowery. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t wear perfume when I use it, which is pretty often. Bare Minerals, Golden Minerals, SPF 15: Makes my skin look even and flawless and glowy. Baby Magic lotion: JD and I both use it. It smells like powder and soap and like you just stepped out of the shower. It&amp;amp;#8217;s also very light and not at all greasy. It&amp;amp;#8217;s cheap too! TGBD: When you do get to steal a couple of minutes, how do you like to pamper yourself? Christine: I like to get a facial at a spa. And I hardly ever treat myself to the luxury because A) It&amp;amp;#8217;s costs over one hundred bucks and B) If I have a babysitter I should be doing something more productive like spring cleaning. I&amp;amp;#8217;m a mom, so I feel really guilty about the concept of &amp;amp;#8220;me time.&amp;amp;#8221; I once put cucumbers on my eyes and laid on the carpet next to JD who was playing with blocks. He ate one. Awesome. Thanks, Christine (or Chrissi, or Coppa or one of your other nicknames)! Guys, if she&amp;amp;#8217;s not already on your everyday reads list, make sure to head over to Storked! And make sure to pick up her book Rattled! about her adventures in single-mom-hood. That&amp;amp;#8217;s an order! Then for my past Blogging Babe interviews, click here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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