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Dorian Smith-Garcia

Dorian Smith-Garcia is a writer on a variety of subjects including beauty, fashion, travel, parenting, consumer goods and technology. She writes for Healthline MindBodyGreen, The How to Geek, Glowsly, Gadget Review, and more. She’s a bridal and beauty expert/influencer and the founder of Kawaii Girl Cosmetics. When Dorian’s not writing, she’s collecting stamps in her passport, learning new languages, or spending time with her family.

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Publications

  • Parents
    35 articles
  • 21Ninety
    5 articles
  • Blavity
    3 articles
  • Android Police
    2 articles
  • Travel Noire
    1 article
  • AfroTech
    1 article
  • Glowsly

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  • 8 infrared fitness and recovery items to add to your workout and cooldown routine
    3 Dec 2024—Android Police
    If you're embracing a regular fitness routine, you may wear your favorite fitness tracker while working out. However, these devices don't help with muscle recovery. Working out can cause small tears in your muscles, especially if you exercise to tone or build muscles. This is a necessary process that builds strength. Muscle recovery helps muscles rebuild and repair from the damage they sustained, ensuring they get stronger and become more effective. Common forms of muscle recovery include...
  • Dorian Smith-Garcia
    —Parents
    Dorian Smith-Garcia is a commerce, health, and parenting writer at Parents, where she reviews and tests pregnancy and baby gear, wellness products, and provides insider tips on cant-miss deals for trending products. She also provides firsthand knowledge on conscious and present parenting as a Millennial mom. Dorian also covers parenting and lifestyle news and deals across several Dotdash Meredith brands, including Parents, People, and Travel + Leisure. Highlights: Dorian’s bylines include...
  • Co-Parenting Isn't Easy But with An ADHD Partner It's Harder
    1 Nov 2024—21Ninety
    Co-parenting is hard, but when you're doing it with an ADHD partner, it can make a complicated experience exponentially harder. Updated Nov 01, 2024 Divorce isn’t fun even if the split is amicable. Add kids into the mix, and it’s harder because now you have to co-parent while navigating an emotional rollercoaster. I experienced this first hand when my own marriage limped across the finish line towards divorce two years ago. But what frustrated me more than struggling to maintain civility...
  • The 9 Best Night-Lights to Help Your Kids Drift Off to Sleep
    10 Aug 2024—Parents
    Finding the right nighttime routine to help my little one fall asleep wasn’t easy. I’ve worked my way through countless night-lights and bedtime routines, and it wasn’t until my daughter was 5 years old that I finally found the right combination that ensured she not only fell asleep in her room but also remained there instead of sneaking into mine. I ultimately chose the Hatch Rest+ 2nd Gen, which integrates a sound machine and a night-light. My daughter likes the bird sounds, and I like the...
  • —Parents

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