Nylon Blogs

If making up excuses to skip the gym were a sport, let’s just say we’d be champions.

But in terms of actually rolling out of bed and dragging ourselves to the gym?

We still need some practice.

Luckily, the new app Gym-Pact is making it harder to ditch workouts….because if you miss, you’ll get fined.

The program is set up so you can pick how many days you’re aiming to make it to the gym along with how much money you’ll pay if you skip out.

If you don’t make it, your credit card gets automatcially debited and put into a communal “pot” that gets redistributed throughout all the people who actually did make their personal goals.

So in some ways, you could even earn money while you’re exercising.

The concept definitely sounds effective… but are you willing to put your cash on the line for time on the treadmill?

It’s impressive enough kicking the Starbucks habit to make your daily cup of coffee at home.

But if you want to take your caffeine fix one step further, try this Coffee Plant.

The kit contains a starter pot, a marker, and enough coffee seeds to grow your own beans.

And while it requires a bit more planning ahead, the entire set (which makes multiple brews) costs just $6.

Can your morning mocha beat that?

Buy it here.

Heat Sensitive iPhone 4/4S Backing ($12 here)

Heat Treated Copper Bird Cuff (about $60 here)

Remember Tattly, the NY-based temporary tattoo company we obsessed over?

Well, guess what?
We’re still obsessed with their quirky-cute hipster tats.

In particular, their latest creation: The Love Watch.
Come on, wearing this baby is like a direct single to cupid himself.

Order it here.

Prepare yourself, because your morning coffee routine is about to be totally blown by Cuppable.

This genius invention is a sippable lid that fits perfectly over your basic Mason jar.

It won’t spill, it’s reusable, and it means you don’t have to rush to chug your coffee before you head out the door.

Amazing, right?

Check it out here!

Chilean artist Fab Ciraolo has reinvented some of history’s biggest players as modern-day hipsters in his quirky new series of illustrations.

Although the Daft Punk-loving Frida Kahlo is our favorite, check out his website for Salvador Dali, Cleopatra, and more.

You could splurge on a future-telling tee.

You could click “shuffle” on your iPod.

Or you could forget about all that and just open a card.

Etsy designer Crankbunny makes greeting cards with customizable, scratch-off fortunes for $7 each.

All you have to do is create your own message (or choose one of the pre-printed sayings) online, and send it to your best friend/boyfriend/parents/whomever.

And if you decide to mail one for yourself, we’d understand.

After all, when else do you get to tell your own future?

Buy the cards here.

I’ve been saying I’m going to buy plants for my apartment as long as I can remember.

But here’s the problem: there’s no way I can fit them into my teeny Brooklyn space….until now.

Behold, the pint-sized planters courtesy of Bonnie and Neil.

Each of these mats is made from recycled timber, is stamped with hand drawn designs, and contains six small amber bottles for blooming.

Plus, we bet it’s small enough to perch on your windowsill….even if it’s as tiny as mine.

Buy it here.

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Alber Elbaz’s sketches for Lanvin are adorable but not always attainable.

We just can’t splurge $1000 on a graphic tee, no matter how cute the effortlessly drawn-together Parisian girl on it is.

Fortunately, t-shirts aren’t the only product Elbaz inks up.

This stationary set features a pattern of the rotund, doe-eyed little people that are the designer’s trademark illustrations (can you spot his bespectacled self-portrait among the faces?).

It comes with patterned tape and colored pencils too, so you can customize your thank-you notes like a Lanvin coloring book (are you listening Alber? That would be the best gift ever.)

Your noteworthy pen pals will love you for it, whether they’re the recipients of a handcrafted letter or the entire set itself.

$115 at Net-A-Porter

–MICKIE MEINHARDT

Everyone’s had them: those nights where you’re not really sure what happened, but you’ve got the scars to prove it (and the Advil by your bed).

That’s what these new “What Happened Last Night?” bandages are for.

Stocked with 25 different bandaids with statements like, “That’s what she said,” “Beer-related incident,” and The Hangover classic “There was a monkey…” we can’t really think of a better way to explain your battle wounds to everyone judging you.

And hey, look on the bright side: at least you didn’t wake up with a baby in your closet…..

Buy them here.