Can they really be used together in the same sentence? Yep. In fact, stereotypes of mothers as haggard, hair-pulling creatures have long gone, to be replaced with the perception that mothers are these elegant human beings who can still don Vera Wang dresses while maintaining sanity over the family budget. Women have realized that motherhood does not negate the need to be beautiful still, that it’s the little things in life such as treating oneself to a pedicure or a new lipstick after a long week at work or at home that makes being a mother (and a wife) worthwhile.