Great Gifts of Beauty for Mother's Day

Spring Slim 
We have been loyal customers of the Fruits & Passion kitchen products for two years now so when we were given their new Pineapple Slimming Ritual  to test we were thrilled.  We love it!  It goes on smoothly, smells heavenly and rinses easily--so now we are hooked!  The four step program practically guarantees that you will continue to smell good for hours afterward, especially since the body butter (the final step) practically melts into your skin.  Totally makes you feel like you  just stepped out of a spa.  Terrific addition to the Fruits & Passion line. 

STEP 1: Pineapple Slimming Shower Cream $12
STEP 2: Pineapple Slimming Exfoliating Cream $14
STEP 3: Pineapple Slimming Serum $36
STEP 4: Pineapple Slimming Body Butter $20

 

Body Truffles Double Chocolate Raspberry Body Creme & Massaging Souffle (Upper Canada Soap) According to our mother of three reviewwer, "using these cremes and soaps in a little like being in chocolate heaven.  If you love chocolate (and I absolutely do) then you are going to love both of these luxurious products.  They smell delicious, glide on smoothly and easily absorb into your skin.  The best part is that you keep smelling good all day long.  The only problem for chocoholics out there, you may want to actually scoop the massaging souffle creme out of it's tub with a spoon and eat it up!"    Upper Canada Soap Body Truffle Collection available in Belgian White Chocolate, Creamy Milk Chocolate and Double Chocolate Raspberry scents and prices range from, $8.00 for the Lip Butter, to $14.00 for the Body Scrubs.

vedaPURE - New Mom Gift Set  (upurea) $185.00
New moms will go crazy about these great new products developed by Dr. Natalie Geary.  They are preservative free, chemical free and perfect for the postpartum Mom who might have a bit of sleep deprivation and raging hormones!  We gave this to a new mom of twins and she just love the Stretch Mark Cream and relaxing Body Cream.  Included in this gift set are:

 
Soothe: Body Cream – PH balanced and perfect for daily care of sensitive baby skin.
Refresh: Refreshing Body Cream – Helps to reduce ripple lines, stretch marks and evens out skin tone.
Supple: Stretch Mark Cream – Rejuvenates your skin and reduces the appearance of pregnancy lines.
Purify: Detoxifying Body Cream – Reinvigorates and restores the elasticity of the skin.
Relax: Body Cream – Restores skins balance and relieves sore muscles.

Fresh Concreta & Pear Soap (Zents) Last year at the NY Gift Show I came across this great company -- Zents.  These are products that make the "O Favorites List" and are worn by all the stars.  Well it's easy to see why!  The nice thing is you don't have to be a star to feel (and smell) like one.  Fresh Concreta is a solid perfume balm that is then hand-poured into solid stone cube.  The cube is like a gift itself!  The scent is clean with a hint of flowers.  It's scented with heliotrope, linden, cucumber and green apple.  It's clean and crisp and not overbearing.  It's subtle beauty and really a treat.  It retails for $30.  The Pear Soap is a real treat and smells good enough to eat! It's a triple-milled, handmade soap from England and with  Shea Butter and Coconut Oil.  The nice thing about this soap is that it doesn't flake apart.  It's smooth and soft with the most amazing scent - your husband may even use it!  It retails for $9.00.  Click here to purchase or find a retailer near you.

The Siren & Miss Fix-It (Tarte)  Are you looking for a gift to glam up the tired mom?  Here's a great gift idea from Tarte - The Siren has everything your mom, sister or grandmother will need to start feeling sexy in no time.  The set includes four shimmering shadows in black with gold sparkle, champagne shimmer, white pearl, and gold glimmer; a lid primer; a shadow luminizer (beige shimmer); a black gel eyeliner; plus two double-ended applicators.   Price: $42, Retail Availability: www.sephora.com, select Sephoras.  The Miss Fix-It kit also beautifully packaged is great for a hot mama within!  The colors are bright and summery with shades of teal, purple, turquoise and champagne.  It also includes two sheer and sexy lip glosses and applicators. Our mom-testers just loved the color palette and portability. They also loved the packaging in purples which snap shut with a really secure magnets, have built in mirrors to boot!  Price: $44, www.tartecosmetics.com, select Sephoras & Nordstrom 

Soap Rolls 6 Pack (What Fun!)  Here's a great little gift that should make any mom happy.  They are soap rolls -- glycerin soap that comes in great scents.  They'll keep mom, kids or guests clean without waste!  They are extremely moisturizing and are great for hands, face, and body. They come in great fragrances like raspberry, watermelon, mango, lavender, tangerine, and grapefruit for summer.  They'd make a fun gift for mom, grandma, or step-mom!  $12.00 

Rose Pink Peppercorn Guest Soaps (Caldrea) I don't know about you, but as a kid I always remember going people's houses and being impressed when I went into the bathroom and saw cute little soaps in the dishes.  As an adult, and parent, I've become painfully accustomed to bathrooms with antibacterial soaps in Sponge Bob containers.  Now don't get me wrong, Sponge Bob soap gets the kids hand washing, but these little soaps bring me right back to those days when I remember people were sophisticated - when they cared about the little details.  These soaps do just that - they smell great, are refined and make hand washing a treat again! $20.00

YuBe Moisturizing Skin Cream (Yu Be) This company boasts a product that has proven to protect the skin even at the top of Mt. Everest - well I gave this to a grandmother, and potter - in other words someone who is really hard on her hands and she loved it.  Yu Be is made with glycerin, Vitamin E and B2 and  camphor.  At first you may be taken aback by it's medicinal scent, but true to it's packaging the smell fades very quickly and you are left with soft, silky skin.  This is a great gift for a new mother whose hands washed as frequently as diapers are changed - it's also great for a gardener, teacher, etc.  Basically if you wash your hands you'll like this cream even if your not hiking to the next Base Camp before the summit!  $28.00 for the large size.  Visit their site and you can request a free sample.  Available at Whole Foods, Fred Segal and more!