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BellaSugar's Guide to Mother's Day Beauty Gifts

BellaSugar — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:07 -0700

Hopefully you've found my Mother's Day gift guide inspiring. I've chosen a variety of bath and beauty products to suit all different types of moms and gathered them below in a six-post roundup. Keep in mind that a gift certificate to a spa or even a hair treatment at a salon will make your mother, aunt, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, partner, or friend feel pampered and special.

There's a reason why people say motherhood is the toughest job in the world. It takes unrelenting patience, sacrifice and selflessness - and all most moms really want is to feel appreciated. So whatever you select, be sure to choose it with love.

Mother's Day Gift Guide, Part V: The Glam Gram

BellaSugar — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:17:08 -0700

If you're lucky enough to have a grandmother around this Mother's Day, don't forget to spoil her. Below you'll find a mix of traditional and hip (don't worry, I haven't picked anything too outrageous) beauty products to help make the matriarch of your family all the more gorgeous.

The two of you can sip tea or champagne, depending on just how saucy she is, and talk beauty - now that's quality bonding.

Mother's Day Gift Guide, Part IV: The Busy Mom

BellaSugar — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:42 -0700

If your mom is the ultimate multi-tasker, it's probably because she's got 101 things to juggle. Appropriate beauty gifts for busy moms are ones that help her primp and relax more efficiently.

Take this new Kiehl's Limited-Edition Gardenia Hand and Body Lotion ($19.50), for example. It has an incredibly feminine, floral and powerful scent making it both a body lotion and a daytime fragrance. Anything you can do to help mom cut out a step is sure to be appreciated.

Mother's Day Gift Guide, Part III: The Hip Mom

BellaSugar — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:11 -0700

There are endless amounts of fab beauty products that you can buy your mom if she's the type of hip mom who can rock any beauty look from glam to grunge.

For example, this Sexy Mama Powder from The Balm is a brand-new, translucent setting powder with cute packaging. Heck, why not get her last year's awesome Hot Mama Blush and the recent Bahama Mama Bronzer as a little trio. Just a suggestion (of course), but if you're looking for more ideas, you can find an assortment of fun beauty products below that will make her swoon.

Mother's Day Gift Guide, Part II: The New Mom

BellaSugar — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:00:01 -0700

New moms have their worlds and their bodies turned upside down. Not only are they sleep-deprived, but they no longer have the luxury of free time. This means that twenty-minute blowouts, manicures and intricate makeup routines are a thing of the past. I even hear that showering actually becomes a luxury.

As if that's not enough, don't forget about their tired skin, the extra skin they're trying to firm and the new and icky, 'not so fresh' feeling from all of the baby excretions they are privy to. If you are looking for beauty treats to indulge yourself, a friend or a relative on her first Mother's Day, here are a bevy of goodies for brand-new mothers.

Mother's Day Gift Guide, Part I: The Classical Mom

BellaSugar — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:00:26 -0700

Welcome to my series on beauty-centric gifts for Mother's Day. All week long I'll be featuring a different type of mother, along with a selection of beauty-appropriate gifts in hopes of offering up great ideas for last-minute shopping (don't forget that Mother's Day is this Sunday). Today is all about the classical mother. She wears strong spicy and floral scents and hasn't changed her manicure style in years. Although she respects your beauty choices, she prefers to stick with what she knows. Below is an assortment of 15 beauty treats for the traditional mom - happy shopping!

Jouer Cosmetics Mother's Day Pretty In Pink Kit

BellaSugar — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:50:01 -0700

Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 13, so all week I'll be bringing you lots of beautiful ideas as part of BellaSugar's Mother's Day gift guide! Today, I've discovered a great gift for mom from Jouer Cosmetics, a brand I love for a number of reasons. For one, Jouer makes a great natural-looking, non-sticky, and non-greasy product that can be effortlessly applied with your fingertips. Also, the makeup comes in these cool small white cases that snap together in the back for easy stack-ability and storage. You can even slide em' together on the sides to create a palette.

A couple of days ago, Jouer released a limited-edition Pretty In Pink Kit ($32), which is perfect as a Mother's Day gift for moms on the run. The kit will be available until June 30th. It includes:

A rose-colored cheek, eye, and lip tint called Petal All Over color
A super-sheer and lightweight Pink Sand Lip Gloss
A compact Noir Conditioning Mascara, which also slides onto the rest of your palette

The best part is that you can add on the rest of Mom's favorite colors as gifts throughout the year.

Bella Book: Glamour Gurlz by Joanna Schlip

BellaSugar — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:00:27 -0700

Glamour Gurlz: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Great Make-up and Gurl Smarts by Joanna Schlip ($19.95) is a lighthearted and fun guide to makeup for young women. Joanna, a successful makeup artist (she's the exclusive makeup artist for Physician's Formula) and author, was inspired from her own unfortunate accident (a cup of hot tea spilled on her face causing second and third degree burns). After that incident, she realized that looking beautiful begins with feeling beautiful on the inside.

Not only is book chock full of gorgeous and simple makeovers, how-tos and helpful hints about skin and brows, but many young A-List ladies have contributed their own encouraging and insightful words about beauty.

And get this - all of the proceeds from the book will go to j-gurlz fund, a foundation created by Joanna which matches young girls with mentors to help build and improve their fragile self-esteem.

This is the perfect gift for a sister, niece or even a great idea for an afternoon of experimentation for mothers and kids. What Bella Donna wouldn't enjoy and day of beauty bonding with Mom?

Glamour Gurlz features over 25 celebrities and 30 models and young women including Hilary Duff, Sophia Bush and Hayden Panettiere. To see some of the incredible work that Joanna has done on celebs and in the fashion world, click here.