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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

	Mom needs two things: more makeup and more time! CARGO has pulled together 7 products that will get Mom out the door looking gorgeous in 7 minutes. Available in three different shade options, CARGO’s 7 in 7 makeup kit offers $170 of amazing CARGO cosmetics for only $59. Unlike some value sets, 7 in 7 contains some of CARGO’s best-selling products: OneBase (a hybrid foundation/concealer that I swear by), the Essential Palette (these shadows are engraved with application instructions), Eye Pencil, LashActivator, BeachBlush (this multi-toned cheek color also doubles as shadow in a pinch), Reverse Lip Liner and CARGO’s Classic Lip Gloss with Timestrip Technology. Click HERE to buy CARGO 7 in 7 Kit from Sephora.com.
	What do you get when you combine ancient Chinese beauty rituals with modern-day French beauty technology? Pur~Lisse! I’ve sampled many skin care products in my day, and Pur~Lisse ranks high on my list of must-haves. The “be moist & stay protected” gift set will introduce Mom to the line. It includes the incredible pūr~lip comfort daily lip nourisher (that miraculously softens lips and reduces the appearance of fine lines instantly), pūr~protect essential daily moisturizer with an SPF 30 (this moisturizer wears beautifully under makeup, and makes skin look youthful and positively dewy) and pūr~moist hydra-balance moisturizer. Retail price is $125 through May. Click HERE to buy online from Pur~Lisse.
	H2O Plus is known for their luxe bath and body products formulated with skin-pampering ingredients from the sea. The Ultimate Spa Collection contains five full-sized products (enclosed in a beautiful box) to keep Mom’s skin smooth, hydrated and refreshed from head to toe. A $72.50 value, this set retails for only $50. She’ll think you spent so much more! This Mom gives the collection a big thumbs-up. It’s the perfect gift for a busy Mom who would love a spa day, but simply doesn’t have the time. The Ultimate Spa Collection includes: Sea Salt Body Wash, Sea Salt Skin Smoother, Spa Body Butter, Spa Hand & Nail Cream and Soothing Mint Foot Rub. Click HERE to buy the Ultimate Spa Collection from H2O Plus online.
	Moms love skincare, period. Borghese’s Perfect Pampering collection will have her positively glowing. The set includes Borghese skin care favorites: Fango Active Mud, CuraForte Moisture Intensifier, Fluido Protettivo Spa Lift for Eyes, Cura di Vita Protettivo, Crema Saponetta, Bagno di Vita Bath & Shower Gel, Splendide Mani, Piedi Vitale and the most adorable Straw Tote. The retail value of this collection is $188, but you can buy it for only $52.50! Click HERE to buy the Perfect Pampering gift set from Borghese online.
	Is Mom obsessed with mineral makeup? I know I’ve been lured by the call of its siren song on many occasions, but have been generally disappointed by the finish of mineral foundation. Being True’s mineral makeup kit includes a transforming mineral mist that makes the loose mineral makeup simply melt into the complexion– no chalky finish, and no settling into pores! The leaf-green patent bag is ideal for travel, and has mini storage compartments for each product. “The Kit” contains $150 of Being True makeup (two shades of mineral foundation to ensure a perfect match, a bronzer, transforming mineral mist and a high-quality retractable brush), but retails for only $75. Click HERE to buy the kit online from Being True.
	Is your budget tight? Weleda offers trial-sized gift sets of their amazing skin care products at incredibly affordable prices. The Almond Facial Care Kit includes hypoallergenic products ideal for pampering sensitive skin. This cleansing regimen is so gentle, and the sweet smell of Almond is yummy. The small size makes this a great gift for Moms who love to travel. The Weleda Almond Facial Care Kit includes: Almond Cleansing Lotion, Almond Moisture Cream, Almond Intensive Facial Cream and Almond Facial Oil. Retail price is a mere $14.99! Click HERE to buy the Almond Facial Care Kit online from Weleda.
	Kenzo’s popular Oriental/Floral fragrance FlowerbyKenzo is now available in a deluxe gift set, perfect for Mom! Included in the set is a 100mL bottle of FlowerbyKenzo, a 100mL FlowerbyKenzo Body Milk and a mini FlowerbyKenzo bottle for toting in her purse! Retail price for the set is $88, so it’s like you’re getting the Body Milk and travel fragrance for free! Click HERE to buy this deluxe gift set from Kenzo USA.
	Totally stumped? Rather than pick a gift, just pick a brand you know she loves! Prescriptives offers gift choices in all price ranges, and also has fun refillable compacts that Mom can customize to suit her complexion. Best of all, Prescriptives will email the gift card to Mom, and she’ll receive it in hours! Great for last-minute shoppers… Click HERE to buy a gift card from Prescriptives.

Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2012!

Ulta College Day Discount: 20% Off!

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ULTA recently announced a super-cool promotion for college students. On the first Tuesday of every month, college students will receive 20% off of their entire retail purchase and salon service! All you need to do is bring your college student ID and show it to the clerk during checkout!

Log onto ULTA Beauty's Facebook.com fan page each month to learn more about College Day, or to find an ULTA location near your campus.

College Day on May 5th is the perfect day to shop for Mom and get a 20% off! Some of the brands offered by ULTA include: Estee Lauder, Clinique, Smashbox, Benefit, Urban Decay, Fekkai, MAX Factor, Murad, Borghese, Bourjois, Pop Beauty, Too Faced, Sugar, H2O Plus, oh my… the list goes on and on! I'm almost glad there isn't an Ulta near my home. My husband would need to file a missing persons report!

Click HERE to head to ULTA online, to check out their huge selection before you shop!

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Upcoming Ideeli Sales

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Kale Handbags
Starting Price: $149
Save up to 71%
Saturday, April 25th, 11:00am
Hailing from Texas and now living in LA, the Kale sisters have a deep sense of family pride; each handbag is lined in butter soft fuchsia suede, their grandmother's favorite color. And their current California cool mindset means that each bag they create is equally suited to sunny days and sophisticated evenings.

Escada Accessories
Starting price: $201
Save up to 65%
Monday, April 27th, 11:00am
Escada the international luxury fashion group, that is a leading name in women's fashion and often worn to red carpet events by celebrities is on ideeli! The accessory sales includes shoes and handbags

Just Cavalli Accessories
Starting price: $42
Save up to 72%
Tuesday, April 28th, 11:00am
Roberto Cavalli moves fast. Born into an artistic family, Cavalli headed straight for the Art Institute, where he trained in textile print. Before graduation, the fledgling designer had produced a series of floral prints on knit fabric that caught the eye of several prominent Italian hosiery labels. By the early 1960s, he had founded his own design house in Florence and was turning out unabashedly glamorous ready-to-wear for spirited, independent women. It wasn’t long before his intrinsic love of excess and appreciation of nature became trademarks of the collection.

Emily & Ashley Jewelry Sale
Starting price: $509
Save up to 78%
Tuesday, April 28th, 11:00am
Where would designer sisters, Emily and Ashley Green find inspiration for their vintage-like, elegant baubles? Their grandmother's jewelery box, of course. Inspired by the Oriental accents and brilliant gemstones they encountered, the pair launched a collection composed of glamorous yet wearable pieces with an exotic touch. Made of luxury materials like 18 karat gold and semi-precious gems, the line is most certainly one in a million. No wonder that pieces from the collection have shown up at red-carpet events on such fashion-forward actresses as Julianne Moore and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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Amazing Deal! The Allure Beauty Box

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Check this out, readers! Allure has gathered some incredible summer beauty products from brands like Aveeno, Burt’s Bees and John Frieda to benefit the Skin Cancer Foundation! (For those of you not in the loop, May is Skin Cancer Awareness month.) A $150 retail value, the Play Safe in the Sun Beauty Box is for sale at Allure.com for a mere $39.99. $5 from the sale of each box will go to the SCF.

Click HERE To buy one, while supplies last! Rumor has it, the stock is already half gone!

Bath & Body Works Gentle Foaming Soap Cucumber Melon

Anything that makes washing more fun is a must-have in my house. In fact, the only way I can ensure my pre-schooler washes his hands is to use fun, foamy, anti-bacterial soap like this one by Bath & Body Works.

Af of late, my little guy become quite enamored with the shopping experience at Bath & Body Works. This pleases Mommy, because I can shop brands like Frederic Fekkai, C. O. Bigelow, and Patricia Wexler MD while he organizes fragrant candles and samples lotion.

I let my son select the soaps for his bathroom. After a fair amount of deliberation, he generally selects at least one bottle of Cucumber and Melon Gentle Foaming Soap. He picks it because it is green, but I love the fresh, spa-like scent.

Click HERE to buy Gentle Foaming Soap at Bath & Body Works online.

Retail price is $5 for one 8.75 fl oz bottle, or $10 for three.

Shipping is FREE with purchase over $65 using promo code FREESHIP65.