Mother's Day Gift Picks Courtesy of My Mom

Happy (almost) Mother's Day to all of the moms out there!  This year in honor, my mom (and best friend) curated her favorite Mother's Day beauty buys in case you needed a little help with your last minute shopping.   Let me tell you, my mom knows a thing or two about beauty as she's one of my best product testers.  Growing up, she's always taught me that less is more and at 29, somehow I'm envious of her skin!  Everyone says we look alike, and it's the biggest compliment in the world.  Here are her top picks this year: Bobbi Brown Beach Collection

"I love everything in this collection and always use them during the spring and summer.  They smell like the beach, which always puts me in a good mood."

L'Occitane Delightful Hands Collection Gift Set

"L'Occitane makes my favorite hand cream because they're so moisturizing and fit into my purse.  I can never leave home without one.  I like this set because it give you a variety of scents."

Clarins Deliciously Glowing Self Tanning Gift Set

"This is my favorite brand of self tanner and the set comes with everything you need to self tan correctly.  The case is pretty too."

Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow

"I can always use some help refreshing my makeup bag in the Spring and I love this shadow palette.  The Stylish Move 970 is my favorite.  It's like having a little piece of luxury that doesn't cost a fortune."

Bliss Spa "Mother Glows Best" Gift Certificate

"Hint, hint to my kids.  A day of pampering is always appreciated.  This includes a facial, massage, manicure and pedicure.  I couldn't imagine taking a whole day out to do all of that but it sounds nice!"

Catch Me on Sirius Radio Today

Hi BeautySweetSpot readers!  I have some exciting news to share!  Today, I'll be on Martha Stewart's Sirius Radio Channel with none other than celebrity stylist Robert Verdi in between 4:20 and 5pm discussing some of the best beauty buys for Mother's Day. Tune into Sirius 112, XM 157 or online at Sirius.com!  I'll be taking questions from listeners and chatting away about great finds for all different price ranges.  Every mom can use a little beauty pick-me-up!

Celebrating My Mom on Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all my readers who are mother's!  Today, I'm excited to take the time out to show my mom how much I really appreciate her.  I'm very fortunate to have a mom that I also consider my best friend. Throughout the years, she has always been my backbone and no matter what, she's always right, too. Growing up the beauty advice she always gave me was not to wear too much makeup, because it makes you look fake and takes away from your true beauty.  As of late, she lectures me about practicing safe sun and always makes sure I have and SPF of 15 or higher on.  Obviously I do, but she's a mom, so she has to double check.

For Mother's Day, I'm taking my mom to get pampered at Bliss Spa in Soho, NY to get pedi-colada's.  She's just like me, we love Pina-Coladas and a day together of beauty treatments is better than anything else.

What's the best piece of beauty advice your mom ever gave you?