Mother’s Day is less than a month away (May 8th to be exact) and by now you are surely narrowing down the options on what to give Mom. (Wait, what? You haven’t started thinking about it?? Yeah me neither. Sorry mom.) While a Spa Week Gift Card is always the favorable option (do you know any moms who don’t love massages?), you could also pair it with a sweet smelling beauty gift for the presentation. Currently on our Mother’s Day radar are the lovely gifts below from Fresh, and the best news is: Fresh accepts Spa Week Gift Cards, so she could use her gift card there too—for services of her choosing, any time of year!

Fresh locations in New York, Las Vegas, Dallas and Costa Mesa, Cali are participating in Spa Week offering $50 spa treatments this week. Did you know that in the back of Fresh boutique stores there are spa treatment rooms? Maybe you’d like to give mom a fresh-faced preview of what’s to come by booking her a $50 facial for this weekend.

For Spa Week, Fresh offers a 45 Min Umbrian Clay Purify and Balance Facial Experience, 45 Min Black Tea Age-Delay Facial Experience, or a 45 Min Ancienne Ultimate Age-Delay Facial Experience for $50 at the locations listed below. First browse these gift ideas.

Fig Apricot Soap, $12
A bar of delicious soap is great thing to give her along with your card and a gift card… a small daily reminder of the indulgence to come. Infused with an array of intricate fragrance experiences. Vegetable glycerin and shea butter host a collection of unexpected combinations side by side with traditional favorites; hand-wrapped in handsome Japanese and European papers.

Citron de Vigne Gift Set, $35
A gift set with the essentials, simply stated. Features a celebration scent inspired by France’s Champagne region and is perfect for gift-giving. The sparkling blend includes citrus top notes that surround an innovative pinot noir accord.

Rice Dry Oil, $48
Surprise her with a beauty item she might not normally think about trying, like Rice Dry Oil. Combines the regenerative benefits of rice bran oil with the restorative actions of jojoba oil to pick up where any cleansing ritual leaves off.

Hesperides Eau de Parfum, $32
Give a fragrance in a bottle that’s great for traveling—even if it’s just traveling around town in her giant pocketbook. Features a bright, full-bodied bouquet of citruses and is housed in a mini artisanal bottle.

Cranberry Candle Trio, $45

Home sweet home was always sweet… now make it sweeter! Fills the home with season-inspired scents that embody the richness and elegance of refined wines and bourbon. Burn them separately to create different moods throughout the house or layer together for a custom-scented centerpiece.

Fresh Locations offering $50 Spa Week Treatments:

New York

Fresh – Spring Street
57 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
212.925.0099

Fresh – Third Avenue
1367 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212.585.3400

Texas

Fresh – Dallas
Northpark Center
8687 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225
214.691.1500

Nevada

Fresh
Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace
3500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702.631.5000

California

Fresh – South Coast Plaza
South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714.549.7086

“Exceptional…because you are…” We love the sound of that, and what a great name for a fragrance too. Sometimes we tend to overlook all the good deeds, time and patience put in by the men in our lives. But ladies, a man’s ego needs for you to let them know how special they are—it’s a fact.

The point of this giveaway is twofold: One, we want to send 2 of you this sexy men’s fragrance to douse your beau in, and two, we want to help you in your quest for finding that perfect holiday gift for him. Either he’s too simple, too picky, too tall… it’s impossible! So, chime in for a chance to win, and also to help your fellow readers out. Browse through the answers for some good men’s gift ideas you can implement of your own.

THE PRIZE

The fragrance launched by the design house of Exceptional Parfums in 2008, EXCEPTIONAL ….BECAUSE YOU ARE is a men’s fragrance that possesses a blend of stimulating, cool, and sensual aromas. Key notes include Bergamot, cardamom, violet, juniper berry, ozone, plum, vetiver, sandalwood, and musk. The fragrance retails for $80.00.

HOW TO ENTER

Tell us, either in the comments below or on our Facebook page on this thread:

Women: What’s the best gift you’ve ever given a man?

Men: What is the best gift you’ve ever received?

DETAILS

Contest ends Monday December 13, at 11:59 pm EST. Winners will be listed here, and must respond within a week from announcing to claim your prize. Please link to a valid email address or contactable Facebook account, or be sure to check back here.

Thanks for entering our giveaway. Congratulations to Siilentii27 and Jill for giving the best gifts ever. Please send an email to candace (at) spaweekmedia (dot) com to claim your prize.

**Winners**

Siilentii27
The best gift I ever gave a man was a hand painted replica of an art piece he really liked :)

Jill
He has a million baseball collectible cards so I put them in a beautiful scrapbook and gave it to him.

Official Rules

Welcome to Spa Week Daily’s first Holiday Gift Guide of the season! We’re kicking it off with juicy finds for your favorite makeup junkie.

If you have a nail polish-hoarding daughter, mascara-obsessed girlfriend or a boss who never shows up without that inimitable glow, pay attention. (And hopefully you’ve already complimented your boss.) Below we’ve gathered a few of our current favorites—stocking stuffers and Secret Santa possibilities for any woman worth her weight in lipstick.

Michelle’s Makeup-Gifting Advice: The key to giving makeup is it either has to be something colorful and entertaining (like a huge sampling of flavored lip glosses) or something that you, yourself, love and can’t live without. BUT, I’m also all about surprises. If she’s that obsessed with makeup, encourage her to cleanse her poor makeup-slathered pores and GET A FACIAL. The better her skin is, the better her makeup will look. End of story. Our SPA Gift Cards are 20% off for the holidays, so you could give her one of those, and then she can choose from some of the best facial spas in the world! Just an idea. Here are some more.

Tarte Eight Dates a Week Mini Lip Gloss Set of 8, $25.00

This is the perfect gift for the girl obsessed with gloss. The kit includes 8 moisture rich shades of sheer pinks and neutrals – one for every day of the week–and one extra just in case you’re feeling fickle.

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*MICHELLE’S PICK* Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars, $12.50 Each

I usually opt to highlight my eyes rather than my lips, but with makeup this fun and goopy, it’s impossible to not play. It all started when I wore it to be Ke$ha for Halloween. OCC is a stunning new line of innovative and WOAH-NOW makeup colors for lips, eyes and more. Beware though–these glosses are fun but you might need to appoint a friend to Lipstick Patrol. It tends to gets on teeth and sometimes bleeds outside your lips. But it’s totally worth it, I swear! OCC Lip Tar is 100% Vegan and Cruely Free.

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Sephora Collection Mini Colorful Mono Eyeshadow Set, $20

This is the perfect set for the girl looking for intense eye color. This set includes some of Sephora favorite easy blendable, high pigmented shades in Sweet Candy, Midnight Kiss, Engagement Ring, Made in Manhattan and Swimming Pool.

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Nars Beautiful Life Lip & Cheek Palette, $55

This unbelievable palette of lip and cheek colors is a necessity in any makeup collection. The palette contains Sexual Healing Lipstick, Honolulu Honey Lipstick, Roman Holiday Lipstick, Funny Face Lipstick, Copacabana Multiple, Orgasm Multiple.

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*MICHELLE’S PICK* Bare Escentuals Big & Bright Mascara & Eyeliner Duo Kit, $15.00

My new go-to (and to-go) mascara and eyeliner. Both are extremely natural looking, easy to apply, easy to fit in your purse, and they stay put throughout the day or night. Mineral makeup is a huge emerging trend right now for more and more brands, but Bare Escentuals is WAY ahead of the curve, leading the mineral makeup way since 1976. The Bare Escentuals duo kit features the Flawless Definition Volumizing Mascara and Big & Bright Eyeliner.

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Best of Smashbox Sampler Kit 2010, $35.00

Almost every item from this top selling collection can be found in the makeup bags of beauty pros world wide. This 11 piece must have collection includes Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pout, Hyperlash Mascara, Limitless Eyeliner in Onyx, Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in Flash, Photo Finish Foundation and Lid Primer, Mini Fusion Soft Light, Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss, O-Gloss Intuitive Lip Gloss, and Clear Tote Bag.

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Sephora by OPI Rocker Chic Mini Collection, $18.00

This collection is a favorite among die-hard polish lovers. The Sephora by OPI Rocker Chic collection contains four petit nail laquers in Fiercly Fabulous, Just a Little Dangerous, Already Famous, and Go My Own Way.

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*MICHELLE’S PICK* A Birchbox Subscription

We blogged it and did a giveaway a few months back, and now the hottest beauty sample subscription can make for a hot holiday gift.  Hand-picked beauty and skin care samples delivered to your door each month will make your recipient think of you all year round.

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MAKEUP SALE INSIDER TIP: TotalBeauty.com’s Little Luxury Sample Store

This beauty-lovers hub has makeup and beauty sales on top brands, with new ones launching every few days. Right now it’s 57% off Rock and Republic makeup. Go forth and be glamorous!

And of course… the gift of a facial tops them all!

What’s a Daily Grommet? A Daily Grommet is, quite simply, a useful thingamabob, tchotchke, or gizmo, curated daily by the fine folks over at (surprise!) DailyGrommet.com. At Daily Grommet, you can find all sorts of useful and beautiful things for your home, garden, and for gifts. In keeping with this week’s zen theme, here are 3 lovely zen-inspired gifts from Daily Grommet.

Tea Forté Autumn Sampler Collection

Inspired by Japanese Tea Ceremonies

Himalayan Institute Neti Pot

An Ayurvedic sinus cleansing technique

Jade Harmony Yoga Mat

For every sustainable rubber mat purchased, the company will plant a tree

We recommend you follow @DailyGrommet on Twitter, as well as their bubbly, inspiring master of grommet ceremonies, @hostesstori!

Between World Cup excitement and endlessly working on that summer bod of yours, being sporty and active is definitely on the brain right now. For many of us, our very first memories of being athletic, active and adventurous are because of Dad. It wasn’t all embarrassing jokes after all! With Father’s Day this Sunday, we hope you’ve already planned to shower the father figure in your life with adulation! Here’s one more thing you can do for him: sing his praises to win him a handsome gift set in this Father’s Day Giveaway.

HOW TO ENTER

COMMENT BELOW or on our FACEBOOK PAGE with your favorite memory of being athletic, active or adventurous with your dad.

WHAT YOU CAN WIN FOR DAD

One of two sets of body and skincare products–pampering enough to do right by your dad, but masculine enough that he might even mention them to his buddies on his next golf outing.

PRIZE ONE:

Molton Brown Father’s Day Gift Set - Filled with manly scents that add serious spice to bathing, the Molton Brown Father’s Day Gift Set contains the large size of the brand’s cult-favorite re-charge black pepper bodywash, a corresponding re-charge black pepper body hydrator and the new cool buchu bodywash – which gives a cool hint of energy while soothing Dad’s skin.

Value: $58, available at www.moltonbrown.com

PRIZE TWO:

Naturopathica Clarifying Facial Wash, Soothing Shave Cream and Daily Defense Moisturizer For Men – Help Dad celebrate Father’s Day the natural way with Clarifying Face Wash – a foaming sulfate-free cleanser containing a refreshing blend of Cypress Oil, Aloe and Lime to gently remove impurities and clarify the skin, while maintaining natural moisture. The Aloe, cultivated in Texas, is a powerful soothing agent, and cleans skin without irritation. The Soothing Shave Cream is a emollient cream that creates the perfect barrier between a man’s skin and his razor. Antiseptic Cypress Oil,

cultivated in France, will calm razor irritation, while Wild Oat Beta Glucan lifts the hair shaft for an exceptionally close shave. Top it off with the Daily Defense Moisturizer – a lightweight blend of antioxidant Vitamins A, C and E, combined with soothing Oats and Aloe to nourish the skin with moisture.

Value: $28, $26 and $58 respectively, available at www.Naturopathica.com and spas nationwide.

DETAILS

The deadline to enter is this Thursday, June 17th by 5 PM EDT, so don’t miss out on commenting today!

Two winners will be chosen at random, announced here, and notified via email. Please make sure to link to a valid email address.

We do not guarantee that your prize will be there in time for Father’s Day (depending on where you are in the country). But you can print him a picture of what he’ll be getting, along with a framed quote of your memory together! How cute would that be?

Official Rules

Congrats to our two winners of the Father’s Day Giveaway! Please email Michelle@Spaweekmedia.com with your address and phone number.

#37 – Stephw ( My dad always played kickball and baseball with us kids. He was the all-time pitcher.)

#16 – Luvdaylilies ( Jogging with Dad! I have a wonderful Pop=) )

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