STOP in the name of cheese!

For Valentines Day we rounded up the cheesiest love songs of all time. Just for you.

You know you love it.

The Cheesiest Love Songs. Ever.

Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille (Sheri Menzie Jury, Jewel Cowart, and @Swimmerpoet recommended this gem!)
God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You, N’sync
I Wanna Love You Forever, Jessica Simpson
My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion- @NicolePagano suggested this favorite cheesy hit.
All Out of Love, Air Supply- AmyMartinG added this song to the list!
You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone
I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet A Woman, Britney Spears
Don’t Cry Outloud, Melissa Manchester
I Would Do Anything For Love, Meatloaf
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You, Savage Garden
How Do I Live, Faith Hill
Cry, Mandy Moore
I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing, Aerosmith
Mandy, Barry Manilow
Lovin You, Minnie Riperton
Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Belinda Carlisle
All My Life, KC and JoJo
Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
Heaven, Bryan Adams
Love Hurts, Nazareth
I Thin We’re Alone Now, Tommy James and the Shondells
Teardrops on My Guitar, Taylor Swift
What The World Needs Now, Bert Baccharach
I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston
I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder
Don’t Write Me Off-Hugh Grant (Thanks @glass_slippers for this cheesy classic!)
Close to You, The Carpenters (Recommended By: Jackie Williams-Jones)

Although it’s the only appropriate time of the year to whip out The Cheesiest Love Songs Ever mix (click to listen at your own risk)… it’s also a time to appreciate the perennial music that inspires us year round.

The Beatles have brought immeasurable amounts of love to the world with some of most meaningful lyrics, poignant harmonies, and greatest love songs of all time. But The Beatles’ message of love isn’t simply about loving another person; it’s about loving oneself and finding peace.

A new Beatles movement has taken the form of a yoga class called All You Need Is Love Yoga, where participants go on the emotional Yogic journey to the rhythm of The Beatles. Founder MacKenzie Pause (twitter) has combined her two great loves to create this class, and tells SWD the songs she uses most:

“I’d say some of the classics that make it in each class are Across The Universe, Let It Be, Strawberry Fields Forever, Something, And I Love Her, and Here Comes The Sun. The possibilities are endless as sitar driven songs like Love You To work well and compliment string heavy songs like Eleanor Rigby,” she shares. “Sometimes solo works like Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and Lennon’s Imagine make an appearance. Their catalogue gives so many opportunities from soothing melodies to relevant lyrical content to eastern influenced instruments and thoughts.”

Now… whether it’s for the love of yourself, your body, your life, or the love of your life… we want to know which Beatles song inspires you most.

The Prize:

We’ve partnered with The Fest For Beatles Fans (thefest.com) to give away a  plush 39″ All You Need Is Love rug (pictured above), part of The Beatles Handmade Rug Collection by Hallon Design Sweden. A $225 value.

To Enter:

Tell us, what is your favorite Beatles love song or specific lyric?

Write your answers in the comments below. Contest ends when Valentine’s Day is over (but love never dies!). One winner will be chosen at random and announced here on Monday, February 15th.

2/15 UPDATE: The results are in! The die-hard Beatles fan and now-winner of SWD’s All You Need is Love Contest was chosen at random (see?):


That’s right, number 90 is you, Zachary Deanglis! Till there was you… everyone else had a chance. Please email to Michelle @ spaweekmedia.com for instructions on how to claim your prize. Congratulations, and thank you to all 549 of you who entered! Visit thefest.com to browse thousands more lovable Beatles items… and if you’re wondering where all these Beatles fans are coming from… here you go.

Well, you did it. You have a date for Valentine’s Day, and it’s a first date.

 Whatever you do, don’t start thinking about the enormous amount of pressure this is going to put on your budding relationship. I mean, a first date on Valentine’s Day. Wow. Really. What were you thinking?

Well, you can’t change the reservations now, so you’d better play the game.  Follow these instructions. Keep your head down. You’ll get through this, probably.

Manicure - You might want to avoid the Minx this time around, but a good manicure in a clean, understated color is going to play better than ragged nails on scaly hobo hands. That’s just general life advice. Get both mani & pedi at Salon Roi.

Pedicure - Same rules apply. Yes, even when it’s not sandal weather. Have some standards. Come on. Get both mani & pedi at Salon Roi.

Wash, cut, blow-out - Because sometimes it’s nice to have someone else do your hair for you (plus, they’re probably going to be better at it than you are, anyway.) Try the wash & style at Lauren’s Salon Spa.

A wax – I’m talking about eyebrows, so let’s not be gross. Have some dignity. Professional arch shaping will go a long way towards keeping you from looking permanently angry and/or quizzical. Get an eyebrow and underarm wax at I Spa.

Eyelash extensions - You could use one of the popular new lash growth serums, but what that will tell your date is “I’m very willing to rub chemicals of dubious provenance around my eyes.” A safer bet is to give eyelash extensions a try. Michelle got them from Albina’ Spa in Manhattan and you can too.

A facial – When you want to put your best face forward, you want to put your best face forward, am I right? Do that with an ultimate facial (maybe even the Ultimate Facial at Ardan MedSpa + Salon)

A salt scrub -  Not crucial, but if you’re going whole hog you might as well get rid of the winter scalies to finish things off. Stick with the stereotypical holiday flavor theme with a Chocolate Body Scrub (like the one at Alternative Body Associates.)

We thought that giving away a romantic spa getaway for two in Arizona was the ultimate gesture of love… but then we saw Google’s Superbowl commercial last night.

The story Google tells is not only one of the most romantic in the world, it’s also one of the most universal. Marketing perfection; la pièce de résistance of the Superbowl without a doubt. If this love story made you itch for one of your own, Spa Week’s got you covered. Scroll down and see how to enter our Arizona Foothills Giveaway… or you can write your own fairytale at one of our most highly recommended romantic resorts!

Win a Romantic Resort and Spa Getaway for Two
At The Fairmont Scottsdale

Two-Night Stay in a Deluxe Room at Fairmont Scottsdale Special Aphrodisiac Welcome Amenity Dinner for Two at either La Hacienda or The Grill (excluding alcohol) Hip-2-Hip Spa Treatment at Willow Stream Spa Morning Fitness Walk Approximate Retail Value = $1,500 Valid through December 30, 2010

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Et bonne chance, mes chers

It’s aphrodisiac season and Cupid is confused. Cupid is pressuring you to reel in your Valentine by eating aphrodisiac-filled chocolate (Yikes! Not THAT much), showering in Axe (use at your own risk), hanging out with Rhinos (questionable) and sweating out your good ol’ natural stank. Right?

Well, it came to my attention that for many people, cleanliness can be the biggest aphrodisiac of all. “I like a girl with a nice fresh lemony scent,” a friend explained last night. “Being clean is the #1 thing I look for in a girl.”

So today, to help you land a Valentine, find love, maintain a healthy relationship, or at least kill 99.99% of the germs in your life… we’re going to be giving away 5 bottles of Clean Well Hand Sanitizer.

I’ve been using it for a month or so, and believe me, this stuff is as fresh and lemony as it gets, and no illnesses to report… not even a sneeze! Are men falling in love with my clean, lemony self left and right? I’ll get back to you.

To Enter:
In the comments below, tell us the germ-iest thing you’ve touched recently. The 5 of you who we think need it most will win a 4 ounce bottle of Clean Well All-Natural Hand Sanitizer. That’s 900+ sprays of sexy, germ-free clean! Enter until Monday, 2/8, 11:59 pm EST.

PS. Bonus points for our friends on Facebook and Twitter who already carry around hand sanitizer to keep aphrodisiac-quality clean! We asked about it last week. Su’Ona Johnson Thompson carries around Purell, @heavensfear and Ravinder Kaur like their germs killed by stuff from Bath & Body Works, Kim Hopkins keeps Germ-X Wipes in every possible spot she could be, and @amymartinG told us Clean Well is her favorite because it’s great for kids and it’s non-drying. (Because all kids could use a good aphrodisiac…)

Update: THE WINNERS

Congratualtions to the 5 of you, you’ve won a bottle of CLEAN WELL Hand Sanitizer! (There are a lot of germs to kill - I hope you guys use this stuff regularly! Contact me with your address to claim your prize - michelle @ spaweekmedia.com or DM me @michellejoni.

Susan @grumpy1970 - I had to dig through our outside garbage can for my sons lost tooth that was wrapped in a napkin. Ugh! Thanks for teh opportunity to win your giveaway!

Dianestokes - I was going to say grocery store carts, but I remembered reading once that elevator buttons and escalator rails are actually the germ-iest things we touch. They never get sanitized. :/

JM @pbrandpbj - I have an adorable 3-year old Yorkie who will eat and chew on pretty much anything. Most recently, on one of our evening walks he sniffed out a half eaten chicken wing that someone so lovingly discarded for him on the sidewalk. I had no choice but to pry open his mouth and pull out the food item with my bare hands.

Melissa Finley @mymendinghands - New York City Subway Poles and Handles….multiple times a day….every day.

Zachary Adam Cohen @zacharycohen - I touched a homeless persons mouth the other day, i was taking a cigarette out of their mouth because smoking is bad for you.