Spring ushers in a welcome time of renewal. It also marks the celebration of Mother’s Day—so in honor of the special lady in your life, consider bringing home the gift of the spa. From luxe facials with high-tech sculpting and anti-aging tools to intoxicatingly-scented steam rooms, from moisturizing oils to luxe lotions, below, find our favorite pampering and skincare gifts for dear sweet Mom.
Sweetly soft skin is the answer after a proper soak in Osea Malibu's natural gigartina bath therapy.
OSEA Gigartina Therapy Bath, $60
With wild organic gigartina seaweed as its primary ingredient, OSEA Malibu (founded by mother-daughter duo Jenefer and Melissa Palmer) offers a clean, mineral-rich natural bath therapy with serious skin-softening hydration. Simply run warm water, allowing the fine powder to fizz and foam before slipping into what’s best described as a high-sensory (thank you sweetly-scented lavender and plumeria) and soft-as-silk bath experience.
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Wonder Valley Hinoki Oil, $85
A generous dousing of Wonder Valley's cult-classic body oil immediately conjures a woodsy sojourn to Kyoto. Using mix of Japanese hinoki and balsam fir, not to mention moisture-rich squalane, sea buckthorn, sunflower and antioxidant delivering olives, your skin is treated to a mellow, hydrating experience that works to promote elasticity and fortify the natural integrity of the skin’s barrier. Plus: the bottle looks really cool.
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Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite EyeCare Max Pro, $199
Using FDA-cleared, hands-free light therapy (96 Red LED lights in 4 wavelengths) Dr. Dennis Gross collagen-boosting, results-driven mask targets the full 360 eye area. Favored by top spas and estheticians, with continued use, you'll uncover firmer skin, reduced wrinkles and fine lines. But that’s not all: The quick 3-minute daily treatment also helps diminish puffiness, dark circles and uneven skin tone.
NuFace Trinity+ uses microcurrent to reduce the look of wrinkles and fine lines.
NuFace Trinity+ Starter Kit, $395
Esthetician-created NuFace offers an array of products, including their best-selling Trinity; a facial toning device with microcurrent technology to tighten and contour your face and neck. Used five days a week (for five minutes), you’ll discover smoother lines (93% saw a reduction after 3 months). The brand has also rolled out easy-to-digest, app-exclusive, at-home tutorials to quickly pick up the technique.
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Augustinus Bader Body Lotion, $110
Celeb-loved Augustinus Bader’s science-backed, luxe body lotion is a super hydrator. Watch cellulite, stretch marks and pigmentation soften with a few generous swipes. It also doubles as a non-greasy, deeply-penetrating formula after sun exposure. And, should your Mom find herself in New York, the brand’s SoHo SkinLab offers nourishing anti-age facials with state-of-the-art equipment coupled with head-to-toe detoxifying treatments.
A new mask from Laurel skincare adds moisture to your skin.
Laurel Skin Cornflower Mask, $78
Favored by famed spas like Miraval, this May, Petaluma-based Laurel skincare deubts a hydrating cornflower mask formulated to restore and replenish dry, tired skin. Made with a whipped base of wildflower honey, cornflower petals, and raw, unrefined oils, you’ll also find tonic herb infusions: nettle, comfrey, and horsetail — known to support collagen, cellular resiliency and barrier repair.
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May Lindstrom Jasmine Garden, $80
May Lindstrom’s romantic aromatherapeutic spritz is infused with fresh antioxidant-rich botanical extracts,cellular waters and soothing colloidal silver. Recalling the sensory experience of an exotic tropical garden, close your eyes and spray generously after a shower or use a dewy, pick-me-up make-up refresher.
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DermaFlash Luxe+, $199
Many spas offer dermaplaning, a way to remove dead skin and light peach fuzz from your face for brighter, smoother skin. At home, try the esthetician-recommended DermaFlash Luxe; an effective hand-held sonic device for all skin types. A few swipes are known to gently slough dead skin, remove peach fuzz, targets pore congestion and even out skintone.
Kate McLeod's gentle exfoliating and deeplly moisturizing ritual to show off your softest skin.
Kate McLeod Body Routine Set, $66
This dynamic dry brush -moisturizing duo lightly exfoliates and hydrates. Using short gentle strokes or in circular motions, move dry-brush over dry skin before your shower. Start at your feet, making your way towards your heart. Open your pores in a warm shower, and after drying off, simply warm the hydrating stone in your hands for a softening experience of the ages.
