There\u2019s something on this list for every<\/em> kind of mother. And for all\u00a0other<\/em>\u00a0females, as well. (I only\u00a0wish<\/em>\u00a0I had ever received any<\/em> kind of \u201cAuntie\u201d gift from one of my nieces and nephews, blood-related or not.)<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin, as is the one at the top of this page.<\/p><\/div>\n I want to thank my trusty Review Panel for their hard (but fun) work in going through very many products so that we can recommend only the most\u00a0worthwhile ones to my cherished readers.<\/p>\n So whether you give these as Mother’s Day gifts next week, (yes, it’s upon us that<\/em> soon,) or for any other occasion, or are just treating\u00a0yourself<\/em>, (which we should\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0do,) I’m confident that everyone will be happy with any one, or all, of these choices. I\u2019m happy to say that they cover a whole plethora of categories.<\/p>\n And perhaps best of all,\u00a0we INAM ladies recently ordered all of them for ourselves, and they got here pretty quickly. (But don\u2019t sleep on them\u2014Mother\u2019s Day is next week-end already!)<\/p>\n So we\u2019re happy to bring you this year\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day Gift Guide:<\/p>\n Happy Gifting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MOTHER\u2019S DAY GIFT GUIDE 2019 People always ask me why I don\u2019t do a Mother\u2019s Day Gift Guide every year. The answer is that I would love to do it that often, but I don\u2019t always find enough items that I feel will make fabulous gifts. So, happily, this year I discovered\u00a0several\u00a0of them! There\u2019s something<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9644.jpg\")
<\/a><\/a>Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna<\/em><\/strong>\u2014Tickets to see any<\/em> Cirque du Soleil production are among my top gifts of all time! It seems that they have a show playing somewhere around the world every day and night. I\u2019ve seen many of their presentations and have never been disappointed. I\u2019m always amazed at how these people come up with different and creative ways to constantly entertain us. And for my SoCal readers, Amaluna<\/em> is the perfect gift for Mother\u2019s Day because that actual title\u00a0is, as the powers-that-be over there explain, \u201ca fusion of the words \u2018ama,\u2019 which refers to \u2018mother\u2019 in many languages, and \u2018luna,\u2019 which means \u201cmoon,\u201d which is a symbol of femininity that evokes both the mother-daughter relationship and the idea of goddess and protector of the planet.\u201d And on this mysterious island where it all takes place, the queen \u201cdirects her daughter\u2019s coming-of-age ceremony in a rite that honors femininity, renewal, rebirth, and balance which marks the passing of these insights and values from one generation to the next.\u201d How much better of a story can you see for this occasion?! And it\u2019s all just the backdrop for new jaw-dropping athletic feats, of course. To make it all even more special, this particular show is once again under Cirque\u2019s signature blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau, on the waterfront in San Pedro. What a great gift to anyone on earth! www.cirquedusoleil.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Gerard Cosmetics Glitter Lipsticks<\/strong>\u2014One of my favorite gift suggestions of the past few years, for\u00a0all\u00a0<\/em>occasions, is the assorted lipsticks from this fun cosmetics company. My friends and I all love every iteration of lip adornment they\u2019ve offered through the years, but I almost passed-out from excitement when I recently discovered their new Glitter Lipstick! Talk about having luscious lips! My Review Panel and I tried all six of the shiny colors, and we agreed that any one of them would make a great gift! But we voted the gold-tinged \u201cHollywood Blvd.\u201d and the rich red \u201cCupid\u201d to be our faves. (Don\u2019t let the \u201cGlitter\u201d moniker scare you\u2014they\u2019re not crazy<\/em> sparkly. But these lipsticks make your lips so shiny that you do not need a gloss!) And pair the lipsticks with one of their creamy lip pencils, (\u201cSugar and Spice\u201d is perfect,) and your gift recipient will love you forever!\u00a0\u00a0www.gerardcosmetics.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>MariBelle Confections<\/strong>–A business associate who used to always send me weird gifts, (one of them was a faux fur blanket that Mr. X and I both thought was a dead raccoon when we opened the box\u2026and screamed,) finally sent me the famous stunningly-adorned MariBelle chocolates from New York. They are so gorgeous, luxurious, and delicious that I said he never had to to send me another gift ever again! And guess what? He never did!!! But that was fine; these chocolates are\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0good. I recommend any<\/em> one of their confections at any<\/em> time, but for this particular occasion, I suggest something in their special lovely pink boxes, and their Mother’s Day Vintage Ganache Cake, the description of which sounds like it\u2019s a slice of chocolate heaven! Just looking at their website, and feasting my eyes on their famous teal-and-brown logo, makes my mouth water! (And Mr. X\u2019s, as well; he just looked at it and told me he\u2019s ordering something from there for every culinary gift he ever gives!) www.mariebelle.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Karen Michelle’s Destiny Candles<\/strong>\u2014Someone once gave me one of these wonderful candles and I adored it! I doubt there\u2019s anyone<\/em> who doesn\u2019t love a good candle. And these Karen Michelle ones have so many extras to recommend them.\u00a0 First of all, they come in an array of yummy fragrances. I love the Fresh Rain the most, because it evokes romance. And my Panel members say that the combo Strawberry and Champagne one is especially delicious; even the name<\/em> is sumptuous. Secondly, when you melt them, the skin-conditioning ingredients, (coconut, soy, apricot, aloe vera, vitamin E, shea butter, and jojoba oil) turn into massage oil! (So an extra Mother\u2019s Day gift would be to give her a massage, too!) But best of all to me, (and to the entire Panel,) they all come with a surprise trinket (such as a pair of earrings or a little ring) at the bottom, to cheer you up when the candle has burned down! What more do you need to be sold on them? Not a thing.\u00a0\u00a0www.karenmichelle.com\/product\/destiny-candle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Sexy Boss Babe Nails<\/strong>\u2014Even though everything else about my looks is totally real, I recently began rocking fake nails, and I\u2019m here to tell you how fun they\u2019ve been!\u00a0 And comfortable, too, which I was surprised to discover. And if you deem the ones from this<\/em> company to be too long, or in some cases pointy, for you or your giftee, they\u2019re very easy to file down, while still keeping the attractiveness. A file and glue even come in each package, along with two dozen nails in twelve sizes! The Panel tried-out several colors, which we had such fun doing, and we deemed the red \u201cFearless\u201d and the aptly-named \u201cShine Bright\u201d to be the sexiest.\u00a0 Best of all, though, is that not only does this company have very affordable colors\/designs for every taste, but they have a charity component, as well. One hundred percent of\u00a0the proceeds of one of my favorite colors of theirs, a holographic light blue, with the luxurious \u201cLike A Diamond,\u201d goes to charities that support foster youth and survivors of human trafficking. They chose that hue because light blue is the national awareness color for foster care, and blue, in general, is the national awareness color for human trafficking. So by giving a mom these nails, you\u2019re helping her be fashionable\u00a0and<\/em> a good person at the same time! It\u2019s a winning gift, on every<\/em> level!\u00a0\u00a0www.sexybossbabe.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Cailyn Gen Lux Eyebrow Gel<\/strong>\u2014I\u2019ve long been a fan of this cosmetics company\u2019s products, so I was thrilled when I discovered that they\u2019re also in the brow game. My Review Panel and I tried out four colors, and found that there is truly something for everyone! It very conveniently comes in eight shades.Nutmeg and Cocoa seemed to fit most of us on the Panel, with the more dramatic among us voting for Mahogany. And we all loved the ease of the built-in brush. With summer coming up, we\u2019re especially appreciative that the gel is waterproof and smudge-proof; there\u2019s nothing worse than getting out of the pool with eyebrow make-up dripping down your face! www.cailyncosmetics.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Double Dare Spa Masks<\/strong>\u2014My entire Review Panel went nuts over this company’s OMG Red + Snail Masks. We all actually uttered, \u201cOMG!,\u201d when we took them out of their packages! They\u2019re made of some special material that adheres to your face better than the rest of the masks we\u2019ve tried, so nothing drips down when you have it on. And they come out of the package pretty chilled, so you don\u2019t even have to refrigerate them. (Maybe it\u2019s the snail secretion ingredient in them\u2014those little critters must be cold-blooded!) And to hold your hair back when you\u2019re using the mask, (which is so important, isn\u2019t it my fellow long-tressed beauties?,) use their adorbs oversized terrycloth OMG Mega Hair Band, which comes in several bright colors.\u00a0 (Here\u2019s a fun tip: You can get these two items in a set, so it\u2019s an even nicer, more visually-enticing gift.) A few of us followed the masks with this company\u2019s Light On Serum Primer, which is designed to brighten and blur, and we were the belles of the ball that night! www.doubledarespa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Chietowa Tokyo Crane Card Case<\/strong>\u2014You can\u2019t go wrong with\u00a0any\u00a0<\/em>item from this purse company out of Japan, but I especially admire their card case, the one adorned with cranes. That symbolic design, of a flying crane, (which is the national bird of Japan,) is considered to be a lucky charm. (And who among us doesn\u2019t need that?) The company writes on their site, \u201cThe crane bags were designed with our sincere wishes that your days will be filled with hopes like those of cranes flapping their wings to the world.\u201d You can\u2019t give your loved one a gift with a more loving sentiment than that! \u00a0www.chietowatokyo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Yon-Ka Time Resist Night Cream<\/strong>\u2014It might be worth it to me to have a child if they would be good enough to give me this amazing night cream from Paris! For people who are too time-constrained, (or lazy,) to take care of their skin during the day, (you know who you are,) this is indeed the product for you. It\u2019s the only facial product you need at night after you wash your face, for repair purposes. (And who does not need that.) And because of the luxuriousness of the entire product line, it\u2019s a very classy gift for any Mother\u2019s Day person in your life. www.yonka.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Toddlecraft Baby Book<\/strong>\u2014With so many of my gal pals getting married and having kids these days, I thought I\u2019d include a little something-something for all the new moms, and moms-to-be, out there. Not only is a baby book a very thoughtful gift, but this\u00a0particular<\/em>\u00a0one is really cute. It includes pages to commemorate all of baby\u2019s first holidays, space for photos, and a built-in keepsake pouch attached to the back cover. And it comes in its own gift box, to boot! You don\u2019t have to do anything to make it more special, (unless you would be happy to include an offer to baby-sit! Just suggesting.) \u00a0www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07H3BHCD9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Marc Edward Facial<\/strong>\u2014This one is just for my SoCal readers. For special occasions such as this one, I always appreciate receiving a gift certificate for a beauty service, and you cannot get better than a facial with Marc Edward in Hollywood! He\u2019s incredibly knowledgable about product ingredients, and he uses some of the over two dozen specialized machines to achieve the best results for each of his clients. But best of all to me is how caring he is about his clients\u2019\u00a0health<\/em>, not just\u00a0looks<\/em>. He\u2019s actually the person who may have saved my life last year! In my very first facial with him, Marc noticed a tiny dot on my forehead, and made me promise to show it to my dermatologist right away, which I did, (only because I had promised.) And it turned out to be the c-word, which needed to be removed asap. So he makes my skin look good and<\/em> keeps me alive! That makes a gift certificate for a facial with Marc the gift that keeps on giving!\u00a0 \u00a0www.marcedwardskincare.com<\/a><\/p>\n