When asking her about her favorite beauty products for this story, this actually was one of the first ones to come up. "It's this tinted lip balm in a fancy metal tube that looks and feels really expensive," she said, not sure of the name. We eventually determined that it was this one...and she was right, it is rather expensive for a lip balm; albeit worth it (especially for a nice Mother's Day treat).
My mom is really into all things natural (including but not limited to: yoga, meditation, homeopathy and acupuncture), so gifting her this shower gel felt like a no-brainer. She reported back that she enjoyed the gentle, pina colada-esque fragrance, the non-drying loose lather and the fact that it's super easy to rinse away.
Like I mentioned, my mom is an actor and a few months ago, she came back from set requesting (more like demanding) this particular Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick. The makeup artist had used it on her and she loved how it minimized her need for touch-ups, as well as the fact that it was quite user-friendly. Luckily for both of us, I happened to have one on hand.
If your mom, like my mom, favors a more low-key beauty look, this blush might just be perfect for the job: It looks a touch milquetoast in the pot, but it applies as a natural, tawny peach. The emollient formula adds a healthy dewiness to your complexion and it wears for hours. And yes, it's pricey, but she's been working on the same jar for around a year now. (I should probably tell her to throw it away; though I doubt she'd listen to me.)
She's also pretty ride-or-die for the brand's lipstick, particularly in the mauve-y berry shade China Doll. By some twist of fate, I managed to nab her two from our beauty closet, and she's almost through her second tube, a fact which causes her minor panic. "Just ask them to send you more," she's said to me more than once. In fact, I'm sure she'll ask me to send this article to Cle de Peau Beaute's PR team in the hopes that it'll convince them to give her more free lipstick.
