For Mom: Spa Day

Cards, flowers and gift certificates. There is nothing wrong with getting these for Mom - in fact, I think Mom will appreciate just about anything from you. But, if you're going to go the gift certificate route, do something special that your Mom wouldn't splurge for herself. My favorite is a Spa Day. Any woman would love a facial, massage, scrub, wax, mani, pedi . . .

Use SpaFinder.com to read reviews of local spas in your Mom's area as well as buy a gift certificate. And maybe even you could buy one for yourself.

For Mom: Oval Stoneware Basket

Mother's Day is on Sunday, so this week is all about Mom. I always love giving my mom something for the kitchen. She will always use it, and there are so many great products out there that she would never buy herself. I love this Oval Stoneware Basket from Williams-Sonoma. It is a beautiful alternative to an old basket. Plus, you can place the basket directly into the oven to keep the bread warm.

Available in turquoise, kiwi, pink, cherry red, porcelain blue and white for $49 at Williams-Sonoma.com.

Nambé Planar Bud Vase

Spring flowers are blooming, and I think a lovely vase would be a great gift to welcome spring - or a wonderful Mother's Day gift. I love this Planar Bud Vase design by Karim Rashid from Nambé . The full-lead crystal vase has a fanning effect at the opening allowing your arrangement to fall softly along the sides of the crystal. Making any bouquet even more beautiful.

Nambé makes museum-quality art a part of daily life, combining fine materials with hand craftsmanship and design from the world’s most esteemed designers. Check out their Web site - everything is gorgeous.

The Planar Bud Vase is $80.

Tom Ford Sunglasses

I'm kind of obsessed with these Tom Ford Sunglasses. Everywhere I look I see them.

This is the Whitney model, available here for $360.

Reisenthel Bags

I know I have written about a lot of solutions to the paper vs. plastic debate, but I just discovered Reisenthel and have to share. Plus it's Earth Day!

This Reisenthel Mini Shopper is super small and light. Just pop it in your purse (you won’t even notice it’s there) and then it can quickly unfold into a convenient carry-all when you need it. Folded the shopper is 5 ½” by 2 ½” by 2 ½” and the open to 25” by 15 ¾” by ½”.


All Reisenthel bags have a unique design and range from shopping bags to foldable trolleys, bottle-holders and totes.




Reisenthel also has great storage bins, trash cans, laundry bags, magazine storage and more.

Check them out at Reisenthel.com.

Happy Earth Day! And I also think this is a great Mother's day gift - a gift for mom that also helps Mother Earth. :)

Oscar de la Renta

I have always loved Oscar de la Renta dresses and dreamed of one day wearing one. I saw this Oscar de la Renta Taffeta embroidered dress and fell in love. Then I noticed it in the window at Bergdorf – and I new I had a problem. It costs $5,990! One day, one day.

Until then I’ll enjoy this dress from a distance. I love the intricate floral embroidery, the bright blue and white, the drop waist, flounced skirt and scoop neck. A luxurious, elegant summer outfit.

Fiesta Bowls

Fiesta Dinnerware is the most collected china in the United States, known for its design and colors. I love these Fiesta Baking Bowls - three large nested bowls ranging in size from 6 ½ to 2 ½ quarts. They are oven, microwave and dishwasher safe. They are the perfect size for a salad, treats and snacks. They just introduced a new anniversary color – Marigold – celebrating their 75th anniversary, available only for a limited run of 75 weeks. In addition to Marigold, the bowls are also available in the seven of Fiesta’s standard contemporary colors, including: Scarlet, Cobalt, Tangerine, Sunflower, Peacock, Shamrock, White and Evergreen.

I can’t wait to use these for brunch on my roof as the weather turns nice!

The Fiesta 3-piece Baking Bowl Set is currently on sale at Macy’s for $124.99.

Wednesday Giveaway!
One lucky reader will win the Fiesta Baking Bowl Set in Scarlet, compliments of Fiesta! To enter email thelustlist@gmail.com, with “Fiesta” in the subject line, by April 29 at 11:59 p.m. EST. One winner will be randomly selected.