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Gifts for Mom on Every Budget

By Faith Lawless, About.com

Mother's Day is quickly approaching, so what are you going to get your mother this year? Instead of the normal flowers, card, or candy, why not give her something different? All moms can use some sort of beauty gift, whether it is makeup, skin care, perfume, or a special day at her favorite salon. So no matter what your budget this year, there is a great beauty gift mom will love to receive.

1. Pur Minerals Pur Rocks

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Pur Minerals have many wonderful products, and their Pur Rocks is nothing less than a great multi-tasker. Mom will basically flip over these beautiful and versatile little gems. With a quick flick of the brush, she can get great vibrant and gorgeous color on her eyes, lips, and cheeks. And since it's made by Pur Minerals you know that you're giving mom something good for her skin as well. The Pur Rocks are very affordable, especially since it has multi-uses, so that makes it a definite steal for this Mother's Day.
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2. Estee Lauder Private Collection Solid Perfume Compact

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The Estee Lauder Private Collection Solid Perfume Compact is available in Amber Yland Yland or Tuberose Gardenia. The compact is filled with the sold perfume and the outside is embedded with semi-precious gem stones. This is definitely a special keepsake gift for mom on this Mother's Day, but if you normally give her candy or flowers then the Private Collection Solid Perfume Compact will completely knock her socks off!
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3. Pop Beauty Naturally Popette Face Palette

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The Pop Beauty Naturally Popette Face Palette is a really great low price and will give mom all she needs for a midday touch-up. The compact contains a little something for mom's eyes, lips, and cheeks as well as containing an applicator and a built-in mirror. The colors are natural yet beautiful and will give mom the perfect touch of color that she needs during the day.
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4. DuWop Venom Gloss Mini Trio Set

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DuWop's ultra-famous Lip Venom comes in this super chic 3-piece set, making it great for travel or to carry throughout the day for instant plumping. The trio comes with the original clear Lip Venom formula, a Silver Shimmer Lip Venom, and a Gold Shimmer Lip Venom. Now mom can have those bee-stung lips with a hint of whatever shimmer to suit her mood.
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5. Carol's Daughter Pearls Gift Set

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This wonderful set of Pearls Eau de Toilette and deluxe sample body cream by Carol's Daughter will make mom feel like royalty. The fragrance has a sparkling fresh scent of lemon verbena, apricot and peach and then it evolves to a floral scent until it finishes on a warm yet sweet note. The set comes with a keepsake jewelry box, perfect for mom to hold on to for many years to come.

6. Prescriptives Mini Moonbeams Set

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With the Prescriptives Mini Moonbeams set mom will definitely have her lips covered no matter what the occasion. This wonderful lip gloss set comes with a beautiful green cosmetic bag, and contains Prescriptives Moonbeam Reflective Glosses in Stellar, Comet, Galaxy, and Jupiter. With such great out-of-this-world shades, mom will look stellar throughout the day.
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7. Mystic Tan Perfect Tan Kit (Body)

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The company that is well known for their tanning booths now offers an at-home collection. Their at-home product contains technology that prevents unnatural color and streaking. The set that is sold at Sephora stores and at Sephora online contains one Sunless Tanning Spray, one Conditioning Complex Body Balm, one Sunless Enhancing Body Moisturizer, and a cute little red bag, So why not give mom the tan from vacationing in the Bahamas since you can't send her there for real?

8. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle 1.7 oz. Spray

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If your mom loves Chanel (and who doesn't?), then try giving her this young yet sexy scent. Even though you may not want to think of your mom as sexy, that doesn't mean that she doesn't want to think of herself that way. Coco Mademoiselle is a play off of the original Coco scent, with a slight fresh oriental twist. If you want to make her feel special, then this is a definite.
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9. Jane Iredale Crayon Box

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Jane Iredale's famous lip crayons is available for mom, this Mother's Day, in a Crayon Box. Jane Iredale's products are never tested on animals, so mom can feel great and look great wearing them. The Crayon Box comes with five stunning lip pencil crayons in Naughty, Tasty, Luscious, Juicy, and Tempting and a pencil sharpener. This set is perfect for any mom, giving her a wide variety of shades to suit whatever mood she may be in that day.
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