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Skin, An Apothecary's holiday fragrance is featured, for a limited time, in both the Sugar Glow and the Soy Body Whip.  It's truly a fantastic way to celebrate the season.  We describe the fragrance like this:

A delicious blend of autumn nostalgia and holiday anticipation.  This mix of ginger, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon is an ideal way to soak in the season.

Simply oozing with the sensations of a quickly cooling November, Skin An Apothecary's decadent Ginger Snap Sugar Glow and Soy Body Whip are available for sale here. Skin an Apothecary Ginger Snap products are the perfect homemade, luxurious and thoughtful gift!

Checked out our section exclusively for men? Beauty of a Site isn't all glitz and glam, you know (though we certainly have plenty of that)! Jam packed with manly stuff to keep 'em clean, freshly groomed and smellin' fresh. Our new favorites from that section are Lightfoot's Pure Pine Soap and Omega's Shave Products.

Omega's Shave line features classic shave products, including shave bowls, a huge variety of high quality brushes and even gift sets (it's almost that time of year.... think stocking stuffers!).

Omega Shaving Brush and Cream Bowl Gift Set

Omega Eucalyptus Shave Soap Tube

Lightfoot's Pure Pine Soap Products boast a 100 year old tradition in New England, the powerful pine aroma is perfect for cleansing and freshen skin after athletic activities.

Lightfoot's Pure Pine Soap Bar

Lightfoot's Pure Pine Soap Gift Set

Browse all of the Omega products here!

Browse all of the Lightfoot's Pure Pine products here!

Mother's Day is a particularly emotional and wonderful part of the year for me. Not yet being a mother myself, Mother's Day still very much makes me thankful for my wonderful mother. After spending a half an hour reading every card I could find at the grocery store, I decided to show her how special she was, with a few less words. Whether the woman in your life is a busy mom of five, a beloved parent figure or a dear friend, mothers everywhere deserve a little pampering on this wonderful holiday.

Pick out a gift that does all the talking

Help her pamper herself...

• ... with a pedicure.
  Chasing toddlers, running around the office or working on her garden, she probably needs to give her peds some loving attention. Principessa's Perfetto Pedicure Deluxe Pedicure Set includes Principessa's luxurious and oh-so-effective foot balm, along with the files, buffers and moisturizing accessories she needs, all gift wrapped in a beautiful pink box. (Shop pedicure supplies here)
• ... with aromatherapy
  You might not be able to send her away to her favorite vacation spot, but you can help to renew her mind and calm her spirit with just the right blend of essential oils. Skin An Apothecary's hand-mixed formulas feature unique fragrance blends that are designed to indulge, excite, calm or sooth.  Explore all of their unique aroma blends here. (Shop Skin An Apothecary here).
• ... with ageless skin.
  A woman's confidence and energy often come from her feeling beautiful. Help the cherished woman in your life to keep looking as young as she feels, every day. Help her indulge in professional Hale Cosmeceuticals skincare that will reduce the appearance of wrinkles, infuse a health glow and give her face a lift. (Shop Hale Cosmeceuticals Facial in a Bag here).

Kai Perfume Oil, Room / Linen Spray and Kai's brand new candle have been getting all sorts of attention this Spring. Check out what the press has to say about all of these wonderful products!

Lingerie is lovely, but taking a whiff of tuberose can also enhance romance by increasing sensual feelings, research shows. Before you and your honey hit the sack, spritz your sheets with tuberose-spiked Kai Home Room / Linen Spray.

"Jennifer's Pick: I love the way this makes a room smell sweet and flowery without being overwhelming." (Jennifer Garner)

At Beauty of a Site, our staff is totally crazy about Kai; we simply can't get enough! We're glad to see that everyone else agrees! Click here to browse all of the Kai products that we carry, including our exclusive Beauty of a Site Kai Gift Set!

We're about done with the drab rainy weather we're enduring here in Illinois, so we're turning our thoughts to sunny beaches, relaxation and Spring Break. In preparation, we've all started our daily self-tanning regiments so that we're looking beautiful and bronzed by the time we take off for the islands. Our self tanning regiment of choice is, unanimously, the range of St. Tropez. Forget "turning orange" or gross hands or streaks, lines or splotches. Using a truly unique and professional formulation, St. Tropez tanning lotions and whipped bronzers create an even and natural looking tan, every time. The neatest part is that St. Tropez offers a variety of products that give lighter tans or darker tans, quicker tans or gradual tans with special products for legs, face or body. For the month of March, receive a FREE St. Tropez Everyday Airbrush (usually $36) with any $50 St. Tropez order. Order soon; our supplies are limited! Click here to start shopping St. Tropez!

Phyto has recently revamped their entire Phyto Pro line and released eight new Phyto Professional products. These salon quality products have been expertly formulated to provide great hold, shine, shape and flex in a variety of hair fashions.

But what is it about the "Professional" that sets these products apart? All of Phyto's products use a botanical formula to provide hair with the essential nutrients needed for professional looking styles. However, Phyto's newest Professional products introduce acacia collagen to every single formula. This miraculous active is used in hair and skin products to provide deep moisturizing.  In the Phyto Professional products, acacia collagen hydrates and protects hair from external damage like sun, heat styling, weather dryness and pollutants, while smoothing the hair cuticle.  The result: hydrated hair with a gorgeous natural shine and a silky, healthy looking finish.

Phyto describes the Phyto Professional range as for "the eco-conscious, hip stylist and consumer alike who sees that fashion and beauty combined with the finest plant research and ingredients is the ultimate indulgence." (source)  We totally agree! We're proud to offer all of these incredible products for purchase at Beauty of a Site. Click here to browse the great Phyto Professional products!

Private red- what every woman wants! My pet peeve: standing in the drug store guessing what shade of lipstick will look best on me.  You can rub it on your hand, look at it under different lights, but four tubes of lipstick (and many dollars) later, you're still without a great shade of red lipstick. Our staff loves DuWop makeup because they have a solution for everything! DuWop's Private Red Lipstick is a classic shade of red, which after applied, adapts to each woman's individual skin tone.  The perfect red, the very first time! Receive a FREE tube of Private Red lipstick with any $30 DuWop order in January at www.beautyofasite.com!  Click here to start shopping DuWop!

Our newest favorite gifts for this holiday season are Phyto haircare gift sets. They are even in a super cute packages!  Check out the awesome savings you can get by buying these as sets instead of individual products: Buy the Phyto Coveted Collection Gift Set, valued at $100, for only $65! The set includes travel sizes of the following items:

• Phyto 7 Daily Hydrating Botanical Cream
• Phytodefrisant Botanical Hair Relaxing Balm
• Phytomist Instant Hydrating Conditioner
• Phytovolume Actif Volumizing Spray
• Phytolisse Shine Serum

Or try the Phytocitrus Ultimate Color Care Gift Set, usually $80 now for $62.  Sealed with a bow, this citrus-y set includes:

• Phytocitrus Shampoo
• Phytocitrus Mask
• Citrus Scented Candle Tin

Check out these unique, thoughtful and practical gift sets for the hair care lover on your list.  A gorgeous way to show that you care!

UPDATE: These gift sets are sold out, but we have others for you!

• Phyto Winter Essentials for Dry Hair: $62 value for $48!
• Phyto Winter Essentials for Damaged Hair: $56 value for $48!
• Phyto Huile Soyeuse and Secret de Nuit Hair Set: $59 value for $48!
• Phyto Huile Supreme and Secret de Nuit Hair Set: $59 value for $48!

See all Phyto products here!

The perfect excuse to let your hair go that second day: Blow Faux Dry Dry Shampoo.  Absorbing oil and adding volume, Faux Dry eliminates second day greasy hair on contact.  With every use, Faux Dry helps to extend your hair an extra day, effectively "shampooing" it without the need for water. You call it a miracle product.

So... how do you use it?

Make sure the cap is shut and shake it well with each use.  Hold the bottle about 8 inches away from your hair and open the cap. Once turned upside-down, the super-smart spout will pour controlled amounts of a fine powder onto your hair. Apply along roots in about four sections of hair and massage into your scalp. Comb your hair as usual to move the product through the length of your hair (for more volume- work through hair with fingers). And voila- hair style day two. No washing needed.  :)

Click here to browse all of the Blow products.

Smells seem to create the fondest, clearest and most cherished memories from my childhood. Crunchy leaves and campfires, heavy sweaters out of the dryer, pumpkin pies, cinnamon and spiced cider are some of my favorite smells in the world and help me settle comfortably into the swing of the Fall season. And now that I don't always have time to bake, and my house in the burbs doesn't allow for campfires, I rely on Aunt Sadie's Candles to help set the mood for the changing seasons:

The Aunt Sadie's Autumn Leaves Candle is totally my favorite.  It smells of spice & cinnamon and most of all: pumpkin.  I might not need to bake any pumpkin pies this season with this burning in my kitchen! Absolutely lovely. And cute to boot!

Aunt Sadie's Autumn Bouquet Candle is so unique, it's hard to describe.  A fresh and unspicy scent, the Autumn Bouquet candle is scented with cranberry & oranges.  I know it sounds funny, but it truly is reminiscent of the best part of fall, and a fresh change from the heavier and spicy scents we often associate with the season. Whatever scent you may be searching for, Aunt Sadie's most likely has the perfect candle to offer.  Hand made using premium wax and burning for nearly 70 hours, these candles are a bargain!

Shop for all Aunt Sadie's Candles here!

Check it out!  One of Beauty of a Site's favorite products, the Kai Room & Linen Spray, was prominently featured in O, Oprah's Magazine, for August 2009!  In this issue, Oprah highlights "a few things we think are just great" on the "O List," and includes the linen spray among these popular products.  O Magazine says:

Kai's body butter and body buffer are two of Oprah's "Favorite Things," and now its subtle room spray will infuse your linens and living space with scents of lily, jasmine, white musk, and gardenia.

We can't get over how fresh and wonderful our office smells whenever we mist the Room & Linen Spray a couple of times, but we can't talk enough about how relaxing it is to jump into bed linens that subtly smell like a "bouquet in a bottle."

Yee! It's time to put away our heavy winter scents and burst into the smells of spring! Think Hawaii... gardenias... jasmine and lilies. Think of delicately sweet breezes paired with fresh greens - that's Kai. It's been featured in Style Magazine's Top 5 (back in '02), US Weekly, Allure, Extra!, InStyle, and the body buffer from the Kai line was one of Oprah's Favorite Things! Kai Perfume is a favorite to celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, Pamela Anderson, Tyra Banks, Kelly Ripa, Alyssa Milano, Mary J. Blige, Julia Roberts, and Charlize Theron (not to mention our staff!) - just to name a few! Kai also is available in Perfume Oil - a little dab packs a big punch! Beauty of a Site offers the full line of Kai products - check it out here and don't forget about their great perfume - it's a great gift to give or receive!