4 Self-Care Ideas for a Relaxing Mother’s Day

It’s an undeniable fact that moms and mother figures are worth celebrating every day, but who doesn’t love an excuse to make the special women in your life feel special? Personally, we’ll take any opportunity we can get to do exactly that.

Regardless of who you’re treating to some extra TLC on May 12, you’ll adore celebrating the day with quality time, delicious eats and plenty of pampering. Consider this agenda for a truly memorable Mother’s Day.

Cook and serve your mom breakfast or brunch.

Chances are your mom has made you countless meals during your lifetime, so what better way to pay it forward and show her how special she is to you than with a homemade breakfast or brunch. Cook up a deliciously balanced meal with the recipe below for the two of you — or the whole family.

Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Omelettes

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter

12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thickly sliced

3 medium shallots, chopped

2 bunches fresh watercress, trimmed, cut into 3-inch lengths

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

18 large eggs

8 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled

1. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shiitakes and cook until golden, stirring occasionally (about 7 minutes). Add the shallots and cook until tender (about 3 minutes). Add the watercress, season with salt and pepper to taste and cook just until the watercress is wilted (about 1 minute). Keep warm.
3. Crack 6 eggs into a medium bowl, season with salt and pepper and beat with a whisk. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk the eggs again and add them to the skillet. Cook, lifting the edges with a spatula to allow the uncooked egg to run underneath, until the bottom of the omelette is golden and the top is nearly set (about 4 minutes).
4. Spoon 1/3 of the mushroom filling down the center of the omelette and sprinkle with 1/3 of the goat cheese. Using a rubber spatula, fold the sides of the omelette over the filling to enclose it completely. Slide the omelette onto a large heatproof plate and put it in the oven to keep warm.
5. Repeat with the remaining butter, eggs and filling to make 2 more omelettes. Serve at once.

Unwind together with a relaxing activity.

After you begin the day with a healthy yet delicious homecooked meal, make time to relax together. Choose a quiet activity to help you both unplug and unwind, whether it’s a yoga class in a studio, a virtual meditation at home or a peaceful walk or bike ride around your neighborhood, opt for something to help you destress, setting the tone for a fuss-free day.

Pamper yourselves with at-home facials before bed.

Take care of yourself and your mom with a nighttime at-home facial or encourage her to prioritize her well-being with some solo self-care ideas, like reading a book in a bubble bath or taking a steam shower.

STEP 1: Cleanse

The first step to any skincare treatment is always a cleanser, so no need to switch that up now. Start your at-home facial by washing away excess oil, debris and impurity build-up by gently massaging a quarter-sized amount of our High Potency Classics Nutritive Cleanser onto damp skin. Formulated with Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA), alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and a copper complex, this gentle gel cleanser softens and conditions skin, leaving it looking and feeling refreshed, never dry or tight.

STEP 2: Exfoliate

After rinsing off your cleanser with warm water, thoroughly wet hands, massage Vitamin C Ester Brightening & Exfoliating Polish between fingertips, then gently scrub onto damp skin in circular motions (avoiding the eye area). In doing so, the ultra-fine, granular silica will instantly eliminate dead skin cells and unclog pores of debris, excess oil and impurity build-up. Antioxidant-rich papaya and mango fruit extracts will simultaneously exfoliate to minimize the look of dullness, dark spots and uneven tone, leaving you with a visibly smoother and more refined complexion with fewer imperfections.

STEP 3: Mask

With a clean, refined slate, it’s officially time to infuse it with a concentrated dose of our proven and potent sciences with our Cold Plasma Plus+ Concentrated Treatment Sheet Mask. This innovative, two-piece mask contains phospholipids to hydrate and replenish the skin’s moisture barrier, copper tripeptide to visibly firm and refresh the skin and Vitamin C Ester to smooth and brighten.

To apply, gently massage the outside of the sachet to distribute the formula over the mask. Then, gently open it, remove the mask and carefully separate the top section from the bottom section. Apply each piece, one at a time, and leave the mask on for 20 minutes. Remove the mask and massage any remaining formula into your skin for extra radiance.

STEP 4: Moisturize

Seal in the post-mask nourishment with our High Potency Retinol Recovery Overnight Moisturizer to complete your at-home facial with instant hydration. Formulated with three forms of retinol, this ultra-nourishing overnight moisturizer will help support skin’s natural renewal process. Simply massage it onto a cleansed and masked face and neck in a gentle upward motion and let absorb fully, so you can wake up to visibly firmer, smoother, more rested complexion.

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