It’s that time again! A Girl’s Gotta Spa! is seeking nominations for moms across the U.S. who have overcome adversity, boldly negotiated impossible odds, triumphed over tragedy, went above and beyond or is a pillar of her community. Simply put: a woman of fortitude and strength, someone deserving of the recognition and undeniably in need of some pampering. Is this you? Do you know someone who fits the description? Then you have until May 28th to submit a nomination and put her on my radar for an out-of-this-world prize package!

What does said prize package contain you ask? Oh, only about $3170 worth of beauty and fashion products. Not too shabby, eh?

One very lucky mom will win: 

• Ages A Go Go Vintage: $200 store gift card
• Payot Cosmetics: Design Lift Riche cream for dry skin, Design Ultra Lift serum, Design Lift Regard eye cream
• LiQWD: LiQWD Volumizing Shampoo, LiQWD Volumizing Conditioner, LiQWD Professional Volumizing Catalyst
• Crabtree & Evelyn: Citron Honey & Coriander Hand Therapy Collection
• LOGO Instant Chic by Lori Goldstein: Cluster necklace
• AVON: A full set of Avon’s Glazewear Lip Gloss, including all 16 shades.
• Philosophy: Field of Flowers Fragrance and Body Gel
• Carmindy: CRAZY BUSY BEAUTIFUL book
• Redken: Color Extend Sun Collection
• FACE atelier: 1 set travel brushes, 6 mini shimmers, Arctic gold lip glaze, Naked Lip Rx, Translucent pressed powder
• Zoya Nail Polish: Zoya Great Nail Color Kit (includes Color Lock System & 3 polishes of your choice)
• Qtica: Qtica Super Skin Kit
• neuLash: 6ml lash treatment
• Leelous Garden:  Shirt of your choice
• TRIA Beauty: Three-piece system including Clarifying Foam Cleanser, Clarifying Blue Light and Rebuilding Complex
• Purple Lab:  Huge Lips Skinny Hips in in Love Your Thighs, Luvah in Rich Jerk and SWAC lip gloss
• PH8 by Bebe: Jacket
• InviCible Scars: Scar treatment serum
• Travertine Spa: 3 full size products in their best selling Petal fragrance
• Lumene: Lumene Finland Basket includes Lumene Excellent Future Deep Repairing Serum, Lumene Excellent Future Deep Repairing Day Cream, Lumene Arctic Touch Deep Cleansing Peat Mask, Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara
• Beautyzzz: Silk pillowcase
• Glamorous Cosmetics: Blooming Dahlia Makeup Kit and Summer Set
• KLEAN Bath & Body: Large gift collection of bath and body products
• Nagicia by Tricia Kim: Root necklace, Silver pendant YURU, Silver necklace YURU
• Chic Canvas: 8×10 canvas
• FSL Cosmetics: 3 lip glosses
• Fusion of Color: Spring/Summer Collection of your Choice
• MONET: Natural Bloom necklace and earring set
• LaLicious: Collection gift set

Amazing, right? So here’s what you need to do to enter yourself or someone you know to win (plus all of the legalese necessary for a contest of this magnitude.)

Contest Rules and How To Enter:

First, the person being nominated must absolutely 100% be a mom, age 18+ and a legal US resident. You can nominate yourself or nominate someone else. Nominations can be done 1 of 2 ways:

1. A 600 word or less written entry that tells me why this mom is so extraordinary. Please do this via the contest app on A Girl’s Gotta Spa! Facebook fan page.

2. Or by video, uploaded to You Tube, vimeo, etc. The video has to be 3 minutes or less and the link to the video submitted via email (the exact link, not tiny url or bitly, etc.)

Whichever way you choose, you must email email me: the mom’s full name, age, number of children, city/state, picture of this mom with her kids and contact information (Email, phone # and Twitter) at Shannon (at) agirlsgottaspa (dot) com. All questions may be directed to this email as well.

By entering the contest, should you be chosen as the winner, you are giving me the right to post this information and letter of nomination in the winning announcement (minus phone number/email address.) Contest begins May 9, 2010 and ends on May 28, 2010 at 12am EST. Winner (1) will be announced on May 31st. Retail value of the prize pack is $3170. All products are brand new and unused and come “as is” without warranty. There are no cash or product substitutes. I retain the right to revoke or cancel the contest and prizes without warning. Myself and the product sponsors are not liable if you do not like the products, if they cause an allergic reaction and the like. All information sent to me (phone #, email, etc. will not be rented or sold.) Previous winners are Jo Coiner Burzyki and Trina Davidson.

While I have your attention, be sure to join the conversation on Twitter @girlsgottaspa and the A Girl’s Gotta Spa! Facebook fan page.

Ready? On your mark, get set, GO!

*Disclosure: All products were donated; some sponsors are clients and/or former clients for my social media consulting.