Shopping for your mum is a thing that largely only happens a couple of times a year (Mother’s Day, their birthday, Christmas or another big faith-based event), but often the experience can be tricky because it needs to hit the mark every time. After all, who wants to knowingly disappoint their own mother?
If she’s got a thing for lotions and potions, a lavish beauty gift might be just the ticket to present-giving success (not to mention secure your status as favourite child).
Whether she’s got a cabinet dedicated to fragrances, is famed for her lippie obsession, or loves nothing more than trying the latest anti-ageing miracle product, we’ve rounded up the best options for mums and mother-figures in your life.
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La Mer The Radiant Hydration Collection
What better gift than the mother of all skincare brands? This Radiant Hydration gift set includes La Mer’s bestsellers, all designed to revamp her beauty regime as well as her complexion. The five-strong miniatures set includes The Treatment Lotion 100ml, The Concentrate 15ml, The Eye Concentrate 5ml, The Hydrating Infused Emulsion 15ml and Crème de la Mer 30ml, all in a lovely red and royal blue pouch.
Buy now £390.00, La Mer
Christian Louboutin Loubiworld Miniature fragrance gift set
If the way to your mum’s heart is through a brand new fragrance, this beautiful set from Christian Louboutin will hit the mark. The box, in the label’s signature red, contains the full Loubiworld fragrance portfolio.
Seven miniature scents sit waiting to be discovered, all finished with ornate caps that render each bottle a masterpiece. Each measures 9ml, the perfect size to stash in a handbag or for travel.
Buy now £225.00, Harrods
Jo Malone London Bitter Mandarin Cologne
A Spring 2022 release for the coveted fragrance house, Jo Malone London’s Bitter Mandarin cologne is part of the brand’s Sardinian Summer collection, which also includes the solar floral fragrance, Sea Daffodil.
Bitter Mandarin is inspired by a warm Mediterranean evening at aperitivo hour, instantly transporting her to warmer, sunnier climes.
Buy now £129.49, Fragrance X
Jimmy Choo I Want Choo
The latest Jimmy Choo fragrance comes in a blush pink bottle with the luxury label’s new brand in gold with a matching top, a look that will sit pride of place on her dresser. I Want Choo is made for lovers of sweet, oriental fragrances, playful yet glamorous all at once. Sound like anyone you know?
Buy now £47.00, The Perfume Shop
Dolce & Gabbana Exclusive Dolce Roses Face and Lip Set
Radiant smiles are all but guaranteed with the gift of D&G Beauty’s face and lips gift set, themed on the quintessential flower of love, the rose. The uplifting tones will add a rosy glow to your mum’s complexion, and wrapped in limited edition packaging, they’re pieces she’ll want to display on her dressing table for years to come.
Buy now £58.50, Lookfantastic
Aromatherapy Associates Ultimate Bath & Shower Oil Collection
If pushed, most mums will say the only thing they want is five minutes peace and quiet - especially if they’ve got school-age kids running riot around the house. This special trunk of bath oils from Aromatherapy Associates represents more than five minutes of ‘me time’ and promises to give bathtimes a five-star upgrade, every time.
Buy now £75.00, Liberty of London
Jo Malone London Pomegranate Noir Home Scented Candle, 200g
Jo Malone’s best selling candle fragrance is Pomegranate Noir, and with good reason. It’s rich, velvety yet delightfully fresh, adding warmth to any room. Known for it’s iconic cream and black gift wrapping, anything from this London fragrance house is sure to delight your mum, but a great candle really hits the mark.
Buy now £55.00, John Lewis
Kenzo Kokeshi Doll
Fragrance fans will go wild for the immensely collectable Kenzo Kokeshi Doll, a beautifully detailed wooden design encasing a 50ml EDP from the brand’s Flower collection. The bold fragrance is ideal for spring; fresh and floral with a white musk and vanilla dry down.
Buy now £67.00, The Fragrance Shop
Revive Collagen Enhanced Plus Premium Liquid Marine Collagen Drink 28 Sachets
We all know real beauty starts from within, but that doesn't mean you can't give it a step up. Skin loses collagen as we age, making the complexion appear tired and lacklustre. Help restore your mum's natural vitality with a little help from Revive Collagen's liquid sachets, supercharged with vitamins B6, B12 and C & D, as well as Hydrolysed Marine Collagen (collected from ethically farmed fish skin) and retinol.
Simply add one orange-flavour 22ml packet to a glass of water or juice (or have it straight from the sachet) to help rebuild and restore collagen levels every day. It’s that easy to get brighter, bouncier, firmer skin.
Buy now £34.75, Feel Unique
Estee Lauder Limited-Edition Gold Advanced Night Repair, 50ml
Housed in a beautiful bottle, Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair may just be the show-stopping present you have been searching for. The hero product is a must for mature skin; simply smooth a few drops onto the face and neck before bed for glowing, younger-looking skin.
Buy now £57.57, Lookfantastic
RoC Multi Correxion Hydrate + Plump Moisturiser SPF30 50ml
She's been your rock since you were tiny, now's your chance to repay the favour. And with what better skincare label than RoC? The brand has all sorts to help her feel and look her best.
There's RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream (£24.99) to bring the sparkle back to her peepers, and the RoC Multi Correxion Revive & Glow Daily Serum (£35.99) for a radiant glow.
Any one thing from the RoC Hydrate + Plump Range is a winner frankly, but we particularly love the results from the RoC® Multi Correxion Hydrate + Plump Moisturiser which comes with built-in protecting SPF30. Use every day and watch her blossom before your very eyes.
Buy now £35.89, FeelUnique
RéVive Moisturizing Renewal Day Cream
Make your mum look even lovelier by adding some luxe skincare to her beauty kit. ReVive’s latest day cream has built-in SPF 30 broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection along with antioxidants, minerals, marine adaptogens and vitamins C and E to help rejuvenate the skin. In a four week clinical study the cream was said to have 100 per cent improvement in fine lines and wrinkles - now, that’s a figure you can’t argue with. Her complexion will look radiant and firmer with skin silky soft to the touch.
Buy now £170.00, RéVive
Irene Forte Skincare Hibiscus Night Cream Age-Defying with Myoxinol 50ml
Outstanding results in customer trials has made this cream a must-have for beauty-mad mums everywhere. In just ten days, you can expect younger, bouncier, healthy-looking skin as well as a reduction in lines and wrinkles. Keep using it for four weeks and expect to see head-turning results.
Buy now £140.00, Liberty
John Lewis Silk Standard Pillowcase
Best for: minimising frizz
Keep bedhead at bay with this affordable but luxurious John Lewis offering. Available in a variety of pretty pastel hues, the 19 momme silk cover is perfect for those who are new to the pillowcase fabric. It feels impressively cool against the skin, making it ideal for summer, and does a good job of retaining the moisture of your hair. It’s also machine washable at 40oC.
Buy now £50.00, John Lewis
The Flat Lay Co. Open Flat Makeup Bag in Leopard Print
Best for: extra storage
The Flat Lay Co. is changing up the makeup game with its pouches. Loosen the drawstring fastening and the bag opens up almost entirely flat to fully reveal the contents. Topping up your look on the go has never been so simple. Keep your small, prized possessions like jewellery or accessories in the zipped interior pocket, while your brushes are kept firmly to hand thanks to the elasticated slots. There’s also two additional exterior pockets for extra storage. It comes in a flurry of different designs but this bold leopard might just be our favourite.
Buy now £19.89, FeelUnique
Cannaray Bright Days CBD Oil Drops
Cannaray has made a splash on the CBD scene with its bright yellow branding and has the chops to match. The brand focuses on making cannabidiol more accessible and less uncertain to those who are concerned about delving in.
The formula is marketed as the ‘Gold Standard’ by the label and the lab tests back this up with its premium extract product that has been triple-lab tested for purity. The label is scientifically backed and is consistently researching to innovate supported by CBD expert medical practitioners and scientists. You can trace the batch from farm to finish where it remains free from any toxins, specifically THC, genetically modified ingredients, artificial colours, sulphates or dairy. It’s also vegan and is crafted with sustainable practises - minimal packaging and limited carbon emissions.
The product itself is also designed to give you the perfect quantity. The dropper is measured to 1ml and this is the daily dose that should be placed under your tongue and left there for 90 seconds to absorb before you swallow.
The ever-growing range contains oils for night and day as well as balms and gummies. The latter mark a great introduction and an easy way to incorporate CBD into your schedule with the taste factor guaranteed (a lovely orange flavour) and the exact daily dosing. These capsules also combine CBD with Vitamin D3, C and Zinc for an added boost to energy levels and the immune system.
Yet it’s the brand’s Bright Days that is the bestseller and it’s clear why. Incorporate just one drop into your life and you may just feel a gentle lift. Slight aches and pains felt unremarkable and quality of sleep was greatly enhanced. The bonus of coconut oil and the lime and juniper flavouring marks a pleasant, revitalising way to start the day. The oil contains five per cent CBD.
Buy now £18.00, Cannaray
Le Labo Classic Candle
Santal 26 is the signature scent from New York-born fragrance house Le Labo. So popular is the aroma that you will often catch a whiff of it as you stroll through the London underground but despite its ubiquity, it remains enduring in its appeal with its sensual smoky leather notes.
This is the candle variation of the eau de parfum and has been hand-poured in Mississippi into the domed vessel that will look aesthetically pleasing on a bookshelf or atop a fireplace. It has a burn time of up to 60 hours.
There’s an array of additional scents to choose from too, from the herbaceous and orange blossom Petit Grain 21, to Calone 17 that encapsulates a salty sea breeze. Figue 15, as you may expect, puts fig at the centre combined with a sweet blackberry blend and Palo Santo 14 is a spiced woody fragrance with notes of cedarwood, incense and patchouli.
Buy now £60.00, Cult Beauty
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 extrait de parfum spray
This is the bestselling fragrance in Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s collection. The ultra-luxe label created this scent to celebrate French fine crystal specialist Baccarat’s 250th anniversary and it’s been a sought-after aroma ever since, recently becoming a viral TikTok sensation.
The unique notes smell like luxury, but be warned: it’s got the price tag to match. This is the Extrait variation which offers a stronger amplified perfume where you’ll get an ever more lasting take on the warm oriental floral fragrance with just one spritz. It has the provocative and powerful notes of Egyptian grandiflorum jasmine, saffron, ambergris and Moroccan bitter almond.
Buy now £340.00, Selfridges
