When Wham’s seasonal favourite - you know the one - is playing in every supermarket and you’ve developed a creeping addiction for mince pies at all times of the day, it can only mean one thing: Christmas is on its way.
While many of us look forward to the most wonderful time of the year, there are a couple of festive to-dos that have the ability to trigger headaches - and not the mulled-wine kind.
Gift shopping can be an… experience, particularly when buying something for someone who means so much. Mums, and mother figures like your grandma, aunties and close family friends, can be notoriously tricky customers, whether they’re hard to shop for in the first place, or because a gift to her needs to convey the sorts of things that are difficult to wrap up in a festive red bow.
Yet, there are special presents that will hit the mark, from gourmet hampers to indulgent beauty she'd never splash out on for herself.
Whether you’re spending the big day together or apart, one thing’s for sure; you need a gift that’s as special as she is.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the sheer choice on offer, we’ve sifted through the selection to bring you a Christmas gift guide filled with things every mum is bound to love.
Mother may know best, but at ES Best, we’ve got the right gift to bring her joy and happiness this Christmas.
See our favourites below
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Roberts Beacon 320 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Dusty Pink
Whether she loves warbling along to ABBA while washing up or wants to catch up on podcasts in style, Roberts first ever Bluetooth speaker, the Roberts Beacon, is the perfect upgrade to her audio equipment. It offers rich sound in multiple directions, and it's portable too with 12 hour playback, so she can take it everywhere from the garden to trips out when spring arrives.
Available in a choice of five fun colours.
Susanne Kaufmann limited edition diffuser
Inspired by a traditional Austrian welcome, the Susanne Kaufmann Balancing Room Diffuser is formulated with calming, mood-enhancing notes like orange nutmeg and cedarwood that will transport your mum to a luxury hotel - in spirit if not in body. The gentle fragrance lingers in the room, bringing a calming ambience to the space.
It's a piece of mindful luxury, made in a recyclable glass bottle and presented in a festive gold box - so you won't even have to waste paper on gift wrapping.
Estee Lauder Limited-Edition Gold Advanced Night Repair, 50ml
Housed in a beautiful gold gift bottle, Estee Lauder's Advanced Night Repair is ready for setting beneath the tree. 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.
Jo Malone Midnight Musk & Amber Cologne, 100ml
Is she a fan of beautiful scents? If so, Jo Malone London's Christmas Collection should delight. Inspired by 20s railroad glamour, there are plenty of festive and much-loved fragrances to sniff, for her and for home. Our pick? The gorgeous faceted cologne bottles; the Midnight Musk & Amber is pure magic.
Hampton & Astley Freshly Baked Gingerbread scented candle
What with Christmas shopping, food prep and dressing the house in its festive finest, your mum is probably exhausted - and that's no way to see out the end of the year. Give her the gift of nothing to do but relax by the glow of Hampton and Astley's new hand-poured Freshly Baked Gingerbread candle.
Made from 100 per cent natural wax and pure essential oils, it smells like Yuletide dreams and with a burn time of up to 50 hours, she can sink into the lovely warm notes for many evenings to come.
From £44.99 | Hampton & Astley
Liberty London The Face Saving Kit
Nowhere is life more obviously different to 12 months ago than when riding on one of London's tubes, trams or buses. But this is the new normal, so we all must adjust - and Liberty is making it that much easier with a lovely beauty kit packed with 2020/21 commuting essentials.
With contents worth more than £230, the Liberty print wash bag houses a Liberty face covering, a Slip silk scrunchie, protective and detoxifying skincare formulas, and makeup to correct smudges once you arrive at your destination. In short, everything but the Oyster card.
Bo-Kx
Flowers are a forever-favourite gift with mums, whether its for their birthday, Mother's Day or an occasion like Christmas. While there are plenty of incredible florists to choose from, Bo-Kx is the latest to bloom onto the scene. Their USP? Instead of cards, they're offering video messaging, where the recipient can scan a unique QR code to watch a video message from you on their phone. A very 2020 way to send a heartfelt message if you can't be together this Christmas.
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Edge of Ember heart of gold necklace
This stunning necklace of polished gold-plate with a ruby stone is the perfect way to let your mum know how much you care. Simple but chic, it'll soon become her favourite piece in her jewellery box.
Shop all Edge of Ember at Harvey Nichols
One4all Gift Card
For the mums that are impossible to buy for, the One4all Gift Card covers all bases. Whether she wants to splash out on a new piece of homeware or update her 2021 wardrobe, this little card can help. Shop goods from more than 55,000 stores across the UK - think M&S, John Lewis, Rituals, H&M, Warehouse, The Perfume Shop, B&Q and lots more.
And if you've left getting her gift to the eleventh hour, the card can be sent directly to her phone by getting the One4all Digital Gift Card instead. Just be sure to load it up with a healthy amount to avoid a Christmas scolding - you can add anything from £10 to £120.
A gift card may seem impersonal, but for mums with particular or exacting tastes, it's the perfect way to let her get what she really wants for Christmas.
The White Company Cashmere Bed Socks
Gorgeously made and beautiful on the skin, these socks will save your mum from the scourge of chilly toes this winter. As well as this elegant camel shade, they come in pale blue, rose and clean white.
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