10 Mother’s Day gifts worth having – as approved by exhausted parents
Consider this a public service announcement from our crack team of taste-making editors. Whoever you’re saying thank you to, any of these treats will show them how much you care
Gucci Éclat De Beauté Effet Lumière Multi-Use Gel Gloss, £18
Mums, aunts, grandparents, carers: all professional multitaskers – they deserve a product that works as hard as they do this (m)other's day.
Enter: Gucci’s multi-use gel gloss. Slick it on eyelids, cheeks, lips, anywhere for hydration and glow on the go. Compact, elegant and perfect for every skin type, its understated appearance belies its, yes, luminous superpowers.
Aesop Resurrection Rinse-Free Hand Wash, £9
What could be better than giving them something useful, by one of the world's most covetable brands?
Aesop’s swoon-inducing Rinse-Free Hand Wash does exactly what it says on the tin but with a delicious scent (rosemary and mandarin rind), super-hydrating properties (hello: citrus nobilis peel oil) and, as is Aesop’s way, beautiful packaging.
Apple AirTag, £35
ICYMI: AirTags are extremely popular. So popular, in fact, that more than 55 million have been sold since they launched in 2021. That’s a lot of tracking, on a lot of things.
Why does your mother figure need it? To keep track of the endless bags, buggies, scooters, bikes, suitcases, (grand)children… An AirTag is the perfect gift for anyone who really doesn’t want to part ways with any of the above. It will come up trumps when stuff gets lost – which it always, always does.
Le Labo Lip Balm, £13
Lip balm? Yes, lip balm. But this is Le Labo lip balm, and one of the coolest, most Insta-worthy tubes going. It’s guaranteed winner for any mum who appreciates the aesthetically pleasing things in life – it’s a super hydrating, nasties-free lip balm formulated with shea butter, olive oil and jojoba seed and all wrapped up in one classy package.
If you’re feeling flush, it would make a cute companion to the Aesop we mentioned earlier…
Aery Happy Space Scented Candle, £26
Packed with essential oils geranium and rose (to encourage positivity and confidence) plus notes of jasmine (proven to help the brain regulate feelings of stress and anxiety), consider this their Happy Place, found.
Created using sustainable soy wax and lead-free wicks – good for the purse and planet – treat someone special to this summery, spirit-lifting scent, and help transport them to the Maldives of their mind.
OTO CBD Sleep Soundly Bodycare Gift Set, £35
It’s been said that once you become a parent, you never have a good night’s sleep again – but we say it’s still nice to try, right?
Give them a headstart with this luxurious OTO CBD kit, featuring Sleep Drop and Pillow Mist. Both are infused with pure CBD and a blend of incred-smelling botanical ingredients, including lavender, designed to soothe and calm. Dreamy.
Aerin Fleur de Peony Eau de Parfum, 50ml, £100
You could buy them flowers. Or… you could bottle the feeling that comes with the perfect peony bouquet, in a celebratory scent that they get to wear every day.
Loaded with lychee, mandarin and warm musk, plus jasmine petals (said to help the brain regulate feelings of stress and anxiety), this sentimental, suits-all sorts perfume is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
Dune Kixter Small Zip Around Purse, £30
Battered, decades-old purses – see ya! All hail Dune’s petit purse that’s small enough to shove into a coat pocket while practical enough to fit in everything she needs, and nothing she doesn’t.
With handy slip pockets, and available in so-haute-right-now green, this should be a frontrunner on your spring shopping list.
John Lewis Gift Card
Got one of those mums who has everything she needs – or who is just v. picky and impossible to buy for? Enter the gift card. Perfect for mothers-in-law, sisters who are mums, friends and anyone else you’re thinking of this (M)other’s Day...
Give them the gift of getting something they actually, genuinely want and you've basically won at gifting.
Floral Street Discovery Fragrance Gift Set, £18
Better than a bouquet (longer lasting), this Floral Street box of joy has eight small but mighty fragrances made here in the UK. It’s the one for any mum who wants to switch up her scent or just wear something new every day.
Fragrances include peony, rose, orchid and, our favourite, black lotus (not to be confused with The White Lotus on TV, though we have a lot of love for that too). It’s vegan. It’s sustainable. It’s a scent wardrobe, aka so chic.
