It’s the one holiday of the year where the thought really does count, because the recipient of your Mother’s Day gift is undoubtably always thinking about everyone else but themselves. This year, give the beauty loving mom in your life some standout skin care stars, the latest high-tech tool, or a brag-worthy gift set that will make her other mom friends jealous. These are 15 of the best beauty buys for the woman who deserves more than the standard flowers and chocolate fanfare.
You May Also Like: The Beauty Lessons Our Editors Learned From Their Mothers
Bath & Body Works 3-Wick Candles ($25)
Bath & Body Works is Mother’s Day gift central, and these beautiful 3-wick candles deliver fresh, springtime scents like Fresh Cut Lilacs, Georgia Peaches and Endless Weekend (a mandaring, magnolia and coconut blend) with a heartwarming message. Love, and good taste, is abound with these decorative, evenly burning keepsakes that will last the whole year long.
Biossance Only the Good Clean Beauty Gift Set ($72)
Your mom will thank you for arming her vanity with squalane oil and vitamin-C, two heavily trending skin care terms that are key ingredients in this power packed trio. The Squalane + Micronutrient Fine Mist, Squalane + Vitmain C Rose Oil and Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum work together to brighten, tighten and nourish aging skin.Gisou Honey Infused Hair Mask ($60)
To give the Queen Bee the gift of lustrous locks, this nourishing mask— infused with honey from the brand’s founder family bee farm—works to bring moisture back into hair for a totally luxurious and natural experience.
Drunk Elephant Acid Trip Kit ($100)
This four piece set has all of the acids that promise clear skin—salicylic, glycolic, tartaric, lactic, citric, l-ascorbic, ferulic and fatty acid—and it comes in a bright, happy gift bag to remind the skin care obsessed mom that there’s a brighter side at the end of the treatment tunnel.Harper and Ari Rosé Exfoliating Sugar Cubes ($24)
These little cubes smell good enough to eat, but they’re much better for your body when you take them with you into the shower. Give these to the mom who loves to rosé all day, but tell her all you need is once or twice a week for all-over smoother skin.Jo Malone London Blossom Girls Collection ($420)
For the mom who has everything, these new limited edition Jo Malone fragrances inspired by the plum blossom, the nashi blossom and the sakura cherry blossom are light and capture the light and airiness of spring. Designed to be worn alone or layered together, it’s the gift of cherry blossom, rose, violet and bergamot that keeps on giving.
Dyson Supersonic Mother’s Day Edition ($399)
Nothing says “I Love You Mom” more than emulating Oprah’s gift giving style on Mother’s Day—and what better way to celebrate than with Oprah’s favorite hair tool. The Maybach of hair dryers is equipped with a powerful Dyson motor for a supercharged blow out. This special Mother’s Day edition comes in a bright, bold new color and matching travel case for the stylish mom on the go.