10 great Mother's Day gift ideas
It can be a bit of a nightmare picking the best gift for Mother's Day. Thankfully, we've taken the trauma out of it with some glorious gift ideas and experiences to really spoil the main woman in your life this Mother's Day!
A new spring scent
Jo Malone London’s new limited edition collection, Lavenderland, offers a fresh perspective on the iconic floral fragrance. Choose from three divine colognes, £50 for 30ml – Lavender & Coriander, Silver Birch & Lavender and Wisteria & Lavender – or treat mum to a beautifully scented house with the Lavender & Musk home fragrance, available as a pillow mist, £25, and diffuser, £67; jomalone.co.uk
The chicest scarf
Give mum an upgrade on her usual spring scarf with this high quality linen and cotton number. Utility and style - it's the Mother's Day slam dunk.
£79. Oska Edinburgh. 17 Stafford St, EH3 7BJ; gb.oska.com
A magical movie
Toast the 150th anniversary of Moët Impérial at a special Mother’s Day screening of The Great Gatsby at The Scotsman Picturehouse in Edinburgh. The experience includes the newly launched Moët Icon Afternoon Tea served in The Scotsman’s magnificent Grand Café with a glass of Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial, all for £39 per person. Alternatively, book mum in for a midweek treat at the Moët Icon Series - special screenings complemented by a glass of Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial every Wednesday for 10 weeks from 18 March.
£19.95 per person. The Scotsman Picturehouse. 20 North Bridge, EH1 1TR. For more info, click here
An Everlasting Bouquet
You can't really go wrong with flowers on Mother's Day. These beautiful and sustainable posies, available to order from Edinburgh florist Studio Seapink for £25, contain a curated selection of flowers and botanicals sourced from artisan British growers. Each bouquet is unique, characterful, everlasting and entirely free from chemicals or dyes so often found in dried floral arrangements. Seapink’s Mother’s Day offer also includes their signature Everlasting Wreaths.
Check out @studio_seapink on instagram for more details.
A little sparkle
Stylish mothers will love these sterling silver and enamel earrings from Orkney designer Sheila Fleet’s Creel collection. You can't go wrong with Jewellry on Mother's Day and Sheila Fleet never fails to deliver the goods.
£98. Sheila Fleet. 18 St Stephen St, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5AL; sheilafleet.com
The perfect arm candy
If your mum’s a bit of a fashionista, she’ll adore this mock croc shoulder bag by chic Copenhagen brand Beck Sondergaard.
Maya Light Grey Bag, £75, Biscuit. Grab yours here.
A youthful glow
Give your mum the gift of youth - or as close as you can get - with the ZO Ultimate Regeneration Hydrafacial, from £120 at Dr Nestor’s Medical & Cosmetic Centre. The luxury rejuvenating treatment is carried out by head skin therapist Helen Cowan and helps to detox the skin, increase hydration, rebuild collagen and, most importantly, bring back that glow.
Dr Nestor's Medical Cosmetic Centre. 53 Dundas St, EH3 6RS. To book, email skin@ drnestor.co.uk or visit drnestor.co.uk
A night at the opera
If your mum’s a bit of a culture vulture, spoil her with tickets to Scottish Opera’s new production of the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The run opens with three nights at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre from 31 March, before transferring to Theatre Royal Glasgow.
For dates and tickets, visit scottishopera.org.uk
A gin-fueled workshop
For something a little different to your average floristry class, Harvey Nichols have teamed up with LSA International and The Forest Distillery to create a 90-minute masterclass teaching mums and their guests how to handcraft their very own living terrarium, whilst sampling small-batch gins. The exclusive workshops will run in The Fourth Floor Bar on Saturday 21 March costing £65 per person which includes a Forest Gin welcome cocktail, gin tastings, light bites, refreshments, tea and coffee and your very own terrarium to take home.
£65. Harvey Nichols. 30-34, St Andrew Square, EH2 2AD. Book via Eventbrite.
A beautiful afternoon
Tigerlily’s Mother’s Day afternoon tea in association with Benefit cosmetics is quite literally full of beauty. The afternoon kicks off at 2pm with make-up demonstrations and a talk from style, skincare and lifestyle blogger Lois White, before retiring to the grand Sitting Room where afternoon tea will be served with a glass of Prosecco from 3pm. £25 per person including a gin cocktail on arrival and a goodie bag.
Tigerlily. 125 George St, EH2 4JN. Book ahead here or call 0131 357 5000.