20 Mother's Day Gift Ideas Your Mom Will Absolutely Love

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By Cortney Clift
Published on April 28, 2020
Image of two light pink gift boxes with light pink ribbon on a yellow surface with floral pattern
Image of two light pink gift boxes with light pink ribbon on a yellow surface with floral pattern

With Mother's Day right around the corner, it's time to start thinking about what you'll be gifting mom this year. As tempting as it may be, a gift card isn't going to cut it when it comes to mother dearest. If you're all out of ideas, try turning to gift sets. These kits make for some of the best gifts as they allow your mom to play and experiment with all kinds of beauty products.

Not sure where to start? We've put together a last-minute Mother's Day gift guide with all sorts of different gift sets. Continue reading below to find something perfect for your mom.

JULIETTE HAS A GUN Discovery Set
JULIETTE HAS A GUN Discovery Set

1. JULIETTE HAS A GUN Discovery Kit

Why commit to a single fragrance that you're not even sure your mom will like when you can let her pick her favorite. This thoughtful gift includes a cute sampler pack of 12 scents from JULIETTE HAS A GUN's classic collection. Ranging from sweet to woody to delightfully floral, there's bound to be a perfume in here that solidifies itself as her new go-to.

NATURELAB.TOKYO Volume + Repair Gift Set
NATURELAB.TOKYO Volume + Repair Gift Set

2. NATURELAB.TOKYO Volume + Repair Gift Set

Who doesn't love a luxe hair treatment at home? This haircare gift set is great for anyone with dry hair, frizzy hair, or thinning hair. Lather on the treatment mask and blowout jelly to dramatically reduce frizz and increase smoothness. A key ingredient in these products is argan stem cells, which stimulate hair follicles and promote growth. This could even eventually lead to thicker hair overall. This set also includes a bonus mini shine oil, which will give your mom's locks that shampoo commercial kind of shine.

NANETTE LEPORE Beautiful Times Eau de Parfum 3 Piece Gift Set
NANETTE LEPORE Beautiful Times Eau de Parfum 3 Piece Gift Set

3. NANETTE LEPORE Beautiful Times Eau de Parfum 3 Piece Gift Set

If you already know that your mom is partial to a sweet scent, go all-in on this deluxe gift set from NANETTE LEPORE. The brand's "Beautiful Times" scent features top notes of citrus and bergamot, mid floral notes, and bottom notes of earthy sandalwood and rich caramelized sugar. This set features a full-size perfume bottle as well as a body lotion and travel-friendly rollerball perfume.

BOTANIC FARM Avocado Honey Rich Gift Set
BOTANIC FARM Avocado Honey Rich Gift Set

4. BOTANIC FARM Avocado Honey Rich Gift Set

BOTANIC FARM's nutrient-rich avocado honey skincare line features omega-rich avocado oil as well as honey extract for antibacterial and anti-aging support. This set includes a toner, a water balm cream, and a rich lotion–all of which come in both full-size and travel-size. Each product infuses these two primary ingredients with other skincare favorites like hyaluronic acid, argan oil, and antioxidants to soothe and makeover aging skin.

ROYAL & LANGNICKEL MŌDA® Metallics 6pc Deluxe Gift Set
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL MŌDA® Metallics 6pc Deluxe Gift Set

5. ROYAL & LANGNICKEL MŌDA® Metallics 6pc Deluxe Gift Set

When was the last time your mom replaced her makeup brushes? If her supply looks like it could use an upgrade, offer up this six-piece set as a Mother's Day gift. These brushes are color-coded and made from super soft, vegan filaments with a trendy metallic rose gold finish. In this kit, you'll find a brush for foundation, contour, powder, highlighter, eyeshadow, and eyeliner.

BAREFOOT VENUS Wild for Wild Flower Gift Set
BAREFOOT VENUS Wild for Wild Flower Gift Set

6. BAREFOOT VENUS Wild for Wild Flower Gift Set

Here's is a self-care assortment that has everything your mom needs for a DIY spa night: body oil, bubble bath soak, and hand repair cream. This scent flawlessly mixes floral notes of orchid and plumeria with subtly sweet scents. Each product also infuses nourishing ingredients like shea butter, mango butter, vitamin E, and oats into the skin. As a bonus, the trendy packaging makes this skincare set something she'll want to put on display.

HONEY BELLE Rose Queen Gift Set
HONEY BELLE Rose Queen Gift Set

7. HONEY BELLE Rose Queen Gift Set

This set includes HONEY BELLE's foaming soap, a detox mask, and a natural toner. All products center around rose as the primary ingredient. Rose is ideal for mature skin as it's high in Vitamin C, which helps erase fine lines and boost collagen production. 

HONEY BELLE's story is also well-suited to be the perfect gift for mom. The brand's founder was inspired to start this skincare line after her mom developed skin allergies. Everything in this set is made from clean, natural, and organic ingredients and created in small batches. It's truly a labor of love.

MORPHE Rose Baes Brush Collection
MORPHE Rose Baes Brush Collection

8. MORPHE Rose Baes Brush Collection

If your mom is constantly on the go, gift her this travel-friendly brush collection. Made from a blend of natural and synthetic bristles, this set covers all your beauty needs from foundation to a pointed crease brush. Like the set above, this kit also features rose gold accents.

WANDER BEAUTY After Party Eye Kit
WANDER BEAUTY After Party Eye Kit

9. WANDER BEAUTY After Party Eye Kit

It's never too late to step up your eyemakeup game. This deluxe set features five glamourous eye makeup essentials. Begin by applying either a shade from the shimmery eyeshadow palette (a kit exclusive) or the neutral liquid shadow. Next, swipe on the liquid eyeliner or gel eyeliner. Finally, finish the look with WANDER BEAUTY's volumizing and lengthening mascara. Whether she's headed to the grocery store or a black-tie event, this customizable kit can provide an endless assortment of eye makeup looks.

IBY BEAUTY Velour Liquid Lipstick Gift Set
IBY BEAUTY Velour Liquid Lipstick Gift Set

10. IBY BEAUTY Velour Liquid Lipstick Gift Set

If your mom is still hanging on to the ultra waxy lipstick formulas from the '80s, update her supply with these velvety liquid lipsticks. These 10 shades range from nude to moody burgundy to flirty pink. All are long-lasting, highly pigmented and feature a soft matte finish.

DAILY CONCEPTS Body Gift Set
DAILY CONCEPTS Body Gift Set

11. DAILY CONCEPTS Body Gift Set

This Mother's Day, gift mom all the tools she needs to turn every shower into a spa experience. This body care tool kit comes with an exfoliating body scrubber, a detox massage brush, exfoliating gloves, and a back scrubber. She can combine these tools with her favorite shower products to flawless exfoliate away dead skin and increase blood circulation, both of which will give way to softer, glowing skin.

ORIGINS Gift Set: Best of ORIGINS
ORIGINS Gift Set: Best of ORIGINS

12. ORIGINS Gift Set: Best of ORIGINS

There's a reason this iconic skincare brand is a favorite among moms. For decades, ORIGINS has been promoting clean, natural products that really do work. This set includes all the brand's best-sellers: a frothy face wash, a treatment lotion, an energy-boosting moisturizer, and a purifying mask. It also comes with an anti-aging serum, which moms with mature skin will covet.

NATURLAB.TOKYO Smooth + Repair Gift Set
NATURLAB.TOKYO Smooth + Repair Gift Set

13. NATURLAB.TOKYO Smooth + Repair Gift Set

If volume or frizz isn't a problem for your mom's mane, try this haircare gift idea instead. Made from the same brand as the hair care gift set above, this set instead focuses on providing heat protection from hot tools like a hair dryer or curling iron and nourishing color-treated hair. This set features a blowout lotion, a repair mask, and also comes with a mini bottle of shine oil.

COMPTOIR SUD PACIFIQUE Discovery Collection
COMPTOIR SUD PACIFIQUE Discovery Collection

14. COMPTOIR SUD PACIFIQUE Discovery Collection

If your mom is a mom who loves sweet scents but you're not sure exactly which notes she prefers, gift her this perfume sampler with some of COMPTOIR SUD PACIFIQUE's best-selling formulas. Here you'll find three that are a vanilla-based, two that are cocoa-based, and one that is both beachy and woody. She can wear each solo or layer them together to create her own custom combo.

LONDONTOWN USA Deluxe Gift Set
LONDONTOWN USA Deluxe Gift Set

15. LONDONTOWN USA Deluxe Gift Set

This kit includes everything a mom needs to create a professional manicure at home. Tucked inside this cute bag, you'll find a base coat, a gel top coat, cuticle oil, nail cream, a smudge fixer, and a nail file. Whether she just wants to keep her salon mani looking fresher for longer or she plans to ditch the salon entirely, this kit will certainly come in handy.

DARPHIN Stimulskin Plus Gift Set
DARPHIN Stimulskin Plus Gift Set

16. DARPHIN Stimulskin Plus Gift Set

This skincare set is totally focused on skin rejuvenation through four key products: a corrective cream, an eye cream, a serum-infused mask, and the brand's iconic eight flower nectar. This flower elixir blends aromatic essences from eight precious flowers with antioxidants to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles and improve the overall suppleness of the skin.

LA CHATELAINE Lavender Hand Cream Trio
LA CHATELAINE Lavender Hand Cream Trio

17. LA CHATELAINE Lavender Hand Cream Trio

If you know that your mom prefers crisp, floral scents, send this hand cream trio her way. With fragrance notes of lavender, lychee bilberry, and lemon verbena, each of these moisturizing hand creams is a little bit floral, super delicate, and totally refreshing. They’re great, light scents to switch to with spring in full swing.

AVEDA Rosemary Mint Invigorating Hair Care and Brush Gift Set
AVEDA Rosemary Mint Invigorating Hair Care and Brush Gift Set

18. AVEDA Rosemary Mint Invigorating Hair Care and Brush Gift Set

Makeover mom's shower routine with this rosemary mint shampoo and conditioner set. Made from 97 percent naturally derived ingredients, this duo gently cleanses the hair and invigorates the scalp. Not to mention it also transforms every shower into a full aromatherapy sesh. This set also comes with a paddle brush fit for everyday use.

ENGLISH LAUNDRY Oxford Bleu 3 Piece Fragrance Gift Set
ENGLISH LAUNDRY Oxford Bleu 3 Piece Fragrance Gift Set

 19. ENGLISH LAUNDRY Oxford Bleu 3 Piece Fragrance Gift Set

While it's still relatively new, this fragrance brand has quickly become a luxury beauty favorite. See what all the hype is about with this three-piece set featuring the brand's "Oxford Bleu" scent. Expect top notes of peppery mint, tart lemon, and sweet apple, mid notes of spiced vanilla and iris, and woody bottom notes. This set features a full-size perfume, a travel-size perfume, and a 3-in-1 shower wash. 

THE ORGANIC PHARMACY Spa Gift
THE ORGANIC PHARMACY Spa Gift

20. THE ORGANIC PHARMACY Spa Gift

If your mom is a health nut who loves to keep her beauty routine as natural as possible, do her a favor and introduce her to THE ORGANIC PHARMACY, a skincare line that turns herbal, homeopathic remedies into high-performance beauty products. The line is committed to using as many organic ingredients as possible. This spa set includes the brand's milk bath and scrub, both of which are infused with rose petals and scented with essential oils of rose, jasmine, and ylang-ylang.

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