By Sunny Andrea @MrsSunnyAndrea
With Mothers Day fast approaching, we all know how important it is to show our mum and loved ones just how much they mean to us and a little gift is always a lovely gesture. Here are my top 14 gift ideas for 2017 that will go down a treat, all for under £100 each.
Flamingo Gifts- WILD & WOLF FOLKLORE COFFEE POT
I can’t think of a better present for all mums out there and the perfect excuse for a slice of cake! This pretty 950ml coffee pot (works well with tea too!) is a stunning piece of kitchenware, and decorated brightly with woodland animals would sit perfectly in any kitchen. Why not treat your mum to this lovely gift from the Wild and Wolf Folklore collection and have her relax with a lovely fresh brewed pot of tea or coffee. The pot is made from enamel (white) and is best suited for hand washing. The pot has an RRP price of £22.99 and is available to purchase online via https://www.flamingogifts.co.uk
Victoria secrets – KISS FRAGRANCE MIST
I simply fall in love each time I spray this and it’s by far one of the most gorgeous scents I have smelt in a while. Brought to you by the sassy world recognised Victoria Secrets brand, the ‘KISS’ Fragrance Mist is perfect for any handbag as this compact 250ml spray bottle will have you smelling a true goddess with only a few sprays over your body. The VS collection is classy, sophisticated and perfect for mums of all ages. There’s a fragrance for all that’s very long lasting on the skin and is priced at £9.99, it’s a bargain gift! Available to purchase online from Beauty Base at https://www.beautybase.com
Ted Baker- FAIRY BALLERINA NECKLACE
Fancy something gorgeous and simply adorable for your mum. Impress her with this beautifully stunning fairy ballerina pendant and necklace by Ted Baker. Decorated in rose gold plating and enriched with Swarovski crystal, this pendant necklace is one not to be missed. The ballerina dress comes in a variety of colours and is of delicate material but the detailing is perfect. A great gift for any mum and one that is guaranteed to make her smile! Priced at £79.00, this precious piece is available from Ted Baker in store or online from their website at http://www.tedbaker.com
Lord Timepieces- CLASSIC SILVER LADIES
If your after something more sophisticated for your mum, I recently came across some beautiful watches from Lord. These timepieces ooze style and are made at the highest quality with an affordable price tag. The Classic Silver Ladies is a simple yet elegant watch that Impressively withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 30 meters and has a stainless silver strap. The watch dial is of ivory white colour and comes with a 24 month warranty. The watch is presented in a smart black box case, priced at £60.00 and available to purchase online via https://www.lordtimepieces.com
Braun- FACE SPA (LIMITED EDITION)
Every women wants to look their best and from Braun comes this gorgeous limited edition Face Spa. Not only does it cleanse and exfoliate your skin but there is also the epilator function where it rids any tiny, pesky facial hairs for up to 4 weeks in a tidy and painless manner. The Braun face spa is a perfect multi function spa treat for mums that will leave them glowing and the Braun Face is 200 times faster than manual tweezers for ridding unwanted facial hair. It’s very easy to use for any first timers and is totally safe too. This product is priced at £99.99 and is available via boots online at www.boots.com
Samsonite – DISNEY ULTIMATE (MINNIE CLASSIC)
Samsonite are known for their high quality luggage cases and if your anything like me, young at heart, with kids and loving Disney, then this item is a must for your household! Samonsite have brought out a gorgeous range of cabin size, IATA approved luggage cases from the Disney collection. The case is made from 100% polyester and is an upright on 2 wheels making it super easy to manoeuvre around. A favourite of mine is the stylish Minnie Mouse themed case and with the iconic face on the front – this case is just perfectly magical. This case is priced at £89.00. For more on the complete collection, checkout the Samsonite website at http://www.samsonite.co.uk/disney-ultimate/
Elemis- PRO-COLLAGEN OXYGENATING NIGHT CREAM
We all know how important our skin is and so using a top quality brand such as Elemis is definitely worth a look in. This fabulous brand has the ideal night cream for mums, packed with goodness and perfect for fighting anti ageing but superb for ensuing your skin is glowing, regenerated and radiant. This cream is highly recommended in the beauty world and is best used for firming skin and smoothing out any lines. A little pea sized amount used daily at night goes along way for this 50ml tub. Priced at £95.00, this night cream is available directly from http://www.elemis.com/pro-collagen-oxygenating-night-cream.html
Natural Vine Wines – NATURAL WINES
Natural Vine wines produces some fantastic tasting wines hailing from France and Italy with tastes for all, from reds, whites to rose wines there is a bottle that’s suited for all mums. This to me is a perfect present and something that shouts perfection, sophistication and class. Why not get your mum a lovely bottle of wine and let her sit back, relax and enjoy. These wines are very exclusive – you won’t find them in any supermarkets and even better to state, they are made of natural ingredients, so no synthetic chemical products used in the vineyards. There is a superb collection of wines on offer from Natural Vine and the bottles are priced very affordable with prices. A favourite of mine is the Guido Gualandi Rosato IGT Toscana 2013 which originates from Tuscany, Italy. The taste is very pleasant, with a mixture of rope red fruits and citrus flavours. This Rose wine is full bodied and quite dry but lovely with any meal and with each sip leaving you wanting more. It’s priced at £15.70 and the wine comes in a 75cl bottle and contains 13.5% in terms of ABV. For more on Natural Vine Wines, checkout their complete selection via their website at https://www.naturalvine.co.uk
Max Benjamin – LEMONGRASS & GINGER FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER
This is perfect for the home and something that will not only relax someone but leave a gorgeous fragrance all around the home. I love all things fragrant but this diffuser has to be mentioned as the lemongrass and ginger scent is simply delicious! The diffuser oils are the finest ones used and ones with holistic ingredients to ensure you are fully able to relax and enjoy this product to the maximum. Max Benjamin produce top quality hand made products from Ireland and also have candles alongside the diffusers. The diffuser should last upto 4 months and includes the reed sticks within the gift package. I have found the diffuser to be very rich in terms of a scent that lasts and one that isn’t too overpowering but that can definitely be smelt so you know it’s there and doing a fab job. The product is priced at £30.00 and can be purchased online from the fabulous Hurn & Hurn online, but for more on the product, checkout their website at https://www.hurnandhurn.com/max-benjamin-lemongrass-ginger-fragrance-diffuser-gift-box-p5397
Wyke Farm Shop – CHEDDAR TRIO & SOMERSET GIFT BOX
I know many mums like nothing more than a good snack on some lovely great quality tasting cheese and crackers – So, this brand is a must to shout about. Wyke Farms have over 150 years of experience in making cheese and what a collection of stunning cheddars they have, so whether you like smoked, creamy, vintage, mature or other styles of cheese, packed in 300g bags, there is certainly one for the cheese loving mums out there. If one if just not enough (and in most cases, it never is as cheese is so well love), then I’d definitely suggest the Core Trio collection which gives you x3 300g packets of cheese (1x Mature and Creamy Cheddar, 1x Extra Mature and Delicious Cheddar, 1x Vintage and Scrumptious Cheddar) to enjoy! The Core Trio is priced at £12.00. Another option for you, should you want to combine the cheese, oat cakes, tasty relish and tipple in one, there is the Somerset Gift Box. This beautiful product is the perfect all in one box for any mum and is priced at a very affordable £22.00. For more on the Wyke Farms brand and their collection, checkout their website at https://wykefarms.com
Crabtree & Evelyn – LA SOURCE COLLECTION
Why not give your mum a helping hand with some goodies from Crabtree & Evelyn. This gorgeous brand have brought out the La Source collection which is seeming extremely popular and is perfect as it brings the luxury spa world right to your doorstep. I love the Warming Foot Smoother as this 150g miracle tube is a total multi tasked. The cream warms, exfoliates and smoothed feet in one you go and is super easy to use. Always prep feet by washing them with warm water and then apply a small amount of the product onto the feet in a circular motion and rinse. Instantly the feet should feel more renewed, softer and just more relaxed and softer overall. The cream is made from natural ingredients and anti oxidants. Priced at just £17.00, the cream is a must and perfect for mums on the go! Wanting something for mums hard worked hands, then checkout the photo La Source Ultra Moisturising Hand Therapy. It’s pure luxury with nothing but goodness and will really leave the skin feeling nourished, soothes and restored. The hand therapy is priced at £23.00. For more on Crabtree & Evelyn and their new collection, checkout their website at http://www.crabtree-evelyn.co.uk
Baylis & Harding – ROYALE BOUQUET FLORAL HAND WASHES
Baylis & Harding are the luxury fragrance and beauty brand that are well worth a look at with great prices too! They have relaunched their royale bouquet handwash collection
which with some gorgeous limited edition design pump bottles and pretty floral 3D designs. These newly designed hand washes come in three different fragrances which are Lilac and English Lavender, Lemon Blossom and White Rose and lastly Rose and Honeysuckle. These really are beautiful smelling hand washes and they do leave a luscious after scent and leave hands feeling moisturised and soft. A great collection of hand washes that will fit perfectly into any home. These limited edition pastel, floral designed washes are priced at £5.00, are 450ml in size (which is bigger than your standard premium brand of hand washes) and are available to purchase in store from House of Fraser and online via their website at http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk. For more on Baylis & Harding and the collections, head over to their website at https://baylisandharding.com
Maggie Anne – GEL EFFECT NAIL POLISHES
I have to say that home style manicures are becoming more and more popular and what better than to treat your mum to some gorgeous coloured gel effect nail polishes from Maggie Anne. The most important thing about these polishes is that they are free from the 6 toxins meaning that they do not the nasty chemicals that many polishes have in them. These polishes are also a lot easier to apply in the sense that no UV/LED lamps are required and no base coats are required yet they still leave your nails looking gorgeously shiny and staying perfectly coated for roughly 5-7 days when applying their ‘Shine Like A Star’ topcoat. This stunning and innovative brand has a massive range of shades and come in 11ml bottles. The polishes are very reasonably priced at £10.50 each which is worth every penny as this polish does last and you really do achieve a great end result of a gel polish manicure done in the comfort of your own home. I love the bright shades and for this Spring season, I would highly recommend shades Ava and Jessy. For more on Maggie Anne, checkout their website at https://www.maggieanne.co.uk
Hot Tools Professional – THE CURLBAR (32mm)
This beautiful product is perfect for creating pretty, long lasting curls. For me, creating curls has always been something that I’ve wanted to do yet always seem to have struggled but with this new curl bar from Hot Tools Professional, it really makes my life a lot easier and I’m surprised at the time it took, which wasn’t long at all. With its digital temperature face, you will find that this curlbar has 8 temperature settings ranging from 160 – 230 degrees centigrade. The luxury part of this product is that the wand part of the curlbar is coated in 24k gold on the surface and this wand provides perfectly even heat distribution which means every curl will be the same and have that long lasting effect to them. Once heated to your preferred temperature, you can rest assured that the temperature stays fixed at all times. The product is very easy to work with and has a long cable (3m) which is tangle free and also has a sleep mode after 60min for your safety. The product can be used all over the globe as has a worldwide voltage and the curlbar will let you know when it’s heating up and when it’s ready to use. This product is available in 2 sizes but this 32mm bar is ideal for long hair and perfect for vesting bouncy curls. It’s priced at £99.99 but worth every penny to have any mum looking like the perfect goddess. For more on Hot Tools and their complete collection, checkout their website at http://www.hottools.com/en-gb/
