thePULSELooking for a beautiful, unusual or practical gift that mom will love? Check out these great gift ideas for Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12).
Go traditional with jewelry
Isabelle Grace Jewelry
Isabelle Grace Jewelry is an ultra-chic jewelry collection inspired by the most important things in life: family, children and love. Isabelle Grace creates signature pieces that are meant to be worn with mom’s everyday wardrobe but are individually crafted and beautiful enough to become family heirlooms. So this Mother’s Day, show mom how much you love her with a personalized necklace bearing her children’s names. Options include Birthdate Name Tag Necklace, Script Birthstone Necklace, Script Name Charm with Gold Heart, Gold Star Necklace, Script Tall Tags Necklace or the Camilla Necklace.
More choices are available at isabellegracejewelry.com.
Chaya Studio
The feminine designs and intricate details of Chaya’s Cherry Blossom collection and the Magnificent Lotus collection are spot-on for Mother’s Day. The rings, pendants and earrings in the collections are carefully crafted using variety of traditional and modern jewelry techniques. Also, moms will appreciate Chaya’s commitment to the environment: Her jewelry is made exclusively with Harmony Metals, 100 percent recycled precious metals, including gold, silver and platinum. She also works consistently to source previously-mined colored stones and diamonds and actively supports Fair Trade gemstone companies.
For more information, visit chayastudio.com.
Rada Pro’s Bracelet Assistant
Think mom has plenty of jewelry? Give her Rada Pro’s Bracelet Assistant. This gadget gives mom the extra hand she needs when trying to fasten a bracelet. And it doesn’t matter if your mom is a righty or a lefty ~ the bracelet assistant works equally well for either hand. Plus, it’s small and packs away easily.
For more information, visit www.radapro.com.
Help mom stay beautiful
Murad’s Advanced Active Radiance Serum
Help mom spring clean her beauty routine and get her glow back with Murad’s Advanced Active Radiance Serum. Murad’s Advanced Active Radiance Serum is an enhanced, next-generation version of the award-winning Active Radiance Serum that visibly improves skin’s radiance, helps boost collagen production and protects against free radical damage. This new, faster-acting formula is clinically proven to improve brightness, clarity and radiance by 60 percent in less than one week. Resilient-C Complex delivers highly stable Vitamin C ~ 50 times the potency of prior generations ~ to improve skin radiance, help enhance collagen production and protect against free radical damage. Other ingredients include peptides, Indian fig and green tea extract.
Advanced Active Radiance is available at Murad.com, at Sephora, Ulta and leading salon and spa locations nationwide.
LUSH
At LUSH, there’s something to suit every mom and every budget, ranging from individual items to hatboxes full of luxurious products for mom. The best part is everything is made with the finest ingredients and essential oils, never tested on animals and has minimal preservatives and packaging ~ so you’re being kind to Mother Earth, too! Try the Mumkin bubble bar. Or make a bouquet of reusable bubble bar wands (shaped to look like a chrysanthemum, a tulip, or a butterfly), so mom can enjoy a bath full of bubbles just by swishing them around in the tub. Or try one of LUSH’s pre-wrapped gifts! The Happiness Gift comes with a peach massage bar, Happy Hippy shower gel, Karma Kream, Whoosh shower jelly, Lemony Flutter and Bohemian soap, all wrapped up in an adorable box.
For more information, visit www.lush.com.
GiGi Beautiful Crystal Nail Files
Nailing the perfect Mother’s Day gift is easy with a set of crystal nail files from GiGi Beautiful from designer Ghislaine Seiffert.
The crystal nail files have a dual-sided design and are made from tempered glass of varying grit. Each set of crystal nail files includes a unique 6mm callus file, a medium file and a round cuticle file. Not only are the nail files high-quality, durable, long-lasting, washable and easily sanitized, they also come in a variety of fabulous jewel embellishments, colors and designs. From leopard print to hombre and jewels, there is a nail file set to match every mom’s personality!
For more information, visit gigibeautiful.com.
Kulspa’s Hand and Foot Esthetic
This Mother’s Day, express your love and appreciation for mom with Kulspa’s Hand and Foot Esthetic system. Kulspa’s luxurious Hand and Foot Esthetic collection consists of moisturizing hand and foot masks and Ultra Moisturizing Shea Butter Hand Cream and Avocado Foot Cream. Containing snail secretions filtrate and fruit extracts, such as anise, lemon, orange, lime and grape fruit, Kulspa’s hand and foot masks bring moisture into the deep layers of the skin and deliver immediate and long-lasting hydration. With convenient gloves, masks are easy to wear and allow your mom to carry on daily activities while wearing them. It is ideal for a busy mom who doesn’t have time to go to spa.
Check out kulspa.com for more information.
EMANI’s Hydrating Lip Color
Give mom a spot of color for Mother’s Day! EMANI’s Hydrating Lip Color is the perfect blend of fashion and function. While providing a long-lasting beautiful lip shade, its creamy formula infuses vitamins onto your lips. Along with all other EMANI products, these lip colors are free of talc, parabens, petrochemicals, glutens, animal derivatives, phthalates, nano-particles and GMOs. PETA approved, EMANI is committed to providing cruelty-free, professional grade, high-performing cosmetics that are healthy for all skin types.
For more information, visit www.EMANI.com.
For the socially conscious mom
Grandma’s Special Moments Journal 
With a hardcover design, recycled paper and soy-based ink, this is a great gift for the mom that’s environmentally conscious. It’s even printed in the USA. This unique journal gives Grandma a place to write about activities, highlights of the day and words of wisdom. The space at the top of each page lets Grandma write the name and age of the special loved one she’s spending time with that day, whether it’s grandchildren or friends. This will truly be a treasured item for the whole family to reflect on now or when the children are grown.
For more information, visit journalsunlimited.com.
Bridgewater Candle Company
Every mother loves her house to be filled with wonderful fragrance! Bridgewater Candles are a perfect gift for mom. Plus, with the purchase of a jar candle, Bridgewater donates a portion of the candle sale to Rice Bowls, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to feed orphaned children worldwide. A gift that gives back … Mom will be so proud!
For more information, visit bridgewatercandles.com.
Put your gift in something that is truly eco-friendly ~ a reusable gift bag. With 12 styles, these gift bags are made of 100 percent recyclable materials and are more durable than paper gift bags. Even better, at TrackMyGiftBag.com, you can see where your bag goes after you give it away!
For more information, visit TrackMyGiftBag.com.
