A few final gift ideas, and if you missed them, see Part 1 and Part 2 of this series:
My vote for prettiest candle ever, the Ambra di Venezia candle, with French narcissus, jasmine, mango, mandarin orange and lime. $45 at aedes…
Perfume gift ideas for Mother's Day, part 2
Continuing with more fragrance gift ideas for Mother’s Day (see part 1 if you missed it)…
At left, from b-glowing, the adorable Fifi Chachnil purse spray (“1950’s femininity at it’s best”), $55 for 10 ml…
Fragrance gifts for Mother’s Day 2006, part 1
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14, and to quote the Manolo…
Yes, you will show up on the Sunday afternoon to take her to the Steakhouse of the Outback for the pseudo-Australian meat-fest and deep-fried onion, but is this the blooming thing that she would really want?
In case brunch won't cut it this year, here are a few fragrance gift ideas. My advice: if you don't know what kinds of perfumes she likes and you don't think she will feel comfortable returning your gift in the event that she hates it, stick to bath & body products or home fragrance. Or, look for a set with more than one fragrance, such as the Sephora gift set shown below — perhaps you'll get lucky and she'll like at least one of the selections included…
A fragrance gift guide for the holidays, continued
From Jo Malone, a set of six travel sized bottles of cologne, including Orange Blossom, Vintage Gardenia, Grapefruit, Amber & Lavender, French Lime Blossom, and Lime Basil & Mandarin. $80 at jomalone or neimanmarcus.
From Acqua di Parma, a Lavanda Tonica gift set with a 50 ml bottle of Eau de Toilette, a 200 ml tube of bath gel and soap. $63 at parfum1.
From Florence Gunnarson, a set of five bath oils for $38: No. 67, Wild Fern, Mary Black, White Blossom and Deco 23. I love this packaging!
From Bvlgari, a coffret with travel sizes of Bvlgari Pour Femme, Rose Essentielle and Voile de Jasmin. $65 at sephora.
From Aftelier perfumes, a gift set with a miniature fragrance, a body oil, face elixir and sugar body scrub. $130.
For the stocking, from Perfumeria Girl, lip balms in apple, banana, pear, or red currant. $6 at makeupheaven.
Fragrance gift ideas, continued…
Another one for the men: a shaving set from Geo F. Trumper with a Warwick Mach 3 razor and matching stand, a badger hair brush, a bottle of their Sandalwood cologne, Sandalwood shaving cream, and Sandalwood Hair & Body Wash for £195…