The best Christmas gifts for mums
Because, let’s face it, the most important woman in your life deserves a more than a Boots gift set
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If your mother is anything like mine every request for ideas for birthday or Christmas gifts are solidly met with a ‘I don’t really need anything’ or ‘Just something small this year’. This, friends, is not true. Turn up to your parents’ house on Christmas morning with nothing but a box of Thorntons and prepare to be on the receiving end of burned roasties and the driest part of the turkey breast.
And, frankly, fair enough. The woman raised, fed, and clothed you for the best part of two decades. The least you can do is put a little thought into her Christmas gift. So please, put down that Yankee Candle and listen up: truly great gift giving lies in the details. Next time you see her take a peek at her jewellery to see if she wears silver or gold, detour into Space NK to see which perfumes she picks up, or subtly ‘tuck in’ the label of her sweater to see which designers she’s favouring right now.
If all else fails, consult my edit of brilliant Christmas gifts for mums. From fabulous fashion picks and excellent accessories to gorgeous homewares and pulling-out-all-the-stops luxury gifts, I like to think there’s something for every mum. You’re welcome.
Fashion gifts
Gucci cashmere Horsebit jumper
It is a truth universally known that no woman over a certain age can resist the allure of sumptuously soft cashmere – and if it’s embellished with Gucci horsebits? Then so much the better. Taken from the Italian house’s Pre-Fall 2025 collection, this understatedly chic design promises Made in Italy quality with a contemporary twist. If this doesn’t impress, nothing will.
Accessories
Burberry Cotswolds small tote
You can never really go wrong with gifting a designer handbag – especially if it’s a classic like Burberry’s Cotswolds tote. A timelessly elegant and streamlined silhouette, offered in both black and ivy green colour ways, it’s made in Italy from a crocodile-effect leather that will just get better with age. Inside, of course, you’ll find a the brand’s signature check lining to let her know this is truly the real deal.
Gifts for the home
Neom Mood Boosting Routine
Buying for a mum who love nothing better than to light a scented candle and settle down with a good book at the end of the day? Take her self-care rituals to the next level with Neom’s Mood Boosting Routine gift set. Packed with the fragrance brand’s best-selling products, each of which offers aromatherapy benefits designed to promote calm, relaxation and serenity, she’ll love coming home to the scent of the Happiness candle and reed diffuser, popping the Great Day hand wash and body lotion in her bathroom and keeping the Uplifting hand balm and Great Day wonder balm in her handbag for a quick pick-me-up.
Show-stopping luxury gifts
Blackacre Origins white diamond earrings
Really looking to show your appreciation this year? Do it with diamonds. London-based jeweller Blackacre usually specialises in bespoke designs (and should definitely be your go-to if you’re looking for an engagement ring for the other most important woman in your life) but, if you’ve left it a little late this year, allow me to introduce you to Origins. The jewellery house’s first ready-to-wear collection was inspired by the team’s trip to Colombia’s emerald mines and takes form in asymmetrically set white diamonds, emeralds, yellow diamonds and rubies. The subtle flash of colour on the inside of these white gold and diamond hoops takes them to the next level.
