Do you buy your mom a gift on Mother’s Day? The Bleu team is split. Some of us do, some of us don’t. And, while it has so much to do with our individual relationships with our mothers — some strong, some strained — it also has a lot to do with the way a family chooses to celebrate holidays and traditions. Cliché, but true. Don’t get us wrong! We love the mums (flowers, too, but not that kind) and absolutely believe they should be celebrated.
We have a few editors that are mothers themselves, and even though they may not always get to check a box off of their personal wish lists come mid-May, a surprise is always nice. Because Mother’s Day in next Sunday, all eyes are on gifts for mom. We thought it right and true to gather up a few subtle hints (read: we laid it out pretty plain and simple) and did so in categories according to budget. If you do happen to be the gift-giving type, these will put you in “favorite child” territory for sure. If not, squeeze your mothers close (if you’re able), and let them know you love them. After all, they say we only get one, right?
Gifts Under $25
Connor Monogram Notecard
$10, Barneys New York
Outremer Eau De Toilette
$18, Anthropologie
Chocolate Babka
$14, Russ & Daughters
Ramekins (Set of 2)
$18, Emile Henry
Eat Clean, Play Dirty
$20, Danielle Duboise & Whitney Tingle
‘Eye Heart U’ Card
$5, Poketo
Goober Candle
$24, Areaware
Two-Piece Chocolate Truffle Tin
$9, Louis Sherry
Yellow Bud Vase
$18, Poketo
Abode
$22, Serena Mitnik-Miller
Lip Sleeping Mask
$20, Laneige
Gifts Under $50
Vanity Fair 100 Years
$35, Graydon Carter
2-Person Weekly Subscription
$40/week, Dinnerly
Plastic Porter Bowl
$25, W&P
Box Of Six Glasses
$48, Usual Wines
Volumizing Lip & Cheek Tint
$39, Tata Harper
Classic Series 8-Cup Coffee Maker
$37, Chemex
Green Tea Sampler Set
$36, Kusmi
Tea Towel
$30, Jenny Pennywood
Mayhem Ceramic Mug
$43, Leif
Rosé 3-Piece Candy Box
$28, Sugarfina
Gifts Under $100
Belted Wrap Robe
$99, Mimi Holliday
La Crème Main Hand Cream
$50, Chanel
Ambre Japonais Candle
$85, Byredo
St. John’s Wort Bath
$67, Susanne Kaufmann
Silk Sleep Mask
$50, Slip
Oversized Alpaca Crew
$95, Everlane
Stockholm Incense
$50, Astier De Villatte
Endless Summer Towel
$55, Leif
Nonstick Cookware Set
$60, All Clad
Soft Waffle Grid Throw Blanket
$69, Treasure & Bond
Gifts Over $100
Ame-Yu Donabe
$130, Toiro
Leather Travel Case Set
$120, Cuyana
Painted Water Filter
$395, Walter
Silver Pearl Earrings
$250, Sophie Buhai
Daria Silk-Satin Pajama Set
$505, Olivia Von Halle
Etoile Flat Velvet Slipper
$980, Gucci
A La Rose Perfume
$245, Maison Francis Kurkdijan
Layflat Photo Book
$139, Artifact Uprising
Grand Cygnet Ring
$218, Catbird
M-Signature Collection Roses
$140, M Fleurs