Ex-Boots worker finds best-value Mother’s Day beauty and fragrance gifts
This Mother’s Day - which falls on Sunday, March 10 - presents the perfect opportunity to treat the much-loved ladies in our lives. Whether you’re buying for your Mum, Grandma, Step-Mum or a mother figure in your life, finding the ultimate gift can be a little overwhelming (and if you’re a mum yourself, you’ll seldom have time to look for one, either).
Lucky for you, I used to help pick out gifts for a living, and still adore helping others find that special something to make someone smile. I spent four years working as a customer assistant at , helping people pick out for a whole host of occasions including Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
And as a self-confessed bargain hunter, I always like to get the most for my money, and recommend shopping value for money sets and stacking discounts to get the best deals. So this weekend, I headed to my former workplace to scout out the at the high street favourite.
Whether you’re looking for an epic deal on her favourite fragrance, want to squeeze the most out of your budget on beauty buys or are fancy seriously spoiling her with some luxury hair tools - I’ve got you covered.
Here are some of th in store that are perfect for any mum this spring:
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Best Boots Mother's Day fragrance deals
The week before Mother’s Day I would spend the majority of my time at Boots helping sons and daughters pick out the perfect fragrance for their mum at the perfume counter, spritzing each one onto those little card strips and sharing personal favourites.
This year, Boots has launched some epic deals on their most popular perfumes for Mother’s Day, including brands like Giorgio Armani, Lancome and more.
Anyone who buys a 50ml or 100ml bottle of Armani Si will get a 15ml bottle freeA would usually set shoppers back £92, but with £15 off selected fragrance, it takes the price down to £77. But what’s more is that when you of the popular scent, you also get a (and I won’t tell anyone if you keep that one for yourself).
Another shopper-loved spritz is the iconic which we named our . It has over 1,100 five star reviews from shoppers who say they ‘get so many compliments’ when they wear it. Another wrote: “Bought this for my mum, her favourite fragrance . Delighted it had £10 off too.”
A third said: “My mum is in her 50s and also likes this perfume so it is suitable for people of all ages, not a specific "young" or "old" smell.” While a fourth said it was ‘not as strong as other Marc Jacobs’ but ‘still beautiful’.
Marc Jacobs DaisyThe 50ml bottle currently has £28 off, making it £45 instead of £73 for a limited time only.
And my final fragrance deal pick is the 2023 launch from Lancome - the version of their OG scent.
Created by Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion, the boasts notes of black currant, orange blossom and fig, alongside jasmine, iris, gourmand accord and patchouli.
Shoppers have described the scent as ‘endearing and addicting’ while another said they’d ‘reorder again 100 times’. But as is to be expected with perfume, it wasn’t to everyone’s liking, with some saying it’s ‘too sweet’ or overly floral.
The fragrance making it £60, but shoppers who purchase two Lancome products can also receive a generous free gift - and you can opt for something relatively inexpensive as item number two, such as the travel sized for £16.87 (down from £22.50).
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The Lancôme Renergie Gift With Purchase is automatically added to your basket with qualifying orders and is worth ‘over £97’, featuring a travel-sized fragrance, full-sized Bi-Facial cleanser and more.
The free gift you'll bag when you buy Lancome's La Vie Est Belle Iris AbsoluNo7 gifts for Mother’s Day
Whether you’re seeking a luxurious spa experience or looking to stock up on your skincare favourites for better than half price, No7 has released some amazing better-than-have-price bundles featuring everything you need to treat yourself or that special person in your life.
Since its launch in April last year, the No7 Future Renew range has been one of the health and beauty retailer’s best-selling ranges. The serum, which is £42.95, became the fastest selling No7 product ever, with one item from the Future Renew collection selling every two seconds on launch day - and over half a million sales in the first four weeks. It was 2023's top-selling overall skin care product at Boots, followed by the matching Future Renew Day Cream SPF40 and Future Renew Night Cream.
Now, shoppers can try out the range for less after Boots launched the Worth £80.87, it’s priced at £39.95 and features a full-sized eye serum and travel-sized versions of the day and night cream, as well as the serum, so you can introduce your mum to the full collection, all presented in a gorgeous floral box.
The Future Renew range from No7 has been incredibly popular with shoppers over the last 12 monthsThere’s also an online deal where shoppers save £5 when they spend £35, £10 when they spend £50 and £20 when they spend £70 on selected No7, so - the same price as one full-sized day cream.
For even better value, though, there’s the Worth £120, it’s priced at £38.21 but gets slashed to £30.88 at the checkout, saving around £90 on the RRP.
The hero of this is without a doubt the , which is the priciest product included at £32.95 for a 50ml jar - more than the price you end up paying.
The No7 Spring Collection is available to buy online now (Boots)Full contents of the
No7 Beautiful Skin Blissful Body Wash 250ml
No7 Beautiful Skin Completely Quenched Body Milk 280ml
No7 Muslin Face Cloth
No7 Full 360 Mascara Black 7ml
No7 Instant Results Nourishing Hydration Mask 100ml
No7 Hot Cloth Cleanser 200ml
No7 Restore and Renew Day Cream 50ml
No7 Matte Powder Blusher Peaches 3g
No7 High Shine Lip Gloss Sparkling Rose 8ml
Value beauty sets and gifts
I love maximising my bang for my buck when it comes to gifting, whether it’s through money-saving bundles to bagging free gifts when you spend over a certain amount. And if there’s one retailer that has them a-plenty, it’s Boots.
One of my favourites is , which is already beautifully gift wrapped and sealed with a wax stamp, so you don’t even need to do anything else to it. This gift box is the perfect present for a friend or family member or for treating yourself, and contains.
The Ritual of Ayurveda gift is beautifully wrapped and costs under £30For skincare lovers, you can’t get much better than the . Worth £69, it’s priced at just £34, saving £35 on the RRP - and the included Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser is worth £30 alone.
Alongside the cult-loved cleanser, you also get two cotton cloths, the Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic, and a Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion.
The £34 Liz Earle set contains a cleanser worth £30 aloneMakeup fans will adore, which saves over £50 on some of the cosmetic brand’s favourites. With contents worth £88, the box contains five glorious Benefit products - two full size and three minis - ideal for refreshing your makeup routine this spring.
Containing a lip and cheek stain, a bronzer, mascara, brow setter and the new POREfessional Good Cleanup pore-purifying foaming cleanser, the box has proved popular amongst beauty buffs having amassed a series of five star reviews.
One shopper applauded Boots and Benefit for the value of this savvy gift set and said: "Am so happy that I managed to get a hold of this set this year. Last year it was sold out before I managed to get it and I was so gutted. Best value of Benefit I’ve ever come across and features three of my holy grail products!!"
This Benefit set is now cheaper than ever at £31.05While most Boots fans were pleased with this make up combination, one customer wasn't quite so pleased with the sizing of the products inside, mistaking the Benetint 'fun-size' for 'full size' and said: "Bought as a present for Christmas. The general product is good, I can’t fault it. My only (minor) complaint is that on the box, it says you will receive a full sized benetint. When I opened up the box, the benetint inside is tiny, like one use and it’s empty tiny. I’m just not sure why it’s advertised as full sized when it’s not?"
Usually £34.50, it’s been, making it quite the buy for bargain lovers.
Alternatively, you can treat yourself or someone special to an exclusive collection of . Worth over £130, this set is stocked with four full-size skincare and makeup favourites, including the bestselling Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ moisturiser and High Impact Mascara, as well as two deluxe samples.
This better-than-half-price Clinique set is worth £130It’s only got one review so far online, but it’s a glowing one: “Bought it for my mum for mother's day, although it's for the price I might actually buy one for myself!”
For anyone with a little more budget, this is a great pick at £100. The indulgent cleansing and moisturising trio features the same iconic texture, anti-ageing benefits and hero Padina Pavonica extract as Elemis’ original Marine Cream range, but with a gorgeous rose scent.
Perfect for sensitive skin types, the is infused with English Rose Olea Extract to leave skin feeling silky smooth and petal-soft, and can be followed up with the
This £100 Elemis gift is the epitome of luxury this Mother's DayAnd rather than a money-saving set, Kiehl’s is offering shoppers It’s only worth around £15, but features a selection of samples from the brand so you can ‘try before you buy’, including the coveted Midnight Recovery Oil and Avocado Nourishing Hydration Mask.
The other benefit is that there is up to which means that when buying two items around the £30 mark - which should have been £38.50 - and snapping up the free gift, you’d get. Need some inspiration? I’ve recently ordered the Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment and their number one bestseller, the Ultra Facial Cream, but you can find
This is the free gift you'll receive when spending £60 on Kiehl'sBetter-than-half-price Yankee Candle set
Candles are a failsafe gift and you can never have too many, and this Yankee Candle Exclusive Spring Gift Set has had a major price cut for Mother’s Day. Originally £65, it’s now better than half price at £29.50, featuring everything from wax melts to tealights and the brand's iconic jars, so shoppers can fill their homes with gorgeous fragrances this season.
The gift set is presented in a beautiful box, designed to look like a pink house with shutters and ivy covered walls, and with just one medium jar candle from Yankee Candle typically setting you back £24.99, it's a big money-saving offer.
Shoppers can get this £65 Yankee Candle set for under £30What’s more is that when I visited the Market Street store in Manchester, a worker told me that people have been buying it and featuring say, a candle, some beauty bits, a bottle of perfume and making the ultimate mix and match gift. You’d then be able to keep a candle or two for yourself, and save some for other occasions throughout the year like birthdays and Christmas.
Here's what's inside the Yankee Candle Exclusive Spring Gift Set:
One Original Medium Jar Candle in the scent Cherry Blossom
Two Original Small Jar Candles in the scents A Calm & Quiet Place and Clean Cotton
One three pack filled votives in the scent Coconut Beach
Two Original Votive Candles in the scents Tranquil Garden and Cucumber Mint Cooler
Two Wax Melts in the scents Wedding Day & Seaside Woods
According to Boots, last year the Dyson Airwrap was one of the most-purchased gifts ahead of Mother’s Day, which suggests that shoppers are using the occasion to seriously spoil their loved ones and show them how much they mean to them.
After it launched exclusively at Boots last month, I think the is a frontrunner for luxury gift of the year, and could be the perfect present for mums this March.
The Dyson Airstrait is set to be at the top of wish lists this yearThe uses Dyson's airflow technology instead of hot plates to dry and straighten hair at the same time, making your hair routine quicker and easier. It's designed for all hair types and has both wet and dry styling modes, as well as a cool setting to set your style.
The gadget is and while it's not cheap, those who have bought it say 'it's worth every penny', and having had a feel of it for myself, I can't believe how lightweight it is.
One said: "This is insane. I have thick long hair and this dried it, within 20 minutes, into pin straight soft locks that I've only ever gotten when going to the hairdressers. Honestly it's an amazing tool. Would highly recommend."
Where else can you get gorgeous Mother's Day gifts?
It’s not just Boots where you can find gorgeous gift ideas for Mother’s Day this year. Beauty boxes have been hugely popular with shoppers this year, with Boots and John Lewis already selling out of their Mother’s Day edits, but you can still bag £130 worth of beauty buys for , while of best-selling and shopper-loved products.
For those looking for cute and cosy gift ideas, Mirror team’s Lucy Addicott has been rounding up the most affordable picks , with Charlotte Henry checking out the top .
If you’re looking for something a little more luxe, though, Lucy has popped into , while Eve Rowlands has found the best deals for every mum at LookFantastic .
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