{"id":344,"date":"2012-04-29T00:08:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T00:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrnystyleandtravel.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2014-05-05T12:14:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T16:14:24","slug":"marvelous-moms-mothers-day-gift-guide-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrnystyleandtravel.com\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"Marvelous Moms: Mother\u2019s Day Gift Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Remember<\/strong> when you were a kid and your entire class made Mother\u2019s Day gifts for your mothers? Pipe cleaner cherry blossom trees and tissue paper flowers?<\/p>\n

And your mother was so happy that she put your sorry little centerpiece on the dining table, so that all through dinner you kept staring at your handiwork, thinking how pathetic it really looked – and especially next to the silver bowl from Tiffany\u2019s that your father gave to her.<\/p>\n

In truth, there\u2019s nothing as good as the gift of time.<\/p>\n

After all these years, what your mother most wants from you is time. Time with you.<\/p>\n

This year, head home and take your mother for a walk along the beach or through a garden or into a park. Pack a lunch and sit with her – and listen. Listen to your mother – and when she\u2019s finished, hand her a gift and remind her how much you love her.<\/p>\n

Mothers are marvelous – and yours is one of the best – because she\u2019s yours.<\/p>\n

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Jacomo: It\u2019s Me For Her<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When we were young, we used to pore over our mother\u2019s college yearbooks, flipping through the pages, staring at the young women in white dresses, corsages on their wrists. So many sorority girls in the spring of their lives, heading off to a dance with their beaux.<\/p>\n

If your mother is eternally young at heart, still the young woman dressing for a homecoming weekend, still waving from the float, then it\u2019s likely that she\u2019ll be immediately entranced by Jacomo\u2019s latest fragrance for women, It\u2019s Me: For Her.<\/p>\n

Youthful and effervescent, It\u2019s Me: For Her is packaged in a spray bottle that evokes a smartphone, which means the fragrance fits into even the most discreet minaudi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

A burst of pineapple and orange citrus opens the fragrance like a Fifties dessert served at the Waldorf-Astoria. Bright fruit notes blend into a lovely heart note marked by freesia and lily of the valley, evocative of the nosegay your mother wore the night she met your father. You can almost see the lipstick stain on the flute of Champagne.<\/p>\n

Founded in the late Sixties by an American art collector and a French pianist, the Jacomo boutique in New York was a haven for aficionados of fashion and luxury. Their popular fragrance Jacomo de Jacomo launched in 1980 to become one of the top ten fragrances of the decade.<\/p>\n

One of the signatures of Jacomo fragrance has been a graceful and elegant dry down. It\u2019s Me: For Her has basenotes of iris powder and sandalwood, which linger on the wrist as hauntingly evocative as the nosegay on your mother\u2019s wrist when she was the epitome of youthful promise.<\/p>\n

Give your mother a gift of It\u2019s Me: For Her – and return her to that rush of romance that marked her sorority days.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$45.00 \/ 1.7 fl. oz.
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s Me: For Her<\/a><\/p>\n

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OKA b. Footwear: Madison Pink Ribbon<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Remember how your mother cared for you when you were sick and in bed? Compassion and empathy, that\u2019s what mothers are made of, which is why your mother is certain to respond to your own compassion when you give her a gift that helps others.<\/p>\n

Oka B. footwear teamed with the American Cancer Society to create an exclusive breast cancer awareness shoe called the Madison Pink Ribbon. This limited edition “spa for the street” slide combines reflexology and comfort – as well as compassion – for a shoe that your mother will wear proudly.<\/p>\n

Oka B. has donated thousands of free shoes to women battling breast cancer as they undergo treatment – and for every pair of Madison Pink Ribbon slides sold, Oka B. will donate $10.00 to the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n

Made in the USA from recyclable materials, Oka B. cares as much about reducing its carbon footprint as it does about creating super-comfy shoes that will make your mother smile. Waterproof and bacteria-resistant, this is a shoe that your mother can wear when she\u2019s singing in the rain.<\/p>\n

Show your mother how well she taught you the lessons of compassion – with a gift for the women of the world.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$30.00 \/ online only
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0OKA b. Footwear Madison Pink Ribbon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Blue Chair Fruit Company: Mother\u2019s Day Gift Set<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Some of your mother\u2019s favorite memories of family life are probably centered around meals you shared together (apart from the time she tried to cook egg foo young for Thanksgiving…).<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re serving brunch on Mother\u2019s Day, then you\u2019re going to want jams and marmalades that evoke some of the best memories of shared summer meals.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2008, this artisanal jam and marmalade company located in Oakland, California is famous for unusual flavor pairings, such as Quince-Orange Marmalade, Orange-Kumquat Marmalade with Cardamom & Saffron, and Apple-Meyer Lemon Marmalade. Blue Chair Fruit Company produces as many as 100 flavors annually, using exotic fruits such as Pink Pearl apples, white guavas, tayberries, and bergamots.<\/p>\n

Working with local farmers, Blue Chair jams and marmalades are made entirely by hand with sustainable farmed fruit and cooked in tiny batches in French copper jam kettles for the best flavor possible.<\/p>\n

The Blue Chair Mother\u2019s Day Gift Set includes one jar each of Strawberry-Rose Jam, Lemon Marmalade with Cardamom & Lavender, and Greengage Plum Jam, presented in a gift-wrapped custom box with gift message.<\/p>\n

After tasting some of Blue Chair\u2019s delectable creations, your mother might also be interested in\u00a0“The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook” (2010)<\/a>, which contains more than 120 recipes for making jam and marmalade (and which received a James Beard Foundation Award nomination for “Best Food Photography”).<\/p>\n

Go ahead, slather those cr\u00eapes and pancakes, toast and muffins with Blue Chair jams and marmalades – and let your mother sink into a reverie about the persimmons she used to eat in her grandmother\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$34.00 \/ gift-wrapped box of three jars
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Blue Chair Fruit Company Mother\u2019s Day Gift Set<\/a><\/p>\n

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Effen: Black Cherry Vodka<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Yes, it\u2019s true: some mommies like to drink. And good for them, we say. After what they\u2019ve gone through with you and your tap dancing around the dining room, they deserve a smart cocktail.<\/p>\n

One of the most swellegant vodkas on the (oversaturated) market right now is Effen\u2019s Black Cherry Vodka. Just in time for Mother\u2019s Day – and cherry blossom season – this vodka is smooth enough to be guzzled from the bottle – or, rather, we mean, served neatly on the rocks. Made from premium Holland wheat, which enables a silky liquid, Effen Vodka is distilled hundreds of times – that\u2019s right: “hundreds of times” – to insure a balanced and crisp vodka. Hence the name Effen, which comes from a Dutch word meaning “smooth and balanced.”<\/p>\n

Rather than adding sugar to their elegant elixir, Effen uses vanilla, which imparts a lovely and light cherry vanilla finish. Add a touch of chocolate liqueur and you\u2019ve got something far more delicious than those cloying chocolate covered cherries. Featured at New York\u2019s Fashion Week, Effen Black Cherry Vodka was a hit when mixed with mint, lime, and Champagne.<\/p>\n

If you have yet to offer a bottle of Effen as a host\/ess – or Mother\u2019s Day – gift, then you\u2019re in for a treat. Sheathed in a sleek polymer sleeve (which retains the chill), Effen bottles are stylish enough to be lined up on a console or patio bar trolley for service by the pool. (So chic are the bottles that they\u2019re showing up on Etsy, turned into drink tumblers…)<\/p>\n

With its black polymer sleeve, Effen Black Cherry Vodka is perfect for the mother who appreciates Faye Dunaway and David LaChapelle. Which is why she loves you so much.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$30.00 \/ 750 ml
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Effen Black Cherry Vodka<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bungalow360: Eva Hummingbird Reversible Tote<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Was your mother a bit of a hippie? Did she wear flowers in her hair and flash the peace sign with her big, happy smile?<\/p>\n

Some mothers stay forever young, still radiating the love and joy that marked the Sixties and Seventies. If your mother still believes in helping Mother Earth and saving the sea turtles, then she\u2019ll be thrilled with a gift from Bungalow360.<\/p>\n

Started in 1998 as a handcrafted handbag business, Bungalow360 is an eco-friendly, fashion company with legions of fanatical devotees. Now sold in over 2,000 stores, Bungalow360\u2019s entire collection of totes, bags, wallets, and accessories are made of 100% natural cotton canvas and water-based ink – and completely vegan.<\/p>\n

Bungalow360 founder Susie Pusch and her husband Franz create all of the “earth happy” company\u2019s original designs and prints, which are available in a variety of colors. Best of all, the Puschs and Bungalow360 play it forward with donations to their “Powered by Love” program, which donates solar power to various nonprofit service organizations, such as no kill animal shelters.<\/p>\n

Made of lead-free natural cotton canvas, all the tote bags are reversible (for those days when your mother\u2019s wearing pink peace signs or yellow smiley faces) – and come with a silver peace sign zipper pull. As colorful – and practical – as your mother, a Bungalow360 reversible tote is perfect for the beach or the market – or her next protest on Wall Street.<\/p>\n

In truth, the Eva Hummingbird Reversible Tote is so adorable that you might consider buying one for yourself, which would fulfill that desire you\u2019ve always had for you and your mother to have matching handbags.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$29.00
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Bungalow360 Eva Hummingbird Reversible Tote<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aveda: Stress-fix Soaking Salts, Rollerball Concentrate, and Body Lotion<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here\u2019s an interesting factoid that we read in a recent study: nearly 70% of mothers admitted that they lock themselves in the bathroom – merely to get away from their families and to enjoy a little private time.<\/p>\n

Think about it. Remember how stressed your mother was when you told her that you were…going to be an actor. And how stressed your mother was when you decided to take a year off college and return to your old bedroom. How about the year that you went goth and painted your bedroom black? Let\u2019s face it, you worked your mother\u2019s last nerves, so it\u2019s no wonder her bathroom door was always locked.<\/p>\n

Which is why your mother is certain to appreciate Aveda\u2019s Stress-fix Soaking Salts. After all, if your mother is locking herself in the bathroom, she might as well be enjoying a long, leisurely soak in an aromatherapeutic tub.<\/p>\n

Aveda\u2019s new line of Stress-fix aromaology products is all about replacing tension with relaxation. Infused with essences of lavender, lavandin, and clary sage, Aveda Stress-fix Soaking Salts are formulated with sugar and mineral-rich salt and pure essential oils. The salts soften the bath water and since Aveda Stress-fix Soaking Salts are certified organic by Eco-Cert, your mother can soak happily, knowing that she\u2019s supporting sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the Aveda Stress-fix Concentrate portable rollerball applicator, which utilizes the same formulation for a pocket-sized stress reliever. Glide the rollerball over your mother\u2019s pulse points, on her wrists and around her neck – and watch her face light up. She\u2019ll be putty in your hands. Just imagine if she\u2019d had the Aveda Stress-fix Concentrate those nights that she was driving all over town looking for your sorry ass.<\/p>\n

This year, give your mother some Aveda Stress-fix relief – and remind her how well you turned out, in spite of all the tats.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$90 \/ pre-wrapped gift set of three items
\n$40.00 \/ 16 oz. soaking salts $22.00 \/ 7 ml. rollerball $28.00 \/ 6.7 fl. oz. body lotion
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Aveda Stress-fix Soaking Salts, Rollerball Concentrate, and Body Lotion Gift Set<\/a><\/p>\n

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Banfi: Rosa Regale<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s likely that at least one of your siblings will give your mother a box of gourmet chocolates. Why not trump them with a bottle of Banfi Rosa Regale? A sparkling, semi-dry dessert wine, Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto complements chocolate beautifully – from chocolate mousse to an \u00e9tag\u00e8re of chocolate macarons.<\/p>\n

According to legend, Cleopatra coaxed her lovers into drinking gourds of Brachetto, the better to unleash their amatory passions. As red as a ruby, Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto smells like a pint of freshly-picked raspberries. A faint hint of summer roses wafts from the flute as the crisp bubbles rise to the air. Haunting and seductive, the fresh berry flavors pair nicely with the velvet smoothness of chocolate.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hosting your mother for Mother\u2019s Day brunch, Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto works beautifully with cr\u00eapes or French toast. And at meal\u2019s end, you can regale her guests with the legend of Cleopatra – and toast to your mother, the original empress.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$20 – 25
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Banfi Rosa Regale<\/a><\/p>\n

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Urban Moonshine: Joy Tonic<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Yes, of course you\u2019ve always been your mother\u2019s little bundle of joy. But sometimes mother needs her little helper – to get her through the day.<\/p>\n

If your mother is less inclined to reach for the gin than the gingko biloba, then it\u2019s likely that she\u2019ll enjoy a little Organic Joy Tonic from Urban Moonshine.<\/p>\n

A small family business based in Vermont, Urban Moonshine seeks to return herbal medicine to everyday life. Urban Moonshine\u2019s line of tonics are formulated with some of the world\u2019s most restorative herbs, which help to increase energy and the body\u2019s natural defenses.<\/p>\n

Urban Moonshine\u2019s Certified Organic Joy Tonic helps to calm the mind and lift the spirit by adjusting the level of tension in the body\u2019s nervous system. The proprietary blend includes organic herbs such as motherwort, linden, rose, lemon balm, lemongrass, and mugwort. The volatile components work together to reawaken the spirit, helping to redirect stress into a tool for positive change.<\/p>\n

Sounds like the elixir of eternal youth, right? To use, spray into your mother\u2019s mouth 4-6 times – and then stand back. At this point, your mother might well start dancing around the kitchen. Next stop, “Dancing with the Stars” – and all because of your thoughtfulness and a little Urban Moonshine Organic Joy Tonic.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$15.50 \/ 2 fl. oz.
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Urban Moonshine Organic Joy Tonic<\/a><\/p>\n

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Le Palais des Th\u00e9s: Green Tea Gift Box Set<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If your mother prefers a good book over a Madonna concert, then she\u2019s the kind of person who might well enjoy a good cup of tea with her good read. Le Palais des Th\u00e9s is offering a splendid boxed set of 54 muslin tea bags filled with nine varieties of Le Palais des Th\u00e9s\u2019 acclaimed green teas.<\/p>\n

One of Paris\u2019s more illustrious tea purveyors, Le Palais des Th\u00e9s has been serving some of the world\u2019s most exceptional teas to its savvy clientele at more than 27 boutiques in seven countries.<\/p>\n

Each one of Le Palais des Th\u00e9s\u2019 tea bags is filled with two grams of whole tea leaves, which unfurl completely in the large cotton muslin squares to release their full flavor and fragrance. Le Palais des Th\u00e9s Green Tea Gift Box contains no less than nine of the purveyor\u2019s most interesting green teas, including Th\u00e9 du Hammam, Th\u00e9 des Moines, Fleur de Geisha, Sencha Ariake, Tamaryokucha Imp\u00e9rial, Long Jing, Grand Jasmin Chun Feng, Th\u00e9 des Sources, and Th\u00e9 des Aliz\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

With six tea bags for each flavor, there\u2019s plenty of tea for your mother as she reads through the entire “Hunger Games” trilogy.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$50.00 \/ gift box of 54 muslin tea bags
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Le Palais des Th\u00e9s Green Tea Gift Box Set<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scandle Originals: Travel Candle<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What mother doesn\u2019t deserve a relaxing massage at a luxury spa? Go ahead, book your mother a day of treatments for Mother\u2019s Day – and then, with the gift certificate, give her a Scandle Travel Candle.<\/p>\n

Scandle makes spa candles that do double duty as body massage oil. The soy candle melts into a fragrant body lotion that can be used for a massage or for a post-bathing emollient.<\/p>\n

All Scandle candles utilize 100% fragrance oils, safe for the body – and the travel candles are packaged in a lightweight tin, with a silicone band that can be used as an eco-wrist band reminder to “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.”<\/p>\n

The lavender travel candle has a hint of vanilla, making it evocative of a country house in Provence – and what mother doesn\u2019t dream of escaping to the south of France? Light a Scandle candle and give your mother the gift of relaxation.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$15.95 \/ burn time 15-30 hours
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Scandle Originals Travel Candle<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nik\u2019s Naks: Monogrammed Apron<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Some mothers actually make dinner – rather than dinner reservations.<\/p>\n

If your mother is a cook, take a lesson from her and learn how to prepare your own dinner. Stop the obesity epidemic and cook what\u2019s good for you and what tastes good as well.<\/p>\n

Make sure your mother looks good while she\u2019s cooking with this monogrammed apron from Nik\u2019s Naks. Launched in 2008, Nik\u2019s Naks is a one-stop shop for monogrammed and personalized gifts. Every item on the website can be monogrammed in a variety of color and pattern options.<\/p>\n

Measuring 24″ x 28″, Nik\u2019s Naks Monogrammed Apron ties around the waist, with an adjustable neck strap – just in case your mother decides you\u2019re worthy enough to wear the chef\u2019s apron in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

PRICE:<\/b>\u00a0$32.00
\nLINK:<\/b>\u00a0Nik\u2019s Naks Monogrammed Apron<\/a><\/p>\n

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Organic Bouquet: Chartreuse Roses<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Thinking of flowers for your dear mother?<\/p>\n

Organic Bouquet flowers are not only grown with the environment in mind, but they are also a mission-based company, helping mothers in underdeveloped areas around the world.<\/p>\n

The largest online provider of eco-friendly and organic gifts, Organic Bouquet employs over 60% women, while providing workers in underdeveloped countries with everything from zero-interest loans, childcare, healthcare, education, environmental protection, and supplies.<\/p>\n

Focused on responsible practices in every step of production, from the grower to the final consumer, Organic Bouquet offers flowers that give back.<\/p>\n

Organic Bouquet also carries a selection of “Flowers for Good,” with bouquets benefiting over 55 charities, which means that you can give flowers to your mother – while also helping her favorite charity.<\/p>\n

LINK:<\/b>\u00a0Organic Bouquet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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