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Mother's Day: 9 ways to pamper your mom

The ultimate pampering gifts to spoil your mom like she deserves

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Updated: April 27, 2022

If ever there was a time for some additional pampering for mothers everywhere, it’s Mother’s Day. Show her some extra special love this year with a pampering gift to help her unwind and relax – your mama deserves it! 

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Mums may be superheroes but even they need some downtime and with Mother’s Day 2022 in the US falling on Sunday May 8, it’s the ideal opportunity to gift her the best Mother’s Day present of all – some ‘me’ time. With rest and relaxation on the cards, your mom will need a pampering gift for Mother’s Day to help her reach a state of chill, even if the rest of her week is anything but.

And if you’re a mom yourself, send a heavy hint to your kids or other half that this year, additional pampering is in order. From Mother’s Day candles, skincare hampers and luxury bathtime treats, read on to discover our pampering Mother’s Day gift guide

1. Create a calm ambience

NEOM Wellbeing Pod Mini Oil Diffuser, $69, LOOKFANTASTIC

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Setting the tone of the day is number one, and a calming fragrance should be top of the list. A luxury scented candle is always well received but take it up a notch with the must-have wellness tool of the moment – an oil diffuser.

NEOM’s super cute mini version is battery-operated with a dial to choose the intensity of the oil. Plus, it’s small enough for her to carry around the house.

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2. Run her a relaxing bath

Megamama Shower Milk, $21, Mama Mio

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Along with a soothing candle, pour a generous amount of relaxing bath oil into the tub for her. The best gift though? The chance to turn every shower, as well as bath, into a pamper moment too!

Mama Mio’s Megamama Shower Milk is fabulous for the shower and bath. Formulated to refresh and revitalize dry skin, this foaming cleanser is packed full of omegas to intensely hydrate so skin is sumptuously supple.

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3. Pamper skin like a pro

111Skin Precious Sheet Masking Bag, $135, LOOKFANTASTIC

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Let her dial up the self-care factor with some luxury face masks – nothing like a good skin pamper!

This 111Skin Mask Kit has a sheet mask for every skincare woe or worry, from a depuffing eye mask to a rose gold brightening face treat.

4. And hair, too

Self-Care At Home Bundle, $155, ESPA

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Along with a face mask, a hair mask is next on the pamper list. Espa’s Pink Hair and Scalp Mud Mask is a bestseller for a reason. The intensive treatment mask conditions and nourishes the hair and scalp for healthy, happy hair. This set comes with the Refining Skin Polish and Overnight Hydration Therapy Mask for skin too.

5. Massage time

Rose Quartz Gua Sha Tool, $52, ESPA

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After a long soak, it’s massage time! Forget the body, it’s all about the face – she’ll love ESPA’s Rose Quartz Gua Sha Tool.

Like a seriously soothing facial massage, it helps to ease facial tension, stimulates the skin, reduces puffiness and revitalizes the skin's radiance. 

6. Soothing skincare for the win

Trimester 3 Bundle (worth $105), $84, Mama Mio

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The perfect support squad for smooth, fresh-looking skin, Mama Mio’s Butter Bundle includes the essentials to feel fabulous from top toe. She can pamper her body like it was meant to be pampered with these products, which includes the deeply moisturising Megamama Body Lotion, skin-firming Tummy Rub Butter, and the Lucky Legs Gel, designed to refresh and soothe weary pins and reduce puffiness in legs, feet and ankles.

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7. A self-care spritz

Lancôme Idole Aura Eau De Parfum Fragrance, $107.70, LOOKFANTASTIC

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She needs to stay pampered like the Queen she is, and Lancôme's Idole Aura Parfum is crisp, warm and playful with notes of jasmine, vanilla, wild flowers and salt.

8. Reach relaxation nirvana

Pillow Mist, $45, ESPA

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If you’re a mom, a good night's sleep is all you want. ESPA's Pillow Mist has been praised for helping to improve the quality of sleep and help the user fall asleep quicker too.

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9. New mom moments

Mini Mio Bundle of Joy Gift Set (worth $35), $28, Mama Mio

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If she’s a new mom, with a newborn, moments alone are few and far between but one of the cutest ways to bond with baby is by enjoying a self-care routine for mama and mini – and the chance to pamper every single day.

Mama Mio’s Gift Set is perfect for both mom and baby.

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