Mother's Day gift guide

Don’t you think that after years of raising you, your mum deserves a day of rest and relaxation? Sense of Self (SOS) in Collingwood is a luxurious bathhouse and spa that will give Mum the peace and quiet that she wholeheartedly deserves. 

Across SOS’s two levels, you’ll find thoughtfully designed facilities, including: a large mineral bath, Finnish sauna, Hammam/steam room and a cold plunge. For something extra special, you can also treat Mum to a therapeutic massage, plus a gua sha facial or scalp and foot treatment at the massage studio. Choose between a bathing multi-pass or dollar value voucher from SOS’s website, which you can buy online or in stores. Vouchers can be used across all SOS's services including their artisan gift shop where you can pick up feel good gifts. Bathhouse entry starts at $65 for two hours.

Make Mum's day with premium luxury flowers and a personalised Mother’s Day gift from Lvly. This homegrown Aussie business specialises in thoughtful flowers and gifts, with impressive bunches like Blushing Beauty, Coral Cutie, Fancy Pants and the Timeless Classic to surprise your mum with. Lvly’s Mother’s Day gift bundles have been handpicked for Mum from local small businesses, so you can support Aussie industries and spoil Mum at the same time. This year, Lvly have collaborated with female-founded and cult-favourite for picnic mats and beach umbrellas Kollab, as well as Indigenous Australian Art and Design Label Mimi and Jiinda.

Lvly also do fun and personal gifts such as personalised orchid plants and the best-selling personalised polaroid explosion boxes. Lvly makes your life easy with same-day delivery available Australia wide, seven days a week. Pre-order now for delivery on Mother's Day here. 

For the ultimate gin mum, she deserves the ultimate gin gift pack. Either build your own gin bundle with two bottles from Forty Spotted Tasmanian Gin’s excellent range, or give her a pre-built pack with stunning flavours like raspberry and rose, plus pepperberry and pinot noir. Yum. Don’t forget to also check out Forty Spotted Gin’s website for gin recipes that you can try with your mum.

If your mum loves to make a fashion statement, this is the gift for her. Specsavers has just released a bold and bright new range of frames that have been specially designed to add a pop of colour to anyone's wardrobe. There are 12 different styles available and they come in shades of blue, green, purple and pink – so all you need to do is find out your mum's favourite colour, and then relax knowing you're about to become the favourite child. Prices start at $249 for two pairs, and you can explore the full collection here.

Everyone deserves a little pampering every now and then, especially mums. This face mask duo of Go-To skincare's detoxifying clay mask and nourishing repair mask will leave her face feeling totally refreshed. It also comes with a free silicon applicator, for silky smooth use. It's the perfect Sunday night time routine for her to relax and unwind. Shop on the website. 

If your mum loves to wind down with a nice glass of single malt at the end of the day, Lark Distillery has the perfect gift option for you. Give Mum a personalised bottle of single malt, complete with a personalised message just for her. There’s also plenty of other options to choose from to make her day even more special, like creating your very own whisky flight box with all of Mum’s favourite malts.

Whether your mum loves a beach trip or a splash in the pool, it can be hard to find comfortable and stylish bathers. Sheila has the answer to this conundrum, with supportive yet chic swimwear in a range of styles and sizes. The brand offers a swimwear-meets-activewear hybrid, providing a great functional option for women who still want to feel fashionable. 

If your mum has a sweet tooth, then maybe it's time to overlook flowers and think of something a little, well sweeter. Luckily, Ferguson Plarre has made buying a present for Mum a piece of cake (and we mean that literally). The bakery retailer has a number of delicious Mother's Day cakes to choose from, as well as a mum's favourites pack for the yoyo mum, lemon slice mum and cupcake mums among us. There is quite literally every sweet treat you can imagine available, because no one is as fondant of your mum as you. 

Beloved boots brand Merry People have come up with a super cute Mother's Day gift idea, with the launch of a limited edition version of their classic Bobbi boots. Perfect for the colder seasons, these ankle boots come in two pretty shades of pink, with 20 per cent of the sales going towards breast and ovarian cancer research. Or if your mum has a different favourite colour, there are 20 other options. Shop on the website here.