Christmas Gift List: Mothers

The Coca Cola advert has had it's first airing on TV, that means one thing: it's officially the run up to Christmas! To help ease the stress of deciding what to buy every member of your family I'm putting together a little series of gift guides to provide a little inspiration.

First up is mums...

1. Old Hollywood Eye Palette, £59 by Bobbi Brown. If your mum isn't a makeup maven but loves to spruce herself up for a special occasion then this palette is perfect; providing the perfect mix of wearable matte and shimmery, cool and warm toned nude shades but not too many to be overwhelming. The individual smoky cool/warm eye palettes also look amazing and come in a little cheaper at £37.50 for six shadows.

2. Hand Crème Sample Collection, £20 by Laura Mercier. Hand cream is always a failsafe gift idea for mums and this set includes four of the iconic fragrances: Almond Coconut Milk, Crème Brulèe, Crème de Pistache and Fresh Fig in 30ml tubes. I have tried the pistachio one and the smell is incredible and the cream is luxurious and rich but doesn't leave your hands greasy for ages afterwards.

3. Mini Cologne Collection, £64 by Jo Malone. I know throughout my mum and her circle of friends from the presents they buy each other that Jo Malone is a firm favourite brand of theirs. This gift set contains five 9ml scents: Lime, Basil & Mandarin; Blackberry & Bay; Peony & Blush Suede; English Pear & Freesia; and Amber & Lavender. The scents can be worn alone or layered to create your own signature scent and maths A-Level factorial work says that's 120 combinations of scents you can create, so really this set is an absolute steal! (Don't quote me on this...A-Levels were a fair while back!)

4. Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad Mini, £69.95 by Logitech. Tech products probably don't appear much on female gift guides but there's only so many body products one woman can have! Although my mum likes to think she is some wiz-kid on her iPad, she's not exactly 'down' with the touch screen and it takes her quite a while to write a comment on Facebook (yep, she's got FB!) and so I thought this would be a great little accessory that is easily attachable to help speed things along.

5. Personalised Prosecco, £25 from John Lewis. If you're absolutely out of ideas for presents or think your mum has everything, then alcohol is never a bad idea! However, this is not just your standard bottle on offer at your local supermarket (you have to pull out all the stops at Christmas), this bottle of Prosecco comes in a sleek personalised gift box and you can have a little message on the bottle too!

6. Bow Continetal Wallet, £295 by Mulberry. Handbags and purses are a staple on every woman's wish list and this wallet by Mulberry is sleek and elegant with a little chic bow on the front. I chose the black colour as it's more timeless and will go with every handbag your mum has.

7. Winter Signature Candle, £20 by The White Company. Candles are another classic Christmas present and I think they're an essential for winter time. The White Company's candles always smell amazing and are a bargain compared to other brands such as Neom or Diptique! My favourite scent is actually Seychelles however the Winter candle is described as a spicy warm scent with notes of sweet cinnamon, clove and fresh orange which sounds a lot more appealing on these cold nights.