Beauty Gifts You Can Still Get in Time for Mother’s Day

This lip kit contains everything she needs for soft, smooth lips, including a full-size Strawberry Shortcake Lip Sleeping Mask and mini-size Lip Glowy Balms in Berry and Vanilla.

It’s a plant-based face cream that works like a retinol, only without the dryness and irritation. The hero ingredient is a tropical fruit, rambutan, that works to smooth fine lines and improve skin’s firmness, while squalane boosts hydration.

She’ll wake up looking refreshed with this kit that includes the new Lip Restore Overnight Mask, Brightening Rich Eye Cream in Bisque, a Mini Miracle Balm in Au Naturel, the Mirror, and a $25 voucher to Bobbie, the first mom-founded infant formula brand.

This pack of five hydrogel masks is infused with clinical-grade ingredients, including colloidal gold, peptides, and damask rose, which help tighten, plump, and smooth skin — and feel incredibly pampering.

Wake up puffy, tired eyes with this new tool that combines sonic vibration that stimulate lymphatic drainage with cooling copper technology. StrategistwriterTembe Denton-Hurst saidshe’d gift it to friends suffering from migraines or a mom in her life who likes the idea of a midday ritual.

It’s as wide as an iPhone and weighs less than a can of soda but works just as well as full-size, high-powered dryers. It takes between two and ten minutes to dry hair, depending on length. We have have Laifen dryers in my household, including this one, and I can tell you that it makes this mom’s life easier.

The limited-edition gift set includes travel sizes of hand cream and cologne in the fruity floral scent of English Pear & Sweet Pea, which just smells like the month of May.

If she’s been curious about the popular microcurrent device, this is a great entry-level option. The kit comes with a mini version of the best-selling tool, plus a gel and a cream activator. Denton-Hurst named itbest overall microcurrent devicefor its ability to visibly lift and tone skin.

A makeup-loving mom will love this luxe-looking 20-piece brush set. The high-quality synthetic brushes have glossy tapered handles, golden hardware, and a portable canister, making them both practical and giftable.

The mom who doesn’t do light and fruity scents will appreciate this sensual fragrance — a dark floral with black roses mixed with warm oud, vetiver, clove, amber, and cedar. The bundle includes a full-size body mist and hand cream.

The Strategist favorite skin-care brand contains full-size PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream and Peptide Serum, plus a mini eye cream and overnight mask. It’s everything she needs forglowing, glassy skin.

If she’s concerned about thinning hair,she’ll appreciate this red-light-bulb-infused hat that increases blood circulation to the scalp for healthy hair growth. Cut Shop editor Hanna Flanagan tried it out and reported that her shedding improved and that her hair felt stronger and thicker after three months of testing.

Strategist writer Kitty Guorecently tried this expensive-looking but surprisingly affordable makeup bagand deemed it a great gift. It lies flat and has plenty of compartments, so you’re not digging around looking for a lip gloss. “I devoted one side to skin care and toiletries, the other side to makeup, and was very pleased with how easy it was to find what I needed — no riffling required,” she says.

I discovered this fragrance while holiday shopping. It’s lightweight, non-offensive, and adapts to the wearer’s individual skin pH, so it smells a little different on everyone.Senior editor Crystal Martin and I tested itand had slightly different interpretations — but both were favorable.

Whether or not a hand soap is giftable depends on how it smells and how it looks. This new one from Dries Van Noten checks all boxes with a sophisticated scent of soie and amber, basil and hinoki, and pepper and rose, as well as its ombre appearance.Denton-Hurst says, “It would look quite nice on a nightstand or peeking out of a bag.”

We’refans of Dazzle Dryhere at the Strategistbecause it lasts longer (up to two weeks!) than any other non-gel polish, it dries fast, and you can easily remove it with regular polish remover. The mini kits offer everything you need to do a Dazzle Dry mani-pedi at home: Nail Prep, Base Coat, Nail Lacquer (in this kit, a cool lavender), Top Coat, and Revive to keep your lacquer shiny and fresh-looking over the two-week span.

It’s the type of palette that’salmosttoo pretty to use, but she’ll want to try this one because it gives skin a brighter, soft-focus glow instantly. It’s a quick way to wake up tired under eyes.