Gift Guide: 19 of the Best Skincare Gifts for Mom to Upgrade Her Routine From Head to Toe

As a beauty editor, I’ve tested and evaluated the skincare products in this year’s gifts from a range of brands. These are my top picks:

Luxury Skincare

• Augustinus Bader The Revitalizing Essentials
• Dr. Barbara Sturm Winter Kit
• Guerlain Abeille Royale Skincare Essentials Set

Clinical Skincare

• Shani Darden Shani’s Starter Set
• SkinCeuticals Anti-Aging Firming Set
• Dr Loretta The Essentials

Clean Beauty

• Caudalie Face & Eye Brightening Trio
• Tata Harper The Clean Dream Team
• RMS Beauty SuperNatural Radiance Serum SPF 30
• Lanolips 101 Ointment Duo

Skincare Tools

• Red Light Man Red-Infrared Combo Light
• NuFace MINI+ Smart Petite Microcurrent Device
• Foreo Luna 4 for Sensitive Skin
• Skin Gym Face Sculptor Beauty Roller
• PMD Personal Microderm Classic

Bath & Body

• Innersense Body Care Awaken + Renew Body Essentials Set
• L’Occitane Specialty Hand Creams
• Susanne Kaufmann Winter Body Collection
• MUTHA Glows Best

For more details on each gift, read on.

Want to give her the ultimate in luxury clean skincare? Augustinus Bader The Revitalizing Essentials is a three-piece set that includes a full-sized bottle of the brand’s original cult-favourite moisturizer. It’s light and non-greasy, yet packed with reparative and anti-aging ingredients. There’s also a mini face serum to layer underneath it, and a set of hydrogel patches for the under-eyes.

You can treat her to a whole new skincare routine with Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Winter Kit. This is a seven-piece set of mini essentials, all formulated to boost hydration in any skin type. There’s a cleanser, face mask, night serum, calming serum, moisturizer, eye cream and lip balm. 

If she loves fancy French beauty products, then she’ll love Guerlain’s Abeille Royale Skincare Essentials Set. This is a full-sized kit powered by honey and royal jelly. The star is the serum, which has a radiance-boosting and lifting effect. She also gets a gentle gel-to-foam cleanser and the “watery oil” (which is in fact not oil at all, but a mix of 95% natural ingredients to hydrate and plump).

For the mom who is looking to start an anti-aging routine, Shani Darden Shani’s Starter Set is the perfect introduction. It includes a a mini retinol serum (Shani’s most beloved product) to target fine lines and dark spots without causing irritation. Plus, she gets a mini cleansing serum and lactic acid-based exfoliating serum.

Vitamin C is one of the best skincare ingredients, and the SkinCeuticals Anti-Aging Firming Set includes what derms call the “gold standard” vitamin C serum. I’m talking about C E Ferulic, and there’s a full-sized bottle in this set. She also gets a full-sized jar of one of the best eye creams, which has a rich but non-greasy texture.

Dr Loretta’s The Essentials is a four-step, dermatologist-designed skincare routine. The star product is the full-sized tube of tightening eye gel, which has become a fan favourite. It definitely does have a mild tightening effect—plus, it’s lightweight but hydrating, plays well under makeup, and contains peptides and brighteners to address fine lines, puffiness and dark circles. You also get a full-sized mineral sunscreen, hydrating serum and mini cleanser.

With Caudalie’s Face & Eye Brightening Trio, she can target dullness, dark spots and uneven skin tone with three products. They include a full-sized brightening serum, powered by grape vine sap—a potent natural alternative to vitamin C. The same star ingredient is in the matching travel-sized eye cream and moisturizer, too.

Moms who prefer all-natural ingredients will appreciate Tata Harper The Clean Dream Team. This is a four-piece kit with a full-sized jar of the brand’s bestselling Resurfacing Mask—a plant-based, jelly-textured mask that gently exfoliates and gives you instant glow. There’s also a matching serum, cleanser and moisturizer, all in travel sizes. 

Give her the gift of mineral sun protection with RMS Beauty’s SuperNatural Radiance Serum SPF 30. What makes this formula unique is that it’s both a sunscreen and a soft-focus complexion corrector with a hint of luminous tint. It’s infused with beneficial ingredients like niacinamide and natural peptides, and it comes in three shades to subtly perfect her skin while it protects.

The Lanolips 101 Ointment Duo gives her two tubes of the best lip balm to keep her lips soft, smooth and hydrated. I’ve long sworn by this product because it’s made from 100% natural, ultra-pure lanolin, which heals dryness and chapping like nothing else. And it’s not just for lips—she can also use it on cuticles, dry skin patches, paper cuts and insect bites.

It’s no secret that I love red light therapy—and I think any mom will, too! The Red Light Man Red-Infrared Combo Light is a powerful device for skin treatments from the comfort of home. It emits a combination of the most optimal red and infrared light wavelengths, which together can help with wrinkles, sagging skin, acne, minor skin wounds, inflammation and more.

Microcurrent is one of the few skin-firming treatments that actually does work, and the NuFace MINI+ Smart Petite Microcurrent Device is a great way to get started. This set includes a mini microcurrent device (in this limited-edition rose shade), which delivers painless electrical currents to give facial muscles a workout. She also gets a silicone-free gel activator to help it glide over her skin, and a brush to apply it with.

With the Foreo Luna 4 for Sensitive Skin, she’s getting a cleansing brush and anti-aging treatment in one. This sonic-powered device features gentle silicone bristles, which remove 99.5% of dirt, oil and makeup without irritation. It’s a total game-changer for her nighttime skincare routine! The reverse side pulsates for a firming facial massage, which she can use in conjunction with an app to guide her through various routines.

Skin Gym’s Face Sculptor Beauty Roller is the elevated version of a jade roller. The globes are instantly cooling on the skin, and as you roll upward and outward, they have a deep kneading action that mimics a professional facial massage. The result? A post-facial glow and a more toned look overall.

If your mom likes professional microdermabrasion treatments, the PMD Personal Microderm Classic is an easy way to replicate the results at home. This device works the same way—using exfoliating discs combined with suction—and you can even customize the exfoliation level. Used once a week, it leaves skin baby-smooth and enhances the penetration of topical skincare treatments.

The Innersense Body Care Awaken + Renew Body Essentials Set will upgrade her daily bodycare routine with two indulgent, full-sized products made with only clean ingredients. One is a sulfate-free body wash that won’t strip skin, while the other is a lightweight but nourishing body lotion.