The best Mother’s Day gifts for the world's greatest mum

Would this Mother's Day gift guide even be a Mother's Day gift guide if there wasn't a smattering of cashmere goodies included? I don't think so — and nor does The White Company.

The most affordable pure cashmere you can buy — in 21 choices of colour, no less.

You may not know much about moisturiser beyond which one you favour, so trust me on this: Charlotte Tilbury's ‘Magic Cream’ is worth the spend.

Ten green bottles hanging on the wall… or just one, bottle green vase, for the flowers you bought her.

No need for the postman to even knock with this letterbox hamper by M&S, which contains three kinds of cake, two types of biscuit and 16 'Luxury Gold' English breakfast tea bags.

The Rachel Jackson ‘Mama’ necklace, now with added gemstones: an enduring classic with added chutzpah.

To Arctic Monkeys, 'Arabella' is a woman in a cheetah print coat, but to Bloom & Wild, it's the prettiest bouquet of the season, all ready to turn up at your mum's door in Liberty print wrappings and a handmade ceramic jug.

Hotel Chocolat's decadent crowd-pleasers in a special Mother's Day sleeve.

Buying into Lulu Guinness' contribution to the refugee advocacy group Choose Love means that she gets a nifty T-shirt, the charity gets a donation, and you get a feeling of selflessness and wellbeing.

Flowers may be Bloom & Wild's expertise, but embroidery is Elizabeth Scarlett's. Add this beautiful needlepoint art pouch to your Mother's Day basket to give her a dose of everlasting blooms with her ephemeral ones.

A whisper of a trinket, Mejuri’s fine chain bracelet with pearl “satellites” is delicate, beautiful, made from cultured freshwater pearls…and under £100.

Left it a tad late? Bag a bottle of Telmont with your last-minute flowers, now available in select Waitrose stores nationwide.

You don't need three guesses as to what colour The White Company's best-selling ‘Burnham’ heart mug comes in… but know it also comes in clay pink.

My favourite cookies in gigantic form, with added ‘I Love You’ script. Sometimes the piping bag is mightier than both the sword and the pen.

It seems impossible that something this covetable could cost £20, but sometimes life is gentle like that.

I love Nio Cocktails' just-add-ice cocktails and I love Biscuiteers' dizzyingly perfect iced biscuits. In this gift set, she'll get one of each.

A forensically-sectioned recipe journal for keeping her concoctions safe. One day it'll make for a beautiful archive of her handwriting, too.

Anna + Nina’s twee-but-cool crockery and glassware hits every time, and is somewhat of a one-stop-shop for gifts. This off-white breakfast plate with “Good Morning” inscription is destined to soon be laden with pancakes.

The Cadbury Milk Tray man: now that's a guy who probably loves his mum. He'd be first in line for this personalised bar of Dairy Milk.

All the amazing cakes she bakes deserve an equally splendid serving utensil, do they not?

Not Another Bill's inspirational bespoke section gets a new gem in the form of a personalised comb. (Add her name for an extra £6).

Three heart-shaped rose quartz stones make for a highly unusual gift geared towards those who enjoy spiritual wellness and pretty trinkets.

Question: how great can a hairbrush really be? Answer: pretty great, if it's from Kent.

One of the best blush formulations I've ever used. If you don't know which shade to go for, try comparing the colour of her cheeks in a recent picture of her in make-up to Merit's 13 colour options.

Launched for Valentine's Day but living rent free in my brain for probably the rest of my life: a set of cups and saucers shaped like hearts by everyone's favourite stoneware brand Le Creuset.

Sowvital makes indoor plant accessories that vastly decrease the likelihood of another parlour palm massacre. Your mum's plants will love to see the brand's new watering can coming.

A glass ornament intended to be drank out of, these straws are handmade to the specifications of jewellery designer Karen Kriegel. A special and spectacularly different gift.

From the people who brought you one of the best pillows and one of the best mattresses in the world comes this: a felted slipper that uses reflexology as a means to perfecting what is, in essence, mattresses for your feet.

Easter is no longer the only time a fish can upstage everyone. With a Gluggle jug, a guppy-mouthed pesce can be the centre of every gathering: whether there's water or wine inside is down to your mum's own discretion.

Put a stop to her hotel thievery with a fluffy towelling robe that's better than anything she could squeeze into her suitcase.

Casetify absolutely churns out lovely phone cases — so much so that it's often difficult to choose between them — but this floral edition is one of the fairest of them all.

For the fan of more traditional fragrances comes this: Jo Loves' layered rosé candle. Burn to reveal three scents: rose and lemon, rose and date, then pure rose petal.

Addison Ross' latest collection comes in baby blue gingham with added bows. As always, it's in the brand's signature high-shine lacquer. Buy her in with this set of coasters.

One of Diptyque's most famous scents, Baies' notes of blackcurrant leaves, buds, roses and ambergris has been a firm favourite for 40 years. Incidentally, that's a number that your dear mother doesn't look a day over herself.

Rituals' floral ‘Sakura’ scent is the star of this comprehensive set, feat. body cream and scrub, candle, and the best foaming body wash in the biz.

A martini, a negroni, a spicy marg and a bramble are the cocktails embroidered on these linen napkins, but it’s not the only combo available: you can also choose from eggs and beans, croissant and bacon, chilli and onion or… a pair of skiers.

I'm in love with this bag, and the likelihood is that your mum will be too. If she's not a leopard print kind of woman, though, head to & Other Stories anyway: there's bound to be something in knitwear or accessories that she'd like.

A postbox red scarf in indulgent lambswool: simple and luxurious in equal measure.

This season's It pastel knit: a slick of blue reminiscent of a bright cloudless day on one of & Other Stories' evergreen silhouettes.

A chic and relatively affordable way into the Bottega ‘Intecciato’ woven leather boom.

The best of excellent minimal makeup brand Jones Road in two different blush shades. Tip: if she wears gold jewellery, choose ‘Peachy’ and if she wears silver, choose ‘Pinky’.

Choosing from between the many jewellery brands clamouring for your gift-giving money can prove a tough one. As our full guide will attest though, there are a few places that don’t take the mick. One of them: Astrid & Miyu, from which we love this initial pendant necklace in crystal pavé.

Some of the best sunglasses I've tried in recent years, especially at that price point.

The bum bag has had a rebrand. Now a ‘sling bag’ — or, in Lululemon speak, an ‘Everywhere Belt Bag’ — it’s a style to be worn around the shoulder and packed with as much as you can physically fit in it (up to a litre). Available in ten colours.

A make-up bag evolution that's decked out with a mirror, light and plenty of storage, the Beautifect box boasts the ability to accurately simulate daylight and evening light, illuminating the face without any shadows and allowing her to apply make-up seamlessly.

The Fresh endeavour is to make everyone's faces look a bit more, well, fresh. I can attest to its soy cleanser and black tea eye cream's efficacy in this.

A jelly heart encased in gold, there are multiple colours available in the style by Missoma, using differing stones to create the desired effect. This pink model is my favourite, with its cartoonish use of quartz.

The fashion scrunchie of the moment comes courtesy of Good Squish. This version is a cloud-like delight in frothy layers of organza.

The kind of champagne you break out on days when you receive really, really great news, Laurent-Perrier’s rosé champagne is described by our in-house alcohol expert as “unbelievably good”.

Paul Smith's new-for-spring ‘Bridget’ is a double threat: it has a swirling print that's reminiscent of the 1990s and the shape of something absolutely contemporary.

Looking a little like a liquid droplet of gold vermeil, these Mejuri Dôme earrings make the most of an iconic throwback trend.

Beautifect makes the most innovative and covetable makeup mirrors on the market, and this new update adds a magnified, rotating display to its list of specs.

Over £400 worth of designer beauty products for just £130, feat. Neom, Malin + Goetz and a Liberty print eye mask.

A does-everything urban exploration tote from the people who brought your mum her favourite suitcase.

That ‘The Tote Bag’ trend, shrunk down to pebbled leather wash bag size.

I've tried more than my fair amount of pyjamas, and Eberjey's impossibly soft jersey option is still one of my top favourites.

Another relatively-affordable jewellery win from Astrid & Miyu, this time via a rhodium-plated sterling silver bangle.

If a new perfume bottle, diffuser or scented candle feels a bit done, you might not have been aware that the label also produces air conditioning vent-mounted car diffusers for a number of its best selling fragrances. Something extra luxurious to elevate the vehicle you once called your taxi service.

Boux Avenue's striped pure cotton pyjamas are as crisp and spring-like as you can imagine, and yet they come in at only £50.

Lovers of analogue should be celebrated for their dedication to the old ways, and not only because it makes your gifting endeavours so much easier. We suggest visits to the vinyl store for records and the second-hand book shop for paperbacks, of course, but reams of handsome, sturdy writing paper works wonders too.

She may have everything she could ever want, but when the alcohol cabinet runs dry, a box or four Nio Cocktails in the fridge will be a saving grace.

The Willoughby Book Club is making Richard and Judys of all of us with its three-month subscription model. With it she’ll receive: a gift-wrapped novel selected based on her tastes and the smug feeling associated with being well-read and up on what’s new.

Apricot, honey and lavender are born teabag mates.

Treat your mother to her own personal library this Mother's Day with one of Amazon's Kindle Paperwhites. Available in three colour options (black, green and blue), the Paperwhite boasts up to 32GB of storage, so she can store a bookshelf's worth of books whose virtual pages can be turned with the touch of a button. Light and slim, it makes for an easy travel companion and is even waterproof.

They say there are still some stragglers who haven’t yet enjoyed the community-driven gaming phenomenon that is Animal Crossing. If she’s in possession of a Nintendo Switch already then she’ll soon be hooked on this twee and addictive piece of cosy gaming genius.

Functional cake tins in Emma Bridgewater's classic polka dot, with added recipes to the underside of each.

Part ornament, part plushie, this handmade balloon-toting sheep comes in a diminutively-sized cloud of hand-felted organic wool.

If she really, really likes a gin and tonic, this hamper provides the goods, as well as chocolate, olives and biscuits to pair.