Gift Guide: A Fragrance for Every Type of Mom

With Mother’s Day just a few days away, it’s important to make sure you’re getting the perfect gift that represents exactly who your mother is.  In celebration of this special holiday, we’ve paired iconic fragrances with powerhouse celebrity matriarchs to help you pick the perfect gift that will resonate with your mother this Mother’s Day.

If your powerhouse mom is like Michelle Obama,  Armani Beauty NEW Si Passione Intense Eau de Parfum has aspects of boldness, confidence and femininity and will remind you of the strong female influence in your life.

1. Armani Beauty NEW Si Passione Intense Eau de Parfum $126

Fragrance Family: Florals

Scent Type: Fruity Floral

Key Notes: Blackcurrant Nectar, Jasmine Absolute, Patchouli

Fragrance Description: The classic notes of blackcurrant and vanilla used in Sì Passione are enhanced with a luminous duo of jasmine—the most passionate of flowers according to Mr. Armani—and patchouli to create a unique woody-floral fragrance. Celebrating femininity and passion, Sì Passione Intense is for the woman who is vibrant and captivating.

For the classic mother, like Iman, Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb is the ideal gift to get this Mother’s Day. This fragrance is iconic, elegant & timeless.

2. VIKTOR&ROLF Flowerbomb 1.7 oz edp spray $165

Fragrance Family: Warm & Spicy

Scent Type: Warm & Sweet Gourmands

Key Notes: Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Patchouli

Fragrance Description: This veritable garden party in a bottle is an intoxicating perfume for women that is an enchanting whirl of cattleya, jasmine, and rose perfumes. Grounded in patchouli and vanilla, Flowerbomb is an addictive women’s fragrance of lavish beauty and voluptuous sensuality.

Your powerhouse mom is as hot as she was at 20. Halle Berry embodies the word “goddess” and this mom deserves FLORAL STREET Iris Goddess Eau De Parfum. Remember her in that bikini in that James Bond Flick, Die Another Day?

3. FLORAL STREET Iris Goddess Eau De Parfum $78

Fragrance Family: Floral

Scent Type: Powdery Florals

Key Notes: Orris, Peach, Leather

Fragrance Description: A fragrance for the alluring, exquisite, dazzling, and flawless. A powdery, soft Chypre floral. Other-worldly and mystical.

About the Fragrance: An explosion of powdery violets collides with ripe red fruits. Black vanilla, warm musks, and earthy carrot seed bring exoticism depth. Sparkling Lemon zest and red chili pepper add a jolt of life. Drawing inspiration from the forest to the desert, this fragrance is adventure in a bottle. Vegan, sustainable, unforgettable.

If you have a fashion forward mother like Liya Kebede, Valentino Donna Born in Roma  is the perfect gift for her this Mother’s Day. Like Blake, this fragrance is bold, daring, unique & trendy, all qualities any woman aspires to be.

4. VALENTINO Donna Born In Roma Eau de Parfum 1.7 oz edp $130

Fragrance Family: Floral

Scent Type: Warm Florals

Key Notes: Blackcurrant, Jasmine Grandiflorum, Bourbon Vanilla

Fragrance Description: Donna Born in Roma is a modern haute couture floriental. The couture elegance is made of three qualities of jasmine which bring a luxurious femininity when blended with vanilla bourbon, the most expensive extract in the world. This mix is twisted with a radiant trio of modern wood, which gives an edgy touch reminiscent of Rome street culture.

TV mom Claire Huxtable was the epitome of a classic powerhouse mom and evokes thoughts of MAISON MARGIELA ’REPLICA’ Lazy Sunday Morning. She’s accomplished and transitions from the boardroom to making her family Sunday brunch with ease and love. 

5. MAISON MARGIELA ’REPLICA’ Lazy Sunday Morning $130

Fragrance Family: Florals

Scent Type: Classic Florals

Key Notes: Lily of the Valley, Iris, White Musk

Fragrance Description: This classic floral scent blends iris and lily of the valley with white musk to evoke the feeling of waking up to the sun’s morning rays. A breath of fresh air, this women’s fragrance celebrates purity, freedom, and the joy of sleeping in.

Powerhouse mom Beyoncé is the modern interpretation of femininity while multitasking as a hit maker and mother of three. GUCCI Flora by Gucci Eau de Parfum is a fragrance of contrasts that is perfect for the mom who maintains her youthful energy while keeping her family first.

6. GUCCI Flora by Gucci Eau de Parfum $118

Fragrance Family: Warm & Spicy

Scent Type: Woody Spices

Key Notes: Thyme, Suede, Musk

Fragrance Description: Wild, charming, and irresistible, TOM FORD White Suede is a charming artisanal scent featuring elegant synthetic musk and woody spices. To TOM FORD, leather and suede have a powerfully addictive pull. in this elegant musky fragrance, he captures the primal essence of these supple, sensual materials, giving them beautiful new dimension with a surprising musk medley that is heightened with velvety rose and warm amber.

Angela Bassett is a classic powerhouse mom balancing twins and a fellow actor husband at home, while starring on the silver screen and television. Frederic Malle Iris Poudre is classic like Angela.

8. Frederic Malle Iris Poudre Limited Edition $325

Fragrance Family: Floral Aldehyde

Scent Type: Powdery woody

Key Notes: Ylang ylang, iris, sandlewood

Fragrance Description: Iris expresses raw classical beauty. Tonka bean, musk and vanilla bring softness and warmth, while the base of sandalwood and vetiver adds a melodious resonance. The unparalleled quality of the raw materials used and Pierre Bourdon’s skills make of Iris Poudre a perfume that always evolves and from which one never tires. If Iris Poudre were a garment, it would be a cashmere sweater classic but personal. A magnificent floral aldehydic.

From Set it Off to the Red Table, powerhouse mom Jada Pinkett Smith has given us good girl and bad girl and her signature scent is Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad EAU FRAÎCHE.This is the relatable mom whose house you love to hang out at. Always. 

9. Kilian Good Girl Gone Bad EAU FRAÎCHE by KILIAN $210

Fragrance Family: Fresh

Scent Type: Fresh Florals

Key Notes: Orange Blossom, Jasmine Sambac, Tuberose

Fragrance Description: The perfume opens with notes of luminous orange blossom from North Africa and roses from Turkey and Morocco, but in its heart, this refreshed blend comes true: Egyptian jasmine sambac is splashed with a watery uplift, and the ever-voluptuous tuberose is made gentler by a textured sensation of freshness.

This powerhouse mom’s passport is filled with stamps from around the world and she prefers the beach as opposed to the cement of the city. Atelier Cologne Clémentine California Cologne Absolue Pure Perfume  is perfecty for this mom. Like Thandie Newton, she’s fresh and fly.

10. Atelier Cologne Clémentine California Cologne Absolue Pure Perfume $140

Fragrance Family: Fresh

Scent Type: Fresh Citrus & Fruits

Key Notes: Vetiver, Clementine, Star Anise

Fragrance Description: This scent contains notes of clementine from Italy, juniper berries from Turkey, and vetiver from Haiti. The fresh and fruity perfumes from across the world combine in this citrus cologne for men and women to create a summer scent that evokes sunshine, blue skies, and endless miles of sparkling beachfront.

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