Mother's Day gift ideas - Hot Picks 2012

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As a continued episode for Mother's Day 2012 ideas -- I have hand-picked some gift choices around town that I wished I had unlimited budget to buy them all for my mom to make her the luckiest mom in the world~ Before I am able to do that, let's stay down to earth to choose the best heart-warming Mother's Day gift from below.

So, here are some ideas for different unique moms - Drum-rolls please-

For the sassy moms...

- Pandora bracelet - HK$2,500 up (Refer to the design below)

Something to make someone think of you all the time - something wearable! Your mom would undoubtedly have you in heart every minute and second. This mother & daughter bond will surely grow stronger when you sit together with your mom designing a bracelet together on Pandora's interactive website. The more charms it has, the pricier it goes.
There are also Mother's Day special charms available (middle of the photo below- Mother & daughter heart charms separable into two bracelets!)

Designed by Tracy Wong - Click here to build your own - Fun!

Here's a screen cap demo on using the designer program :)

Available at: 

Island: Queen's Road Central Flagship Store | IFC Mall | Fashion Walk Causeway Bay | Harvey Nichols Pacific Place  

Kowloon: Elements | Langham Place | Grand Century Plaza | Festival Walk | APM

New Territories: Shatin New Town Plaza

Pandora website

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 - MAC LOOK bracelet - A less costly option - HK$300-1,500

 If you don't want to opt for deluxe Murano glass and k-gold charms, a friendlier option for 'Build-your-own' bracelet goes to MAC LOOK. A local brand providing a selection of 4 lines of jewellery for different styles. 
You could go to one of its various sales outlets with a budget and design your own unique bracelet/ring/necklace. One point to note, every design of charm has a limited offer so you may not expect to find everything you want at one store.

Available at:

Island: Sogo Causeway Bay | City Super Times Square

Kowloon: Langham Place | APM | Sogo TST | City Super Harbour City | Log On Festival Walk 

New Territories: City Super Shatin New Town Plaza

MAC LOOK website

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 - Swarovski Alana Heart Pendant - Mother's sweetheart - HK$1,320

Swarovski is ladies' all-time favorite. This soft and glittery rhodium-plated pendant with pink shades will melt your mother's heart instantly.

Available at:

Island: Central Building | IFC Mall | Fashion Walk Causeway Bay

Kowloon: Grand Century Plaza | APM | Harbour City | Canton Road | Festival Walk 

New Territories: Airport | Airport Wesr

Swarovski website

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For the beauty moms...

- Dior Addict Extreme Lipstick - HK$260

The new collection of Dior's is a non-resistible fashion item in a woman's handbag. It's available in 12 radiant shades of colors, with a perfect hold wet-look texture. Make your mom shine with Dior's light at work, at ladies nights and family gatherings.

 Extreme by Dior website

Available at:

Island: Apita Taikoo Shing | Harvey Nichols Pacific Place | Sogo Causeway Bay | Wing On Main Store Sheung Wan | Harvey Nichols The Landmark | Lane Crawford Times Square

Kowloon: Harvey Nichols The One | Festival Walk | Elements | Sogo TST | Telford Plaza | Seibu Langham Place | Wing On Plus Nathan Road | Lane Crawford Canton Road

New Territories: Citistorre Tsuen Wan | Popcorn Tseung Kwan O | New Town Plaza

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 - Urban Rituelle Botanical Body Scrub - HK$360 (400gm)

This Australian based body care brand is all about simplicity, quality and indulgence. Its Flourish Organic series comes with two major scents - Lemongrass and Vanilla - each with a collection of hand lotion, lip balm, body cream and body scrub. All are made of a blend of organic ingredients that bring you to the highest skin and sensual indulgence with a natural touch. Mother's Day hampers are also offered at special price.

Urban Rituelle website

Available at:

Walk On Water - 2/F, 14 Yiu Wa Street, Causeway Bay

WOW Facebook page

Editorial note: Walk On Water (a.k.a WOW) is a nice-to-stroll-by upstairs fashion boutique offering mostly European brand and an increasing portion of HK local fashion. Let's have a peek at its stylish shop decors

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 For the cooking moms...
 

- Alessi 3-tier cake stand - HK$2,800

This sleek and high-end Italian kitchen gadget will accomplish your mom chef's cooking fantasies. Three tiers of stainless steel cake stand has limitless possibilities whether to accommodate an afternoon high tea set, a sandwich collection, a cupcake feast, a chocolate and truffle display, fruit & yogurt dips...

Available at:

ALESSI Stores 

Shop 247, 2/F Prince's Building, Central

Shop 3230a, Gateway Arcade, Kowloon

Shop 103, Grand Central Plaza, Shatin 

Selected Dealer

7/F, SOGO Causeway Bay

ALESSI Website

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- Pantry Magic - A Kitchenware Paradise


It's a comprehensive kitchenware store located in Sheung Wan, a few steps down from the famous Upper Lascar Row for Chinese antiques. Once you enter, you will be overwhelmed by the colorful world of kitchen tools, platters, cake molds, cheese clothes, aprons, pots and pans etc. Apart from its complete color spectrum inside the store, it also has a pretty complete collection of cake tools and bake wares (well I say 'pretty complete' just because I, as an unprofessional kitchen user, am better to stay on the conservative side - correct me if you please).
Prices are fair, I was actually quite surprised that things are not overly priced in a fancy store like this - even comparable to those in Shanghai Street! (Check out my previous post - I love to play with food - if you want to know more about kitchen supply stores in HK) Go have a walk in the historic Western district and have a look at this cute store :)

Pantry Magic - G/F, 25 Lok Ku Rd, Central

Pantry Magic website 

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Want more gift ideas? Check out my Pinterest - Blog Images PartyStuff Hong Kong pin board where I have pinned some more gifts from some more stores! 

Enjoy shopping for your mom!

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