Mother's Day Gifts: At her service

May 8 is Mother's Day, so every day until then we're offering ideas to inspire your gift-giving.

It seems like mom spends all her time catering to us, so what better treat than to let her put her feet up and indulge in a little royal treatment of her own?

One sure way not to, um, blow it? A gift certificate to her favorite salon or spa. Whether mom’s addicted to salon blow-outs or hardly takes the time to dry or comb her hair, a gift card for the blowout bar chain Drybar is pretty much a no-fail present. Plus, the cards also come in multi-packs with cute graphics. $35 for one, $360 for a 12-pack or $65 per month for a membership entitling her to two blow-outs and one scalp/neck massage each month, plus product discounts. Check it out at thedrybar.com.

Or for a really luxurious treat, enter Nicole Pollard, owner of bespoke styling and concierge service LaLaLuxe, who’s accustomed to catering to royalty. Let’s just say she recently shut down Rodeo Drive for a certain Middle Eastern prince.

Her business is transforming shopping-oriented dreams into realities: everything from getting mom’s hands on a very specific sold-out designer handbag, to designing a custom dress for her, to costuming and staging a Hollywood-caliber party. All at a moment’s notice. LaLaLuxe also offers personalized shopping trips and wardrobe styling.

For Mother’s Day, there’s Mommy Makeover: a one-hour wardrobe overhaul, followed by four hours with a celebrity stylist/personal shopper, who advises on styles that flatter the figure and how to shop in one's own closet. From $300 per hour, or $1,299 for the Mommy Makeover. Make your requests and reservations at www.lalaluxe.com or call (800) 261-0429.

--Ingrid Schmidt

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Photo courtesy of Dry Bar.

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A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.