77 Gifts for Moms (at Every Price Point)

After learning about this tape from her husband (who happens to be a teacher), Strategist senior writer Liza Corsillo started using it to hang photos and cards on her fridge “for a neater, floating effect.”

This luxe skin- and hair-friendly pillowcase is a great dupe for Parachute’s silk pillowcases, according to beauty writer Rio Viera-Newton — and it’s affordable enough to buy in multiples.

Strategist contributor Sara Gaynes Levy describes this lavender-scented stick as “Ambien without the side effects.” Her nighttime routine includes dabbing it on her pulse points and holding it under her nose while she reads in bed.

An easy fix is this handsome leather organizer that’s a favorite of Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk. “It shows interest in your space and makes it unique without a bunch of pattern and color bombarding you,” he says.

This anodized aluminum cake pan “heats quickly and evenly,” according to cookbook author and recipe developer Claire Saffitz. That’s in contrast to untreated aluminum, which will “change color over time, and you can get funky flavors,” she adds.

“During the day, it looks like a little toadstool sprouting from my wall, but at night, when I turn off the rest of the lights, is when the thing really shines,” says former Strategist senior editor Anthony Rotunno about this adorable color-changing nightlight.

Actress Amanda Seyfried used this shea butter on her super-dry legs and nipples while she was pregnant; now she gives the tins as stocking stuffers. You can get them in grapefruit (her favorite) and lavender scents, or unscented (for those sensitive-nose types).

This pretty-looking, sweet-smelling soap features notes of honeysuckle, mandarin, and orange flower. It also gives back: The bespoke soap-maker donates part of the proceeds from the bath bar to New York Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

The Salux, a Japanese exfoliating towel that has a devoted following (and its own Wikipedia page), makes Strategist junior writer Kitty Guo’s skin smoother than a dolphin’s. “And the lather … the lather! It’s divine,” she says.

Singer Tei Shi is admittedly “pretty picky” with incense, as many have a smell that reminds her of a “gift shop in a touristy place.” The songstress likes the complexity of these sticks, which she’ll light up on tour buses, in greenrooms, and in the studio.

Overnight, too-tight shoes will feel as if she’s always had them.

Restaurateur Annie Shi of King and Jupiter put this corkscrew on her wedding registry. “You don’t need anything fancy,” she says. “In fact, the more basic, the better.” The Coutale features “the best serrated foil cutter and double hinge” so she can “get to the good stuff quickly.”

This ice tray’s fan base includes five Strategist staffers. Kitchen-and-dining writer Emma Wartzman praises the flexible silicone, which allows her to “remove the cubes with almost alarming ease.” It comes with a lid that helps keep out freezer odors and makes the tray stackable, for a steady supply of ice that doesn’t take up too much space.

Duralex’s Picardie glasses are our top-pick drinking glasses. Tracie Battle, a senior designer at interior-design service Havenly, says the thicker tempered glass they’re made from “offers more durability and a more expensive look.”

Give her a path toward finding divine guidance with this illustrated tarot deck, which Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran (who uses the cards for a party trick) describes as “very visually interesting.”

“This is a total ‘signature’ pen — perfect for signing checks, if that’s something you do often-ish,” says Strategist senior editor Simone Kitchens of the Retro 51 Tornado. It ranked eighth in our guide to the 100 best pens.

Comedian Kate Berlant is “equally terrified and fascinated by insects” and considers seeing them with this little gadget “therapeutic.”

If she still doesn’t know her Netflix password, get her this DVD drive, which Strategist contributor Victoria Goldiee says made everything on her screen “crisper and even more vivid than streaming.”

The jet-set crowd — including Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon and designer Karen Walker — considers Slip’s silk masks an essential. Mellon says hers lets her actually catch some z’s on a plane, even when the window shade is up.

Actress Eva Mendes loves these white-noise machines so much she travels with one to drown out unfamiliar sounds. “It almost sounds like there’s an air conditioner on full blast,” she describes. Comedian Samantha Irby is also in the LectroFan fan club: “It feels almost like a cocoon around your eardrums.”

Mary-Kate Olsen owns a pair, as does visual director Samantha Adler. Kitchens says these strappy, nice-looking Tevas “literally feel like nothing.” And she convinced Strategist editor Maxine Builder to buy them, too.

“I can’t do hotel pillows,” says sportscaster Erin Andrews, so she always travels with this mini Tempur-Pedic. Andrews describes the pillow’s divot — where your head and neck rest — as especially supportive.

Strategist contributor Alex Olivo suffered from pulsating headaches, with “hot, nagging tension” building up at the base of her skull. The CranioCradle (affectionately described as a “blob of foam”) worked wonders. “The gentle pressure was so slight that it didn’t aggravate my already tender skull and neck, but after about ten minutes, I felt the pain in my head begin to let up,” Olivo says.

“A good gardener or horticulturist anywhere in the world is most likely going to have a pair of Felcos,” says Kurt Morrell, VP of landscape operations at the New York Botanical Garden. It’s our best-in-class pruner and also comes in a compact size for smaller hands.

Home decorator Carrie Carrollo recommends this floor lamp for its orb-like shape and ’60s vibe. She also likes that it comes in chrome instead of the expected brass.

Let her blast her bad disco music with this portable speaker, a favorite of designer John Varvatos’s. “The sound is killer with a great deep bass. I always wonder, How does all that sound come out of there?” he marvels.

In the Dutch oven–scape, Lodge is comparable to famed Le Creuset and Staub. This model is a favorite of Meherwan Irani, owner of Chai Pani, who calls it “pretty damn near indestructible.”

This face oil from skin-care brand Sunday Riley is a must-have for drag queen Farrah Moan, who convinced other RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants to use it, too. “When you put it on at night, you’ll wake up in the morning with really refreshed-looking skin,” Moan says.

If she’s sworn off curling irons, hot rollers might be easier to handle. Andrew Fitzsimons, a celebrity hairstylist whose past clients include Madonna, says you can use the different-size rollers to get everything from beach waves to big ringlets.

This is a more sophisticated solution — Strategist contributor Laura Perciasepe compares having the ladder to having an extra closet. “Everything gets its own rung. Stuff is off the ground, off the chair, and I can see it all,” she praises.

These frames are our pick for the best blue-light-blocking reading glasses — so she can read those little captions without squinting.

Think of Calzuros as a more elegant clog — they’re made in Italy and created for surgeons, so they’re “insanely comfortable.”

Strategist writer Arielle Avila grew up in a “no shoes or slippers” household — but now that she has her own apartment, the Coquettes (our best-in-class slippers) are what she wears. “There’s nothing like slipping these on during chilly mornings when I don’t want my feet to touch the cold hardwood floor,” she says.

There’s expert consensus that the Fellow Stagg kettle is the “gold standard of electric kettles.” It keeps water at your temperature of choice for up to an hour.

The right mattress topper can do wonders. This Tempur-Pedic features foam that “contours around your body almost as if it’s hugging you,” according to Zoë Ettinger, a sleep-science coach and the editor of Sleepopolis.

Strategist senior editor Kayleen Schaefer shares custody of the Shibumi sun shade with her friend Ruth Baron — the two have been going to the beach together for years. It’s “designed to be enjoyed by many,” says Schaefer. During a Fourth of July weekend that was “made worse by fascist lifeguards whose fear of sharks kept us out of the water,” it provided enough shade for six people.