Gift ideas to wow Mom

Moms aren’t likely to play coy or drop hints that Mother’s Day is around the corner. It’s one of those occasions you’re left to remember on your own, and if you haven’t set up May 11 brunch, picnic or dinner plans, get moving. Oh, and picking out a gift or two would be nice.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

R.Rokero Jewelry delivers a gift of flowers that withstand the passage of time with the launch of its Orchid Collection at the Islandwide Spring Crafts and Food Expo, Friday through Sunday at the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. Look for designer Renee Rokero at Booth 913.

The new collection features 18K gold vermeil petal earrings ($225) and a matching necklace ($180) with purple amethyst centers, shown above.

If orchids are not mom’s thing, there are also cherry blossom, plumeria and maile designs. Mention the Honolulu Star-Advertiser for a 20 percent discount off regularly priced jewelry. Visit www.kolohegurl.com for more information.

Pampering is not restricted to Mother’s Day when, in addition to a massage certificate, you give her membership in Moana Lani Spa’s new Heavenly Club, a kamaaina program at the Moana Surfrider Hotel.

In return for an annual membership fee of $20, you get a 30 percent discount on all massage, facial and body treatments, a 10 percent discount on spa merchandise, 15 percent off salon services and more.

For membership, call 237-2535 or email moanalanispa@westin.com.

For moms sans green thumbs, Dooney & Bourke delivers a Rose Garden Collection with an array of bags and accessories bearing a fresh floral print. Go big with a Leisure Shopper Tote ($198), or if mom’s more demure, there are accent pieces that include wristlets ($108), phone cases ($32) and enameled bracelets ($98). The Rose Garden Collection comes in black, white, aqua, pink or yellow to suit many tastes. Available at the Ala Moana store and other stores carrying Dooney & Bourke.

Jade has long been a symbol of strength, endurance, wisdom and balance, and when Burmese apple green jadeite is carved into the shape of a butterfly, it is said to bring joy, laughter and harmony to its wearer. This piece from Jade by Nikolai is adorned with a tail of faceted emerald beads. It’s $3,000 at Hildgund Jewelers, located at the Kahala Hotel and J.W. Marriott Ihilani Resort, and select neighbor island resorts.

If you’re an adult, chances are mom doesn’t care to be reminded that no matter how old you are, she’ll always be older.

Diamond Ice-Lift, by Natura Bisse, a skin care line based in Barcelona, Spain, boasts a marine DNA formula that nourishes and hydrates skin, drying to form a membrane that holds the ingredients to skin, forming a protective tightening, lifting barrier to help mom look younger.

Find it at Neiman Marcus skin care counters, $155 for 3.5 ounces.

The addition of Red Flower products is the first of new lines being introduced at the Spa at Trump.

For busy moms the organic line of candles and spa products invites the user to slow down and relax. Each candle is topped with the flower or flowers that gives it its scent.

The spa is in the Trump International Hotel Waikiki Beach Walk, 223 Saratoga Road. Candles are $38, body washes are $22, body lotions are $26.

Louis Vuitton celebrated the grand reopening of its expanded Ala Moana Center store with the launch of its Haute Maroquinerie bespoke handbag program, for custom purses for the mom who has everything.

Also, to celebrate its now Watch and Jewelry Salon, they’re offering a limited-edition Monogram Idylle pendant in 18K white gold with sapphire accent and signature monogram flower, $1,870.

A MyTime.com survey of 1,000 local residents shows the most popular Mother’s Day gifts are flowers or cards, but only 16 percent of moms actually want those gifts.

The top three gifts that moms prefer are something creative that involves family photos (23 percent), a gift certificate for a massage or facial (21 percent), or a gift certificate for a salon visit (17 percent).

Laka Spa on Ward Avenue wants to help you give mom one thing she really wants with a Mother’s Day mini retreat of a 30-minute foot reflexology session and choice of a 30-minute express facial or 30-minute express massage, for $90.

Or a Mother’s Day Spa Retreat for $230 (valued at $280) encompassing a 

75 minute Aromatherapy Massage with Soothing Scalp Therapy and 75-minute custom luxury facial (including a collagen and brightening mask). Laka’s spa treatments include complimentary tea service as well.

Visit www.lakaspa.com or call 397-5252.

Send mom  out in style with Chantal perforated earrings from Tory Burch at Ala Moana and Royal Hawaiian centers.

The intricate Eastern-inspired lattice motif is sophisticated and graphic, enabling wearers to easily make the transition from office to after-hours.

It comprises 16K gold-plate metal and acetate, for pierced ears, $150.