It's About Thyme! (Sorry I Couldn't Resist)

Searching for a last-minute Mother's Day gift?

Thymes Studio Collection is an adorable tin packed with amazing scents any sophisticated mama is sure to love.

Aqua Coralline: Imagine bamboo leaves, crisp driftwood, pure waterlily and white cyclamen all mixed together in a bowl... Yeah, I had no idea what that would smell like either, until I tried this fragrance—a fresh, sparkler perfect for every day.

Jade Matcha: At first I was nervous about this one because it went on a little spicy. But it settled in to be SUCH an all-around lovely scent, I couldn't get enough of it! 

Kimono Rose: I tried this in the cologne spray sample as well as the rollerball version. The latter I felt didn't last very long on the skin, but the cologne sampler spray was a nice pretty powder that lingered.

Lotus Santal: Super sexy, yet classy, light and down-to-earth. This is my new summer date night pick! (That is, if summer ever gets here! Huff!)

Rosewood Citron: A little sweet, a little girly— definitely the most femme offering.

Tiare Monoi: Nicely bright, but a bit too sweet for my liking.

Thymes fragrances can be found on the company website as well as the finest independent specialty stores nationwide.

Make your mom smell wonderful without dropping a fortune

You love your mother, but don't have the $80+ an ounce to spend on the fancy perfumes?

You can still give a great scent without going broke-- Smart!

o Beyoncé Heat Rush ($59 for 3.4 fl oz.: Department stores nationwide):Heat Rush instantly captures attention with sparkling top notes of passion fruit, blood orange and Brazilian cherry.

o Reveal by Halle Berry ($35 for 1.7 fl oz.: Mass merchandisers nationwide): Reveal opens with a sparkling burst of naturally fresh, fruity top notes.

o Faith Hill True ($31.50 for 1.7 fl oz.: Mass merchandisers nationwide):The perfect complement to Faith’s first fragrance which embodies her strength and confidence as a woman.

o Celine Dion Pure Brilliance ($33.50 for 1.7 fl oz.: Mass merchandisers nationwide):Pure Brilliance is an exhilarating fruity floral that opens with a sparkling combination of Pear, Apple, Green Leaves and Freesia.

o GUESS Seductive Wild Summer ($52 for 1.7 fl oz: Department stores): This scent opens with vivacious notes that signal a true summer scent: lushly floral with a musky base.

o Baby Phat L♥V ME($28 for 1.0 fl oz.: Target and Walgreens, nationwide): This powerful, flirtatious fragrance captures the essence of feminine strength.

The Mother's Day Gift Guide!

Moms can be really hard to shop for, especially when they aren't forthcoming with a wish-list...

Here's our helpful hints for making your mama happy this Mother's Day!

BrainyBeautys Mother's Day Gift Guide 2009.

Win the MOTHERload!

Announcing Bond-No. 9-Significant-Mother’s-Day-Raffle:

The prize? A nonstop one-year supply of eau de parfum.

During the week preceding Mother’s Day (May 10^th), Bond No. 9 aficionados are invited to sign up their favorite mother for a unique Mother’s Day raffle gift: a year’s supply of Bond No. 9. This means one bottle per month of the eau de parfum of her choice.

The rules are pretty lenient here. Any Bond No. 9 customer is welcome to enter our raffle—no purchase necessary. All they need to do is stop at any of our counters, at our own stores or at Saks Fifth Avenue, Sunday, May 3rd - Saturday, May 9^th. There they supply their name and contact information on a raffle to be left in a hatbox. At the close of business on the 9^th, the winning raffle at each store will be drawn at random and the winner informed that evening—just in time for Mother’s Day.

Who qualifies as an eligible mother? The regular, old-fashioned, all-forgiving, chicken-soup mother, to be sure. But also the career mother, the vamp mother, the shopaholic mother … any female on whom we’d ordinarily bestow a Mother’s Day gift. And hey, self-satisfying types are welcome to enter their own name. (We do not judge.)

This eau de parfum prize is no ordinary Mother’s Day present. It’s a sense-delighting gift that keeps on giving—like a magazine subscription (but without the annoying renewal notices). In fact, we have a limited-time special offer for our non-winners: The same monthly supply of gift-boxed Bond No. 9 sent to the recipient of their choice at a discount of twelve bottles for the price of ten.

Enter to win at any of the four Bond No. 9 boutiques in New York City:

9 Bond Street · 680 Madison Avenue · 897 Madison Avenue · 399 Bleecker Street

and nationwide at Saks Fifth Avenue