Gift Guide Part #1: Your Brilliant Mom Who Can Finish the New York Times Crossword Puzzle and Still Signs Her Emails "Mommy."

Diane Keaton's fantastic new memoir about her relationship with her mother--and Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino. $14.35.
Red lipstick, because she'd never buy it for herself. (Bonus: It's moisturizing.) $32.
The iconic Finnish Aalto vase, because it makes even a bunch of daisies look straight out of Helsinki. $108.
Brownies and chocolate chip cookies...combined. Six for $14.
A beautiful tiny bar necklace, $49. (I wear this everyday and adore it.)
Pinecone candles, $29.
Silk pillowcase, which not only feels good (and perfectly cold!) but helps you not get wrinkles when you sleep. $18.
A rad natural sea sponge, because she always had one when you were growing up. They're also unbelievably gentle on your face. $5.
Amagansett Sea Salt with a sweet, briny flavor, made by a husband and wife. All steps--from the ocean to the bottle--take place in their tiny town in the Hamptons. (Photos by the New York Times.)
Striped slippers from France, $88. (Or duvet socks!)

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