Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays of the year. It comes at the perfect time of year too, long enough after December holiday madness and smack in the middle of February to break up the winter blues with love and romance-themed gifts. What a great way to keep the cold at bay.
Below are my Valentine’s Day picks. Some are gifts I’d like to give while others are ones I’d love to receive. Be creative with my picks. Pair a smashing red or pink nail polish with a gift certificate for a mani/pedi. Tuck a practical lip balm into the pocket of a sexy, silk robe; place some heavenly-scented candles around a tub filled with bubbles to be shared by just the two of you. It’s Valentine’s Day. There are no rules. Well, there’s only one – and that is to remember it!
Valentine’s Day Gifts, From the Practical to the Precious
ChopSaver Lip Care may not be the most romantic gift on my list so maybe you want to save it for yourself. Created by professional trumpet player, Dan Gosling, who knows a thing or two about chapped lips, all-natural ChopSaver Lip Care prevents lips from swelling, becoming inflamed and chapping. It’s invaluable during these dry winter months. It’s available at CVS stores nationwide and at CVS.com.
How about a good book? Not necessarily the first thing you’d think of as a Valentine’s Day gift, but The Energies of Love: Invisible Keys to a Fulfilling Partnership, just may help provide the keys to understanding, navigating and maintaining a more loving bond with your partner. Authors David Feinstein, Ph.D and Donna Eden are bestselling relationship, psychology and wellness experts who offer insights on better ways to communicate with your partner, identifying both of your stress styles and how to resolve conflict and many more topics that may help strengthen your relationship. Get it here:
Set the mood with one of Molton Brown’s Three Wick Scented Candles. My favorite? Ylang-Ylang which also has notes of amber and cardamom. It’s just one of several gorgeous scents from which to choose. Check it out by clicking on the photo below:
Perfume is, admittedly, a personal gift, that unless you know someone’s choice of scent is difficult to give. That’s why I love Krigler, who have been in the scent business for more than a century. This venerable fragrance house offers a host of gorgeous scents from the heady to the delicate and lots in between. And, you can buy samples before you make a more serious dollar commitment. One that I love and that I think is perfectly sensuous and romantic for Valentine’s Day is Pleasure Gardenia 79. It’s available in a 1.7 oz. size for $230. or a 3.4 oz size for $330. And for only $17., the company will send you a 2 ml. sample to try. Here’s the link to the Pleasure Gardenia page and while you’re there, check out the site to see their other perfumes, candles and soaps because fragrance is romantic.
You can never go wrong with jewelry and, for Valentine’s Day 2016, Chamilia, a Swarovski Company, has introduced a new collection of sterling silver heart charms and more. Chamilia offers more than 400 exclusive charms made from sterling or 14k gold and featuring genuine Swarovski crystals. Visit the site to create your own bracelets and necklaces and, while you’re there, be sure to view their other offerings too.
Love is in the air at Jolie Jewelry, creator of beautiful handmade rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. I am partial to their Love is Enough necklace, and their line bracelets, and, well, everything. Gently priced too, the Infinity Line Bracelet is $19.90 and, I think, will make someone very happy.
I’ve written about Unique Fragrance before and, because I can’t think of anything more romantic than a personally-created perfume, I’m happy to tell you about them again. For Valentine’s Day 2016, Unique is offering couples the opportunity to immortalize their love with a personalized perfume or cologne which you create online and that will be fulfilled by the company and shipped to almost anywhere in the world within 10 to 15 days. And, besides customizing the scent by choosing up to six fragrances from dozens (or more!), you can also customize the bottle! The cost for a custom perfume or cologne starts at $69.90 and includes fee shipping. Visit them here. I’m doing this the second I upload this post!
Below are more of my picks for the lucky loves of your life. Don’t see anything that calls your name? Just hunt around the sites. Happy Shopping!
You May Also Like:
Cat Lady Chronicles by Diane Lovejoy
Your Colorist is Gonna Hate the Touchback Marker but You’ll Love It!
New and Noteworthy Beauty Products
