Valentines Day Gift Guide 2021

Love is in the air, as we head towards Valentines Day.  With lockdowns still going on, I have been working hard to find some great gift ideas for you to give your loved one.  There are gifts for him, for her or each other as a couple.  Grab a coffee and enjoy my Valentines Day Gift Guide 2021.

Beef Jerky Flowers

If you are looking for something a little different this Valentines Day, how about sending beef jerky flowers. A truly original gift idea that anyone would love to receive

OGGS

Give your loved one a treat, with these OGGS Bites, which are available in two varieties

• Brownie Bites – Moist chocolate brownie, completely plant-based and only 58kcal per bite (1 serving)
• Millionaire Bites – Irresistible caramel nibbles, completely plant-based and only 66kcal per mini bite (1 serving).

Pairs Of Scotland

There is nothing nicer than snuggling up with your loved one, especially as we are all staying home the Valentines Day.  Luxury socks brand PAIRS of Scotland, is a British contemporary socks brand, that has collections including

• Mohair Socks
• Undyed Alpaca range
• Alpaca Bed Socks

Satisfyer Love Triangle

A great gift idea for spicing up your love life, or if you are apart on Valentines Day.  The Satisfyer Love Triangle, can be linked to an app that can be controlled from afar. Which means you can have fun together, when you are not together

Cutter & Squidge

One way to anyones heart is through food, and what better gift to receive is cake.  Cutter & Squidge have a lovely range of Valentines Cakes that can be posted. The cakes are delivered securely to ensure that no damage is made to the cake before it gets to you.

The Clear Confidence Co

We are all looking for ways to reduce plastic waste, The Clear Confidence Co have a range of products that is plastic free and great for the planet, including

• Plastic Free Bamboo Safety Razor – for a superior, traditional shave
• Plastic Free Vegan Shaving Brush – completely plastic free and vegan friendly, a high performance shaving brush with a stylish wooden handle

Nutureskin

Everyone loves beauty products, Nuture is a range of highly effective plant based skincare products designed to nourish and care for your skin. Nutures ethos is deep rooted in creating products from safe and cleaner ingredients.

• Nuture Nourishing Skin Treatment Oil- 50 ml RRP £8.99 or 150ml RRP £17.99: restorative treatment oil designed to look after your scars and stretchmarks
• Nuture Nourishing Skin Treatment Cream RRP £12.99: a rich, luxurious cream formulated to help care for the appearance of all types of stretch marks, and help with the development of new ones
• Nuture Facial Treatment Serum RRP £15.99: formulated to help soothe flaws to the skin caused by post blemish scarring and hyperpigmentation
• Nuture Family Recovery Cream RRP £9.99: multi-purpose skincare remedy that takes care of your family’s everyday skincare needs whenever you need a little helping hand

The whole range is available online following the link above, as well as in store and online at Boots.

Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon

The history of Four Roses Bourbon is a love story from the very heart of Kentucky, the picturesque and historic town of Lawrenceburg – making it the perfect spirit for Valentine’s. It began when Paul Jones Jr., the brand’s founder, became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. He sent a proposal to her, and she replied that if her answer were “Yes”, she would wear a corsage of four roses on her gown to an upcoming ball – which she duly did.  

And today, roses feature heavily on Four Roses’ Small Batch bourbon – from the cut glass rose in the centre of the label, to the bottle resembling the shape of a rosebud when held upside down!

Small Batch has been one of British bartenders’ favourite bourbons and, with online sales having tripled in the past year, it’s a ‘go-to’ spirit as people have sought to replicate bourbon-based cocktails – such as the Old Fashioned or Manhattan – that they used to enjoy out on the town.  Why not try a special Valentines Cocktail

Ingredients/method: 

40ml Four Roses Small Batch. 50ml cranberry juice. 5ml lime juice. 5ml sugar syrup. Ginger beer as required. 

Shake all the ingredients bar the ginger beer with ice. Pour into a glass and top with chilled ginger beer. 

Whitby & Co

If you are opening a bottle, and want to keep the contents fresh the Farfalli Bottle Stopper is a great gift idea. An elegant bottle stopper made in stainless steel with a red carbon fibre top, which comes presented in its own packaging.

Topbox

A gift for the men from TOPPBOX, a personalised grooming subscription box. You can either sign up for a monthly subscription or receive a one off box.  The box is made up of items specially picked for you.  You answer a few questions and they do the rest.  The box I received had the following items in

• Super Facialist Vitamin B3 Energising Face Wash – £9.00
• A Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum – £6.50
• Siamo Rejuvination Body Scrub – £10.00
• What’s In It For me..? Body Cream – £8.00
• Skin Chemists Extreme Teeth Whitening Characoal Gel – £49.90
• Howard Matthews Karen Label Pin – £15

The price of a monthly subscription box is £24.00 plus £3.35 postage

Stabilo

Why not surprise your loved one this year by getting creative.  There are so many options to make a truly personal gift.  Stabilo are on hand to help with their range of pens and pencils.

Cocktail Hour

If you can not go out to enjoy a romantic Valentines Night, why not whip up a cocktails or two with the help of Cocktail Hour. A delivery service where you receive ready made cocktails where you just pour over ice, and a choice of a savoury or sweet selection to go with it. They offer a subscription service where every month you receive two cocktails of the month along with tasty nibbles to go with them.  Or you can try one of their taster selections

This guide is a mix of gifted and non gifted items