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1. ‘Rosalind’ golden heart pendant by Austen & Blake
Austen & Blake’s “Rosalind” is an elegant heart-shaped pendant featuring diamond details. This piece is the ideal addition to a capsule jewellery collection as its subtle elegance and golden hue make for a timeless piece. Crafted to last, the pendant is suitable for day-to-day wear.
2. Neom Real Luxury Intensive Skin Treatment Candle
You may remember – or prefer to forget – that infamous scene in 1993 movie Body of Evidence when Madonna uses hot candle wax on a shirtless Willem Dafoe. Since then, candles and erotica have been a thing of farce, not to mention danger. At last, there’s a safe and sexy alternative in the shape of this Neom massage candle which also benefits the skin. Made from a combination of six oils – jojoba, baobab, rapeseed, soybean, sweet almond, and cocoa seed butter – it’s designed to be lit for 30 minutes so you can take in its soothing aroma and watch the wax pool ready for use as a massage balm. It’s the ideal bath accessory and you don’t need to share should you not want to.
British jeweller Sophie Howard has just launched her By Pariah collection on her own website and at Net-a-Porter. The name is a total tease, as it’s definitely one to know and love. This season, her tactile and elegantly-shaped drop earrings and marquise-cut cocktail rings are respectively cast from 14ct and 9ct gold, and are set with delicate pastel-toned gemstones inspired by the Caribbean Sea (and the Gulf of Paria, hence the name) including grey moonstone, blue topaz and green aventurine.
Hair expert Nikolina Kisić Mamić spent many years honing her skills at L’Oréal in Paris, London and New York before launching her own brand, Flora Lab Paris, which combines science and perfumery to create gorgeous products that promote scalp and follicle health. Super ingredients in shampoos, serums and scrubs, including biomimetic peptides which help with growth and naturally occurring beta-glucans which are moisture-enhancing, help to restore the skin’s pH and microbiome balance. The Flora à Capri Miracle Spray No2 is a hair mist conceived in collaboration with French perfume “nose” Clémence Besse, combining notes of orange blossom, mandarin and Italian bergamot. It smells absolutely incredible and has a fortifying effect on roots, providing a luxury refresh that helps to stretch the time between washes.
Luxury resort brand Aman has just launched its Essential Skin collection: five youth-boosting and ultra-hydrating face products developed in partnership with Japanese skincare specialist KOSÉ. The range will soon be used for in-house treatments including The Aman Advanced Facial at the Aman Spa in London’s Connaught Hotel, so they are premium home pampering investments. Packed with powerful ingredients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, peptides and hyaluronic acid, the formulations are centred on two key heritage components in the form of purple rice bran extract and indigo plant extract, both known for their antioxidant properties and used in Japanese medicine for centuries. Richly rehydrating and plumping, the creams and lotions promise to immerse you in the sensations of a luxury spa experience.
You can’t go wrong with Laura Mercier’s classic Ambre Vanille Honey Bath. Its delightful scent combines a variety of warming aromas starting with tangerine, coconut and almond through to tiger orchid, milk flower and heliotrope with a deep base of amber, vanilla bean and sandalwood. The silky balm foams upon contact with the skin so you can use it as a shower gel, but nothing beats a generous dollop of the honey-like emulsion in a steaming hot tub.
This hoodie blanket from Kudd.ly has a breathable MicroCool teddy fleece exterior with a cosy sherpa fleece interior – the perfect gift for those who prefer a cosy night in. It also features an extra-large front pocket and, owing to its oversized style, is one size fits all up to 6XL.
Unisex fragrance platform HOOHAA delivers travel size-friendly scents to your door each month. There are three edits to choose from (Easy Does It, Buckle Up or Take Me To Mars) and it’s always a surprise which fragrance you receive. The platform supports sustainable, artisan brands and previous favourites have included Maya Njie, Gallivant and Maison Matine.
Give your loved one the five-star hotel experience from the comfort of their own home with a fabulously fluffy Tielle Love Luxury hotel bathrobe. Featuring smooth cotton velour on the outside and absorbent terry towelling on the inside, this luxury bathrobe is wonderfully cosy to lounge around in after a shower or bath.
This is a jasmine, sandalwood and lavender candle with a unique twist: when melted, it transforms into a nourishing body CBD oil which can be massaged into the skin straight away. What could be a better Valentine’s Day surprise than an unexpected massage, especially one with CBD properties?
KIVU Skincare, created by a Harley Street dermatologist, has a powerful hydrating elixir designed for even the driest of skins. This innovative, lightweight elixir is intensely moisturising, leaving skin with a radiant, long-lasting glow. And the not-so-secret ingredient? Helix Aspersa secretion, or snail secretion, as it is more commonly known. Its origins as a skin tool can be traced back to Ancient Greece, where snail secretion was a popular treatment for inflammation and wound healing. So, this Valentine’s Day, why not give your loved one a skincare product they won’t forget in a hurry?
These letterbox flowers by Swedish florist Anna Eklöv’s LOV Flowers are carefully selected and assembled using only the highest-quality blooms. There are a range to choose from, including The Elsa, a wild garden-style bouquet with blue thistle flowers, white carnations, white Peruvian lilies and scented eucalyptus. Flower selections arrive in sustainably sourced, 100% recyclable packaging; even the decorative box sleeves are naturally degradable.
For a truly romantic – yet not cringey – Valentine’s Day gift, check out Love Poems, The Folio Society’s anthology of 155 poems on the subject of love. Selected and introduced by British poet, artist and filmmaker Imtiaz Dharker, each poem provides a response to love, from Rumi, Shakespeare and Christina Rosetti to Philip Larkin, Michael Ondaatje and Carol Ann Duffy. The stunning 264-page anthology is bound in black cloth with two ribbon markers and a blocked cloth slipcase.
Start Valentine’s Day with the perfect cuppa on 14 February. Bird & Blend Tea Co.’s Love Potion is a magical blend of chocolate, rose and strawberry loose tea with added candy love hearts.
Nouveau Wine is 100% vegan and delivered straight to your door. Picked from an old block overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in South Africa, Nouveau Love Bite is a fresh beaujolais-style Cinsault from the Stellenbosch area. These old vines create a healthy concentration of red fruits, soft tannins and a moreish saline note in this natural wine. Sealed with a love bite design by artist James Graham.
What could be more romantic than flowers you’re not going to need to throw out next week? These sustainable dried flowers from online gardening centre The Stem will last for years and require little to no effort to care for. Various arrangements are available, including Pretty in Pink (long stems in shades of pink with dried pink reel grass, oats and delicate baby’s breath) and Lilac Blush (long stems in shades of purple, spiced up with dried Indian corn and lilac phalaris).
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