Valentine’s Day is not all about roses and chocolates. It’s about celebrating love, and the most important relationship will always be with yourself.
While many people will be gift-shopping for a loved one ahead of February 14, there is nothing wrong with picking a present for yourself and there are some really thoughtful ideas for women.
We’ve spotted must-have beauty edits and wellness-focused boxes, featuring products that will surely put a smile on your face – including nourishing skincare.
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Lookfantastic Valentine’s Day Edit
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The limited-edition box features an exciting range of skincare, haircare and makeup worth over £231.
Including iconic brands such as Elemis, Morphe and Beauty Works, the edit has self-care staples for every kind of beauty lover this Valentine’s Day.
You can also re-use the red envelope box to store photos, notes or even accessories.
Retailing at £55, subscribers to The Box can receive a £10 off discount and buy it for £45 instead.
Inside you will find seven full size products and below is a list of the beauty goodies:
- ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Morning Matrix | Full-size | Worth £85.00
- Rodial Soft Focus Glow Booster Drops | Full-size | Worth £75.00
- Ciaté Velvet Lip Liner | full-size | Worth £18.00
- Morphe Eye Got This 4-Piece Eye Brush Collection | Full-size | Worth £9.00
- Morphe 9T Neutral Territory Artistry Palette | Full-size | Worth £13.00
- EVE LOM Kiss Mix | Full-size | Worth £20.00
- Beauty Works Pearl Nourishing Argan Oil Mask | Full-size | Worth £11.99
Glossybox Valentine’s Day
Beauty subscription service Glossybox is spoiling you with mystery beauty treats worth over £50 every month.
If you are into skincare and makeup, surprise yourself with this hassle-free option and fall in love with new beauty brands or best-selling makeup.
You can gift yourself an eGift Voucher and choose from a one, three, six, or 12-month subscription and Glossybox will send you a beauty box every month for you to enjoy.
Prices starting from £16.95 but if you get a yearly subscription, that will bring the cost down to just £11 a month.
Sephora Favorites Define Your Hair Routine Gift Set
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Step up your hair game by giving your locks a spa-like treatment at home. You can ditch pricey salon appointments and use these hair remedies from Sephora instead.
The eight-piece gift set includes hair experts’ go-to products from brands like Olaplex, Living Proof and Moroccanoil, as well as a travel friendly mini Tangle Teezer hair brush.
It’s retailed at £49 but the products are worth £91 and suitable for all hair types.
For twice a week, apply a few drops of Fable & Mane serum on the scalp then massage and leave it for at least one hour or overnight.
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Then, according to your wants, wash your hair with the solid shampoo from Unbottled or the liquid one from Sephora Collection, then on damp hair, continue with one of the two leave-in conditioners from Briogeo or Moroccanoil.
Olaplex’s nourishing hair serum N°9 can shield your hair from pollution and control frizz and during your no-wash days, you can use Living Proof dry shampoo to touch up and refresh your tresses with perfume notes.
Other than beauty boxes and gift sets, why not treat yourself a new lippie, perfume or Valentine’s Day edition makeup?
Check below for our favourite makeup buys
YSL have wrapped their iconic Rouge Pur Couture lipstick in a one-off design for the season of love. The collector’s cap is printed with two snakes to form a love heart-shape. The result? A sophisticated, not cliche design that is timeless and not just for Valentines.
For this limited-edition, you get the same highly-pigmented satin finish, and the Rouge Pur Couture formula is equally as moisturising and comforting, only as all collectors will all know, this edition feels better to wear (or keep) as it’s a one-off design.
£31
Escentual
This ultra-blendable, lightweight powder highlighter blends like a dream
Formulated to flawlessly melt into the skin for luminosity. Made up of dreamy gold, pink and bronze tones that compliment all
Sweep across the high points of the face and the decolletage to add instant, high impact glow
£8.95
Lottie London
Get glowy skin using this Olay Day & Night moisturiser duo. The Vitamin C SPF cream is great to protect your skin against harmful UV rays while brighten complexion while the retinol cream repairs any skin damages overnight.
The lovely set also comes with a purplr cosmetic pouch
£74
Boots
A tinted moisturizing lip plumping gloss with a cooling sensation that gives you a smooth, glossy, and pumped-up pout.
£8
Superdrug
Get inspired by the hottest vacation destination. Five tonal shades collected in the spirit of escape come together to deliver a new kind of artistry in no time at all, with a mixture of matte and shimmer finishes.
£7
Superdrug