Gift of love
PRUDENCE WADE rounds up the best beautifying gifts for Valentine’s Day
VALENTINE’S Day has the potential to be irritating, what with all those cheesy greetings cards and tacky decorations. However, if you push this aside, it’s also a brilliant time to celebrate everyone you love.
It’s no longer reserved for just boyfriends and girlfriends, but is increasingly for everyone.
It’s also the time of year when many beauty brands release some of their sexiest products, whether it’s pout-worthy red lipstick or brilliant blusher.
Here are some of our top picks for beauty gifts you can give your significant other, best friend or even just keep for yourself...
LIPSTICKS...
WHAT could be more appropriate for Valentine’s Day than a red lip? This matte one from Charlotte Tilbury keeps things sexy and sophisticated in a deeper, darker shade.
There’s a reason Paris is the city of love, and Bobbi Brown has taken inspiration from the French capital with this classic, bright red lipstick.
A red lip isn’t for everyone, which is where this nude colour from MAC comes in. The shade is
appropriately called ‘French Silk’ and is from the Love Me Lipstick collection, which encourages self-love this Valentine’s Day.
EYES...
THE metal tones of this Bobbi Brown palette are bang on trend and give an extra vampy look.
January and February are relatively dull months, which is why Valentine’s Day is a welcome opportunity to go all out with your make-up. Huda Beauty has just released new colours in its Matte & Melted Shadows collection, and this one
– called French Lace and Diamond Drip – is suitably glamorous.
If your partner is always looking for a new cult make-up brand to follow, surprise them with SUQQU – a Japanese make-up line, which has a gorgeous shimmery liquid eyeshadow (main picture).
FACE...
IF your or your partner’s vibe is more ‘cute’ than ‘sexy’, this trio of pale pink blushers from Anastasia Beverly Hills will suit perfectly.
Make-up is a classic Valentine’s Day gift, but this isn’t your average beauty product from Guerlain. Instead of being a regular compact, the powder comes as elegant spheres, packaged in red and gold.
FRAGRANCES...
THIS is the perfect gift from Roger & Gallet, because it’s literally for everybody. A unisex fragrance, made from
87% natural origin ingredients, it’s said to have de-stressing qualities for both him and her.
Splash out this Valentine’s Day with Diptyque’s decadent perfume, which is inspired by Paris and smells of roses.
If you’ve given your partner a bottle of perfume a million times before, try something new with the Chanel pencils everyone is talking about.
PAMPERING...
LUSH is a tongue-in-cheek brand, and it certainly lives up to its reputation with this suggestively shaped soap.
They say
money can’t buy you happiness, but it can get you (or your partner) this luxurious overnight mask from Fresh. That’s pretty close to happiness, if you ask us.
Sometimes the best present you can gift a loved one is a bit of me-time, and that’s where this pink gin fizz flavoured bathing kit from Bayliss & Harding comes in.