While not everyone’s love language is ‘gift giving’, when it comes to February 14th, a surprise is always appreciated. Whether you’re looking to sweeten up your nearest and dearest, ignite with an old flame or indulge in some personal R&R, there’s no better time to get besotted by beauty than Valentine’s Day.
From alluring aromas to pulse-quickening sex tech and everything in between, unwrap le jour d’amour with Cult Beauty’s ultimate Valentine’s Day gift guide.
Comforting even the most sensitive skin, Decree’s SOS Revitalising Mask is the perfect wind down partner. Restoring your protective barrier to its former glory, the biocellulose treatment fuses rose extract, hyaluronic acid and silk amino acids to soak in moisture while calming your complexion. Plus, available in a six-piece set, this needn’t be a one-time fling…
A breakthrough product from a breakthrough brand, True Botanical’s Chebula Extreme Cream is an industry first. Utilising the powers of its aptly named bioactive antioxidant, this moisturiser offers broad-spectrum protection against fine lines – combating, not one, but five, signs of premature ageing. What’s more, dreamt up without pore-clogging waxes, it also serves up some serious hydration and nourishment. We’re swiping right, how about you?
Proving that three’s not always a crowd, The Outset’s Daily Essentials Travel Set resets your regime ready for the day (or night) ahead. Supercharged with the brand’s signature Hyaluroset Complex, this beauty bundle features the renowned Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser, Firming Vegan Collagen Prep Serum and Nourishing Squalane Daily Moisturiser to leave you feeling fresh-faced for longer.
Starring all the brand’s fan-favourites, Too Faced’s Most Loved Set has everything you need to prime, plump and prep for you next date. While the renowned Hangover Replenishing Face Primer boosts well-rested radiance after many late nights, the Better Than Sex Mascara and Lip Injection Plumping Lip Gloss spotlights your best facial features – making them bigger, bolder and better than ever.
Featuring six sensual shades, Westman Atelier’s Squeaky Vault set is the not so secret, secret to juicy lips. Sitting somewhere between a balm, oil, gloss and tint, this lip-loving formula features a unique gel-oil system that blends nourishing oils to soften and smooth your smooch – sans any dreaded gloop. From ‘Ma Biche’ (a festive red) to ‘Pärla’ (a cool, sparkling champagne), every colour is created with naturally derived pigments that effortlessly melt to enhance tone.
Disguising all signs of blushing (we don’t want to give too much away, now do we?), Saie’s Dew Blush enhances a just-pinched flushed. Whether you enjoy a subtle tint or playful pop of colour, this buildable formula mixes a cocktail of elderberry, evening primrose and mulberry extract for pigment that is just as brightening as it is nourishing.
Treat your tresses to the TLC they deserve with Hair By Sam McKnight’s Bigger Love Treatment Mask. Bringing together the brand’s signature rep’hair and voluminis blend, it works hard to strengthen stressed-out strands, while mending split ends and visibly thicken your mane. This February the 14th it’s all about big hair energy – and we’re here for it!
Making you (read: strands) swoon, Gisou’s Honey Infused Hair Perfume adorns your locks with a flourishing, floral fragrance. Inspired by the founder’s mother’s honey-infused hair oil recipe, the scent not only delights the senses, but strengthens and adds some shine to your lengths too.
Uniting the brand’s bestselling products, Ceremonia’s Scalp Power Duo is a match made in mane heaven. Getting to the root of all your tresses troubles, the set includes the award-winning Aceite de Moska to help increase your strand’s flexibility and shine. Along with iconic Scalp Masajeador tool to banish buildup between washes. Couple goals? We think so…
Treat them (or yourself) to a trip of a lifetime, courtesy of Sol de Janeiro’s Beija Flor Jet Set. Surprising the senses with a one-way ticket to Brazil, this sultry set encases your body with the brand’s iconic Cheirosa scent while replenishing and revitalising your limbs. Housed in a matching traveling case, the Bejia Flor Skin Renewing Body Wash, Beija Flor Elasti-Cream and Cheirosa 68 Perfume Mist acts as the perfect pack for a getaway you’ll never want to escape.
VIEVE’s Bath Salts will have you clearing your schedule and booking in a date with the tub. Blending Himalayan and Epsom salts to soothe muscles and soften skin, these tiny treasures turn your typical body ritual into a tranquil experience. Filling your space with the rich fusion of neroli and amber, they encourage you to sink into a state of zen as you sit back and relax!
Whether you’re unwinding together or alone, bathe away the day with Susanne Kaufmann’s Hayflower Bath Oil. Enriched with soothing hayflower extract – sourced from Austria’s mountains and specially developed to preserve all the valuable properties from the flower – the lightweight ointment combines lavender and rosemary to mellow your mind, body and senses.
Capture all your loved one’s favourite memories with Maison Margiela’s Replica Lazy Sunday Morning + On A Date Gift Set. Dreamt up to be worn together or alone, this trip makes moments wearable. While Lazy Sunday Morning acts as a sense-cocooning comfort that rocks you (and anyone lucky enough to be nearby) gently into bliss, On A Date allows you to subtly flirt without having to say a single word.
Captivating the senses, Huda Beauty’s Kayali’s Vanilla 28 Eau de Parfum marries comforting vanilla and hearty aromatics for an aroma no one can resist. Boasting a blossoming bouquet of jasmine, Madagascan vanilla orchid and Brazilian tonka, this fresh fragrance sits just as beautifully on the pulse points as it does on your vanity table.
Love is in the air with NEST New York’s Himalayan Salt and Rosewater Red Diffuser. Setting a scentsational scene, this home fragrance creates a warm and welcoming environment for anyone who walks through the front door. Offering a veil of with a rosewater, geranium and salted amber notes, its alluring aroma keeps your space and senses comforted all day long.
Unleashing your true pleasure potential, Smile Maker’s The Firefighter Intense Clitoral Vibrator stokes the flames of your passion. Raising the temperature in the bedroom, bathroom, living room (or wherever you decide to have some fun), it teases and applies pulsing pressure to your designated area for a finale you’ll want to relive over and over again. Oh, and did we mention it’s completely silent too…
A bedtime buddy you’ll never want to be without, Kitsch’s Satin Pillowcase takes your beauty sleep to the next level. Working hard as you snooze, it tames your mane – fighting frizz and shielding strands from split ends – while preventing skin from creasing. Plus, available in array of hues, it’s dreamt up to be mixed and matched with you rotation of sheets.
Bringing the spa home, NuFACE’s Trinity+ Starter Kit has everything you need to kick start your microcurrent journey. Using ‘3-Depth Technology’, these tools hone in on your skin and muscles to instantly smooth fine lines and reveal a sculpted visage. And if you want to amp up the power, reach for the accompanied Boost-Button and enjoy 25% more microcurrent in areas that need some extra TLC.
Now you have all the best Valentine’s gift ideas, it’s time to enjoy the major brownie points with the beauty lovers in your life (or yourself)… But first, don’t forget to write the card!