Thursday, 9 January 2014

  14th Feb... Valentine's Day - Gift Ideas! x x x

It's time of year when we are getting excited about spending lovely day or evening with our loved ones. Saint valentines day which is celebrated 14th Feb each year is one of the happiest and most romantic days of year. Unfortunately it remains as working day and if you are planing on taking your partner to a nice restaurant make sure you have lots of painkillers in the pocket for next morning.  :(  Most people struggle to come up with gift ideas for valntines day. I spent some time researching ideas and gifts which are listed below.

Before we move on to the list of ideas I have a little question. Do you often listen to your partner? Well I don't because most of the times its just blah blah blah, but now and again I capture things he says and write them down (sounds creepy I know but...). If I have just ignored everything he said and did not pay much attention then I would be one of the people reading similar blogs and searching the net for valentines gift ideas. Lucky me, some time ago my partner D mentioned that he wants to discover more of Italy and Italian wine and food. He is a big foodie person so any gift related to food and wine will mak ehim happy. I have written this down in my iphone not really thinking of Valentine's day but thought one day this may be very useful and here I am buying tickets to Italy. 

Most of you will say ah lucky you that you have money to take him to Italy but if you don't have enough money you don't really have to take him or her to Italy to make it work. There are many place in London or big cities that offer amazing authentic Italian food or wine tasting. If you do have some money saved up but its not a lot, group buying websites like groupon.co.uk and livingsocial.co.uk are always good place for cheap holidays.

Anyway this is long term planing and may not be helpful for this Valentine's day. However, I am sure if you start recorded things your partner says (obviously just what she/he likes or wants to do) you will have bunch of ideas for any occasion and most important ideas that your partner would love. They will be useful for Christmas and birthday too. 

Valentine's gifts:

 I will be adding new gift ideas daily. Come back tomorrow to see what I have found :)

Gifts under £15
  • Handmade body care made in Dorset White Lilac. I personally tried this product and love it. Beth form White Lilac has been featured in Vogue magazine in Feb edition. Product price range £9-£15.

Gifts Over £15
  • Came across this offer on twitter earlier today. It is a gorgeous key necklace with sparkly crystals. Original price is £55 but you can get 60% off and it works out as £22 
    Tiffany inspired Key necklace, SWAROVSKI Elements. Enter TWITTER for special 60% off from Maison De Bijoux.
  •  Cashmere Shawl from My Dress Room- love soft and cosy, can be used all year round. Make sure you choose right colour. Enter PASHMINA at checkout to get 50% off.