A Love Thang
How did Valentine's Day end up being celebrated in the most miserable month
of the year? If the freezing greyness hasn't dampened your ardour here are
some ideas to help you snare and secure your paramour.
How do I love thee?
If expressing your emotions in words leaves you tongue-tied why not steal
someone else's. Wordsworth, Browning and Shakespeare all feature in the The
Nation's Favourite Love Poems, a collection of 100 poems
chosen by public vote. Split into 'Love's Beginnings' and 'Love Fulfilled',
this is ideal for lovers trying to win or melt a heart. There is also a healthy
dash of cynicism courtesy of Plath, Parker and pals.
The Nation's Favourite Love Poems, BBC Books, ISBN 056338378X, £6.99
Haute Chocolat
Chocolates may have aphrodisiac qualities but they can be a little predictable
and bunging the missus a box of Quality Street is unlikely to win you brownie
points. So go for some unabashed luxury with L'Artisan Du Chocolat.
Hailed by Gordon Ramsey as the 'Bentley of chocolate', these hand-crafted
beauties are made with the finest cocoa beans and flavoured with herbs, fruits
and flowers.
For Valentines there are special red velvet heart-shaped boxes. Box
of 12 couture chocolates, 100g, £7.50, www.artisanduchocolat.com
020 7824 8365
Love bites
Even your libido needs specific nourishment sometimes. TV nutritionist Gillian
McKeith (You Are What You Eat) has created supplements with bio-active plant
extracts to keep the juices flowing. Wild Pink for the ladies
contains passion flower, damiana leaf and wild yam. Horny for the boys has
horny goat weed, ginseng and jujube fruit. Love Bites
and Love Bars contain Gillian's 'Love Powder' with Maca root,
Tunera aphrodisiaca plant and Catuaba bark.Horny and Wild Pink, £15.99,
Love Bites £2.99 and Love Bars £1.69, all from health food stores
Ah, The Smell of It
Go one better than a bunch of roses by covering the bed in rose petals.
Anne Summers has produced a Bed of Roses made of scented silk
with candles for the perfect ambience.
Bed of Roses, £10, www.annsummers.com
and stores nationwide
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Lingering Lingerie
Spice up your sex life and treat your man to HOM's new avant-garde
3001 lingerie collection. Colours range from rouge to verdigris and the sexy
shapes include g-strings, micro shorts and classic tank tops in daringly see-through
fabrics in prints to match, like camouflage and tiger print; guaranteed to
put the grrrr back into your sex life.
Prices start at £19 for underwear and £29 for tops. Call
01793 720232 for nearest stockist. www.hom.gb.com
Red Letter Days
Be adventurous and surprise your loved one this Valentine’s. Red
Letter Days sell 300 tailor-made 'gift experiences', including culture,
sport, action and pampering. Try plunging downhill strapped inside a PVC ball
with zorbing for two; a three hour session with a top sushi chef at Sushi
School; or give a bit of TLC with a facial or massage for men at The Green
Room. Bring on that loving feeling.
From around £40, book online at www.redletterdays.co.uk
or call 0870 444 4004
