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Valentine’s Day can be SO hard to shop for. All the standard gifts are pink or have hearts and it can be pretty hard to find a gift that isn’t cheesy or played out. Not to mention the fact that men are the hardest people to shop for ever (but from after my last post apparently men think that about women too!). I think I’m pretty good at finding unique gifts to give my loved ones so I wanted to share a few ideas I had. If you’re struggling to find the perfect gift, look no further! I love love love thoughtful gifts, and I think everyone does. Everyone likes to know that their significant other has put effort and thought the gift that they are given through, so I have a few gift ideas that might take a bit of effort but that really stand out. Gift baskets are my favorite, so the first gift- the five senses gift- is my favorite of them all. Read on to find out more!
Five Senses Gift
Last year I wanted to do something special for my husband because I knew it would be the last year of just the two of us on Valentine’s Day. I decided to do a “five senses gift”. I got the idea from Pinterest (of course) and I found that you give your special someone something that they can see, taste, hear, touch and smell. If you look on Pinterest you can find gift tags for each gift that you can print, or you can just make your own which is what I ended up doing, including a card that says “Loving you makes perfect sense!” For my husband I decided to do movie tickets (see), jerky (taste), an Alexa (hear), massage oil (touch) and a candle (smell). Here are more ideas for this fun and thoughtful gift that will blow your significant other away!:
Five Senses Gift- Gift Ideas For Taste
- Candy
- Steaks
- Favorite food
- Alcohol or wine (wine.com has a lot of different gift sets!)
- Subscription box to something like HelloFresh
- Reservations at a restaurant
- Wine tasting (Groupon often has these on sale!)
- Cooking class (I would check Groupon for these as well)
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- Cookies
- Home-cooked meal
- Edible body lotion
- Cigars (Cigars.com has assorted sampler packs)
- Spices
- BBQ/Hot Sauce
- Wine glasses and a decanter (click here for a really cool whiskey decanter!)
- Snack Gift Basket
Five Senses Gift- Gift Ideas For Sound
- Audible subscription
- Headphones
- Concert tickets
- Record player & records
- Musical instrument lessons
- Apple Music subscription
- Dedicate a song to them on the radio
- Tickets to a musical
- Waterproof headphones
- A stuffed animal with a recordable message
- A playlist
- An album by their favorite artist
- A phone
- An iPod
Five Senses Gift- Gift Ideas For Touch
- A massage
- Massage oil
- Clothing
- Jewelry
- Manicure
- Pedicure
- Tools
- A soft blanket
- Gloves
- Kindle
- iPad
- Lotion
- Bathrobe
- Beard grooming kit
- Hair tools
- Back massager
- Weighted blanket
- Pillow
- Weights for a home gym
Five Senses Gift- Gift Ideas For Smell
- Cologne or perfume
- Flowers
- Subscription to Bouqs.com
- Essential oils
- Essential oil diffuser
- Spa set
- Shower eucalyptus
- Potted plant
- Candle
- HomePod
- Alexa
- White noise machine
- Bath bombs
- Massage oil
- Lotion
- Poo-pouri
- Garden kit
Five Senses Gift- Gift Ideas For Sight
- Lingerie
- Movie tickets
- Photo album
- Scrapbook
- Book
- Sunglasses
- Blue light glasses
- Camera
- Photography lessons
- Magazine subscription
- Fill in the blank book
- Television
- Phone
- Clock
- Tickets to a game
- Framed picture
- Artwork
- Wall decor
- Sleeping mask
- Kindle
- A journal
- A photoshoot
The main thing to remember is to make sure that you tailor your gift ideas to your person. Hopefully these were helpful to you if you want to do this type of gift. A lot of these can be done on their own without needing all five! I love themed gifts because they can cover a lot of different areas, but I have a few other ideas in care you wanted to do something that maybe doesn’t require quite as much wrapping or printing/making gift tags. There are many other things that you can do for your loved one that will be just as special. Read on for more ideas!
Subscription Boxes
I am all about subscription boxes or services. I think they’re the gift that keeps on giving for as long as the subscription continues, and everyone loves receiving packages so something that comes for more than one month is awesome.
For the women in your life, Bouqs.com is a monthly subscription service that will deliver a bouquet of flowers, and they start at $36 per month. One of my friends just posted that she received this subscription for Christmas, and it would make for an awesome gift for Valentine’s Day, especially for the women that love flowers. I just did a quick search- you can get 25% off if you use the code “Bouqsday”! Another subscription box that every girl I know loves is Ipsy.com. They’ll ship five full size products for only $25 per month to try, and they’re always really high quality products. Trust me, she’ll love it!
For the guys in your life, Butcherbox delivers high quality meat to your door monthly. I put this in my Christmas list for guys too and I just want to be clear- I am not sponsored or affiliated with Butcherbox at all, I just think they offer a great service that a lot of guys will appreciate! Getting high quality meat at the grocery store for a decent price can be really difficult, but this subscription box will make your guys’ grilling dreams come true! Definitely worth a look- boxes start at $129 for 8-11lbs, and right now when you sign up you can get a free game day bundle with 1 rack of St. Louis ribs, 1 pack of pulled pork, and 1 pack of bacon for free!
A Photoshoot
One of my best friends is a photographer (I’m sure you’ve seen her pictures on here!) and she has had a few people book her boudoir photoshoots for a great Valentine’s Day gift- both women booking sessions for a gift for their guys and the men getting their ladies a gift card! I did a boudoir shoot with her and I have to say I’ve never felt so beautiful as when I saw those pictures. If you aren’t sure if boudoir is the way to go, you can always get a gift card for a professional session and let her decide if a boudoir session would be something she’s into, or she can choose to have a family photoshoot. Having professional photos of the family for the year is another great option! If this sounds like something you’d like and you are in the Massachusetts/Connecticut area, feel free to check out Alpine Rose Photography!
A Massage… or a monthly massage!
This is on my list for five senses gifts, but I think it’s worth noting again. After this crazy year, everyone has so much on their plates that relaxation often gets pushed to the side. Getting a massage can be that one hour where we don’t have to stress and can decompress a little bit. This can be another monthly gift as a lot of spas offer monthly memberships that you can gift, such as at MassageEnvy. Their memberships start at $69.99 per month and include one 1-hour massage per month, plus discounted rates on other services!
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be hard, especially when you have something sweet like these ideas to give your loved one! There are a lot of lists out there of products that you can get your significant other, so I wanted this list to be more than just a list of products. I hope you found this list helpful. Drop a comment below if you have any additional ideas, I’d love to hear from you!
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