Sweeten your Valentine’s Day with our gift guide
Valentine’s day can be a minefield for the unprepared. Come home on the day with a bunch of supermarket flowers and a box of Quality Street and you may as well bed in at the office and prepare for that big meeting the next day.
The discerning partner expects far more. Thankfully, we have done your homework for you with this comprehensive luxury gift guide. Whether your lucky Valentine is looking forwards to traditional flowers and chocolates or a unique piece of signature jewelery, we have the solution.
So, when the day comes next week, you can concentrate on making sure the night goes without a hitch, safe in the knowledge your gift-buying prowess will have been well and truly noted.
WILLIAM CURLEY COUTURE
CHOCOLATE BOX
£96, williamcurley.co.uk
For the discerning Valentine who knows a quality chocolate from a pretender, this luxury box of hand-made chocs is perfect.
PRESTAT HEART ASSORTMENT
£15.67, prestat.co.uk
Quality confectionary that won’t break the bank from chocolatier Prestat.
HOTEL CHOCOLATE
SEAL WITH A KISS
£45, hotelchocolat.co.uk
An exquisitely colourful box of the finest Valentine’s delights, this is sure to be a hit with the ladies.
LIMITED EDITION ARMAND DE BRIGNAC CHAMPAGNE TRUFFLES
Available until 18 Feb. £400, the-chocolate.com. The ultimate luxe Valentine, these chocolates come with a bottle of the super elite fizz.
POILANE HEART BISCUITS
£2.65 per 100g. www.poilane.fr
Heart-shaped butter biscuits from the French baker: a perfect alternative to chocolate for those with a sweet tooth.
BREAKFAST IN BED HAMPER FROM MOUNT STREET DELI
£45, 020 7499 6843, mountstreetdeli.com
Get the morning off to a great start with bellinis and the finest spreads.
CORNISH YARG HEART
£25.95 for a 750g heart (bigger hearts are available), Lynher Dairies, Cheese, www.lynherdairies.co.uk
Cheese-fans – and there are many – will melt. Honestly.
BILLECART SALMON GIFT BOX SET: HALF BOTTLE AND TWO GLASSES
£52, Harvey Nichols
The connoisseur’s favourite fizz.
LIBERTY WILD AT HEART FLOWERS
£125, liberty.co.uk
These beautifully arranged blooms from the shelves of alternative-chic department store Liberty will bring a smile to anyone’s face this Valentine’s day.