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12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day

  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    By Brienne WalshSick of giving or getting the usual flowers, standard box of chocolates and played-out lacy lingerie on February 14? Here are 12 creative alternatives to your predictable go-to Valentine's Day presents—because nothing says I love you like champagne gummy bears or sexy charades.
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Even better than lingerie? Something interactive that will make whatever you're wearing suddenly sexy.SHOP NOW: Agent Provocateur Charades, $22
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    If you insist on buying chocolate, get the kind that is meant for sampling off the body.SHOP NOW: Booty Parlor Melt Chocolate Body Fondue, $16
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Avoid an uninspired meal at a forgettable restaurant and buy a piece of artwork that will last a lifetime.SHOP NOW: Judith Hudson's Carmen (2011) on Artspace, $250
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Rather than spending money on a so-so bottle of champagne, buy bubbly-infused gummy bears.SHOP NOW: Champagne Gummy Bears, $5
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Rings are so… loaded. Instead, make a subtle reference to the holiday—think Cupid—with this arrow bracelet.SHOP NOW: Malula Arrow Bracelet in Silver, $65
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Forget a bottle of vino and buy this Bite lipstick. It contains resveratrol (the same super-antioxidant in red wine) making lips especially kissable. SHOP NOW: Bite Lush Lip Tint in cherry, $24
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Not everyone is a word person. If you're looking for something romantic to say, choose a love poem by poet laureate Ted Kooser.SHOP NOW: Valentines by Ted Kooser, $10
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Boring is buying a single bouquet of buds. Buy fresh-cut flowers that will arrive once a month, for the next year.SHOP NOW: Bouqs Club Subscription, $36 a month, cancellable at any time (single bouqs also available for special occasions)
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Instead of baking your basic cookies, make a batch from the to-die-for Milk Bar Momofuku mix.SHOP NOW: Momofuku Milk Bar Cookie Mix, $17
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Skip the framed pic of you and your significant other and create a cool album of your favorite photos together.SHOP NOW: Mosaic by Mixbook, 20 photos for $20
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    An ordinary cologne is expected. Buying a socially conscious scent made from organic vetiver, which helps Haitian farmers devastated by the 2010 earthquake, is not.SHOP NOW: The 7 Virtues Vetiver of Haiti, $70
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  • 12 better & sexier gifts for Valentine’s Day
    Avoid getting the wrong gift and use the personal shopping service Wantful to choose 12 items within your price range. They'll print and send out a customized catalogue to the lucky recipient. Shop Now: Wantful, prices depend on your budgetNEXT ON GLO: Up the Sexy Factor of Your Bedroom...Fast
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  • You'll Lurv This

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    By Brienne Walsh

    Sick of giving or getting the usual flowers, standard box of chocolates and played-out lacy lingerie on February 14? Here are 12 creative alternatives to your predictable go-to Valentine's Day presents—because nothing says "I love you" like champagne gummy bears or sexy charades.

  • Game On

    2 of 13

    Even better than lingerie? Something interactive that will make whatever you're wearing suddenly sexy.

    SHOP NOW: Agent Provocateur Charades, $22

  • Fondue Fun

    3 of 13

    If you insist on buying chocolate, get the kind that is meant for sampling off the body.

    SHOP NOW: Booty Parlor Melt Chocolate Body Fondue, $16

  • Art Appreciation

    4 of 13

    Avoid an uninspired meal at a forgettable restaurant and buy a piece of artwork that will last a lifetime.

    SHOP NOW: Judith Hudson's Carmen (2011) on Artspace, $250

  • Cheers!

    5 of 13

    Rather than spending money on a so-so bottle of champagne, buy bubbly-infused gummy bears.

    SHOP NOW: Champagne Gummy Bears, $5

  • Take Aim

    6 of 13

    Rings are so… loaded. Instead, make a subtle reference to the holiday—think Cupid—with this arrow bracelet.

    SHOP NOW: Malula Arrow Bracelet in Silver, $65

  • Pucker Up

    7 of 13

    Forget a bottle of vino and buy this Bite lipstick. It contains resveratrol (the same super-antioxidant in red wine) making lips especially kissable.

    SHOP NOW: Bite Lush Lip Tint in cherry, $24

  • Love Notes

    8 of 13

    Not everyone is a word person. If you're looking for something romantic to say, choose a love poem by poet laureate Ted Kooser.

    SHOP NOW: Valentines by Ted Kooser, $10

  • Special Delivery

    9 of 13

    Boring is buying a single bouquet of buds. Buy fresh-cut flowers that will arrive once a month, for the next year.

    SHOP NOW: Bouqs Club Subscription, $36 a month, cancellable at any time (single bouqs also available for special occasions)

  • The Sweetest Thing

    10 of 13

    Instead of baking your basic cookies, make a batch from the to-die-for Milk Bar Momofuku mix.

    SHOP NOW: Momofuku Milk Bar Cookie Mix, $17

  • Picture This

    11 of 13

    Skip the framed pic of you and your significant other and create a cool album of your favorite photos together.

    SHOP NOW: Mosaic by Mixbook, 20 photos for $20

  • Scent of a Man

    12 of 13

    An ordinary cologne is expected. Buying a socially conscious scent made from organic vetiver, which helps Haitian farmers devastated by the 2010 earthquake, is not.

    SHOP NOW: The 7 Virtues Vetiver of Haiti, $70

  • Most Wanted

    13 of 13

    Avoid getting the wrong gift and use the personal shopping service Wantful to choose 12 items within your price range. They'll print and send out a customized catalogue to the lucky recipient.

    Shop Now: Wantful, prices depend on your budget

    NEXT ON GLO: Up the Sexy Factor of Your Bedroom...Fast

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