The best Valentines gifts for her: top present ideas to buy the woman in your life in 2023
A bouquet of flowers and a romantic meal are the classic moves when it comes to buying Valentine's Day gifts for her. While there's nothing wrong with those (we have some excellent options below), if you want to find something a little different this year, we've prepared a guide to 2023's best gifts for your wife, girlfriend – or any other special woman in your life.
In case you've left it until the last minute, we've also indicated how long each of these gifts will take to be delivered. Scroll down for our top 24 gift ideas. Here's a quick look at our top five:
The best Valentine's Day gift for her in 2023, at a glance
Best Valentine's Day gift for your girlfriend - The View from The Shard and Dinner for Two with Fizz at Marco Pierre White
Best Valentine's Day gift for your wife - Fortnum & Mason "For My Sweetheart" Hamper
Best jewellery Valentine's Day gift - Pandora Infinity Knot Ring
Best Valentine's Day flowers - Interflora Hand-tied Flower Bouquet
Best Valentine's Day chocolate - Hotel Chocolat Tipples & Treats: Chocolate & Fizz Collection
Best Valentine's Day gifts for her
1. The White Company Electronic Diffuser
Best Valentine's Day gift overall
Quickest delivery: next day from £7.95
Pair this stylish diffuser with any fragrance or essential oil for instant calm and relaxation. It has four time settings and fills a whole room with scent at the touch of a button.
£70
Price at
The White Company
2. Virgin Experience Spa Day Out
Best Valentine's Day experience gift
Quickest delivery: instant, via online voucher
The best thing to spend your money on is experiences, they always say. It's definitely one of the best things to receive. Spend quality time and find inner peace while you're at it with a spa and massage experience for two at the Montcalm Royal London House, one of 3,000 gift vouchers on offer at Virgin Experience Days.
£145
Price at
Virgin Experience Days
3. The View from The Shard and Dinner with Fizz at Marco Pierre White for Two
Best Valentine's Day gift for your girlfriend
Quickest delivery: instant, via online voucher
Usefully discounted ahead of Valentine's Day, this three course meal voucher from a set menu at Marco's New York Italian, along with entrance tickets for two people to The View from The Shard is something a bit special. The ticket includes a digital photo package, so you'll have something to remember it by.
£90
Price at
Buy A Gift
4. Hotel Chocolat Tipples & Treats: Chocolate & Fizz Collection
Best Valentine's Day chocolate
Quickest delivery: next day from £4.95
Hotel Chocolat does sell heart-shaped chocolate gifts, but we prefer this Chocolate and Fizz Collection. Inside you'll find a selection of chocolate macarons, pink champagne truffles, the Everything H-Box, a small bottle of Prosecco and a sachet of milky hot chocolate flakes.
£40
Price at
Hotel Chocolat
5. Aromatherapy Associates Rose Bath and Shower Oil
Best Valentine's Day bath gift
Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 10pm, £4.95
This rejuvenating blend of rose, geranium and palmarosa is designed to be smothered all over your body before stepping into a bath or shower. There's little more romantic than bringing the spa inside your own bedroom.
£50
Price at
Boots
6. Panzer's Breakfast Hamper
Best breakfast in bed gift
Fast nationwide delivery
Breakfast in bed is unfailingly romantic and luxury deli Panzer's has just made it a whole load easier with their Breakfast Box. Inside you'll find smoked salmon, bagels, cream cheese, granola, nectarine juice and a lemon.
£38
Price at
Panzer's
7. Melt Red Chocolate Valentine's Heart
Best Valentine's heart
Quickest delivery: next day for £5.12 or same day within Greater London for £10.69
We had to have something heart-shaped on a guide to Valentine's gifts and Melt's chocolates are as classy as you can get. You can hide a message inside this 12cm-tall dark chocolate gift, to be discovered when it's cracked open. They also come in a gold flaked style and, for £5 extra, a delicious, gooey (but not crackable) gianduja and caramel version.
£30
Price at
Melt
8. Fortnum and Mason "For My Sweetheart" Hamper
Best Valentine's Day gift for your wife
Quickest delivery: next day from £9.95
Set inside a classic Fortnum and Mason wicker basket, this wonderful hamper has a selection of St Valentine's Tea, chocolate covered raspberries, salted caramel chocolate truffles and honey and lavender shortbread. Everything is individually packaged in red and teal boxes, including a keepsake tea tin.
£80
Price at
Fortnum and Mason
9. Pandora Infinity Knot Ring
Best Valentine's Day jewellery gift
Quickest delivery: 1 - 2 days for £5.99 or free click and collect from store within two hours
This sterling silver Pandora Infinity Ring is a sweet show of affection without being outwardly showy or cheesy. An infinity knot represents the strength of a connection - an unbreakable bond. As a bonus, it's also budget-friendly.
£25
Price at
Pandora
10. Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial Gift Box
Best Valentine's Day champagne gift
Quickest delivery: next day free with Amazon Prime membership
Left it to the 11th hour to buy that special gift? All is not lost. You can still raise a toast with this bright, fruity pink champagne, which is available with speedy delivery. Bless Amazon Prime.
£39
Price at
Amazon
11. Silk and Lace lingerie set
Best lingerie Valentine's Day gift
Quckest delivery: next day if you order by 8pm, £4.99
Rosie Huntington Whitley is the name of M&S' lingerie and this boudoir style bra and knicker set is as flattering as the rest of the collection. The set is made with soft silk and framed with French-designed lace. It's the perfect lingerie present without being too risqué.
£45
Price at
Marks & Spencer
12. Bathtub Gin Rose & Cardamom edition
Best Valentine's Day gin gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £6.95
If she's more of a gin drinker, what says Valentine's Day better than roses and bathtubs? This Bathtub Gin by Ableforth's is infused with flavours of rose and cardamom in addition to the classic botanicals the brand is known for. Pop it in a globe gin glass, top it up with tonic, and you've got the perfect accompaniment to a relaxing evening bath.
£37
Price at
Master of Malt
13. The White Company Cashmere Socks
Best Valentine's Day gift from The White Company
Quickest delivery: next day from £7.95
Socks simply don't come better than these Cashmere Bed Socks from The White Company, and anyone will love this timeless striped grey design. They're perfect for keeping toes cosy in bed, or wearing around the house on Sundays.
£36
Price at
The White Company
14. Jo Malone
Best perfume Valentine's Day gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £7.50
Jo Malone's bestselling perfume, Pomegranate Noir smells like pomegranate and lilies, warmed by base notes of guaiacwood and patchouli. It's a cult brand, and many women's signature scent for good reason.
£78
Price at
John Lewis
15. Hand-tied flower bouquet
Best Valentine's Day flowers
Quickest delivery: same day for £10
If you're looking for a flower delivery service, opt for Interflora: it uses local florists to create reasonably priced bespoke arrangements that are delivered to your door (some with same-day delivery). You can choose your colour scheme and add individual requests (eg. 'pink flowers are Mum's favourite').
£32
Price at
Interflora
16. Le Creuset Cast Iron Heart Shaped Casserole with Heart Knob
Best Valentine's Day Le Creuset gift
Quickest delivery: 3-5 days from £4.95
This iconic piece from Le Creuset's cast iron collection will become the most versatile piece of equipment in the kitchen, perfect for stews, roasts, soups, casseroles, and even baking heart shaped cakes. How romantic. The heart-shaped knob is also heat resistant.
£199
Price at
Le Creuset
17. The Mela Weighted Blanket
Best practical Valentine's Day gift
Quickest delivery: next day free with Amazon Prime membership
This Mela Weighted Blanket topped The Telegraph's list of the best weighted blankets for a reason. It's filled with hypoallergenic weighted glass pellets and an ultra-soft textured cover, that feels like a smoother version of velvet. The cotton is breathable, preventing you from getting too hot at night.
£99
Price at
Amazon
18. Diptyque Roses Candle
Best Valentine's Day candle gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £5
Diptyque is the name in high-end candles, founded in Paris and known for exceptional quality and beautiful design. This Roses scented candle evokes the aromas of an English country garden, emitting a light, pretty fragrance.
£54
Price at
Space NK
19. Fitbit Inspire 2
Best Valentine's Day tech gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £7.50
It's a common misconception that you have to break the bank to buy a fitness watch, but this Fitbit watch suggests otherwise. For less than £50, you get a tracker of activity, heart-rate and sleep, as well as a battery that lasts up to 10 days.
£45
Price at
John Lewis
20. Partner in Wine insulated bottle
Best Valentine's Day wine present
Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 9pm, £8
Nobody likes a warm bottle of wine. With the weather on the cusp of turning and picnics in the park or drinks in the garden once again on the horizon, treat the wine-lover in your life to an insulated bottle that can fit an entire bottle of wine. For £20 each, you can also buy matching tumblers.
£35
Price at
Selfridges
21. This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray
Best budget Valentine's Day gift
Quickest delivery: next day free with Amazon Prime membership
This calming sleep spray is a perennial favourite with our readers. It’s scented with relaxing lavender, vetiver and camomile and, in an independent study, 89 per cent of users fell asleep faster after using it.
£16
Price at
Amazon
22. John Lewis Stripe Cotton Pyjama Set
Best Valentine's Day pyjama gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £7.50
A cosy pair of cotton pyjamas is one of life's great luxuries. This light pink set from John Lewis has a relaxed, easy fit with an elasticated waistband. The strong, clean lines keep them stylish.
£38
Price at
Liberty
23. Lululemon Align High-Rise Pant 25"
Best fitness Valentine's Day gift
Quickest delivery: 3-5 days, free
Iconic for a reason, Lululemon Aligns are widely hailed as the comfiest leggings in existence thanks to Lululemon's trademarked Nulu fabric. It's a blend of 81 per cent Nylon and 19 per cent Lycra elastane which gives the leggings a four-way stretch and a weightless feel.
£88
Price at
Lululemon
24. Bondi Sands Best of Bondi Set
Best beauty Valentine's Day gift
Quickest delivery: next day from £4.95
It might not sound romantic, but this is one of the most sought-after beauty products right now, so if Valentine's Day is about giving her what she really wants, it might be a surprise winner. The cult self-tanning company's gift box, worth £100, includes their Aero One Hour Express, Self Tanning Foam Dark, Self Tanning Foam Liquid Gold, Self Tan Eraser, One Hour Express Self Tanning Face Mist, Everyday Gradual Tanning Milk, Matte One Day Tan, an Application Mitt, and Face Lotion.
£50
Price at
Boots
25. Dyson Supersonic Gift Edition in Topaz Orange
Best haircare Valentine's day gift
Quickest delivery: next day, free
If you're up for spending over £300 on a gift (lucky her), this is the one to go for. As we know from testing the best hair dryers, Dyson's high-tech Supersonic is by far the most sought-after. It's almost permanently sold out, so you'll have to move fast to get your hands on this limited-edition gift set, in topaz orange with a Byzantine purple presentation case. It'll be worth it.
£330
Price at
Dyson
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