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What are the best Valentine’s Day gifts for women? That’s not an easy question to answer. While the best gifts for men tend to be practical (forget socks – Bluetooth earbuds are a better bet these days), the best gifting ideas for women can be more expressive. Clothes, accessories, jewellery, bath gifts or flowers could all work – but how do you know which is the right gift for her?
Luckily, the Telegraph Recommended team has being doing its research. Below, you’ll find this year’s most sought-after Valentine’s Day presents, from Elemis gift sets to The White Company diffusers, Look Fantastic value sets and jewellery from Astrid & Miyu. You’re guaranteed to find something she’s already had her eye on.
And so, ranging from well under £20 to a very generous £480, here are our top Valentine’s presents for your wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter, grandmother, mother-in-law or friend in 2024. In case you’ve left it until the last minute, for each of our top ideas we’ve indicated how long it will take to be delivered. The full list is below, but if you’re in a rush, here’s a quick look at our top five:
The best Valentine’s Day gifts for her in 2024, at a glance
- Best overall Valentine’s Day gift for her - The White Company Electronic Diffuser
- Best Valentine’s Day flowers - Valentine’s Luxury Dozen Red Roses
- Best Valentine’s Day gift for your girlfriend - Virgin Experience Spa Day Out
- Best Valentine’s Day gift for wives - The View from The Shard and Dinner
- Best candle gift for her - Diptyque Baies and Roses Duo
Best Valentine’s Day gifts for her
1. The White Company Electronic Diffuser
Best overall Valentine’s Day gift for her
- Quickest delivery: next day from £7.95
Set the intimate mood with this stylish diffuser that pairs with any fragrance oil. Try Santa Rosa (£10) for romantic, Noir (£10) for sensuous or Blanc (£10) for simple. It has four time settings and fills a whole room with scent at the touch of a button. It helps that it doubles as an ornament.
£70
Price at
The White Company
- Quickest delivery: next day, £7.50
It has to be red roses for Valentine’s Day and you won’t find much better quality than this bunch from Interflora, with 12 large specially selected roses. If you really love her, you can splash out to 18 roses (£91) or 24 roses (£116).
£66
Price at
Interflora
- Delivery once a month for three months
Why stop at one bunch: give the gift of fresh flowers once a month, for three months with this well priced Bloom & Wild gift subscription. It works out at £23.33 per bunch. That’s a pretty good deal considering the average bunch at Bloom & Wild costs nearer £30.
£70
Price at
Bloom & Wild
4. Virgin Experience Spa Day Out
£147.50, Virgin Experience Days
Best Valentine’s Day gift for girlfriends
- 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 with your girlfriend 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 thousands of gift vouchers on offer at Virgin Experience Days. (Quick tip: spa days also make amazing gifts for men – even though they’ll never come out and ask for one.)
£147.50
Price at
Virgin Experience Days
5. The View from The Shard and Dinner with Fizz at Marco Pierre White for Two
Best Valentine’s Day gift for wives
- Quickest delivery: instant, via online voucher
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.
£91
Price at
Buy A Gift
- Quickest delivery: instant, via online voucher
For the lady in your life who prefers buying her own presents, perhaps this Dinner and Dine package from Bicester Village which includes use of reserved parking, a hands-free shopping experience and a three course dinner at The Farmshop, La Tua Pasta or Shan Shui.
£70
Price at
Bicester Village
- Sunday lunch served between 12.30 and 5pm
For a high-class romantic treat, book her in for the new Sunday roast at Claridge’s Restaurant, recently returned to its full 1920s art deco splendour by designer Bryan O’Sullivan. Mains include Herefordshire rib of beef, roast black leg chicken or grilled monkfish tail and the show-stopping puddings including apple crumble, lemon meringue tart and a five-ways chocolate dish that she will be talking about for weeks.
From£75
Price at
Claridge's
- 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 Baies and Roses duo of scented candles is a Valentine’s Day special. The two candles are designed to burn side by side, the scents complimenting each other to evoke a wild garden with aromas of a berries and roses.
£118
Price at
Selfridges
Valentine’s Day if the best time to gift lingerie but you want to make sure it’s something she’ll actually want to wear - Dora Larsen prides itself on creating colourful sets that she’ll come back to long past Valentine’s Day. If you want something a little more sensual, try Lounge’s Charmed Balcony Bra (£40).
£68
Price at
Dora Larsen
Heart-shaped presents can be a little cliche for Valentine’s Day but I’m particularly fond of this heart-shaped frying pan from Tefal, perfect for pancakes or omelettes.
£19
Price at
Argos
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 10pm, £4.95
A classic for a reason, the Dior J’adore eau de parfum comes in a thin, hourglass shaped bottle. The scent combines ylang ylang, Damascus rose, jasmine and tuberose. Dior Perfumer-Creator François Demachy once said, “J’adore invents a flower that does not exist.”
£97
Price at
Boots
12. Elemis The Jetsetters Edit Gift Set
Best Elemis gift set
- Quickest delivery: next day, £5.95
British skincare stalwart Elemis specialises in anti-ageing but manages to be equally as popular among the younger audiences meaning, essentially, you can’t go wrong. Just don’t go so far as to suggest she actually needs the anti-ageing properties.
£65
Price at
Elemis
- Quickest delivery is next day, £5
Selena Gomez’ Rare Beauty has launched a new body care range just in time for Valentine’s Day. This body lotion is lightweight with a subtle scent designed to be lathered post bath. The chunky packaging is beautiful enough for display.
£28
Price at
Space NK
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 10pm, £4.95
Women don’t have it easy, and it’s only fair they enjoy an indulgent bath every now and again. This rejuvenating blend of rose, geranium and palmarosa from Aromatherapy Associates is designed to be smothered all over your body before stepping into a bath or shower.
£55
Price at
Boots
- 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.
£16.80
Price at
Amazon
- Quickest delivery: 1-3 days via DPD
Santa Maria Novella have been making fragrances in Florence since the year 1221 – long enough to know what gifts women like. Melograno is their best-known fragrance, recreating the scent of an evergreen garden with spices and sweet herbs, and this reed diffuser looks as classy as it smells.
£80
Price at
Santa Maria Novella
- Quickest delivery: next day, £5.95
In a saturated skincare industry, The Ordinary has pulled back the frills and simply produces single or minimal ingredient products without the bells and whistles. This gift set includes its Multi-Peptide HA Serum, Multi-Peptide Eye Serum and Multi Peptide Lash and Brow Serum.
£26.32
Price at
Look Fantastic
- Quickest delivery: next day for £5.95
Online beauty retailer Look Fantastic has packaged up seven full sized products into a value gift set, priced at £55. Inside you’ll find Elemis face cream, a Beauty Works hair mask, a Morphe eyeshadow palette plus brushes and more from Rodial, Ciaté and EVE LOM.
£55
Price at
Look Fantastic
19. Astrid & Miyu Bold Initial Gold Necklace
Best jewellery Valentine’s Day gift for her
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 3pm, £4.95
Available in silver or gold, this pendant necklace comes in every letter from A-Z so whether you’re buying her initial or yours for her to wear around her neck, you’re covered. It sits on a dainty chain so as not to draw away from the main event and the length of it makes it perfect for layering over shorter necklaces.
£140
Price at
Astrid & Miyu
- Quickest delivery: 1-2 days, £3.95
The rumours are true, Pandora is cool again (new faces of the brand include Selma Blair and Halle Bailey) and this Elevated Heart Ring has the perfect pop of colour surrounded by crystals. Elegance at a doable price.
£60
Price at
Pandora
21. Monica Vinader Leather Oval Jewellery Box
Best useful Valentine’s gift for her
- Quickest delivery: next working day, £7.95
Affordable fine jewellery brand Monica Vinader is selling this practical leather jewellery box in a variety of rich jewel tones. I’m particularly taken by this avocado green. It’s both opulent enough to be displayed on a dressing table and small enough for travel, plus you can add a complimentary gold monogram for a completely personalised gift.
£65
Price at
Monica Vinader
22. Pasta Evangelists Classic Pasta Making Kit
Best Valentine’s Day gift for foodies
- Quickest delivery: up to three days for £3.95
A kit complete with a square ravioli stamp, gnocci board and fluted pasta cutter plus Italian flour and salt, a rolling pin and recipe cards for a fun homemade pasta session - just add water.
£24
Price at
Not On The High Street
23. Imp & Maker Ultimate Bubbles & Breakfast In Bed Hamper
Best Valentine’s Day hamper
- Quickest delivery: next day for free
Breakfast in bed is unfailingly romantic and luxury deli Imp & Maker has just made it a whole load easier with their Ultimate Bubbles and Breakfast in Bed Hamper. Inside you’ll find apple juice, coffee bags, smoked salmon, sourdough, jam, strawberries, eggs, truffles and to top if off, a bottle of champagne.
£125
Price at
Imp & Maker
- Quickest delivery: next day for £8.95
Simply the hottest hair accessory of 2024 yet slightly outside the realm of an everyday buy, she’ll definitely thank you for buying her a Good Squish scrunchie. The company started after founder Billie Cronin found herself constantly sewing herself scrunchies from napkins.
£40
Price at
Selfridges
- Quickest delivery: next day from £4.95
Trust us, the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser will become as well used as her kettle (and she might even share). The hot chocolate machine designed by Dualit creates smooth, whipped hot chocolate in just two and a half minutes. You can choose from Hotel Chocolat’s own range of hot chocolate, which includes milk, vanilla, salted caramel and a few Valentine’s flavours like mince pie, apple pie and ginger.
£99.95
Price at
Hotel Chocolat
- Quickest delivery: standard, £7.99
And here come the alcohol gifts. Amie is French for a female friend and this rosé has been specifically designed to be shared. The wine is a pale, crisp wine produced in the south of France with hints of citrus and peach. The bottle has been designed by artist Jessica Yolanda Kaye and £1 from each sale goes to providing safe drinking water around the world. Plus, they do say that organic wine gives you less of a hangover...
£19
Price at
amie
- Quickest delivery: within 60 minutes on Ocado Zoom, delivery prices calculated on checkout
Still pink (of course), but this time with bubbles, Perrier-Jouet’s classic Blason Rosé celebrates the love affair between the house’s founders Pierre-Nicola Perrier and Adèle Jouët, over 200 years ago. What could be more Valentines-y? It’s a prestige cuvée of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, with just a hint of pomegranate. If you order on the Ocado Zoom app (greater London only), it could be at your door within the hour. That could get you out of a scrape, eh?
£75
Price at
Ocado
28. Partner in Wine Merlot Insulated Wine Bottle
Best Valentine’s present for a wine lover
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order by 12pm, £8
Nobody likes a warm bottle of wine. Treat a wine-loving lady to this insulated bottle, which can fit an entire bottle of wine. The deep merlot colourway is perfect for Valentine’s Day, though it comes in an array of other colours including a rather tempting limited edition sage green.
£35
Price at
Partner in Wine
- Quickest delivery: next day for free with Amazon Prime
An excellent bottle of gin satisfies most gift-giving situations, not least Valentine’s. This Edinburgh Gin Valentine’s special is a pink gin with floral and citrus notes from camomile and lime. Serve with a wedge of lime for a perfect pre-dinner tipple.
£23.49
Price at
Amazon
- Quickest delivery: next day for £12
Here’s a department store special. Crafted by German chocolatiers and presented in an elegant baby pink box, Harrods’ Milk Chocolate Raspberries are a true indulgence. They can be properly enjoyed at around 9pm on Valentine’s Day, when you’re full from dinner but craving something a little sweet.
£18
Price at
John Lewis
31. Eizabeth Scarlett Starry Sky Everyday Pouch
Best personalised Valentine’s Day gift for her
- Quickest delivery: 3-5 working days, £5
Aside from being a beautifully embroidered and versatile pouch – it works as a make-up bag, clutch bag or purse – each purchase from Elizabeth Scarlett also gives two per cent of profits towards the preservation of wild animals. There are nearly 50 designs including this Alphabet Everyday Pouch, which can be purchased with any letter of the alphabet and monogrammed with up to three initials for £14 extra.
£35
Price at
Elizabeth Scarlett
- Quickest delivery: next day, £7.50
Just like LEGO, Tamagotchi and Barbie, stuffed Jellycat toys are having a come back. That’s among adults by the way, not kids. These cute love locks are the perfect addition to her collection, or you can opt for the cheaper Plush Heart (£17).
£30
Price at
John Lewis
- Quickest delivery: 2-3 days if you order before 12pm, £9.95
Eye masks don’t come better than this 22 momme Mulberry silk Drowsy buy which gives a complete blackout while remaining comfortable against the skin. It’s the kind of thing you’ll end up buying for your partner then stealing back (take it from my boyfriend).
£59
Price at
Drowsy
34. The White Company Cotton Classic Robe
Best cosy Valentine’s Day gift for her
- Quickest delivery: next day from £7.95
Cosy presents are a running theme throughout this gift guide. Lazy mornings with a cup of tea around the breakfast table and chilly nights in front of the fire, wrapped up in a cotton robe and cashmere socks (£36).
£65
Price at
The White Company
- Quickest delivery: next day in some London postcodes, otherwise 3-5 days (free for orders over £50)
Talking of nightwear, the most desirable pyjamas are from Desmond & Dempsey – although their new Art Of The Night collection is designed to be worn as loungewear around the home as well. (Think cosy linen instead of sheer silk.) There are dozens of styles, so you might be better off getting her a gift card and letting her choose her own.
From£50
Price at
Desmond & Dempsey
- Quickest delivery: 1-7 days for free
This beautiful piece from Our Place’s collection will become the most versatile piece of equipment in the kitchen, perfect for stews, roasts, soups, casseroles, and even baking cakes. It comes in a number of shades, but we love this azul which will add a pop of colour to a worktop.
£140
Price at
Our Place
- Quickest delivery: next day from £7.50
To any newborn babies reading this – or, at a pinch, their fathers – the best gift for a new mum is something soft and snuggly to help her through the sleepless nights walking to the crib and back. How about these sheepskin and suede slippers, available in five colours? (That’s right, UGG is back in fashion; their classic mini boot is selling fast.)
£89.99
Price at
Amazon
38. Cutter & Squidge Mixed Mini Brownie Box
Best baked Valentine’s gift for her
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order before 4pm, from £6.90
Inside this brownie box by family-run, all natural bakery Cutter & Squidge you’ll find flavours including chocolate nutella, slated caramel and millionaire shortbread. They also sell a No Nuts Mixed Mini Brownie Box (£15.99).
£15.99
Price at
Cutter & Squidge
- Quickest delivery: next day, £4.99
For your friend who needs a boost this Valentine’s Day, this well priced M&S gift bag includes two 20cl bottles of prosecco, a bar of dark milk chocolate, Marc de Champagne truffles, a Restore Candle and an M&S shopping bag.
£35
Price at
Marks & Spencer
- Quickest delivery: next day from £7.50
Fitbit is still the biggest name in fitness trackers and the Charge 6 is a bestseller, now fully integrated with Google. This means you can get maps directly on your Fitbit, especially useful if you’re gifting a runner. It also measures cardio fitness level, sleep score, blood oxygen levels and skin temperature and has an impressive seven day battery life. Practical, if not romantic.
£119.99
Price at
Fitbit
- Quickest delivery: next day for £5.70
If she’s still debating whether she needs a pair of wireless earbuds, this is your chance to buy her a pair. If she’s got an iPhone, these Apple AirPod Pros offer the most seamless Bluetooth connection – but aren’t compatible with non-Apple devices. If that’s the case, I’d recommend the Beats Fit Pro (£220) which now come in a lovely Stone Purple.
£229
Price at
John Lewis
- 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
- Quickest delivery: next day if you order before 12pm, £5.95
For a practical option, perhaps this Chelsea Backpack from Antler which has plenty of space for work or a weekend away. Its high spec features include a laptop pocket, a removable packing pocket for shoes or a change of clothes and even internal packing straps for light compression.
£26.32
Price at
Look Fantastic
- Quickest delivery: five days, free
If you’re up for spending over £400 on a gift (lucky her), this is the one to go for. As we know from testing the best hair curlers, Dyson’s high-tech Airwrap 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 nickel and copper model. Go on, splash out. It’ll be worth it.
£479.99
Price at
John Lewis
- Quickest delivery: next day for free with Amazon Prime
This Philips IPL made our guide to the best epilators, where our tester put bluntly, “If you are hairy and pale, this will change your life.” Essentially, it brings laser hair removal into the home, but beware, the laser technology needs a contrast of colour to work - so it will be the most effective on pale legs and dark hair.
£351.18
Price at
Amazon
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