Be your own valentine – the anti-Valentine's Day list
There's no way around it: the Valentine's Day commercial has started again. Commercial stuff, we think. And how about forever single and never ready to mingle peeps? We believe in more being your own valentine. We have some ideas about it. Here you go: our list is full of anti-Valentine's Day. Don't mention it.
Are you head and heels for Valentine's Day (or do you see Valentine's Day as an opportunity to have an extensive dinner)? Then you should visit these restaurants.
No roses at Zielinski & Rozen. Being nice to yourself is treating yourself to something really delicious. Zielinski & Rozen has three limited edition gift sets, the best gift to yourself. All three are nice, so it will be difficult to choose. For your convenience, we will list them for you:
- Gift Box #1: Everyday body care gift box All in one. It's possible. This set with shower gel, body cream, anti-perspirant roll on and body scrub is a package deal. In the scent of vetiver and lemon, orange and jasmine & rosemary and lemon you always smell delicious.
- Gift Box #2: Gift box for daily body care. A curated box full of everyday luxury. A shower gel, body butter, and antiperspirant roll-on with the scents of black pepper, vetiver, neroli, and amber. And also a body scrub with the scents of rosemary & lemon or orange & jasmine.
- Perhaps the most fun: the discovery gift box with various scents. Want to become familiar with some surprising scents? There are! Pink pepper, elemi, cinnamon, leather, but also leather, sandalwood, and amber. And even more. Let yourself be surprised. Do it!
And of course you can personalize your note to self leave on a handmade Valentine's card.
We really can't get enough of sex toys. We previously highlighted some of our own favorites for under (and above) the sheets. You can find our favorite sex toys here. Anyway, this Valentine's Day you're just going to work on yourself.
With the toys van Self Studies you not only have a very nice toy, but also a beautiful accessory for your bedside table. Better than a bunch of flowers if you ask us. You're welcome.
Fancy something? extra tension but preferably something more subtleThen check out this list with a beautiful candle that melts into massage oil, a massage oil with CBD for extra relaxation, or a very discreet toy.
Also fun: this time it falls on a weekend! So grab our weekend tips and get out and about. Want to do something? Then we suggest dating yourself. Or just your partner.
Where should you go? Just grab the weekend tips!
Whether you hate Valentine's Day because it's too commercial or you're actually a little sad that you won't receive a rose (it'll be okay, honey), February 14 is all about sales... uhh love. And while we don't participate in it, we can still learn more about it.
Relationship guru Esther Perel (a follow-up tip anyway, her podcasts are the bomb). a nice interview about love, monogamy and Tinder dating.
Roanne van Voorst takes an even more progressive approach. She wrote the book 'Six of us in bedabout the future of love. It discusses medications that can make/keep you in love, robots for sex, and sologamists.
Red roses? Well, you mean red wine. And preferably an affordable but tasty one wine under ten euros per bottle.
Drowning your love sorrows is an option. But things can also be different with non-alcoholic ones booze. Okay, that's not real evil, but tasty. And it keeps you fit and handsome. With this one non-alcoholic wines you have a nice evening with your mates and you are also the female (or male) the next day.
Even more wine! We will redirect you to our wine page. Another great tip? Visit a vineyard. Read all about it here.
Yes! We like this, because sleeping somewhere different is always a good idea. Whether you like it commercial or not. So, here it is: great places to stay throughout the country with great accommodations. Valentine-ish extras: This is where you'll sleep best on Valentine's Day. And you know what? Maybe it's even more fun to go alone; a whole night of pampering followed by a good breakfast? Give us a call.
Team Valentine? Team Anti-Valentine? Either way, we all have to drink – all day, every day. And if you are the type of person who tends to forget this (or know someone who does): the limited edition Valentine's Day Quencher in Berry Truffle from Stanley 1913 helps you get started with lots of sips. Because Valentine's Day is also about taking care of yourself, or caring for someone else.
This limited edition isn't available in the Netherlands, so if you're last minute, order one or run to Bijenkorf for one of the other fun pink Stanleys. Bijenkorf has about 50 pink options. We've selected the leak-proof one. IceFlow Flip Straw en Aerolight Transit Mug have tested and are fans of it.
Let us then conclude this list with a plea that we may enjoy to be free – within yourself, in a relationship, or without a partner. After reading these books, you'll be able to shed some of society's constraints and be happy with who you are.
• Unbound by Nina Pierson: How cultural norms and deep-seated beliefs shaped her choices as a woman.
• Untamed Life by Glennon Doyle: a call for women to let go of societal expectations and embrace their true, 'wild' selves.
• The second half of your life By Susan Smit: This book is about love, growth, connecting with nature, and connecting with yourself. A perfect book for all women longing for peace.
