Valentine. Online. Don’t leave your partner any excuse this Valentine’s Day! Every item on the list of loveliness below – with something for every budget – can be bought online and delivered to your door…
Don’t leave your partner any excuse this Valentine’s Day! Every item on the list of loveliness below can be bought online and delivered to your door.
We’ve made sure there is something for every budget, too.
Just forward your sweetheart the link, and you should be duly and delightfully gifted this 14th February.
Rifle Paper Co. ‘You’re A Fox’ card
One of five beautiful Valentine’s Day cards on carefully chosen stock, from boutique US stationery brand Rifle Paper Co.
Available from Grey Lynn, Auckland-based gifts and homewares site FatherRabbit.com for $8.95 at their shop at 14 Cockburn St, Grey Lynn, Auckland phone (09) 360 2573, or shop online at www.fatherrabbit.com
OPI ‘Romeo and Joliet’ nail polish
You can’t go past OPI for fabulous – and so wittily named – nail polish colours. Plus: we all need at least one great red in our arsenal of Valentine’s Day seduction for $24.90 at stockists and online at www.vivobeauty.co.nz. Note: OPI have a fun nail studio on their website, where you can adjust the hand and nail length to reflect your own, and then try on colours at www.globalbeauty.co.nz/brands/opi.
Mr Vintage ‘I Do’ singlet
Romance, plus an opportunity to support marriage equality for all New Zealanders, in one sweet gift. The ‘I Do’ singlet is 100% combed cotton, pre-shrunk to minimise shrinkage, lightweight and side-seamed ‘for that tailored cut’. The ‘I Do’ graphic is also available in a crew-neck tee (men) and as a singlet, crew- or v-neck tee (women). Bonus: all are on sale ($19.95, down from $35).
Visit their store at 302B Great North Road Grey Lynn (09) 300 6225 or shop online at www.mrvintage.co.nz
Daniel le Brun Rosé NV
New Rosé NV is the first new release from Daniel Le Brun in TBA years. It’s a methode traditionelle (sparkling) rosé, and was awarded four stars in the recent Cuisine awards. It also tastes very nice and is super-pretty! Daniel le Brun suggest you pair it with proscuitto, raspberries or white chocolate – sounds like the food of love. Available for $29.99 at www.lk.co.nz
Davines Love Curl Shampoo and Conditioner
If you’re tempted to treat yourself this February 14, you can’t go past something decadent for your hair – it’ll be a gift that keeps giving. Davines is suitably luxurious, as well as carbon neutral with food grade packaging that’s designed to reuse. Danny Pato, Director of top Ponsonby salon D&M, says "Davines LOVE CURL Shampoo and Conditioner are the perfect products if you’re after those big, sexy, bouncy Beyonce curls.” They retail for $33 and $34 respectively. Call 0800 25 25 30 for stockists or visit www.hairworks.co.nz
Hailwood ‘Zora’ print
Adrian Hailwood is a New Zealand Fashion Week regular, as well as a widely respected designer (and an absolute honey). Hailwood prints are standout and as well as featuring them on seasonal collections, the designer offers them for sale as artworks via his online store. ‘Zara’ (width: 50.3cm, height: 64.8cm) is arguably the most romantic, though any of the four on offer would make an exquisite and enduring gift ($150). Available at www.hailwoodstore.co.nz
‘Fracas’ fragrance
Stella Tenant, Madonna, Kim Basinger, Carolina Herrera and Courtney Love have all named iconic, ultra-feminine ‘Fracas’ as one of their favourite fragrances. Created by Haute Couturier Robert Piguet (who trained Givenchy, Balmain and Dior), Fracas was launched in 1948 and is a white floral defined by its tuberose, long-lasting and intense. Lavish praise for Fracas abounds, but this from Italian blogger Nero Profumo sums it up wonderfully: “In a world where Mitsouko is considered the reference ‘chypre’ and Chanel No.5 the reference ‘aldehydic floral’, Fracas is the reference ‘tuberose’. A classic and slightly buttery…with a strong and ostentatious personality. Loud and a tad vulgar yet incredibly compelling.” It is $199 for 50ml Eau de Parfum available at WORLD Beauty www.worldbrand.co.nz
Matina Amanita ‘Cherry Bomb’ bracelet
Love doesn’t have to be too serious (and it’s sweeter than cherries). Made of gold-plated brass with charms, this Matina Amanita bracelet has quite the designer pedigree. Creator Matina Sukhahuta trained at top design schools Central St Martins and Parsons, and in addition to the Manita Amanita brand she designs ‘M.A. for Sretsis’ jewellery to accessorise her sister’s internationally successful collections. $285 with free shipping at shop.rubynz.com
By Julie Roulston www.twitter.com/JulsNZ
7 February 2013
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