Love is in the air! We’ve curated our Top 9 Picks for the perfect Val’s Day Gift – as recommended by our contributors and editors!
1. Choose Love Live
This Valentine’s Day Choose Love LIVE! is coming to the Jazz Café, with live performances from: The Waeve, The Big Pink, Gia Ford and Nuha Ruby Ra plus DJ sets from Nabihah Iqbal, Nadine Shah, Swim Deep and Lou Hayter – with all profits going directly to the emergency fundraiser for Turkey and Syria earthquake response, via Choose Love. Choose Love helps provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving rescue boats to food and legal advice.
Tuesday 14th February. Tickets are £35.00 and available here
2. Loving Kindness Workshop at East of Eden
Loving Kindness Workshop at East of Eden on 11th February 2023 230pm-430pm £15. Available both online & in their London studio.
As we approach St Valentines Day we may feel that the celebration of romantic love is a little overwhelming, whether we are in a romantic relationship or not, but love can be celebrated in so many ways. Love for our family and friends, animals, nature, universal love and love for oneself. During our time together we will use the practices of yin yoga, meditation and guided mantra chanting to gently peel back the layers of our energetic body (the pancha koshas) to realise our blissful self; the self that is made of prema (love) and karuna (compassion). Once we have experienced that we are love we will then extend that love outward towards all beings.
This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practices beyond asana, whether you have an established practice or are newer to yoga and meditation. The workshop will be accessible for everyone.
3. Crosstown Val’s Dough bites
Loving Kindness Workshop at East of Eden on 11th February 2023 230pm-430pm £15. Available both online & in their London studio.
As we approach St Valentines Day we may feel that the celebration of romantic love is a little overwhelming, whether we are in a romantic relationship or not, but love can be celebrated in so many ways. Love for our family and friends, animals, nature, universal love and love for oneself. During our time together we will use the practices of yin yoga, meditation and guided mantra chanting to gently peel back the layers of our energetic body (the pancha koshas) to realise our blissful self; the self that is made of prema (love) and karuna (compassion). Once we have experienced that we are love we will then extend that love outward towards all beings.
This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practices beyond asana, whether you have an established practice or are newer to yoga and meditation. The workshop will be accessible for everyone.
4. HOOHAA
Luxury fragrance platform and subscription service, HOOHAA, specialising in unisex, niche and artisan-made fragrances. HOOHAA provide a subscription service delivering luxury and niche travel size-friendly scents in 10ml bottles to your door each month, so it’s a complete surprise as to what you might receive. Previous favourites have included Maya Njie, Gallivant, Maison Matine and many more.
HOOHAA is a unique and exclusive gift option and a great alternative to introducing someone to the world of fragrance without blind buying a full-sized perfume bottle. HOOHAA offer gift card subscriptions perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and so on.
From £14.99
5. Läderach
FrischSchoggi™ Heart
Celebrate the many faces of love and affection with carefully curated gifts from Swiss Chocolatier Läderach. Explore their Valentine’s Day Gifts range of chocolates made from premium ingredients. Romantic packaging adds the finishing touch and makes our selection ideal for gifting among friends, family and, of course, for the love of your life.
6. SodaStream Art
One Sodastream can save up to thousands of single use plastic bottles!
Of all the plastic ever produced, only about 9% is ever recycled. 12% was incinerated, and 79% ends up in natural environment or landfills. Designed to last, nearly all of it still exists in some form today. SodaStream strives to eliminate up to 67 billion single-use plastic bottles from our planet, by 2025.
Show some love to yourself and the planet by investing in a Sodastream Art. With a unique lever, stainless-steel trim and a slim silhouette, the Art sparkling water maker also features the new Quick Connect technology for fast and easy CO2 cylinder insertion.
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7. Bantof Soho
Bantof encompasses a unique dining experience reflective of old Soho, through combining flavoursome, stunning small plates, innovative cocktails, live music and art, encapsulated within a luxurious yet cosy and intimate environment.
London’s youngest Michelin chef, Asimakis Chaniotis has curated the food menu on offer at Bantof highlighting fresh seasonal ingredients and dishes from around the world. Bantof’s innovative cocktail menu is headed by Cyan Wong, creating an exciting mix of new and classic cocktails with a twist.
Bantof, 31 Great Windmill St, London W1D 7LW
8. Yaatra Westminster
Experience fine-dining at a fraction of the price!
Nestled between Westminster, Victoria and St James’s Park, Yaatra is a modern Indian restaurant that opened last year at the beautiful, Grade II listed Old Westminster Fire Station. Keep an eye out for their soft launch offers of up to 50% off, still floating around!
4 Greycoat Pl, London SW1P 1SB
9. Cake & Sip
This workshop is beginner friendly. All tools will be provided to make your special Valentine’s Day cake.
Each stage of the process will be explained by the instructor (@saratett_ ), and then you’ll be ready to attempt it yourself.
You will each go home with an 8″ decorated cake. Cakes are pre-baked.
Tickets: £55 | Two tickets £105
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