From the ArcaMax Publishing, Features Newsletter:
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The emphasis on Valentine's Day remains, in the majority, with a man's
token of love to a woman. The red roses that so symbolize the modern
Valentine's Day are a male love token, a gesture of the man's heart, a
product of romance ... and some quite heavy marketing. The annual love
peak is reached on February 14 each year, and marriage proposals hit
the news as the more imaginative men think of unique ways to pop the
question, while others bring out their engagement rings with
confidence on a scale from total, arrogant confidence, down to sheer
desperation and extreme wishful thinking.
Love and romance are, of course, a two way combo; at least, we all
hope it is two way. While the red roses, and to a lesser extent the
heart shaped chocolates, are the domain of the man to woman love
token, millions of women still feel the desire to buy a Valentine's
Day gift for him each February. The problem then is, what to buy, and
how to make Valentine's Day as romantic for the husband or boyfriend
as a recipient as it can be as a giver?
With Valentine's Day coming so soon after Christmas, many girls and
women will recently have been through the gift searching process for
their husband or boyfriend. Maybe, then, there is little more thinking
to do about a Valentine's Day gift for a husband or boyfriend. Or is
there?
Any gift should come from the heart, so in that sense Valentine's Day
and Christmas should be no different. However, February 14 is
different. It is not just for any gift, but one that somehow
encapsulates your love for him and the romance of Valentine's Day.
Plus, it can be how you present the gift that will touch his heart and
bring that spark of romance to what might otherwise be an unromantic
gift.
When it comes to choosing the actual gift for your Valentine, then
there are some possibilities with just that extra touch of romance
being applied to the quite normal. The following are just a few ideas.
Men's Perfumes and Colognes
When it comes to marketing perfumes, romance and attraction are often
integral to the image created. Given that perfumes, or men's colognes,
are designed to provoke senses, that is not surprising. Sensuality and
romance, sensuality and love, and sensuality and fragrance, are all
combinations of the sensual.
Due to the often romantic connotations, men's cologne can be a good
choice as a Valentine gift for him. You will find there are men's
perfume ranges with a heart, love or romance theme that will make
appropriate gifts for February 14. Some of the top designer names have
their romantic perfumes, such as Romance by Ralph Lauren, Eternal Love
by Eternal Love, and Touch of Love by Fred Hayman.
Men's Jewellery
While many men will not appreciate a piece of jewellery for themselves
with a heart shape or rose feature, that does not mean you cannot make
a jewellery gift a little bit romantic.
Most pieces of jewellery can be engraved, and that is where your gift
can be romanticized. Your love message engraved on a men's bracelet,
chain or even watch can become a lasting memory of your love for him.
Other Gifts for Him On Valentine's Day
The options for a man's Valentine's gift are probably as endless as
those for Christmas. Any gift can be romanticized by a little bit of
imagination. So, if you know him well, you will know not only what he
will appreciate as a gift but also how to present it to him in a
romantic way, wrapped with your love and appreciation. It does not
have to be a romantic gift in itself, so long as the message from your
heart to his comes across.
However, it would be nice to include a little something that has an
obvious romantic link, even it is just a heart shaped box of
chocolates wrapped up with the beer making kit, box of golf balls, or
video on how to catch carp.
No, maybe not. I am sure your imagination can do much better than
that. Select your gift or gifts, then make Valentine's Day 2006 a day
to remember for the man you love whatever it is you decide on. The
true romance of the day will come not from any gift, but how you both
interact at an emotional and sensual level; and that includes how you
react to the Valentine's gifts he has bought for you, and the date you
will (hopefully) go on to compete the day.