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Anya Ink – Wear you heart on your sleeve

Personally I cringe when I see ‘Sharon’ inked in swirly font across someone’s body so I love the idea of this though.  This is the answer for those of us who are a little more cautious of needles. Anya Hindmarch is giving away temporary tattoos with every purchase. There was also a pop up tattoo parlour in [...]

Valentine’s Day – the 16th Best Day of the Year* for Lovers

Valentine’s Day. The day I try hardest not to look like a gerbil (difficulty level 5) approaches. I take five online ‘How Romantic Are You?’ tests and do not score highly. This is a shock. I pride myself on being the 12th least emotionally stunted comedian in the country and (arguably) the second most romantic [...]

Handpicked in Sunday Times Style

We’re all very excited that The Sunday Times Style Magazine featured one of our favourite products yesterday; the Single Play and Display Album Frame. It’s a great way to showcase LP’s that you’re particularly proud of, and, as Style Magazine so wisely clocked on to, it makes a great Valentine’s Day Gift for the man in [...]

Tips for the Girls to make his Perfect Valentine’s

They’re a fickle lot, men. They enjoy attention and being spoilt, but the traditional hearts and everything-red Valentine is probably not going to do it for them. Here are our best ways to get their pulses racing.
• Breakfast in bed. He probably won’t notice that you’ve thoughtfully put milk in a jug rather than a carton, [...]

Tips for Boys to make her perfect Valentine’s.

• Breakfast in bed. This one is obviously helped along by our heart toast rack, but it’s easy to get it right with no extra paraphernalia. Decant the orange juice into a jug. Ditto the milk. Make proper coffee instead of instant. And, the real duvet pleaser: add a flower. It only needs to be a [...]

Daily Puppy Delight

What better way to launch our Valentine’s Day gift ideas than with this little cutie brought to our inboxes by Daily Puppy… there’s one particular member of our team (no names mentioned, Natasha) who gets much pleasure from the daily email sent by Dailypuppy.com - an extraordinary service that sends a picture of a puppy daily to their [...]

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Our sweet Bunny Ring Holder is a thoughtful gift and is also this week’s Deal of the Week; buy two for £10, usually £6.95 each.

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