BMWK’s Week of Love: Valentine’s Day Gifts For Her

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by Tara Pringle Jefferson | on February 7th, 2011 | 1 comment

It’s the week before Valentine’s Day and we’ve got you covered for last-minute gifts. In this first installment, we’re hooking up the guys with a few gift guides that are guaranteed (ok, not really) to make her day.

You might feel out of your element trying to find something that’s fly enough that won’t end up stuck in her bottom drawer, never to see the light of day again. Here’s some helpful hints to help you impress her:

Smells like a winner

Bath & Body Works might have a reputation among fashionistas of having too many syrupy sweet scents that remind them of standing in front of their high school lockers. But this Shea Cashmere fragrance is full-on, grown woman sexy. With a subtle vanilla and shea butter fragrance, this is an all-day scent that never gets old.

Can’t go wrong with sparkle

If you’re with a woman who loves a little every day glamour, then hook her up with one of these diamond bottle stoppers. (Best coupled with another gift!)

The unexpected baked good

Instead of the usual chocolate-covered strawberries, how about we step it up a notch? Order a case of these chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes from Crumbs New York and enjoy your pat on the back for thinking outside the box.

Feed her mind

Yes, you can read ebooks on the iPad, or the Barnes & Noble Nook, or the Sony Reader, or…you get the point. But with the Kindle you get an extensive ebook library, easy downloading, and a great price. If your lady devours books by the dozen, this might be one of the best gifts you can get.

A gift of a homemade treat

If you usually leave all the cooking to your better half (and by that we mean “much better in the kitchen”), use Valentine’s Day as an incentive to bust out your own cooking skills and whip up something impressive, that will demonstrate to your mate how much you aprpeciate their efforts all year long.

Nervous about where to start? Try out this recipe for chocolate malt sandwich cookies (pictured). Or, browse a site like Allrecipes.com, that has tons of reviews to give you the heads-up if extra sugar or a longer cooking time might be needed. Or, go old-school and pick up a cookbook, like Down Home with the Neely’s: A Southern Family Cookbook.

BMWK family – any other suggestions for a Valentine’s Day gift she’ll remember?

About the author

Tara Pringle Jefferson is managing editor of BlackAndMarriedWithKids.com. She’s also the author of Make It Happen: The Young Mommy Guide To Creating The Career You Crave. Follow her on Twitter or check out her blog for her insights on what it means to be a mom, wife, student, writer, and about three other labels she’s too tired to remember.