10 Ideas for an Intimate Night In

Valentine’s Day tradition may call for a grand romantic gesture—but that doesn’t mean you have to brave cross-town traffic and over-crowded bistros for the perfect evening with your special someone. With a little help from Beauty Collection, you can turn your own home into the perfect romantic retreat.

This year, skip the reservations, and make a date with your Valentine for an intimate evening at home. Here are 10 great ways to prepare for your romantic “escape”:

1. Set the mood. The perfect fragrance can transform your boudoir into an exotic locale. Use an oil diffuser to permeate the room with the sweet, spicy, floral, or fruity scent of your choosing without any fuss or mess. Voluspa offers a variety of romantic options such as Santiago Huckleberry to get your evening off to the right start.
2. Turn up the heat. What is a night of passion without smoldering looks? To get yours, look no further than the four-pan Stila Smokey Eye Palette, complete with audio instructions on how to get the sexy eyes you desire in either sapphire or emerald hues.

[Hot Tip! For the dramatic smokey eyes favored by Kirsten Dunst and Heidi Klum, use the Stila Smudge Pot in black, which gives you the benefits of both an eyeliner and an eyeshadow in one. Remember: To bring out those sultry eyes, go with a neutral shade for your lips.]

1. Dim the lights. Nothing says romantic like the flicker of firelight. Scented candles are the perfect mood lighting for an intimate dinner or a long, luxurious bath. As you feast on wine, cheese, and chocolate, breathe in the sensual aroma of fresh flowers with Bob’s Flower Shoppe candle from Trapp .
2. Pucker up. Prepare to be kissed with the Kissaholics Kissing Kit from Booty Parlor. These aphrodisiac-infused lip glosses are available in three delicious shades scented with pear, vanilla, and blackberry. For the perfect kiss, finish with a spritz of Kissaholics Breath Mist, which has a sweet cinnamon kick sure to spice things up.
3. Work that body. For a soft, sexy look, keep your hair loose, natural, and full. For those long, flowing locks, pump up the volume with J.F. Lazartigue’s Body-Giving Shampoo, a gentle wash that revitalizes your hair and makes it easy to run your brush—or his fingers—through it without a hitch.
4. Get silky smooth. Don’t let stubble get between you and your man. The Art of Shaving for Women Shaving Cream soothes and protects your skin, giving you perfectly smooth legs bathed in the delicate fragrance of roses.
5. Go red. For some holiday flair, choose an irresistible shade of scarlet for your fingers and toes. Try My Funny Valentine from Lippmann for a playful, shimmery hue, or go with a sophisticated burgundy such as Essie’s Bordeaux.
6. Relax and enjoy. Turn your bathroom into an intimate spa by running a frothy bubble bath for two. Thymes offers a variety of sensual bath gel fragrances such as lavender, wild ginger, and eucalyptus that will leave you begging for more. For a romantic touch, add fresh rose petals to the mix.
7. Freshen up. Give your Valentine the complete resort treatment by placing clean, fluffy towels by the tub and fresh sheets on the bed. Let The Laundress’s line of fabric detergents and conditioners do the dirty work, so that you can concentrate on more important things—like what type of chocolate to leave on the pillows.
8. Rub it in. After the bath, indulge your partner with a sensual full-body massage with a scented oil. Massage à Trois from Booty Parlor offers three sexy options, including the Don’t Stop massage oil, the All Fired Up warming massage oil, and the Thrill-Me two-in-one massage gel and lubricant.

[Hot tip! Feeling playful? Drizzle on Booty Parlor’s Skin Honey, a water-based, non-sticky body topping, massage gel, and personal lubricant designed to drive your partner wild. Skin Honey is available in three edible flavors: chocolate honey, pomegranate honey, and vanilla honey chai.]

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