The Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Everyone You Love

Editor-approved picks for your friends, family, partner, and yourself.

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Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and we all know what to expect: An inundation of hearts, candy, and red-pink color schemes. But while the holiday tends to get a bad rap as especially cheesy, it's actually a great chance to reflect on the love you feel for all the most important people in your life. Of course, this can include a significant other, but it also includes the love you feel for your family, your friends, and, most importantly, yourself. And that reflection can include journaling, quality time, or a night out, or it can include indulging in gifts designed to show the recipient how much you care.

Whether you're shopping for a luxurious Valentine's Day gift or one that's romantic, friendly, sexy, or just plain practical, we've got you covered. Read on for 30 gift ideas that'll fill you and your loved ones' hearts no matter your budget.

For Your Partner

Valentine's Day is, of course, known as a day during which couples can take the time to celebrate the life they've built together. It's also an opportunity to spice up your relationship by injecting more fun and intimacy into it than you would on an everyday basis. Keep scrolling for fun, romantic, and sexy gifts that will make your partner swoon.

For Your Friends

Platonic love is love, too! In fact, friendships are some of the most significant, long-lasting relationships of all. Whether it's your childhood friend or your newly-found BFF, use this Valentine's Day as an opportunity to show them how much you care. 

For Your Family

Familial love, along with self-love, tends to comprise our first-ever experience with love and affection. So, show your family members how much you appreciate them by including them on your Valentine's gift list. 

For Yourself

Whether you're single, casually dating, or in a serious relationship, you deserve to treat yourself to some self-love on Valentine's Day. After all, the most important relationship you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself, so remember to cultivate it as much as you can! Below, some sweet gifts to indulge in for yourself this year. 

Brooke Knappenberger
Associate Commerce Editor

Brooke Knappenberger is the Associate Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she specializes in crafting shopping stories—from sales content to buying guides that span every vertical on the site. She also oversees holiday coverage with an emphasis on gifting guides as well as Power Pick, our monthly column on the items that power the lives of MC’s editors. She also tackled shopping content as Marie Claire's Editorial Fellow prior to her role as Associate Commerce Editor.

She has over three years of experience writing on fashion, beauty, and entertainment and her work has appeared on Looper, NickiSwift, The Sun US, and Vox Magazine of Columbia, Missouri. Brooke obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with an emphasis on Magazine Editing and has a minor in Textile and Apparel Management.