14 gift ideas for your hot, cool Valentine

This one's for the boys

I miss buying gifts for boys!!! I love shopping (generally), but shopping with a man in mind is a whole other creative practice. It requires a more discerning eye. A more thoughtful touch!

Getting the perfect gift for a guy feels a lot like this ↓ meme, absolutely delighted and tickled with pride. It’s easy to buy things you know your girlfriends will love, but when your significant other feels seen in the gift you got them… sweetness like no other!

Since I am currently unattached I decided to shop for My Perfect Guy™ and your S/Os instead!!! I feel like splurge gifts are reserved for birthdays and Christmas, so everything is quite cost effective, too.

14 gift ideas for your Valentine:

(11 gifts, 2 sweet gestures, and 1 spicy add-on if he’s been an especially good boy)

1. Corridor ball caps [LA + NYC]. Everything Corridor does is cool, but their ball caps feel especially elevated with their fabric, font and color choices. I have a tote bag from here and everything is high quality and worth the cost.

2. Signet ring. A ring for Valentines Day, omg! There’s something so effortlessly hot about a signet ring. Engraved or not, I like how much surface area it takes up and the brushed silver is my personal favorite.

3. Framed photo strips. The cutest, easiest DIY! All you need is a piece of fabric or colored paper and a an old frame. You can find tons of frames second hand shops like Goodwill. Hot glue the fabric on the back of the frame’s insert and glue your photo strip on top! Easy peasy. If you’re totally anti-craft or want it to look even more sophisticated, any frame store can help make this happen.

4. Owala water bottle. There is no better water bottle on the market! You can fountain drink or sip from the straw (preferred) and there’s a hook that makes it easy to carry it into the gym with phone/keys/wallet trifecta also in tow. Tons of cutie manly colors to choose from. Time to upgrade his free tech co’s merch to something more useful!

5. Sweet jackets [one + two]. I am obsessed with this brand. It helps that the founder is really cute and posts all the drops on TikTok. His Grandfather is the older gentleman in all the pictures which is, indeed, so sweet. Very west coast coded and high quality, unique pieces.

6. Nodpod weighted eye mask. I left my NodPod at my best friend’s house and she let me know that her husband had tried it out and had the best sleep ever. I’m an insomniac who has developed very particular sleeping habits, and this is one of my favorite finds. The weight is light, but adds an extra layer of comfort. One of the gifts you don’t really want to buy yourself but once you have it, you can’t live without it.

7. Vintage magazine of his favorite band. A friend once gave me a 1978 People Magazine with Dolly Parton on the cover and remains one of the most thoughtful and unique gifts I’ve received! Find one of his favorite band on eBay and give it to him for a coffee table addition—or frame it so it can be hung in his room.

8. Necessaire body wash & lotion. Every man not-so-secretly loves taking a shower at his girl’s house because of all her delicious soaps and lotions and potions. So give him his own luxe shower moment with a super sudsy, sleek body wash from Necessaire and a matching body lotion. Plus, they look good in every bathroom.

9. Custom engraved lighter case. Hot hot hot. You can engrave his initials, a cute pet name or something mushy and Valentines coded. Regardless of what it says, a very trés sexy thing to have.

10. A fiction he will enjoy. All guys typically prefer reading non-fiction (sweeping generalization, sorry), but they probably just haven’t found the right fiction novel! I’ve given a couple men in my life (an ex and my Grandpa, specifically) a copy of Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan is was very well-received by both! A girlfriend of mine gave her Dad a copy for Christmas and the sentiment was the same. It’s a fast-paced adventure set in Italy during WW2 that’s based on a true story. One of the most gripping stories I’ve ever read. Race cars, ski resorts, war, love, friendship, family… all the makings of a five-star read.

11. Ranger Station candle in Santalum. God this scent is divine. It’s what the inside every swanky whiskey bar in a ski town should smell like. Elevated, musky, androgynous, and not too potent. When the candle runs out you can repurpose the glass for cocktails! Pair it with his fave liquor?

12. Make him a Spotify playlist and change the image to one of you guys and name it something extra* special <3. This is an easy one but the updated cover makes a big difference!

13. Lingerie but only if he’s received outstanding marks in the BF department as of late! I personally would like to wear/give the lingerie rather than receive it. I lean cute not sexy (can’t help myself!) but I think For Love and Lemons has the best selection of tasteful, gorgeous little things.

14. And of course, seal it all up with a mushy, gushy, spicy love letter. Something he’ll want to keep in his bedside table to read when he wants to feel your cheekiest energy.

Happiest Valentines, lovebirds! I’ve linked my entire Valentine’s Day Edit here if you’re also shopping for yourself or your bestie <3

xx, Caylee

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