The Best Valentine’s Day K-Beauty Gifts to Buy Yourself (Or Your Fabulous Friends) 

Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating the love in our lives, right? But you don’t have to be partnered up to do so. Love can be found in so many other places than just a romantic relationship. The relationship we have with ourselves and our beautiful besties is worth celebrating too, especially when we’re always asking them for their dating expertise. If you’re new to treating yourself or your best friends this Valentine’s Day, and it’s giving you more stress than shopping for your other half, here are some of our favourite presents you’re all guaranteed to fall head over heels for. Our love language = skincare and beauty gifts.

FYI, if you spend over £35 you can get free UK shipping. You know, just in case you needed another reason to fill up your basket with gifts, other than you really do deserve them.

1. A’PIEU Juicy Pang Water Blusher (5 Colours) - £12.00

It’s every woman’s rite of passage to have a blush she can depend on for a pretty flush. And that blush? A’PIEU Juicy Pang Water Blusher. Whether you’re browsing for yourself or one of your gal-pals this Valentine’s Day, these highly pigmented, non-smudging liquid blushes will hit the sweet spot. They’re available in 5 fruit-inspired shades from a bright cherry red to baby pink guava and all contain hydrating jojoba oil, a humectant that attracts and retains moisture. 

2.HEIMISH Bulgarian Rose Mist Serum (55ml) - £19.50 

 Pink is in alllll year round, but it’d almost be rude not to invest in HEIMISH Bulgarian Rose Mist Serum for Valentine’s Day. In the cute pink bottle you’ll find 88% Bulgarian rose water, niacinamide, adenosine, and flower extracts, it delivers minerals and vitamins deep into the skin wherever, whenever you need it. Think instant radiance, hydration, and refreshment.

3.UNLEASHIA Glitterpedia Eye Palette - N°1 All Of Glitter - £26.00 

Looking for beauty gifts for your glitter-obsessed girlfriend who’s anything but ~basic~? Introducing UNLEASHIA Glitterpedia Eye Palette in N°1 All Of Glitter. Made up of 9 gorgeous glittery eyeshadows that’ll help her to express her eccentric personality featuring pinks, purples, oranges, and neutrals with minimal to no fallout. They’re also completely vegan-friendly and biodegradable, which is why we personally heart them so much.

4.NEOGEN Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling - Wine (30 Pads) - £26.00

Instead of gifting a very expected, very boring bottle of wine this Valentine’s Day (zzz), try exfoliating pads dipped in resveratrol extracted from red wine. Combined with naturally occurring AHAs, these hypoallergenic cotton pads are the perfect skincare gift by chemically and physically exfoliating the skin to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and impurities without leaving it stripped of moisture. 

5.ETUDE HOUSE Lash Perm Curl Fix Mascara (Black) - £14.00 

Make your peepers pop with ETUDE HOUSE Lash Perm Curl Fix Mascara in black. Promising lasting curls from dawn to dusk and then some, the mega volumising and lengthening mascara is one of our most adored beauty gifts thanks to its 24H Technology™. With a uniquely shaped wand that evenly distributes the product, it refuses to clump in your lashes whether you like to apply one layer for a natural look or double up for a more striking finish. *Flutters eyelashes*.

6.HARUHARU WONDER Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream (20ml) - £15.00 

Say bye-bye to bags with HARUHARU WONDER Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream. The silky formula uses black rice extract, ginseng root extract, and the popular retinol alternative, bakuchiol, to brighten, tighten, and reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles by speeding up skin cell renewal, protecting against free radical damage, and increasing collagen production. It’s safe to use on all skin types, and even mamas-to-be, so you won’t have to try and figure out their skin type over brunch. 

7.LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask - Berry (20g) - £16.50 

Whether your Valentine’s Day plans involve smooching or not, you shouldn’t neglect your lips. (And ya’ never know what could happen!). LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask in Berry is the crème de la crème of lipcare as it deeply nourishes and repairs your lips in your slumber with essential vitamins and antioxidants. Using Moisture Wrap Technology™ it combats dryness by creating an invisible film across the lips to prevent it from escaping.