Yes, you can buy love
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Well, at least spending some money improves your chances. Look good, smell good, feel good!
St Valentine arrives on Thursday and our beloved Bangkok is awash in red and pink, not least the retail shops.
GUESS WATCH
“Express Your Love” wristwatches have red amid the gleaming silver that reflects the fiery eyes of ladies in love. There are two models.
The glistening Clearly Heart comes with a patent-leather strap and a silver-toned case that hugs a floating heart adorned with crystals in complementary colours. My Love’s leather strap is silver and the round dial is adorned with crystals and hearts.
1. Clearly Heart, Bt5,500 and Bt5,600
2. My Love, Bt4,600
TWG TEA
The luxury tea brand’s Valentine’s Day collection of loose-leaf teas in gift boxes are accompanied by exquisite teacups and sensual tea-scented candles.
Amour de The Caviar Tin Tea comes in a pink gift box – sensual Darjeeling tea blended with rose blossoms and leaves of pure gold.
The Violet Tsarina Collection includes teacups, saucers, creamers, sugar bowls and tea mugs of the finest porcelain. All bear exquisite paintwork in 22-carat-gold and violet enamel, depicting great moments in Russian imperial history.
Adorable porcelain Vogue Teacups boast patterns hand-painted by a renowned artist in Russia. The shape is classic, but red, pink, green and cobalt lend a modern sensibility.
1. Amour de The Caviar Tin Tea, Bt2,100
2. Tea Petite Tsarina Teapot, Bt7,700
3. Vogue Teacups, Bt2,255 per pair
SWAROVSKI
The crystal experts’ Serenade series reflects the essence of love in rings and earrings adorned with red epoxy and, of course, crystals. Letters on the necklace and bracelet spell out “LOVE” and other endearing phrases.
Script Love bracelets and Hello Kitty pendants are colourful and charming soft pink crystals, perfect for romantic women. The elaborate and elegant Truthful, Tasha and Sensible lines offer three styles of simple chain necklaces bearing a heart-shaped pendant.
1. Rhodium-plated Serenade earrings, Bt3,800
2. Sensible necklace with heart pendant, Bt6,700
3. Charmsclips bracelet, Bt14,500
LOFT
“Loft Like Love” is the theme this month for the home decor, stationery and kitchenware. Check out the Artifact Pen designed by Koy Saturday Seiko and the photo frames in every shape and material. A cute Lovers’ Swing comes with a magnet for your flirty notes, or how about a doorstopper that looks like a high-heeled shoe?
Red Love umbrellas are made from a fabric that offers protection from ultraviolet sunshine, and there are also heart-shaped wine corks and silver rings plated with white gold and embedded with precious stones.
1. Photo frames, Bt290 to Bt390
2. Lovers’ mugs with cartoons, Bt180
3. Red heart-shaped umbrella, Bt412
PARADISE PARK
The shopping oasis in eastern Bangkok has lots of eye-catching apparel, cosmetics and IT gadgets related to Valentine’s Day. The Beauty Park section has SKII skincare products, Estee Lauder eye serums, L’Occitane Shea Butter Fortune Flowers, Return to Youth from La Mer and Cle de Peau Beaute’s Luminizing Face Enhancer.
Guys will find all sorts of stylish clothes, watches, sneakers, vintage bikes, perfumes, iPhone cases, speakers, Galaxy tabs and much more.
1. SKII skincare set, Bt8,000
2. Tommy Hilfiger’s perfumes for men, Bt2,500 to Bt3,300
3. TW Steel black wristwatch with red hands, Bt28,900
MEGA BANGNA
The leading brands at the giant mall offer items of allure from home and abroad. A Nouk’s sparkly Swarovski accessories include animal clutch bags, Ribbon watches, Kitty iPhone cases and cute teddy bears by Lovely Country.
BsaB sells aromatic air diffusers that puff out Vitamin E to improve your complexion and set the mood for romance at the same time. The three gift sets feature the diffuser, pillow mist, massage candles and a stone base, ranging in price from Bt1,090 to Bt3,590.
1. Crystal bags by A Nouk, Bt21,850
2. BsaB’s Cherish Commitment set, Bt3,590
LUXOTICA
Look your absolute best in luxury sunglasses from brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Ray-Ban and Burberry. D&G’s Sicilian Baroque shades feature gold roses and glided leaves along the front and temples, while Prada Portraits are embellished with Swarovski crystals.
Ray Ban Tech sunglasses utilise a carbon bar that’s lined with rubber that’s hypoallergenic, as well as adjustable fits at the temples, a silicone nose pad and polarised lenses in six shades.
1. Dolce & Gabbana Sicilian Baroques, Bt30,200
2. Prada Portraits with Swarovski crystals, Bt16,000
3. Ray Ban Techs, Bt11,600
