Valentine’s Day 2019 Dates and Gift Ideas For His/Hers

Valentine’s Day 2019 Dates & Gifts Ideas

Valentine’s day 2019 is just weeks away and for all lovers out there, it’s that time of the year to go the extra mile and shower your lover with the best dates and gifts. Perhaps you are stuck on Valentine’s day 2019 dates and gifts ideas up till this moment? Don’t worry I have got you covered with the most romantic Valentine’s day 2019 dates and gifts ideas and the amazing part is they are easy-peasy and budget friendly!

Valentine is a beautiful day to celebrate your love for your partner without holding back or feeling shy because you’re not the only one celebrating, half the world is.

Valentine’s Day 2019 unfortunately falls on a Thursday and this is pretty inconvenient because it’s a work day. So I have deliberately structured the Valentine’s day 2019 dates and gifts ideas in this post to be things you and your partner can do at your convenience: be it after work, church etc.

Valentine Day 2019 Date Ideas

Figuring out what to do on Valentine’s day is confusing to a lot people. You can either decide to have fun outdoors or indoors. Just because I love to go the extra mile for my readers, I am giving you Valentine day dates and gifts ideas for both indoors and outdoors.

Valentine’s Day 2019 Indoors Date Ideas

1. Dinner With A Twist: Before you say this is an over flogged Valentine date idea, remember food is necessary for strength and survival for what may come after dinner winks. You can either prepare the meal yourself or order. If it’s homemade, have fun in the kitchen by cooking together while a cool jam plays in the background. Go all out and decorate with scented candles and flowers to create the right ambience.

Scented candles can be found in most large stores like Spar Lagos/ Spar Port-Harcourt,  Shoprite in Lagos, Abuja, Warri, Justrite superstore Lagos, Everyday emporium Port-Harcourt, Ebeano Lagos or you can simply order online from Jumia Foods.

So, here’s the plug. Remember I mentioned that this is a dinner with a twist. The twist is you cannot feed yourself. You have to feed each other from start to finish.

2. It’s Either The Truth Or A Dare: Yes you read that right. Play a game of truth or dare. It promises to be fun and you might learn new things about your partner. To make thing easier, you can find several truth or dare question ideas here and here

3. Draft up a short Valentine Inspired couples bucket list: A bucket list is simply a list of things you want to do, you can spend your Valentine’s day drafting up a couple bucket list with your partner and discussing how to go about it. You both will have a lot of fun doing this and it’s a good way to learn more about your partner and also bond better.

4. Write and read out love poems/ messages to each other: 

I learnt this tip from popular Nigerian web series This Is It. During their anniversary, they wrote love notes to each other and it was so beautiful. This is a great opportunity to appreciate your partner in your own hand crafted words and if you suck at writing then read this post on writing love paragraphs.

5. Indoor movie night: Nothing says love is in the air like an interesting romantic movie. An indoor movie night will save your money, give you the freedom to snack or eat whatever you like during the movie, so you can decide to be munching on your Egusi soup with pounded yam and all hell will not break loose.

The most amazing part is you get to cozy up all you want without getting the usual stares from other viewers at the cinema. Simple and yet amazing. Here are some super romantic holiday movies you can watch

• Isoken: You can find this movie at every film house cinema and the dvd goes for just N500
• A Lot Like Love (Available on Iroko Tv)
• North East (Available on Iroko Tv)
• Picture perfect
• Dear Mummy B (Available on Iroko Tv)
• A Star Is Born
• Set It Up (Available on Netflix)
• To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Available on Netflix)
• The Princess Switch (Available on Netflix)
• Nappily Ever After  (Available on Netflix)

However, if you prefer classic movies, here’s a list of timeless classics.

Valentine Day 2019 Outdoors Date Ideas

1. Visit the cinema: There will be several Romantic movies showing at the cinema on Valentine’s day 2019. I recommend What men wants which drops on February 8th in major cinemas. I have seen the trailer of this movie and it is pretty interesting and built around the theme of love/relationships.

2. Picnic at the park: A day out at the park will do you a truck load of good. You get to enjoy the serene environment, Breathe good air and most of all, enjoy the beauty of nature with that special someone.

Yes, there are beautiful parks in Nigeria such as The JTT park Lagos, Ndubuisi Park Lagos, the Love Garden Port-Harcourt and several parks in Abuja.

3. Do Something Adventurous: Cuddling up in bed is beautiful, so also is taking a hike, going rock climbing, skating or diving together. If you both Love adventures, then spend your valentine’s day doing something adventurous. Go canopy Walking at The Lekki conservation centre or spend your day lounging at this beautiful beach house at Pop beach club Ilashe. The beauty in this is you get to see the both of you out of your Elements. You might scream, be scared but at the end you will be glad you did it.

Valentine’s Day 2019 Gift Ideas

This is the part I love the most about Valentine’s day. You get to give and especially receive gifts. Don’t blame me, My name is Gift after all.

I have put together easy and affordable valentine’s day Gifts for His and Hers and they are all under N10,000 or $30

Valentine Day 2019 Gift Ideas For Her.

1. Cosmetics/ Makeup: Women are Vain, we already know and that’s one major reason why your Date will appreciate Gifts that will help enhance her beauty. However, you have to be careful when buying cosmetics so you don’t buy something off her shade. we advice you stick with general makeup items like Eye shadows and lipsticks and avoid buying foundations and powders. You can order Online from makeup brands that ship to Nigeria or you can shop Nigerian owned cosmetics line like Zaron, Tara, Hegai & Esther etc.

If you want to go extra, you can take her out to a cosmetics store to pick what she wants but do not blame me if your credit card reads 000000. lol, kidding.

There are several great cosmetics stores in Nigeria and you can find most of them at malls like ICM( Lagos), Novare Mall( Lagos), Port_harcourt mall, Ceddi plaza( Abuja) or The Palms, Lekki, Lagos.

2. Skincare Products:

Every girl’s dream is to have a beautiful glowing skin and you can help her achieve this by gifting her skincare products like this Charcoal mask and several others. Organic skincare products are on the rise and here are some of our top picks.

3. Clothing and Accessories: Ever heard the saying that diamonds are every girl’s best friend? well so are clothes, Lingerie, bags and shoes.

I would have said take her shopping but the tendency of you spending over N10k is high. So I suggest you order something Fancy online. Like this stunningly sexy Desire 1709 satin playsuit.

And if she is a lover of African prints, then this pretty pink Ankara from Deb’s clothier is just the perfect valentine’s day gift for her.

4. Nothing Says I Love You Like a Bank Credit Alert or a Shopping Gift Card: Too busy to get her something, then just send the cash equivalent. Actually most ladies prefer the money as they can use it to buy something they have been deeply yearning for. So make that transfer now! Also, shopping gift cards like this one from Desire 1709 will be highly appreciated.

Valentine Day 2019 Gift Ideas For Him

Ladies, giving boxers and handkerchiefs to your partner is so 1990. Why not take out time to gift him something beautiful and thoughtful.

1. Hand Created With Love: Make him a gift yourself, It doesn’t take a lot to please a Man. A handcrafted gift will come across as thoughtful. I am currently crushing on this gift Diy by Salmah.

2. Box of Goodies: A box filled with goodies such as brooches, socks, cuff links, ties like this one by David Baller is a great valentine day gift choice for him.

3. Be Timeless, Get Him a Time Piece (pun intended):

A classy wristwatch is always a welcomed Valentine’s day gift for Him anytime, any day. The other day, fellow blogger Kene let us in that there are swatch watches within the price range of N10k and that’s why it made it to this list. You can find their stores in most malls around your city.

Something Extra

Getting gifts for each other is awesome, but have you thought about getting gifts you both can use together?. This can be an amazing way to kill two birds with one stone by getting something for your partner and yourself. I highly recommend Scented and bath oils. So you both can smell alike like true love birds.

valentine lasts for just one day, never forget to appreciate your partner all year round.

If you do not have a Valentine date, don’t worry. simply take the time out to love and pamper yourself. After all self-love is the greatest love of all.

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what will you be doing this valentine and what gift are you getting for your partner or yourself?

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