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HRM Valentine's Gift Guide: For the Sweet Tooth

02/14/13

HRM Valentine's Gift Guide: For the Sweet Tooth

This is it--our final gift guide for Valentine's Day! Of course we saved the most luscious, decadent, delicious post for last! This one's for the one who lives for sugar, pines for chocolate and fantasizes about anything and everything sweet. Have a sweet Valentine's Day! Chocolate Wine - $17.99   Indulge in a sweet sip from Cooper Vineyard. Noche Chocolate Wine will put your Valentine in an absolute state of chocolate bliss, and you’ll happily linger on the notes of vanilla, chocolate, coffee and strawberries. Find it at Cooper Vineyards or Total Wine. Historic Hot Chocolate - $17.99 If you want to spice things up a little, we’ve got just the thing:...

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HRM Valentine's Gift Guide: For the Romantic

02/14/13

HRM Valentine's Gift Guide: For the Romantic

Happy Valentine's Day from Hampton Roads Magazine! Even though today is the big day, perhaps there's still a couple lovebirds out there who aren't exactly early birds and are in need of a last minute--yet wonderfully thoughtful--gift for your sweetie. Here are some ideas for the hopeless romantic who's stolen your heart for the keeping! Picnic Backpack: - $79.95 Nothing says romance like a private picnic with your honey on a nice day. Make it a hassle-free affair with this incredible picnic backpack. The backpack can be personalized and comes loaded with flatware, napkins, goblets, plates, bread knife, cutting board, corkscrew and even a detachable wine cooler. Surprise your sweetheart with your thoughtfulness and...

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HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the Beauty Queen

02/12/13

HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the Beauty Queen

From now until the 14th, we’ll be giving little hints about what your significant other would love to receive on Valentine’s Day. This guide will give you some ideas for the girl who always seems to look her best, whether she just came from the salon or just rolled out of bed. Her nails are always polished, her hair is always perfect and her skin has just the right amount of glow--she's the beauty queen. Blush Set - $29 If your girl always knows exactly what she wants, get her the thing her heart most desires this Valentine’s Day. The Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush by Too Faced is a great gift she can wear as soon as she opens. The heart-shaped blush features three blush colors: peach, rose and coral,...

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HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the BFF

02/11/13

HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the BFF

 From now until the 14th, we’ll be giving little hints about what your significant other would love to receive on Valentine’s Day. But for those of you who may be unattached, why not gift the special woman or man in your life who's been there through it all? After all, boyfriends and girlfriends may come and go, but best friends are forever.    Rewined Candles - Champagne - $28.00   Made locally by hand in Charleston, South Carolina, Rewined Candles bring beauty and functionality together in the form of a repurposed wine bottle. Each candle is made from premium, clean-burning soy wax--with fragrances mimicking your favorite varietals of wine--and nestled in a recycled wine bottle. The...

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HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the Manly Man

02/07/13

HRM Valentine’s Gift Guide: For the Manly Man

From now until the 14th, we’ll be giving little hints about what your significant other would love to receive on Valentine’s Day. This one is for manly man in your life—the one who takes the recycling bin out to the street, the one who’s not afraid to stomp that giant, disgusting bug and the one who can hold his own in a zombie apocalypse while lifting weights and enjoying a tasty burger with a cold beer. Personalized Beer Mug - $24.95   He loves his beer, but he’ll love it even more when he gets to pour it into this 25-oz. mug with his name on it! This personalized beer mug is the perfect gift for your hardworking man to come home to on Valentine’s Day. And for $7.95, they’ll wrap it for...

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