Yes, yes – romance is great and lovely and, by all means, worth celebrating.

But can we all agree that so is self-love? For real – we spend our entire lives with ourselves, whether we are also spending it with a significant other or not. And life just is so much more fun and real when we love ourselves – and love ourselves a lot. So this Valentine's day, we are making sure that we are showing ourselves the appreciation we more than deserve – and what we deserve, are these: 1. Nespresso VertuoPlus Coffee Machine Cherry Red Forget roses, nothing says love like good coffee. This Nespresso Vertuo Plus Machine and 3 months of coffee for just €109 is all the love we need this Valentine's Day. Nespresso Vertuo Plus Machine Cherry Red with 3 months coffee subscription, from €109, Nespresso.com 2. L'oreal Steampod 3.0 Good hair is another form of self-care, and we have our eye on the new Steampod 3.0 – perfect for creating shiny bouncy waves or enviably sleek tresses at home. €255, Millies.ie 3. Lördagsgodis Heart-Shaped Jelly Candy Heart-shaped candy – that is also vegan? Count us in. €1.50, IKEA 4. Ground Self Love Gift Set Showing our skin some love from head to toe with the new Self Love gift set from Ground, which includes the amazing BEO Uplifting Body Oil and Codladh Sleep Body Oil. €35, Groundwellbeing.com 5. Spotlight Oral Care A Gift For Her Gift Set

Self-care is self-love – and we think this gorgeous set is a bit of both – gorgeous smile and gorgeous skin? Sign us up.

€34.30, Spotlightoralcare.com

6. Aliso Cryo Face Tools Cold therapy is having a moment – and for good reason. Cold temperatures can help increase microcirculation, collagen production, and toxin elimination – oh, and did we mention it can also help tighten and firm to skin? All of the above is the reason we are obsessed with the Cryo Face Tools fro, Aliso – honestly, it is the perfect way to wake up your face in the morning – and even more so if you have had a few drinks the night before...! €64.95, Alisobeauty.com 7. Lucy x Pippa Oversized Rollneck The brand new Lucy Nagle x Pippa O'Connor collection is out, and while we sort of want everything, we really can't get this beautiful turquoise turtleneck out of our heads. €115, Lucynagle.com