9 Best Mature Beauty Gifts for Valentine’s Day From Our 49-Year-Old Beauty Editor

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In my experience, Valentine’s Day matters less as you get older. Compared with the intense nerves I felt in school about being “chosen,” the holiday now goes by like a passing train that you can jump on—or watch rumble on by.

But if you’re in the mood for love (romantic, platonic, self), it can be an excuse to go to that restaurant you’ve been meaning to try, spring for a weekend trip, plan a fun Galentine’s brunch or find a treasure for a loved one (or for yourself). It’s also a chance to experiment with a new beauty product—or to hint at one as a gift idea.

Below is a list of favorite products I’ve already tried, fell in love with and committed to for the long-term. These beauty picks riff off of classic Valentine’s Day gifts: roses, chocolates, stuffed toys, pink and red hearts and the like. Many of them are mature beauty faves that work especially well for women over 40, like moi.

So, whether you’re looking for yourself or a loved one, this selection—that includes fragrance, lipstick, skincare and even a hair dryer(!)—will be sure to have something to make this February 14 that much sweeter.

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Top Mature Beauty Gifts for Valentine’s Day

For Someone Who Loves Roses:Diptyque Eau de Toilette L’Ombre Dans L’eau
For Someone a Bit Complicated:Diptyque Eau de Toilette Set of 5
For Someone Who Loves Little Luxuries:Byredo Satin Lipstick
For Someone Who Loves Chocolate: May Lindstrom Skin The Chocolate Box Mini Facial Collection
For Someone Who Loves Trends:Lush Super Milk Conditioning Hair Primer
For Someone Who Loves Blowouts and Pink:Mermade Hair Dryer
For Your Galentine’s Gathering: Mahalo Queen Galentine Bundle
For the Nail Enthusiast:PrettyHouseNails Press on Nails
For the Francophile:Buly Body Oil

9 Best Mature Beauty Gifts for Valentine’s Day, According to Our 49-Year-Old Beauty Editor

For Someone Who Loves Roses: Diptyque Eau de Toilette L’Ombre Dans L’eau, $140

Diptyque

This French perfume house started in Paris in the 1960s and is still a favorite of master perfumers. L’ombre Dans L’eau translates to “Shadow in the Water,” and although it’s rose-based, the scent is unconventional and sophisticated.

It opens with green grassy notes, then develops with white grapefruit, tangy blackcurrant leaf and amber. Instead of that baby-powder smell often associated with rose perfumes, this scent incorporates myrrh and musk for sexy staying power.

For Someone a Bit Complicated: Diptyque Eau de Toilette Set of 5, $140

If it’s daunting to choose a scent for someone else, much less that special someone, try a discovery set of five to increase your odds of success. Like all Diptyque fragrances, the scents are unisex. This set comes with L’ombre Dans L’eau featured above, as well as favorites Do Son, Eau Rose, Eau des Sens and Philosykos.

For Someone Who Loves Little Luxuries: Byredo Satin Lipstick, $60

This gift whispers luxury from the beautiful refillable lipstick bullet designed by Ben Gorham, to the incredible light and creamy feel of the lipstick itself, which incorporates rose flower extract for extra hydration.

Created by famous Italian makeup artist Lucia Pica for Byredo, which typically focuses on top-tier fragrances, this grown-up satin lipstick comes in ten shades with names like “Divorce” and “Chemical Dream.”

For Someone Who Loves Chocolate: May Lindstrom Skin The Chocolate Box Mini Facial Collection, $79

This chocolate box array of seven skincare goodies is designed for a luxurious spa-like facial at home. It includes a cleansing oil made from organic seed oils, an exfoliating powder that turns to a chocolatey mousse when water is added, an enzyme and acid facial pudding, a moisturizing balm, a warming treatment mask, a facial serum with 21 plant and botanical oils and a sensory facial mist.

A chocolate lover is sure to appreciate the rich, sensual smell and feel of each confection in this discovery set. If you’re like me, you’re going to want a full size of everything in here after you try it.

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For Someone Who Loves Trends: Lush Super Milk Conditioning Hair Primer, $23

Lush’s Super Milk line is a social-media phenomenon, with the conditioning hair primer being the popular favorite. Use it after washing and conditioning hair and prior to styling to protect the hair and add hydration. The scent is lemony, cozy and hard to resist.

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For Someone Who Loves Blowouts and Pink: Mermade Hair Dryer, $79

A hair dryer may seem like an unromantic choice, but here’s why I think it’s a great gift: most people already have one that’s a million years old, ugly and smells slightly of burnt hair, but they don’t want to replace it themselves because it works perfectly fine.

This is a pretty upgrade that’s professional quality, compact and intended to protect the hair from long-term damage. I also love their pink round brushes for at-home blowouts because it helps you to keep your hair taut without using a lot of muscle.

For Your Galentine’s Gathering: Mahalo Queen Galentine Bundle, $190

Mahalo is one of my all-time favorite skincare brands—they make small batch, handcrafted balms, serums and masks in their studio in Kauai. I highly recommend the Rare Indigo Beauty Balm, which smells like Hawaii in a jar, and friends will love to try this bundle of Queen Nani resurfacing masks, made from Hawaiian berries, fruits and sea minerals that exfoliate and hydrate.

For the Nail Enthusiast: PrettyHouseNails Press on Nails, Starting at $28

These beautiful press on nails are reusable and hand painted with five to six layers of gel. The Etsy seller PrettyHouseNails is located in Texas, and says in her profile that she is “very passionate about painting and failed the art college entrance exam twice.” Lucky for us, since her talent and skill are undeniable, and we may not have otherwise had access to these stunning little works of art for our fingertips.

You can select a custom size and shape, so be sure to follow the provided guide and measure your nail size in milimeters to get the perfect fit. In my experience, the seller is responsive and kind and will help address any questions or issues.

For the Francophile: Buly Body Oil, $45

Anyone who loves France will love…well anything at Officine Universelle Buly…but I’ve tried these body oils and definitely recommend them. It’s a truly unique gift, and they will personalize it using a calligraphed label with the person’s name.

The bottle looks gorgeous on any bathroom shelf or countertop and there are 16 unusual and seductive scent profiles like “Yuzu Oil from Kiso,” “Amber Oil from Madagascar” and “Scandinavian Gooseberry with Peruvian Tomato.”

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