My bloody valentine

I love valentine's day, not because of the romcom's and heart shaped everything's that you find all over the place but for the opportunity to get creative with gothic gifts. In today's post i will be focusing on gifts for your gothic girls, i'm not one of those people that believes men should spoil us rotten on Vday, i treat my boyfriend equally each year. It's just difficult finding gothic gifts for men let alone valentines themed ones (they are a tricky species!). But obviously the most important thing is to share each other's company (regardless of what day it is) or if you are single why not treat yourself. Here are my top 5 romantic gifts for your bloody valentine.

1.Anatomically Correct Heart Cookies- I have always hated those cheesy heart shaped chocolates and lollipops they just look so tacky. I found these delicious looking hand made anatomical heart cookies on the wonderful world of etsy. Personally i would bake these myself but i know there are few others who would take the time to make these. It's romantic to let your lover to know your heart belongs to them even if you didn't bake them yourself.

2. Wuthering Heights- Nothing says be my gothic valentine like a romantic tragedy. Barnes and Noble leather bound books would make a beautiful addition to anyone's book collection. Each book contains beautiful illustrations and each book is covered in beautiful embossed leather. The leather bound classics collection also includes Dracula, Frankenstein and the Complete Tales of Edgar Allen Poe

3. Luv Bunnies- Many people like to give stuffed animals to their lover on valentines day, personally i think it's a little cheesy but here is my goth friendly alternative. Love bunnies come in different colours and styles, some have bandages on their ears too (so you feel sorry for them and take them home). I would also suggest looking at some cute stuffed bats or a skelanimals plushies if that's her thing.

4. Alchemy Gothic Jewellery~ There are so many beautiful pendants from bats to skeletons and just about anything gothic you could think of. One of my favourite pieces is the Reliquary Heart locket, it is the perfect piece of valentines jewellery for someone with dark taste. The inside contains a mirror and an engraved quote although you could fit a good sized picture inside as well.

5. Goth Gift Basket for Her- This gifts takes a lot more thought to prepare than the other's but your other half is likely to appreciate it much more. Find out what her favourite makeup products are, other small items such as skull shaped
candles, jewellery or body jewellery if she has piercings, stripey long socks or Halloween tights would also make a nice addition. Place these items in a nicely decorated box, plastic cauldron or if your feeling creative you could even make a coffin shaped gift box.

Happy Valentines to you all weather you are spending it at a nice restaurant together or watching horror movies alone.

 Luna x