This Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Gift Guide Is for the Lover In You (and Them, Too)

From smell goods and steaks, to wine and wearable prints, this gift guide has options both you and your partner can enjoy.

Jay Connor

Published

February 10, 2022

Ahhh, yes.

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‘Tis the season for overpriced tulips, scarce dinner reservations, and pretending like you haven’t spent the past two weeks spraining your thumb on Tinder trying to find a last-minute Valentine. Because when cupid draws back his bow, no one wants to be the last one struck with an arrow on Feb. 14.

Thankfully, we at The Root are here to help. So like we always do about this time, in carrying on a long-standing tradition originated by our dearly departed Maiysha Kai, former Managing Editor of The Glow Up, we’ve put together a last-minute gift guide for those of you who’ve gone the extra mile to ensnare dupe find (or tolerate) your pandemic bae, but have no godly idea what to get them—as in her or him, because we don’t discriminate in these parts—for Valentine Day.

You’re welcome in advance.