Sweets For Your Sweet on Valentine's Day

Chocolate. The word alone is enough to make your mouth water. Rich, decadent chocolate indulges your cravings, lifts your mood, and can even make you feel a little naughty. It's no wonder, then, that this beloved aphrodisiac has become an essential element of St. Valentine's Day tradition.

But that doesn't mean you have to settle for a boring box of candy to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Take a dip. There is nothing more luxurious than soaking in a rich, chocolaty infusion. Start with 100% Pure Shower Gel in either Chocolate Mocha or White Chocolate, then nourish your skin with the coordinating Body Cream. Don't forget the chocolate-based Body Scrub to leave your skin looking radiant and healthy-all while tantalizing your senses.

Lick your lips. For tasteful lip shades that taste good, too, Jane Iredale offers the Chocoholicks collection of hydrating lip glosses. Made from natural ingredients, this whimsical quartet is packaged like a box of chocolates and offers four irresistible flavors: Truffle, Chocolate Orange, Strawberry Cream, and Caramel.

[Hot tip! Before you apply that yummy lip gloss, make your lips buttery smooth with cocoa Lip Scrub from Sarah Happ. Exfoliating your lips not only promotes healthy skin, but it also helps you hold that decadent lip color longer.]

Drizzle it on. Satisfy your creative spirit-and your lust for chocolate-with saucy body art. Let your imagination run wild with Booty Parlor's edible Melt Chocolate Body Fondue, or brush on flavorful fantasies with KamaSutra's Lover's Body Paint in milk chocolate, dark raspberry chocolate, and caramel.

Lather up. Enrich your hair with Klunie's Chocolate Shampoo from Circle of Friends, a moisturizing shampoo that cleans, conditions, and detangles hair-all while permeating it with the delightful aromas of cocoa, lavender, and chamomile.

Drink it in. Can't get enough of that warm, chocolaty aroma? Spritz on Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Coco Eau de Toilette, a gentle, breezy fragrance that marries Tahitian vanilla, coco milk, and heliotrope.

Heat it up. Enhance the mood of any room with the Island Romance scented candle from Isola Luce. Keep your love light burning bright with this delicious infusion of white and dark chocolates, sweet berries, vanilla, red roses, and a splash of champagne.

By : Ann_H._Carlson