Valentine’s Day is approaching and you want to plan the perfect date night with your loved one. Whether you’re planning a night out or quiet alone time at home, the good news is that you can make it romantic. No boring Valentine’s Day!

Being intimate with your partner is an incredibly sensory experience so let’s take it to the next level.

Time Together

Quality time is the most important thing not only on Valentine’s day but every day. Just a bit of alone time with your partner can do wonders for your relationship. 

If you’re staying home start your evening with a meal you can make together. Ideally nothing too heavy as you are still enjoying dessert later! 😉

Mood Lighting

Setting the lighting is vital and simple. You won’t need anything fancy or expensive. Start by dimming the lights. No dimmer? No problem!

Use a coloured sheer fabric over your bedside lamp to add a touch of coloured soft lighting. Another idea is to bring out those fairy lights you bought for Christmas and hang them over your headboard or curtain rail.

Candles are without doubt the ultimate romantic lighting but can be a dangerous thing if they are too close to you. If you are lighting candles make sure to put the on a shelf away from where you are planning your evening. 

Ambience Music

For an extra special evening having the TV blasting is not the most exciting idea. Go for whatever kind of music you like but more of a background that won’t distract you from the task at hand 😏

Look up playlists that you can play from your phone, TV etc that won’t require you managing the tracks constantly. Make sure it’s a long playlist cause you don’t want to rush anything.

Fire up Your Taste Buds

Get a bottle of something you both like to prepare beforehand if that is your plan. Champagne is sure to make the occasion a celebration.

No need for fancy dessert. Something as simple as strawberries and whipped cream are a match made in heaven. Bonus points if you eat them off your partner!

Tease

Your partner will soon see you in all your glory but you can make it all the more exciting by getting a glimpse of what’s to come. Send them an x-rated photo of you or show a hint of your garter before dinnertime. Your partner will definitely be all the more hungry for dessert!

Location, location, location

I know you have your wonderful comfortable bed. If you’ve been with your partner for a long time you know all the moves that work. But tonight is all about thinking outside the box!

Explore your house and make it different from your usual routine. Since we’re talking of location, why not explore different locations of your partner’s body? Draw a map with a yummy body pen and lick it clean.

Sweet Scent

A nice scent surrounding you helps create a sensory environment. If you are using candles as your source of lighting, get scented ones for both purposes. 

Other ways to add a nice scent are to use aphrodisiac essential oils in a diffuser, room spray – or even a spritz of your favourite perfume in the air. Just a touch is enough, remember, less is more!

Foreplay

We’re not rushing anything today! Enhance your partner’s senses with a satin blindfold and let him feel the soft fabric you are wearing against their skin. He/She will be begging to see you!

A sensual massage is the perfect recipe for bonding, relaxation, and arousal so bring out your massage candles and oils.

Increase your partner’s skin sensitivity with a feather tickler or riding crop can be a playful way or. Play with different things to see how they respond.

Showtime

You’ve got the mood covered and your honey is dying to get their hands on you! Now is the time to unveil the ultimate visual element to this sensory experience! Wear your favourite lingerie – whatever kind it may be. There is no right or wrong here. Whatever makes you feel most powerfully feminine!

Make the torture that bit sweeter by unravelling it slooooowly. Let them see every bit of your curves.

Kink

If kink is not part of your regular routine, go with something you feel comfortable with. A pair of cuffs or vibrating ring can be a new experience you’ll both enjoy. Add some scented or warming lube for sensory fun!

If you want to try something more adventurous a swing or bondage set will get your hearts racing.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

By Priscilla Olivier