THE LOVE CONNECTION; HEARTFELT IDEAS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Daily News Fashion Editor Cupids and candy. Roses and red boxer shorts boxer shorts pl.n. Men's full-cut undershorts. boxer shorts or boxers Noun, pl men's underpants shaped like shorts but with a front opening boxer shorts box . Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. is Sunday, sweetheart. And it's no time to skimp skimp v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps v.tr. 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. on those tokens of affection described by poets and filmmakers throughout history. So, how do I love thee? Let's count the ways with our gift guide to romantic trinkets big and small. Money is no object You're in love and willing to max out your credit cards to prove it? Check out our pricey picks for Cupid's big day. Buy her the video of ``Breakfast at Tiffany's'' and then propose with a Tiffany-set diamond engagement ring (known for its high profile and six prongs) set in platinum for $850 (and up) at Tiffany's in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . In love with a Tool Time kind of guy? Win his heart with a 25-gallon cherry-colored Craftsman air compressor for $299.99. And throw in a matching red tool box on wheels for $99.99, from Sears. For the couple who simply want to buy some private time, the Skin Spa in Encino has a two-hour Spa for Two, priced at $160. It's an hour-and-a-half package deal with a his-and-her tub soak, soothing salt bath, scented oils and hourlong dual massages. Call (818) 995-3888. Nothing says love like diamonds, but this heart-shaped pendant has both. On the front are about two dozen tiny diamonds and on the back is the message, ``I Love You.'' It's $199.99 at J.C. Penney stores. All her friends will ooh and ahh over her new red Coach hobo-style purse, $168, at the Coach boutique at the Glendale Galleria The Glendale Galleria is a large 3 story regional shopping mall located in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. It is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County. It is located in Downtown Glendale. . A romantic burgundy-colored velvet lounge The Velvet Lounge is one of Chicago's premier jazz clubs. Hundreds of world renowned jazz musicians have played in the club making the Velvet Lounge one of the leading venues for live "free jazz. chair reminiscent of an Old Hollywood casting couch The casting couch is a euphemism for a sociological phenomenon that involves the trading of sexual favors by an aspirant, apprentice employee, or subordinate to a superior, in return for entry into an occupation, or for other career advancement within an organization. . It's only $88, but you'll have to inflate it yourself. Made by Air Furniture at Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters, Inc. NASDAQ: URBN owns and operates three retail clothing brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People. The first store opened in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focusing on "funky" fashion and household products. in Pasadena. Totally frivolous - and fuzzy - is the Princess Marabou marabou: see stork. marabou African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Standing 5 ft (1.5 m) tall with a wingspread of 8.5 ft (2.6 m), the marabou is the largest of all storks. feather phone for $64 in the Moxie Girl catalog. The old-fashioned black phone is trimmed in pink and blue feathers (not for the allergy-prone) and looks like a prop from a Mae West film. To order, call (888) 669-7883. Your status-conscious hunk will appreciate a snazzy snaz·zy adj. snaz·zi·er, snaz·zi·est Slang Fashionable or flashy. [Origin unknown.] snaz canvas and leather-bound note pad There are several software applications known as Notepad or Note pad.
She wants a little something from Paris? Present her with a fab trinket box by the famous French designer Christian Lacroix Christian Marie Marc Lacroix (May 16 1951 in Arles, France) is a French fashion designer. Early life In early childhood, Lacroix attended bullfighting events and enjoyed Gypsy and Provencal traditions as well. for $75 and fill it with stolen kisses. And for her desk, a ruby red heart-shaped crystal paperweight for $55. Both at Pavillon Christofle boutique in Beverly Hills. Love on the cheap Wallet's almost empty but you're full of good intentions? To avoid being called unromantic (when you're really just broke), read on: Check for Valentine's Day deals at unlikely places. Sav-on Drugs has Korbel champagne for $7.99; Russell Stover stover stalks of maize plants from which mature corn cobs have been harvested as grain, or grain sorghum plants from which heads have also been removed. The stover is usually fed by turning the cattle into the field and is subject to fungal infection, sometimes causing mycotoxicosis. chocolates (the chocolate-dipped cherries are divine) for $4.99; and tiny bottles of pricey designer fragrances for $5.99. She's always singing that song about diamonds being a girl's best friend? For $29.99 you can actually buy real diamond earrings at Kmart. She's the queen of your heart, so make it official with a sparkling tiara. OK, so it's only a tiaralike headband. It's still glittering with stones to make her look like a princess. Priced $9 to $15 at Robinsons-May stores. Give a Blockbuster video card decorated with Cindy Crawford's lip print or Jeff Bridges' stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. heart design for $10 and stay in on V-Day. Each card is a $9 value, and the $1 difference supports Fast Forward to End Hunger food banks. Send a singing valentine from the Valleyaires Barbershop Chorus A barbershop chorus is a chorus that sings a cappella music in the barbershop style. Most barbershop choruses belong to a larger association of practitioners such as the Barbershop Harmony Society, Sweet Adelines International or Harmony, Inc. . For $45, the local group will sing two love songs and present the recipient with a rose and Valentine's Day card from you. If your lover lives or works out of the Valley limits, they'll sing over the phone for only $25. To book them, call (818) 994-7464. Send candles, not chocolates. The gorgeous red velvet heart-shaped box of candy-shaped and chocolate-scented candles is $19.95 at the Illuminations store in the Glendale Galleria. ``Baked With Love'' is your motto? Present him or her with cookies tucked inside a colorful heart-shaped tin that says ``I Love You'' or ``Friends Forever.'' The tins are $2.99 at Michael's craft stores. Modeled after the classic conversation heart candies are rose-scented bath fizzers for $5 at Mervyn's. Scrubbing the tub for your sweetie would be a nice touch, too. Talk about ``counting the ways.'' With Cupid's Coupons (Longstreet; $5.95), you can request back rubs, whipped cream fantasies and breakfast in bed. Available at bookstores everywhere this month. He can't imagine a Valentine's Day without a new pair of tacky and tasteless boxers? Let him play Romeo in Ralph Marlin's new red silk shorts with the Three Stooges wearing Cupid's wings, for $17 at department stores, or cotton heart-print boxers for $7.50 at Old Navy stores. Throw a pajama party for two and give her PJ's in red with big white hearts for $49 at Victoria's Secret stores. Or order from the catalog by calling (800) 888-8200. For the dieter, give zero-calorie Cocoa Kisses from Makeup!BobbeJoy in Beverly Hills. It's a colorless lip balm balm, name for any balsam resin and for several plants, e.g., the bee balm. balm Any of several fragrant herbs of the mint family, particularly Melissa officinalis (balm gentle, or lemon balm), cultivated in temperate climates for its fragrant for either sex with an intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. chocolate fragrance. Cocoa Kisses are $18. Or try MAC's new pink LipGlass called Desire that's tucked inside a heart-shaped pouch for $15 at Macy's. Send something warm and cuddly from TeddyMail, a new e-mail service that alerts the recipient they have mail and then delivers a teddy bear. Prices start at $19.99, and include a personalized message. For more information, call (877) 778-3339. She'll count the minutes thinking of you with one of Swatch's new Valentine-themed wristwatches, featuring bands with colorful conversation hearts or chocolate-scented candies. They're $40 at Swatch counters. It's a singles night So, you've recently checked into Heartbreak Hotel and think Valentine's Day is the loneliest day of the year? Oh, sure, you could drown your sorrows in a box of bon-bons or a family-size pizza. But then you'd hate yourself in the morning. Instead, celebrate yourself with these gift ideas: Cuddle up on the sofa with fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth's new book ``Couples'' (te Neues Publishing; $35) that features pictures of Drew Barrymore and a kitten, Liv Tyler and a teddy bear, and other famous couples. It's at bookstores everywhere. Send a Colossal Gram to yourself at the office so everybody will think you've got an admirer. The huge pink paper telegrams with the message of your choice come shipped in a big box for $17.95, plus shipping fees. For details, call (800) 222-4726. Buy yourself a Big Dog shirt that says ``I Love My Big Dog and My Big Dog Loves Me.'' It's $16.99 at Big Dog stores in Lancaster, Camarillo and Santa Barbara, or by calling (800) 642-3647. Make your own Love Potion No. 9 and cast a spell over that new babe at the office with ``The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures and Other Practical Sorcery sorcery: see incantation; magic; spell; witchcraft. Sorcery Sorrow (See GRIEF.) sorcerer’s apprentice finds a spell that makes objects do the cleanup work. [Fr. ,'' $14.95 at Rampage stores. Share a banana with a big white toy gorilla that says, ``I love you, baby.'' It's $14.99 at Kmart. Get cozy with Demeter Fragrances' Virtual Valentine Set, a candy-style box packed with tiny bottles of chocolate, rose and honey scents to spray all over yourself. It's $35 at Bloomingdale's. Rent a copy of ``First Wives Club'' and ``Nine to Five,'' and cheer for women who get even. Guys can applaud Rhett Butler in ``Gone With the Wind,'' or make the world go away with a John Wayne marathon. Say it with roses You're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. passion, but you sent white roses? Whoops. The thought was nice, but white roses signify a spiritual love, according to the Florists' Transworld Delivery Florists Transworld Delivery or FTD is a company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, in the United States. It operates two main businesses: The Consumer Business sells flowers and gift items through its websites and The Floral Business sells computer services, software and company, referred to as FTD FTD Financial Times Deutschland (German sister newspaper of the Financial Times) FTD Frontotemporal Dementia FTD Fitted FTD Federal Tax Deposit FTD Flight Training Device FTD Fastest Time of the Day . And yellow roses, which mean friendship, and pink roses representing sweetness, aren't much better. Orange roses mean enthusiasm and desire, but only the red rose (which is probably why they're so expensive) means true love and desire. So, how much is that true love and desire going to cost you? We called around, and here's what we found: George Barnes Flowers - For $90 you can send a dozen of their biggest and best long-stemmed roses in a vase, or 100 medium-size roses in a basket. 13205 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 784-8291. Renato the Florist - A dozen big ones in a vase will cost $75, plus delivery fees. 8233 W. Agoura Road, Agoura Hills; (818) 706-8393. Conroy's Flowers - A dozen large, imported roses in a clear-glass vase are $70, plus delivery fees. Numerous locations, including 22001 Sherman Way, Canoga Park; phone (818) 999-6922. FTD Florists - The ``Lasting Romance'' bouquet with roses, stargazer stargazer, common name for any of several species of marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in southern waters, and having the mouth, nostrils, and eyes set high in the head. Stargazers lie buried in the sand, waiting for their prey of small crustaceans. lilies and other flowers arranged in a keepsake vase is $59.99, plus delivery fees. For FTD florist nearest you, call (800) 736-3383. Sav-on Drugs - A plastic-wrapped bouquet of small rosebuds is $19.99, and you deliver it yourself. Locations throughout the L.A. area. - Barbara De Witt Necking in the loges Ah, there's nothing like sharing a box of popcorn and a diet soda at the movies. When you can't afford a big night on the town, take her to a reel-y romantic film. Best bets this weekend: ``Shakespeare in Love'' ``You've Got Mail'' ``Message in a Bottle'' ``Blast From the Past'' ``She's All That'' ``Life Is Beautiful'' - Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp Heaven scents Liquid seduction. Elixir elixir /elix·ir/ (e-lik´ser) a clear, sweetened, alcohol-containing, usually hydroalcoholic liquid containing flavoring substances and sometimes active medicinal ingredients. e·lix·ir n. of love. Eau de amore. Perfume has always had an intoxicating effect, which is why it's a traditional Valentine's Day gift, according to national surveys such as Mervyn's California American Women's Profile, which ranks it behind roses, diamonds and dinner. While most of us dab fragrance behind the ears or spray a cloud of it and walk through it (so it clings to our hair and clothing), perfume used to be used as a mouthwash mouthwash /mouth·wash/ (mouth´wosh) a solution for rinsing the mouth. mouth·wash n. A medicated liquid for cleaning the mouth and treating diseased mucous membranes. to disguise rotting teeth. Honest. Back in ancient times, perfume was mostly a guy thing, and if the man was really wealthy, he'd use it as his signature scent on everything he owned, from his bedmate bed·mate n. One with whom a bed is shared. to his ship's sails. It was one big fragrance orgy, according to Julia Muller in ``H&R Book of Perfume'' (Johnson Publications Limited; $25), much like the '80s when women were into power suits and scents (remember Giorgio and Poison?). Now there's a lighter, fresher scent in the air that's reminiscent of the '70s. But when it comes to romance, men still like the classics, especially Chanel No. 5. It's a semi-heavy aldehydic Al`de`hy´dic a. 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid s>. Adj. 1. aldehydic - of or related to or containing aldehydes fragrance created in 1921 by fashion designer Coco Chanel, who has often been quoted as saying, ``Perfume is part of you; no elegance is possible without it.'' But pinup pin·up n. 1. a. A picture, especially of a sexually attractive person, that is displayed on a wall. b. A person considered a suitable model for such a picture. 2. icon Marilyn Monroe gave it a sexier reputation in the '50s when she said she wore nothing to bed but Chanel No. 5. While perfume experts such as Muller talk about families of perfume and how personalities are attracted to different scents (shy types like Oriental scents, extroverts prefer fresh florals), saleswomen say we're often lured by more than the scent. So it's no wonder that Calvin Klein's Obsession is a popular choice with male shoppers on Valentine's Day, observes Caryn Keough, who's been selling perfume at Robinsons-May at the Topanga Plaza mall in Canoga Park for 23 years. ``You've got the provocative TV commercials, the designer recognition and the heavy blend of musk and vanilla that most men find very sensual,'' Keough explains. She adds that similar love notes are found in the classic Shalimar and the newer Angel by Thierry Mugler, although her store doesn't carry the latter (it's available at Nordstrom). Other scents that appeal to men, says Keough, are Calvin Klein's soft, powdery pow·der·y adj. 1. Composed of or similar to powder. 2. Dusted or covered with or as if with powder. 3. Easily made into powder; friable. Adj. 1. floral-scented Eternity, and sophisticated florals like Organza or·gan·za n. A sheer, stiff fabric of silk or synthetic material used for trimming, neckwear, or evening dresses. [Probably after Organzi (Urganch), a city of western Uzbekistan. , Red, Chanel No. 5 and Poeme. ``Typically, men know what they want and ask for it, but sometimes they ask what's new,'' she said. And that's when she and her co-workers offer them whiffs of Ralph Lauren's Romance, Clinique's Happy and Estee Lauder's Dazzling, which are all lighter floral fragrances. And, when men say they want a pretty bottle, saleswomen are likely to show them Escada's heart-shaped bottle, Elizabeth Taylor's decorative purple bottle of Passion, In Love Again with a heart-shaped red top, and Joy, the distinctive black bottle with a bright red cap. So, can a bottle really sell the scent? ``Men don't even bother to sample the fragrance when they see a bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier,'' says Perfumes Plus saleswoman Cuky Monzon. She says men walk up to the counter, see the bottle that resembles a woman's nude figure, and buy it for their lover. FYI "For your information." See digispeak. FYI - For Your Information : There's a matching bottle for women to give their guys. CAPTION(S): 15 Photos, 3 Boxes Photo: (1--Cover--Color) On the cover: Perfume atomizer atomizer /at·om·iz·er/ (at´om-i?zer) nebulizer. at·om·iz·er n. A device used to reduce liquid medication to a fine spray or aerosol. by Royal Limited Crystal, $30, courtesy of Robinsons-May stores. (2--Color) It's so Hollywood! Marilyn Monroe's favorite fragrance was Chanel No. 5, but there are plenty of new scents for romantics, including Il Bacio (that's Italian for ``the kiss''), right, $42 at Robinsons-May. (3--Color) Send a hug via e-mail with TeddyMail's Gund teddy bear. Bears are $19.99 and up; order by calling (877) 778-3339. (4--Color) Lovers can stage their own theater party with these celebrity signature gift cards, $10 at Blockbuster Video stores. (5--Color) He'll compose his love notes in style with this canvas-and-leather-bound notebook, $165 at Holland & Holland in Beverly Hills. (6--Color) She's queen of your heart with this Riviera tiara, $15 at Robinsons-May. (7--Color) Romance her with nonfattening chocolate-shaped candles, $19.95 at Illuminations in the Glendale Galleria. (8--Color) A bubble bath for two and other sensuous ideas are part of the lover's package, $160 and up, at the Skin Spa in Encino. (9--Color) A classy red hobo bag to stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden her stuff, $160 at Coach stores. (10--Color) Give a ring on this marabou feather-trimmed phone, $65, from the Moxie Girl catalog; (888) 669-7883. (11--Color) FTD's ``Lasting Romance'' bouquet, $59.99. (12--Color) no caption (Perfume) (13) Scent-imental favorites When it comes to love notes, these send the message loud and clear: From left, Organza by Givenchy, Passion by Elizabeth Taylor, Eternity by Calvin Klein, Dolce Vita by Christian Dior, Obsession by Calvin Klein, In Love Again by Yves St. Laurent, Il Bacio by Princess Marcella Borghese Until 1947, when the constitution of the newly-formed Republic of Italy abolished the Consulta araldica and its recognition of formerly noble titles, Marcella Borghese (1911-2002) was an Italian princess. , Shalimar by Guerlain, Romance by Ralph Lauren, Escada by Margaretha Ley, Happy by Clinique, and Red by Giorgio Beverly Hills. All fragrances from Robinsons-May stores. (14) Feeling unloved on V-Day? Slip into your ``I Love My Big Dog and My Big Dog Loves Me'' shirt, $16.99 at Big Dog stores. (15) Find your dream lover with ``The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures and Other Practical Sorcery,'' $14.95 at Rampage stores. Box: (1) Say it with roses (See text) (2) Necking the loges (See text) (3) Heaven scents (See text) |
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