5 Valentine Gift Ideas That Will Fill Hearts With Joi

How to spread the love this Valentine’s Day? With unique, joi-filled gifts that truly speak from the heart. These 5 perfectly-curated picks – each one hails from a black-owned business/author/designer – will help you celebrate your nearest and dearest in pure style.

McBride Sisters Wine Club
Toast to 12 months of romantic moments with a membership to the McBride Sisters Wine Club. Founded by two fierce, forward-thinking females — who broke into an industry historically defined by tradition and gender — this socially aware, sustainable business is now the largest Black-owned wine company in the United States. One collection to consider: Black Girl Magic…owners Robin and Andrea’s personal ode to their culture, featuring grapes from prestigious vineyards in both California and New Zealand.

We Montage
Create a customized, peel-and-stick photo wallpaper montage to celebrate your love. Assembling these lovely individualized galleries is simple as can be: Just upload your favorite photos onto their website, and choose from a variety of sizes, configurations, and designs.

“Jubilee: Two Centuries of African American Cooking”
Culinary historian and food-writer, Toni Tipton-Martin, offers a glorious narrative of African American cuisine, with this hardcover celebration that includes hundreds of truly diverse recipes. Reversing the concept that all Black American cooking is “soul food,” Tipton-Martin includes fascinating stories, traditions, and profiles of chefs, home cooks, and even activists – in a retrospective that honors cultural food history from the American Revolution to modern day.

R&C Fragrance Duo
Imagine a scent gift that’s as much for one partner as it is for the other. That’s what you get with this sculptural duo of fragrance from Seahawks quarterback, Russell Wilson, and his superstar singer/wife, Ciara. Russell’s fragrance is described as “invigorating Bergamot and Black Tea Blend, with smooth notes that expose an additive contrast on the skin that’s hard to resist…and an unmistakably sensual finish.” Ciara’s scent “opens with mouth-watering, juicy red berries, delicate freesia, and an unmistakable freshness of pink peppercorn, which captivates the senses.” If for no other reason, buy it so you can stare at the entwined magnetic silver bottles on your dresser.

“Valentine Exclusives” from Harlem Candle Company
It’s difficult to capture the utter elegance and luxury of these gilded, glass candle sets, complete with swanky matching matchsticks. Choose from evocative notes of the past, including Josephine is Lit; Ellington Candle Set; and Savoy Lover Nightclub; they’re as much home décor as they are a sensory celebration of history. Each evocative vessel includes notes of the brand’s luxury home fragrances, inspired by the richness and history of Harlem.