Valentine's Day shopping for your wife should be easy. You've known her forever. You hear her talk about her interests on a daily basis. But finding something to showcase how much she means to you is more of an enigma than it seems. How do you nail romance without being too cliché or too vague? We scoured the internet to find gifts with the perfect combination of thoughtful and practical. For even more ideas, check out our guides to the best Valentine's Day gifts for her, Valentine's Day gifts for your girlfriend, and gifts for your wife.
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The Kindle Paperwhite
Best for wives who love to read
Force her to sit down with that book list you know she's dying to tackle with the Kindle Paperwhite. It's our favorite e-reader because of its screen size, portability, adjustable warmth and brightness, and waterproof rating. It's an ideal companion for the beach or the couch.
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$159.99 from Amazon
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A heart-shaped Le Creuset dish
Best for the foodie wife
Maybe a casserole dish isn't romantic per se, but cast iron from Le Creuset is basically a diamond necklace in the eyes of a foodie. All pieces from this cult-favorite brand are inspected by hand for max quality and durability, with dishes spanning from Dutch ovens, to skillets, to heart-shaped pans for Valentine's Day. Color options like pastels and bright rainbow hues make matching her kitchen aesthetic easy.
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$219.95 from Amazon
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The newest iPad Pro
Best for creative wives
People who love their jobs need a badass sidekick that can keep up with their lifestyle (or frantic bullet journaling). She’ll be psyched to have the edge-to-edge 11-inch iPad Pro and Apple's most advanced tech accompanying her, especially if her projects involve drawing or graphic design (just throw in the Apple Pencil). It weighs about a pound and lasts for 10 hours on one charge, so working on the train is a go.
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$999 from Amazon
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A walnut bath tray
Best for lounging in the bath
For the hardworking ladies who convince themselves that a quick shower will suffice after a grueling day, this luxurious wooden bath caddy gives her an excuse to have a makeshift spa day whenever she needs it. There are even slots to hold the necessities: a tablet for Netflix marathons and a wine glass.
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$59.99 from Amazon
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A towel-warming rack
Best for wives who are always cold
Treat your sweetie to a warm towel after her shower — a small yet underrated joy. This wall-mounted towel rack plugs into the wall and heats up quickly, and can also be used to warm up socks or as a quick dryer for swimsuits in the summer.
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$129.99 from Amazon
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New AirPods
Best for the playlist curator
You can't go wrong with gifting AirPods for any occasion. The newest AirPods 4 are budget-friendly wireless earbuds with an updated design to better fit the ear.
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$129 from Amazon
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An indoor composter
Best for environmentalist wives
A stinky kitchen with rotting food in the trash is not romantic. Composting is the eco-friendly art of recycling food scraps (instead of dumping them in a landfill) so they can be transformed into natural fertilizer. The Lomi makes composting possible even for people who don't have private outdoor space.
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$299.99 from Amazon
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A fun strawberry vase
Best for the home decor girlie
You're probably thinking about buying your wife flowers for V-Day, right? How about getting her a super-cute strawberry vase to put them in?
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$26.95 from Amazon
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A self-heating mug
Best for coffee or tea drinkers
Chilling on the porch with tea is the mindful alone time she deserves. Instead of gifting yet another mug to collect dust, the Ember mug will be her new go-to. It's a temperature-controlled smart mug that keeps drinks at a desired temperature, chosen via the app.
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$129.95 from Amazon
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Fancy cocktail glasses
Best for martini night
If your wife enjoys a cocktail at home or loves to host, this dainty set of pastel coupes is a great gift for her bar cart.
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$64.95 from Amazon
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The Instant Pot Zest
Best for wives who love to cook
No one feels like stressing over dinner after a long day. It's a universal pain in the ass. If she already has an Instant Pot, the Instant Pot Zest is a companion cooker that focuses completely on grains that are usually difficult to perfect. Now, side dishes like rice, quinoa, couscous, and dumplings can be made in minutes.
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$49.99 from Amazon
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A nice coffee maker
Best for wives who brew
Married to the "don't talk to me before I've had my coffee" type? We respect that energy, and any veteran coffee lover deserves a nice Nespresso on their counter. This Vertuo model can make espresso, gran lungo, coffee, and more, spinning at 7,000 RPM to craft a blend so smooth she'll be excited to get out of bed.
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$169 from Amazon
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A massage gun
Best for wives who need a massage
Whether she's sore from leg day or has an achy back from chronic pain, some tension relief from a percussion therapy gun is the next best thing to taking her for a daily deep-tissue massage. These devices beat deep into muscles to repair fibers and enhance blood flow, two crucial steps in relieving pain and recovering post-workout. The Theragun mini is powerful and portable for on-the-go relief.
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$199 from Amazon
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A luxurious robe
Best for an at-home spa day
A weekly spa trip isn't realistic for most people, but you can give your wife the feeling of being at a fancy spa or bathhouse with Brooklinen's Dreamweave waffle robe. It's lightweight, lush, and made of 100 percent Turkish cotton.
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$129 from Brooklinen
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A digital camera with film vibes
Best for the wife who takes pictures
Film cameras are fun and create unique images, but buying the film and getting it developed makes for an expensive hobby. This camera is digital but screen-free and takes film-esque photos. There are three photo settings: standard, vintage, and black and white.
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$65 from Camp Snap
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A cute, fancy candle warmer
Best for the candle collector
Step up your wife's candle game with this lamp-style candle warmer. It's stylish and gives you the scent of a burning candle without an open flame, and also makes candles last longer. This one comes in 11 colors/styles.
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$33.99 from Amazon
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A new signature scent
Best for the wife who always smells good
Glossier's You perfume is a "skin-scent enhancer," meaning it smells slightly different on each wearer. It's slightly peppery, slightly floral, and a unique scent that's sure to garner your wife compliments.
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$78 from Sephora
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A new date night purse
Best for the accessories queen
If your wife is on social media, chances are she's seen ads for JW PEI bags. The Gabbi Ruched Hobo Handbag is a great size for a night out or for everyday use. It's available in 20 colors, though we're partial to the pink for Valentine's Day.
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$79.99 from Amazon
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A stylish fitness ring
Best for wives into fitness
If your wife is into fitness at all, she's probably been wanting an Oura Ring. Available in six finishes, it's a low-profile ring that collects data on more than 20 biometrics, including sleep, activity, stress, and cycle insights.
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$349 from Oura
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A game you can play together
Best for the gamer wife
Turn game night into date night with dual-player "It Takes Two." It's an adventure game where you help each other through unexpected obstacles that'll be sure to have you laughing.
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$39.99 from Best Buy
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A roomy weekender
Best for the on-the-go wife
Traveling always comes with a certain amount of stress, but packing doesn't have to cause panic. This stylish weekender from Shay Mitchell's travel collection features multiple interior and exterior pockets, and the leather zipper compartment is there specifically to keep shoes separate.
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$108 from BÉIS
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Venus et Fleur
Best for wives who appreciate classics
Gifting flowers isn't cliché if it's done right. Venus et Fleur's roses are grown in an optimized environment and treated with a proprietary solution to keep them looking fresh up to a year. The packaging itself is just as beautiful, and you can choose from a single rose to a whole bouquet.
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$39 from VENUS ET FLEUR
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A fancy, customizable mattress
Best for wives who need some sleep
Sleeping beside the person you love every night is the dream. But if you have opposite mattress preferences, it's also super annoying. The innovative Tempur-LuxeAdapt uses NASA-designed materials to provide pressure relief and temperature regulation where both partners need it, plus the option of two separate bases for customized reclining.
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$3,398 from Tempur-Pedic
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A personalized cutting board
Best for couples who like to host
These maple wood cutting boards are hand-carved in Baltimore and are guaranteed to rack up some compliments, whether it's being used as a charcuterie board or sitting against the wall as kitchen decor. Personalize it however you see fit, and it's a tasteful keepsake that will make her smile every time she sees it (unless she's cutting onions, I guess).
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$179 from Uncommon Goods
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An initial or name necklace
Best for wives with minimalistic style
Wearing the name of your S.O. on jewelry can be just as bad as getting it tatted, but it can be a really sweet reminder when done subtly. (If you have kids, go for their initials instead.) Even wives who aren't huge accessorizers will melt over this simple offset initial necklace. Choose from letters or symbols, three different finishes, and four lengths.
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$55 from Becca Prado
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A massage candle
Best for spicing things up
Say it with us: Everyone! Deserves! Foreplay! Though getting the juices flowing pre-sex shouldn't be optional, you do have some options to mix things up for Valentine's Day. Massage oil candles have all the benefits of hot wax minus the potential to scald skin. Muade's burn no. 1 candle is really getting the internet going, garnering 5-star reviews for its sensual scents and skin-softening ingredients like jojoba.
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$32 from Sephora
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An Apple Watch band
Best for wives who like to match
Apple Watch bands that aren't that damned rubber sport band? A concept. Casetify's stylish collection of straps was made for people who appreciate a coherent outfit. Choose from animal print, chic link bracelets, designs from modern artists, and more equally cute styles. (If she doesn't have an Apple Watch yet, get on that.)
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$46 from Casetify
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A personalized star map
Best for sentimental wives
If you're looking for a gift that no one else has, a personalized star map of your special day as a couple is a safe, super romantic (albeit corny) bet. It could be the day you met, your wedding day, whatever you want. (A specific time or location can be added, too). The artist will create a canvas of how the night sky was positioned on that specific day.
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$23.99 from Etsy
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A Peloton bike
Best for busy wives who work out
The ability to get a coached cycling workout without leaving the house is something no fitness nut would turn down. The Peloton bike itself and the subscription add up to be a pretty hefty investment, but it does cut out the need for a recurring gym membership or paying a personal trainer.
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$1,445 from Peloton
Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers essential home tech like vacuums and TVs as well as sustainable swaps and travel. Her ever-growing experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.
The robot vacuum beat in particular has cemented itself as Leah's main ~thing~ across the past few years. Since 2019, her expertise has been perpetually bolstered by the meticulous eye she keeps on robot vacuum deals and new releases, but more importantly, her hands-on experience with more than 25 robot vacuums tested in her own home. (This number has probably gone up by the time you're reading this.) That at-home testing is standardized through Mashable's robot testing guide — a granular scoring rubric for assessing all aspects of owning and using a robot vacuum on the daily — that Leah created herself.
Miller Kern is the Deputy Editor of Shopping and Reviews at Mashable, where she writes and edits reviews, roundups, deals, and news stories about tech products, including headphones, skincare devices, laptops, sex toys, e-readers, robot vacuums, and more. She has six years of experience writing buying guides, gift guides, and deals, and covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday. Miller can tell you which products are actually worth your money. She also explores trends in the shopping sphere, such as dupes and viral TikTok moments.
