Valentine’s Day: The Annual Festival of Feelings, Guilt & Fights About Roses 💔🌹
**Quick answer:**
Valentine’s Day is emotionally unhinged. Whether you’re single, coupled up, situationshipped, or just deeply committed to your sofa and Slow Horses, the best move is loving yourself, lowering expectations and giving your body the care it actually deserves. Preferably via a little WooWoo magic.
## Ah yes. We’ve just survived Christmas… and here comes Valentine’s Day.
You’ve barely put the Elf back in the loft. You’re still eating the Orange ones from the Quality Street, and suddenly it’s February, and the world has decided it’s time to **evaluate your entire love life**.
No pressure though.
Valentine’s Day is that special time of year where:
* You feel guilty for not being in a relationship
* You feel guilty for being in a relationship
* You feel guilty because you didn’t get a card
* Or you did get a card, but it was cynical not lovey dovey
* Or there were no roses
* Or there were roses but they were an over priced waste of money
* Or your partner “doesn’t understand your love language”
* Or you don’t understand theirs
* Or someone said “It’s just a commercial holiday” and now you’re spiralling
Beautiful. Truly.
The root of a lot of these is Love Languages (aka: Why You’re Arguing About Flowers)
Love languages are meant to help us feel understood, but around Feb 14th they tend to become… weaponised.
One of you wants:
'Words of affirmation' (a thoughtful message, not “Happy V-Day x”)
The other is giving:
'Acts of service' (my husband is this... I think I'm all of them...especially the presents!)
And suddenly you’re debating whether love is dead because no one booked a restaurant in advance.
Here’s the thing:
✨ Not everyone expresses love the same way
✨ And no one expresses love perfectly under societal pressure and inflated rose prices.
So maybe this Valentine’s Day isn’t about forcing someone else to get it *right*.
Maybe it’s about you… getting **yourself** right. If you don't agree and want to learn more about love languages look here https://5lovelanguages.com/
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## Whether You’re Loved-Up, Single, or Emotionally Tired
Here’s your permission slip:
* You don’t need a date
* You don’t need lingerie (unless it makes you feel great)
* You don’t need to prove anything on Instagram
What you *do* need?
🫧 **An Everything Shower**
🕯️ **Some peace**
💗 **A little self-care**
Because romance starts with how you treat yourself, especially the bits you don’t post online.
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## The Valentine’s Day Everything Shower (WooWoo Edition)
If you’re doing anything to prep for this Valentine’s Day make it this ritual of loving yourself with Woowoo (ooh maybe that's a bit more Woowoo bliss oil...)
### Step 1: Glow gently 🍓🫧
Before we smooth, calm, or glow-up, we exfoliate gently, lovingly.
Enter the WooWoo Pomegranate Scrub: a deliciously fruity exfoliator designed to buff away dead skin to reveal your glowy best self.
✨ Antibacterial pomegranate
✨ Helps prevent in-growns, KP and body acne
✨ Aloe Vera to soothe skin
###Step 2: Smooth things out (because it feels nice) 🤍✨
Use WooWoo Tame It! Hair Removal Cream designed for sensitive intimate skin for trimming the edges to all off Brazillian style (also great for men to use on their back or down below)
It’s a great alternative to shaving, works in minutes, and leaves you smooth as with no in-growns, rash or itchy regrowth. Long lasting results.
✨ Ideal for bikini line and intimate areas
✨ No in-growns, rash or itchy regrowth
✨ For all unwanted body hair
###Step 3: Calm, soothe, exhale
Follow with Woowoo Saddle Sore Intimate Soothing Balm, designed to keep you in the saddle with Rosehip oil and Aloe Vera. Ideal for after hair removal, spin class or play.
Think: calm skin, calm mind, no razor rage.
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## The Real Valentine’s Gift? Self-Respect (and Soft Skin)
Whether you’re:
* Spending the night with a partner
* With friends
* With your furry baby
* Or aggressively ignoring the whole thing
**Looking after yourself is not a consolation prize.**
It’s the foundation.
You don’t need roses to feel worthy.
You don’t need a card to feel loved.
And you definitely don’t need to win Valentine’s Day.
You just need to feel comfortable in your own skin and that’s always a goal worth aiming for!
💗 **Love yourself. Prep with WooWoo. And let the rest be optional.**
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## FAQ: Valentine’s Day Feelings Edition
**Is it normal to feel weird about Valentine’s Day?**
Completely. It’s a high-pressure, emotionally loaded day dressed up as romance.
**What if my partner and I don’t do Valentine’s Day?**
That’s valid. Love doesn’t need a calendar reminder.
**Is self-care “sad” on Valentine’s Day?**
No. It’s hot. Next question.
**Can I still do an Everything Shower even if I’m staying in?**
Especially if you’re staying in.
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### Final Thought 💭
Valentine’s Day will come and go.
Your relationship with yourself sticks around.
Treat it kindly. Treat your skin gently.
And remember: **love isn’t measured in roses, it’s measured in how you feel when no one’s watching.** 🌹✨
Happy Valentines,
Lucy and the Woowoo team xx
