Many people may think that it’s overrated, but Valentine’s Day is celebrated the world over with so much fervour, passion and zest that sometimes I wonder why it shouldn’t come more often in a year! In a country where we look forward to any celebration, preparing days in advance, why should the Day of Love be any different?

Why not make this Valentine’s Day a memorable one...in a natural way? It doesn’t always have to be a candlelit dinner. How about trying an exotic massage together with your beloved with rich natural ingredients to fill up your senses? After all, love is an emotion that can be expressed as much through touch as by words. Use the following scrub before and after the massage and let love make you glow.

Take 100gm of ground, fresh strawberries, 100gm powdered almonds, 10 drops of rose oil, 5 drops of vanilla, 30gm lemon peel powder, rose, jasmine and marigold petals. Mix all these with rose water and use as a scrub.

A warm tub full of rose petals and rose oils shared together after this would be a great idea.