LOVE IS IN THE AIR...

Planning a special evening for someone you love? With Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year falling on the same day this year, there are far more possibilities to making this a night to remember!

1. The Dress: Something red and silky for her, and red cashmere for him.
   
2. The Food: Lobster Rangoon (An updated classic!), Fresh Dungeness crab salad stuffed in vine tomatoes with frisee, and then Filet Mignon, haricot vert & fingerling potatoes.
   
3. The Drink: Saketinis for the salad, Silver Oak Napa Valley Cab (a fav!), followed by...
   
4. The Chocolate: warm dark chocolate cake, raspberries, Homemade Fortune Cookies and Champagne, of course!
   
5. Don't forget... THE LOVE. A card, a rose, a phone call, a simple "I Love You" is all you need! Kisses from my babies, Milan and Luca-the best!

Happy (almost!) 10th Wedding Anniversary, Jeff! I love you! Lisa

Hot Cakes!

Aren't these individual cakes fabulous? My friend Christian ( the West Coast Ace of Cakes!) is at it again! His Valentine's Cakes are divine and just in time to order for your sweetie-order by Thursday! They arrive in a heart shaped box for on $25! The View from the Bay was at Bella Luxe yesterday filming Christian assembling these goodies with students from San Domenico. Look for the show TODAY at 3 p.m. Simply sweet sexy!

Final Countdown to Valentine's Day

Swing by your nearby wine cellar for Perrier Jouet Champagne ('95). This is a luscious heartbreaker. Go for it! Absolutely brilliant.

Best Free Gift: Soak in the Sunshine

What a gift!

Today and tomorrow will be deliciously warm and sunny -- so get outside with your family to soak in succulent Bay Area sunshine!

{ It will partially cloudy on Valentine's Day. A good day to snuggle with your true loves!!}

Best Last Minute Gift: For Your Little Road Warrior

Isn't this so racy? I love this red-hot, super-shiny red roadster. For your little speedster. From Milkshop.

Best Last Minute Gifts...For You! { Hint Hint }

Roses are classic, but orchids are so sexy and exotic (and last a long, long time). Remind your darling husbands that flowers, like diamonds, really are a girl's best friend. Aren't these gorgeous??

For a Va-Va-Valentine's Day

D I V I N I T Y ! ! !

{ From Rock & Republic. }

Another Best Last Minute Gift...For You!

Love at first sight! Can you believe the loveliness of these butterfly-shaped frames and the hazy pink tinted lenses? Honey -- are you reading this? { By Sir Vuitton, of course! }

So Punk, So Sweet

Look at this 18k skull ring from Dior. The diamond teeth!!! Outrageous!!

Best Last Minute Gifts...For You! { Hint Hint }

Ummm, does your husband need a hint or two? Show him these earrings -- so ritzy -- for a perfectly delectable Valentine's gift! From Juicy C.

...and for the Dads

...sexy and practical! So perfect, right?! This sleek firestarter will set some hearts aflame! From Violet.

Sweet Boy Shorts for the Girls

OPENS TO THIS...

Another reason to have a punk-inspired Valentine's bash. These are party favors for the girls!!

So much sass!

{ From Juicy Couture. }

Bubbliciously Divine

...for the mani-pedi moment, or just for the pure love of the season! Nicolas Feuillatte's dry rose has the essence of kirsch, strawberries and framboise.

More Sassy: Hard Candy

For your punky V-day party, invite over your girlfriends (and their families) and have a little mani-pedi moment together with this adorable set from Hard Candy.

Sassy Sugar

Hilarious -- the label alone makes me love this Cherry Bombed cocktail sugar! It's deliciously sparkly and when used to candy-coat the rim of your cocktail glasses (see the punky black ones I found below) you'll see true love! xxxxxxx

Valentine's Day Party: Edgy + Sassy!

A little punky, a lot of fun! These flirty martini glasses in opaque black glass are perfect for those Valentine's Day cosmos {cranberry juice and sparkling water for the young ones}. Also available in red. Be daring, darlings! Mix them up!

Love This!

Two hearts together, from Betsey Johnson, make this necklace all flare, no frills!

Get Ready for a Punky Valentine's Day!

In the next weeks, I'll show you how to take out the FRILL and add some THRILL to Valentine's Day with my punk rock-inspired ideas! { Like these ponytail holders for your pirate princess, from Baby Goth in L.A. on Etsy. }

Stay tuned!