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On Test –
February 2007
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The
best way to your Valentine's heart is a box of luxury chocolates, says Nicky
Byrne of boy band Westlife: 'I love it when the two of us have something that we
can share' ... And of course roses are red, but posies can be pink and
provocative. Liz McLarnon of girl band Atomic Kitten
picks the kind of Valentine's Day bouquet that could really make her feel whole again
Interview by Huma Qureshi
If
you don't get any Valentine cards this year, just pretend you did. Nicky Byrne
of boy band Westlife says: 'At school everyone would act really cool about how
many cards they got, and you knew everyone exaggerated. I'd always say I got
seven.'
For
the past 14 years, Nicky has had one special Valentine, his wife
'I
like something we can share, and these are great!'
If
you're single, Nicky says go for it: 'If you fancy someone, use Valentine's as
an excuse to ask them out. Why
not?'
Westlife's
next single, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', will be out on 12 March. The Love
tour starts in the
1.
I Love You Cups,
Revert
back to school days when love letters were 'in', and spell it out with the 'I
Love You Cups', a series of five milk chocolate cups [the word love is
represented by a heart] filled with a delicious chocobeurre centre, that spell out the immortal
words.
Nicky
says
My favourite: I love these, they are so cute. If you find it a bit awkward to
give romantic gifts, this is perfect because they're so small and say 'I love
you' in a really sweet way. They taste really nice - not too heavy, not too
sickly. The nicest part is that they say they're for 'childhood sweethearts' and
that's perfect for my wife and me, so it won us over straight away. As they're
so cheap, it would be lovely to give them as a side gift along with something
else.
2.
Heart gift box,
Marks and Spencer, £9.99
An
assortment of milk, white and dark chocolates including nut, truffle and caramel
centres.
Nicky
says Lovely
- the truffles have champagne in them too, and you can't go wrong with these.
You could just keep popping them in your mouth all day; they are delicious. It's
not too big a box either, so you can eat them without it being too much. Good
price, and great presentation.
3.
Continental Valentine's Day Satin Heart,
The
perfect way to say 'I Love You' and to keep the love
alive. Our striking red Continental Satin Heart contains 56 of our most popular
chocolate collection.
Nicky
says This
was my second favourite. Really lovely box.
Everything's beautifully wrapped inside, it's luscious. There's a great
selection of chocolates. If you bought these for a girl, it would look like
you'd spent money.
4.
Velvet Heart Belgian chocolate selection,
Marks and Spencer, £30
A
selection of milk, dark and white Belgian chocolates.
Includes treats such as Buchette, an
indulgent mix of smooth white chocolate and crunchy croquant praline.
Nicky
says I
can see how a girl might love these - the box and the ribbon are pretty. It's
absolutely huge too, so it's something you could get for your girlfriend and
you'd know she'd love it. Great if you like luxurious
chocolates.
5.
Hand-decorated truffles,
Marks and Spencer, £5.99
This
sumptuous and sexy truffle selection combines smooth milk chocolate made with
cocoa beans from
Nicky
says I
really like the white chocolate ones in this box. It's quite an unusual box -
black - so could be quite discreet to send. I
loved the presentation.
Credit/Source:
The
Observer