With Valentine's Day behind us, who said we need a day to celebrate love, anyway? We can show love whenever and wherever we go - not just to romantic partners and not just once a year on February 14th! Like many other holidays, this traditional day of romance has gotten a refreshing makeover. The many happy Valentine's Day alternatives like Galentine's Day, Self-Love Day, and Love Reset Day illustrate unique ways to express and share love with one another. So, to whom and how can you show love? Let us count the ways!

Valentine’s Day Alternatives
If you pride yourself on thinking outside the traditional heart-shaped box, there are plenty of alternative holidays surrounding this day, for you to choose the one you want to celebrate.

Galentine's Day
Your gal pal deserves love just as much as your romantic partner, and in many cases, has been a more long-standing source of love than your “honey”! It is no coincidence that Galentine’s Day, a day devoted to celebrating your gal pals, is one of the most popular alternative Valentine’s Day ideas. While it originated on the TV show “Parks & Recreation” over a decade ago, Galentine’s Day does take place in real life. And you don’t have to be single to make it a point to celebrate your friendship, either. It is about honoring your friendship with positivity, not an opportunity to scorn couples who embrace the Valentine’s cliche. Unsure where to start planning the perfect day with your besties? Consider enjoying a fabulous meal together, watching alternative Valentine's Day movies, or hitting the local spa.

Palentine’s Day
So what if your BFF is a guy? Palentine’s Day, an offshoot of Galentine’s Day, includes all kinds of friendships and genders. Two bros can take this opportunity to show each other how much they appreciate one another. Here again, you don’t have to be a die-hard bachelor or singleton to participate in Palentine’s Day - we know you have enough love for your BFF and your romantic partner, too!

Valentine’s Day Alternatives For Singles
Several days honor the uncoupled, from Single Awareness Day and Self-Love Day to International Quirkyalone Day. Here’s what makes these days singularly great:

• Single Awareness Day — If you are unattached by chance or by choice, grab your other single friends to celebrate your solo status. While this day after V-day formed as a dual protest and commiseration-fest, don’t let this negative sentiment steal the joy, personal growth, and independence that being single affords.

You can treat yourself to flowers, an at-home facial, or a 5-course dinner. The beauty of this day is that you can do whatever you enjoy doing and don’t have to get someone else’s approval.

• International Quirkyalone Day — While it isn’t anti-romance, this day supports individuality. Although this worthwhile day has just passed its decade milestone, the idea is still fresh. It is for those who like singlehood but aren't against partnering up either. This anti-compulsory dating approach is about the freedom to be selective about love and celebrate yourself no matter your relationship status. So, the next time crazy Aunt Sue asks you why a nice guy/gal like you can’t find someone, tell her you are a Quirklyalone and walk away. That should keep her quiet for a while!
• Self-Love Day — This day falls on the day before Valentine’s Day, inviting you to recommit to loving yourself. To help you show up for the person that matters most - (YOU!), answer the following questions: How are you talking to yourself? Do you take care of your body? Do you let yourself rest? Do you frequently push yourself unrealistically?

Nixing negative self-talk, moving our bodies, eating nourishing foods, and getting plenty of sleep and recreation while allowing feelings and being human are the best ways to love ourselves. Remember, no one can love you like you can - and your relationship with yourself is the one that truly lasts a lifetime!

Valentine's Day
If you’re a rom-com, can’t get enough love kind of person, this day is for you! But, before going wild trying to outdo what you did last year to demonstrate how much you care for your partner, remember what this day is really about - celebrating that special someone you share your life with. However you decide to celebrate Valentine’s Day, you probably have gifts like chocolates on your mind. Chocolate and romance have been lifelong mates since the courtship and wedding rituals of the Aztecs and Mayans. They consumed cocoa for its reputed aphrodisiac properties and wished the newlyweds well on their life together. In 1861, Richard Cadbury took this romantic association to the next level by creating the first heart-shaped “Fancy Boxes” of chocolate. Decorated with cupids and rosebuds, these made beautiful keepsakes for love letters long after the sweets were gone. Just seven years later, his son John Cadbury created a heart-shaped chocolate box expressly for this romantic holiday, launching the commercialization of Valentine's Day. The heart-shaped box soon became a universal symbol of love, forever establishing the tradition of celebrating romance with the gift of chocolate.

For next year's Valentine's Day, instead of a bouquet or vase of flowers, you can gift that special someone natural flower extracts in clean skincare and body care - for gifts that keep giving! Find out their favorite flower and surprise them. Seeing their puzzled expression will be fun when you hand them a gift-wrapped box, not the bouquet. Here are our Pevonia Valentine's flower alternatives:

Rose - RS2 Line
Jonquil - Power Repair Collagen Boost Regimen
Jasmine - Power Repair Firming Marine Elastin Duo
Lavender - Lavender Infused Skin & Body Care
Chamomile - Chamomile Infused Skin & Body Care
Lily - Water Lily Infused Body Care

  An excellent Valentine’s Day alternative to flowers is chocolate, but wait, not how you think! Chocolate in natural bath products will allow them to enjoy chocolate without sabotaging their body transformation progress. So, give them a chocolate scrub, moisturizer, and a gift certificate to a local Pevonia spa for a chocolate facial and chocolate body wrap so they can indulge in this delectable treat guilt-free. Book a couples room so you can both enjoy the sensorial experience of smoothing and energizing Sea Salt, nutrient-rich Cacao, and moisturizing Caramel, readying you to bare it all! And if for some reason you can't be with your partner on February 14th, at least get them a treatment so they can feel the love in your absence.

To enjoy this holiday and experience your healthiest skin ever, boost skin health with an in-depth consultation for your ideal products and professional treatments. VisitFind A Spa for an oasis near you offering Pevonia and ask for the Collagen Polypeptides with Myoxy-Caviar Ampoule Treatment, Elasto-Firm Mask Treatment, RS2 Mask Treatment, Chocolate Indulgence Body Wrap Treatment, or Chocolate Indulgence Face Mask Treatment to envelop yourself in a bouquet of aromatic, skin-loving treatments.