Valentine's Day Gifts Your Boyfriend Will Love

The internet will tell you to get him "an experience" or "something meaningful" or, God forbid, matching couple pajamas. But here's the truth: most men want stuff. Good stuff. Stuff they'd never buy themselves because it feels too indulgent or too expensive or because they've been wearing the same watch for eight years and "it still works fine."

This is your permission slip to ignore the "it's the thought that counts" crowd. Thoughts are great. Thoughts paired with a perfectly aged whisky or a jacket from India's coolest designer are even better.

I've put together a list that ranges from the genuinely practical (because let's be honest, he does need a proper grooming kit) to the aggressively luxurious. Some of these picks are trendy—WHOOP trackers are the new Strava, fight us on this. Some are timeless—Hermès sandals will outlive all of us. All of them are things he'll actually use, wear, or obsess over.

Here are the Valentine's Day gifts your boyfriend will love.

WHOOP 5.0

Apple Watch is out, WHOOP is in—ask any man who's recently discovered HRV and won't shut up about his "recovery score." This screenless tracker is the new Strava flexing ground for India's optimization-obsessed, serving up sleep data and strain metrics like they're Pokemon cards. Two weeks of battery, zero distractions, maximum smugness. For the guy who's about to make his entire personality about biohacking.

Dhruv Kapoor Handcrafted Fresco Jacket

India's coolest designer (Vogue Fashion Fund winner, GQ's influential young Indian, the works) makes denim that your boyfriend will actually wear. This half-sleeve jacket sits somewhere between "I tried" and "I'm trying too hard"—engineered cut, contrast topstitch, the kind of piece that photographs well at gallery openings. It's fashion-forward without requiring a PhD in Rick Owens.

TUMI Voyageur Small Organizer

Look, this is a deeply unromantic gift. It's what dads get for Father's Day. But here's the thing: every man secretly wants a proper vanity kit and nobody's brave enough to buy one for themselves. TUMI's compact organizer is permission to finally stop throwing loose chargers and cologne samples into the void. Practical? Devastatingly. Appreciated? More than roses.

Nappa Dori Watch Case

This is for the guy who just dropped two months' salary on a watch and is now having anxiety dreams about TSA dropping it. This handcrafted leather case with ikat lining treats timepieces like the fragile emotional investments they are. Compact, padded, genuinely beautiful—it's therapy for watch anxiety.

Glenmorangie Signet

This is the whisky equivalent of "I Googled." Glenmorangie's top-shelf expression uses chocolate malt barley (fancy) and custom casks (fancier) to create something that'll make his Regular Whisky Friends very jealous. Non-chill-filtered, aged in the industry's most expensive casks, completely impossible to casually mention without sounding like a show-off. Perfect.

NOOE Config Lil Desk Set Up

This serialized solid wood and aluminum setup is what happens when someone decides WFH doesn't have to look like a hostage situation. Mobile stand, suede desk mat, organizer—it's the design intervention his Zoom background desperately needs.

JJ Valaya x Kapurthala Rust Red Nomade Cufflinks

Cufflinks are a risky gift—too flashy and he looks like he's in a period drama, too boring and what's the point? These rust-red heritage numbers from JJ Valaya split the difference: refined enough for black-tie, interesting enough that he won't reflexively gift them to his dad. For the rare occasions when buttons simply won't do.

Givenchy L'Interdit Parfum

Technically marketed to women, but fragrance is a social construct and this woody, balsamic beast works on anyone with main character energy. Bitter almond, tuberose, jasmine, then a smoky finish that lingers like unresolved tension. The black and gold bottle screams "expensive." For the Valentine who collects compliments.

Cartier Oval Round Rim Glasses

These glasses cost more than most people's phones and somehow that's the point. Gold-finish frames, wood temples, whisper-quiet C de Cartier logo—it's luxury so understated it's almost rude. For the man who thinks Supreme is tacky and wants his eyewear to have a trust fund.

Rimowa Card Holder

Rimowa makes luggage for people who have "travel anxiety" about their luggage getting scratched. Now they make card holders for people with the same energy about their wallets. Grooved aluminum, RFID protection, comes in a presentation box—it's absolutely excessive and that's exactly why it works. Practical flex.

Burberry Hero Parfum Intense

For the guy who wants to smell like he just walked out of a cologne ad where men brood on cliffsides. Cedarwood, warm and smoky, with enough spice to clear a room (in a good way). This is a "statement fragrance," which is code for "people will either love it or ask if you're going somewhere fancy." Zero chill, maximum confidence.

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Headphones

Sixty hours of battery life, which means he'll charge them approximately twice a year. Audiophile-grade sound for the guy who has Opinions about Spotify's bitrate, adaptive noise cancellation for when he needs to ignore you (lovingly). In Brown and Teal because black is boring and AirPods Max are for people who enjoy being robbed.

Loro Piana Summer Walk Loafers

The unofficial shoe of men who say "summer in Goa" instead of "Goa trip." Handcrafted suede, a monogrammed heel where yacht people write their names, non-slip soles for boats you don't own yet. These loafers cost more than reasonable and will make him feel like he summers in the Mediterranean. Aspirational footwear.

Braun Series 9 Pro+ Trimmer

Nine attachments, thirteen length settings, lifetime-sharp blades—this is what happens when German engineering meets "I can't be bothered." Waterproof, 100-minute runtime, does everything from beard to body hair without making him read an instruction manual. It's the grooming equivalent of hiring a personal assistant. Unromantic? Sure. Useful? Devastatingly.

Ajmal Aristocrat or Rasasi Hawas

Forget imported niche fragrances that cost ₹15k. Ajmal and Rasasi are Middle Eastern perfume houses available across India that smell EXPENSIVE. Aristocrat is woody and sophisticated, Hawas is fresh and gets compliments. A fraction of designer prices, same impact.

October Jaipur Patchwork Bomber

October does a silk satin bomber with digital patchwork prints that somehow bridges heritage and hype-beast. It's the jacket for the guy who's tired of choosing between a kurta (too formal) and a shirt (too boring) for Diwali parties. Rich fabric, tailored fit, 26 inches of "yes, I know what I'm doing." Pair it with black jeans and watch aunties ask where he shops.

Hermès Chaine d'Ancre Bracelet

The anchor chain bracelet that's become the ultimate quiet luxury signal. Sterling silver or gold, minimal, masculine, unmistakably Hermès. It's the bracelet that other people who know, know.

GoPro Hero13 Black

The Hero13 Black shoots buttery smooth footage, is waterproof to 10 meters, and has battery life that actually lasts through a full day of "adventure". Magnetic mounting, voice control, and the kind of stabilization that makes shaky hands look cinematic. He'll use it twice, but those two videos will look incredible.

Montblanc Meisterstück Pen

Yes, pens are old-fashioned. Yes, he'll use his iPad for notes. But there's something about a Montblanc that makes signing things feel important. The Meisterstück is the classic—resin barrel, gold trim, the pen equivalent of "I've arrived."

Gully Labs x CMF Xoloni Orange

This is India's first streetwear sneaker born from a design challenge. Gully Labs teamed up with CMF (the tech brand doing phones) to let a young designer's sketch become a real, limited-edition sneaker. Xoloni Orange is community-created hype—bold colorway, grassroots energy, the kind of drop that sells out because it actually means something. It's streetwear that's earned, not bought.