Around pounds 10; Take it as red

1. Fondant frolics with chocolate and cherries. Fondue is enjoying a rebirth - join in with two punnets of Chilean cherries, pounds 10.88, from Harrods Food Hall, Knightsbridge, London SW1, inquiries 0171-730 1234.

2. Get daring, dig the dirt and plant a flame red poinsettia, preferably somewhere with good natural light, pounds 10.99, from Marks and Spencer, branches nationwide, inquiries 0171-935 4422.

3. Indulge yourself in Radox's rich red aromatherapy winter tonic, at pounds 2.99 a bottle, pounds 10 will buy you at least 30 baths to relax both body and mind, available from Boots stores nationwide, inquiries 01753 523971.

4. Five red light bulbs to turn every room in your house into a boudoir, pounds 8.95, from Homebase, branches nationwide, inquiries 0181-200 0200.

5. Drive him crazy with red racy lacey knickers, pounds 8, by LaSenza, Wimbledon Centre Court shopping centre, Queen Street, London SW19, and branches nationwide, inquiries 0181-445 0099.

6. Linda Evangelista would dye for this, Red Corvette vegetable hair colour, lasts for 6-8 washes, pounds 6.95, by Fudge, available from Rox, 49 Old Compton Street, London W1, and salons nationwide, inquiries 01282 772233.

7. Red satin wedge mules with swan's down trim, more Katie Puckrik than Doris Day, but still a must for any femme fatale, pounds 10, from Bhs, 252-258 Oxford Street, London W1, and branches nationwide, inquiries 0171-262 3288.

8. Paint those nails with Shu Uemura's 153 bright red nail polish, pounds 10, available from Space NK, 41 Earlham Street, London WC2; Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London SW1, and Liberty, Regent Street, London W1, inquiries 0171- 734 1234.

9. Awkward conversation? Break the ice on your blind date with two Bloody Marys, pounds 9.50, at Quaglinos, 16 Bury Street, London SW1, inquiries 0171- 930 6767.

10. Set the scene with 24 red "Old English" candles for romantic evenings in (remember to put them out before you go to bed), pounds 9.20, by Prices, available from department stores nationwide, inquiries 0171-228 3345.