Whether escaping to an island paradise or travelling close to home, you should plan on making your honeymoon the most romantic vacation ever. Create the perfect mix of romance and passion, even while minding a budget, by bringing along luxurious lotions and notions that will arouse both your senses and your desires. To help you get started, Yves Rocher, a leader in botanical beauty and personal care products, offers the following simple recipes for creating your own private love sanctuary:

Set the mood with a gentle flame. The sensual glow of candles make any setting romantic. Look for those with aromatherapy properties that will arouse the senses. Natural extracts of Clary Sage, Neroli and Petitgrain Lemon Tree, known for mood stimulation, are the key ingredients of the Pure Aromatics Invigorating Aromatherapy Candle. Make this candle the first ingredient of your honeymoon recipe for romance.

Relax with a massage. Leave all that pre-wedding stress behind by treating your partner to a therapeutic massage. Try Pure Aromatics Relaxing Aromatic Massage Oil with the calming extracts of Lavender, Vetiver and Petitgrain Paraguay. The oil’s sensual texture and relaxing lavender scent will wrap his or her body in comforting softness and release tensions naturally.

Drench yourself in island magic. Create your own tropical oasis in the shower with the exotic essence of an island flower. The gentle texture and intoxicating scent of the Monoi de Tahiti Tropical Lagoon Shower Gel will carry you both away to a deserted island, no matter where you travel for your honeymoon getaway.

Stay irresistibly soft. Keep your skin silky smooth and touchably soft for each idyllic day and sultry night of your honeymoon with an after-shower moisturizer. Look for multipurpose lotions that soften and tone simultaneously. The Spa Energie Vegetale 3-in-1 Silky Contouring Cream includes the firming properties of botanical Guarana so that your skin will look and feel its best. Combined with the lingering scent of succulent peach, the cream ensures soft, supple skin that begs to be touched. (MS)