Admit it: the thought of your girlfriend or wife in the bath or shower conjures some very hot and sensuous images. If you want to subtly let her know about the steamy thoughts you have in your head about her, try giving her a bath gift basket for Valentine's Day.

A bath or spa gift basket contains beauty and bath products designed to make the user feel pampered and cosseted. It usually includes a bath gel, bath salts, shampoo, and a body lotion or body butter. The more luxurious ones can also have things like a CD of relaxing music, gourmet cookies, smoked salmon, chocolate, and wine.

Equal care is likewise given to the packaging itself; the basket is usually adorned with ribbons, flowers, and other decorations. All in all, it is a visual delight that would please the recipient.

It's a given that a bath gift package is designed to help de-stress and pamper the person it is to be given to. That in itself makes it a thoughtful and adequate present to give to the woman you love on a special occasion -- or even when there is no occasion at all.

But of course, adequate isn't good enough. No, you want your gift to be special, to be very personal. You want it to carry an extra "oomph" to make it extra memorable for her. One way to do this is to reinforce the association between the pampering nature of the gift and your romantic thoughts of her.

Now, how can you convey to her that some naughty but romantic thoughts of her in your mind are accompanying the bath gift basket? Simple. You can include a note that briefly describes your reaction to her use of the products in the basket.

For instance, you can say that you can't wait to smell the skin all over her body after she uses the lotion. Or perhaps you can hint that the thought of her covered in suds in the bathtub as she slides the loofah on her body is driving you wild.

Chances are, she will be thinking of you the next time she goes to take a bath. Even better, she might invite you to join her!