A romantic meal with champagne and chocolates is all well and good. But if there’s one Valentine’s night ingredient that’s sure to get you in an amorous mode, it’s lingerie.

Forget the oysters, new underwear with the wow factor is the one aphrodisiac you need for a memorable night in with your number one.

Whatever your style, there’s a set to seduce on February 14 and beyond. Seduce your man with a little something from a revamped underwear drawer...

ROMANTIC MAIDEN

Show your sentimental side via your smalls. Look for lingerie that’s pretty with subtle sexy undertones.

Make your head-over-heels feelings loud and clear with heart motifs like the F&F at Tesco red baby-doll hearts set, £12 (0800 505555/tesco.com/clothing).

While traditional red says hopeless romantic, graphic monochrome prints give a modern twist, like the Mimi Holliday Je T’Aime super-plunge bra, £44; thong, £32.50, and suspender belt, £31.50, at Mio Destino (miodestino.co.uk).

Lace is a classic fabric for traditionalists to set a romantic mood. Avoid overt peekaboo styles and look for lingerie with an opulent underlay to keep him guessing, like Ultimo Coco lace balcony bra, £28, and shorts, £14.50 (ultimo.co.uk).

If hearts and flowers are your thing, let love blossom on Valentine’s night with a bold floral print. Try Gossard’s Cancan Superboost plunge bra, £29, and shorts, £14 (gossard.com).

SEX KITTEN

Extrovert alert! Pounce on him after dark with a lingerie set that’s sure to get his pulse racing.

Black is a colour that’s both super sexy and flattering in luxurious cuts like Rigby & Peller’s Vintage plunge bra, £76.95, and luxury G-string, £56.95 (0845 0765545/rigbyandpeller.com).

Spice things up in the bedroom with a set featuring a cheeky suspender belt like the Myla Bourbon Boudoir bra, £59; briefs, £29, and suspender, £39 (0844 8736111/myla.com).

If you usually opt for a two-piece, add variety to your lingerie repertoire and try out a figure-hugging corset such as the Midnight Grace by Figleaves Azalea basque, £48, and thong with detachable suspenders, £14 (08444 932932/figleaves.com).

Flaunt your wild side by mixing clashing prints together including flashes of on-trend animal like Freya Alexa’s plunge print balcony bra, from £30, and briefs, from £12.50 (01904 658035/leialingerie.com).

GIRLY AND GORGEOUS

Embrace your playful side with fun and flirtatious pieces.

If you’re a burlesque fan, look for boudoir styling details like satin, bows and hook-and-eye fastenings. Try the retro look with Fauve’s Lucia bow bra, from £53, and thong, £20 (leialingerie.com, far right).

Don’t fight against your inner tomboy, boy shorts can still be uber-feminine featuring dainty prints in pastels like the J by Jasper Conran at Debenhams petals bra, £20, and shorts, £12.50 (0844 5616161/ debenhams.com).

Even if you’re a dark minimalist dresser by day, nightfall is your licence to play with girly shades, from baby soft pink and sorbet pastels like the BHS lilac jacquard padded bra, £18, and thong, £9 (0845 1960000/ bhs.co.uk), through to shocking fuchsia like the Aubade Bahia bra, £50, and thong, £32 at Figleaves.