Jade, peridot and garnet pendant

How do you send just the right message to your girlfriend on her birthday? Jewelry is a great way to convey your love and friendship … there is a huge range of pieces, each with their own different message. But what is right for a wonderful woman born in January? Here are some ideas…

Sleek and elegant

Round garnet earrings

A very easy starting point is the birthstone for January, which is garnet. Garnets are a beautiful deep red color … and unlike the poor men with girlfriends born in the month of the diamond, they are quite affordable, as well as being gorgeous.

Use your experience of what your girlfriend is like, along with our gift finder for girlfriends, to decide on the perfect gift for her. If you click on the gemstone tab, you’ll see that you can immediately see all of the suggested products that feature garnets. If you have a lady who is vivacious, full of life and color, you could try something like the jade, peridot and garnet pendant pictured. For graceful women, the garnet drop pendant can be an excellent way to accent their sleek elegance.

Your girlfriend’s starsign can also be a great hint as to what sort of jewelry she’ll appreciate. For Janaury women, Capricorn takes up the first part of the month (1st to 20th), and Aquarius the latter half (21st to 31st).

While Capricorns are usually very formal, methodical, and traditional, Aquarians are the opposite – going against the grain, flying free, and being deliberately different.

There are so, so many great options for each of these star signs … but as an idea, for the Aquarians these earrings feature purple tanzanites – definitely not your run of the mill gemstone! The shape is also quite distinctive, so this piece could never be called usual, conservative or traditional.

For the Capricorns, the Hot Diamonds range has some beautiful, traditional, free-flowing jewelry that works well for both the office and for a little black dress. The Hot Diamonds range features silver with the diamonds, creating a beautiful barely-there effect. Just click on the Hot Diamonds box under the Style tab of the Girlfriend’s gift finder.

If you are really stuck, have a sneak peek through her jewelry box to see what she already likes – and make sure that you don’t get her something too similar to a piece she already has!