Solid Men’s Crystal Opal Ring

Don’t get me wrong, I love husbands. They keep you warm at night, mow the lawn, yell at the kids for you, look nice draped over your arm at a restaurant and generally bring a bit of life, and sport, to the house. All admirable qualities! But sometimes they are not the most helpful creatures, and I don’t only mean when their is a smelly diaper about! If your house is like mine, birthday and Christmas times are a flurry of guesswork and frustrated ‘I don’t know what I want!’s This year, why not accentuate one of his good qualities - his steely, sultry or smoky good looks - with a jewelry birthday present. Our best ideas for birthday gifts for husbands this October are below … read on for some handy hints.

White Opal Nomination Link

Red Opal Nomination Link

Men’s Cubic Zirconia/Stainless Steel Bracelet

Inori Funky Cross Pendant

Fossil Black Stripe Watch

Fossil Blue Stripe Watch

Fossil Blue Flash Feature Watch

Stainless Steel Polished/Matte Cufflinks

Stainless Steel and Black Cord Bracelet

If you are racking your brain trying to determine what sort of jewelry gift he’ll like, why not start with the birthstone for October, the opal. Although opals are quite colorful, their unique patterning, like streaks of fire caught in stone, can actually be quite masculine. The solid crystal opal ring pictured at the beginning of the article is a great men’s jewelry gift that includes opals … but unfortunately there is not much else! The nomination bracelet link range has a small selection of opal links, though (you can see the white oval opal link and the round red opal link at right). A nomination bracelet not only gives him a stylish, modern and personalizable piece of jewelry to wear, but gives you ready made present ideas for the next several years! Check out the rest of the nomination link range.

You can look beyond birthstones to something a bit more tailored to his personality, and use his zodiac sign as a guide to birthday gifts. Librans are born in the first part of October, from the 1st to the 22nd. These graceful and charming men are usually very balanced, refined and sociable. The latter part of October is taken up by Scorpios, who are passionate people, very magnetic, creative and intense. You can use these guidelines to pick the perfect birthday gift - like the beautifully balanced men’s cubic zirconia bracelet shown at right, for Librans. This gracefully slender, well-designed bracelet is great for both evening wear and office wear, adding class and sparkle to men’s plain black suits. The cubic zirconias are set in stainless steel, so the piece is perfect for all skin types and is hard-wearing and durable.

Looking at the other end of the zodiac scale, we can find some wonderfully creative and dramatic pieces like the Inori cross pendant pictured. Great for Scorpios, this individual cross pendant gives the passion of the cross a modern, creative twist. The pendant is stainless steel, and is a tidy 5cm long. This is a stand-alone item, so you can choose the chain for this pendant that best suits your man, from our wide selection.

Scorpios should also love the unique use of materials in the black cord and stainless steel bracelet pictured at right, at the bottom. The cord makes the piece quite comfortable to wear, as well as setting it apart from the usual sterling silver / stainless steel pieces that can be found - a real ’selling’ point for creative Scorpios! The bracelet has an adjustable length clasp, and comes in a larger size of 21cm to fit Scorpios from big to little.

Looking beyond the purely visual, to jewelry with a pragmatic purpose this month, the Fossil range of men’s fashion watches pushes the boundaries of style, incorporating individual twists into every one of their pieces; you can see the entire range of Fossil watches here. We recommend the black or blue stripe models pictured at right for Librans - the stripes down the band balance the piece beautifully, while the 100m water resistance and stainless steel band ensure that it will still be around to see many more birthdays!

The Fossil watch range has something for Scorpio husbands as well, with the innovative and creative yet subtle use of color in the Fossil Blue Flash Feature watch shown at right. For Scorpio men, this watch has strong, passionate styling, and the blue face and yellow laser crystal hands and markers give it a little extra intensity. The modern colors and materials contrast well with the old-fashioned analogue display, and the watch itself is precision made, and comes with a 2-year manufacturers warranty.

Also for those husbands who like to incorporate their jewelry into practical items, the stylish stainless steel cufflinks pictured at right have a singular grace for Libran men, and by nature are an item of great balance. They feature a combination of polished and matte textured finish, creating a very individual look for a very reasonable price.

Yet, if you still haven’t seen the perfect gift for your husband’s birthday yet, don’t go back out into the work shed and make him turn off the grinder to ask him what he wants again (or even out into the lunge and turn off the TV) … you know there’s no point! Just keep browsing the huge range of hand-selected gift ideas for husbands by clicking the link. If you need any help or advice, just click the live help link to the right of the page, and someone will be right along to assist you!