Are you style challenged? Or do you just lack some confidence about how to choose gifts for women? How do you pick perfect presents for the women in your life? You’re not alone: it’s not always easy to know where to start.
Never fear: we can help you find perfect gifts for your wife, girlfriend, daughter, mother or friend with our 6 step gift giving guide. Also take a look at our guide to selecting timeless jewellery gifts for her.
Let’s dive in …
1.WHAT TYPE OF PERSON IS SHE?
You’ll also find it helpful just to think about the type of person she is when you’re choosing a gift:
- Does she like dressing up to go out?
- Would she enjoy a piece of bolder statement jewellery to wear for special occasions?
- Is she unlikely to buy anything special for herself? Can you make up for this?
- Is she outgoing and enjoys attention, or the opposite?
- Is she sentimental and does she like sentimental gifts, such as birthstone jewellery or other meaningful jewellery pieces?
2.WHAT DOES SHE WEAR?
If possible (and without being creepy, of course) try to sneak a look at her jewellery collection when she’s not around to see what she has in her stash. This is a great way to get an idea of what she likes to wear.
Ask yourself some questions about what you see:
- Do you see her wearing coloured jewellery or just plain metal jewellery pieces?
- If her jewellery is colourful, is there a dominant colour or type?
- Is there a colour or type of gemstone jewellery she favours?
- Does she have a preferred design theme, for example: flowers, geometric designs, minimalist forms, hearts or flourishes?
- Are her jewellery pieces generally small and subtle? Or larger and intended to be eye-catching?
- Does she prefer silver jewellery or gold jewellery? Or a mixture?
- Do you think she has a preference for wearing a particular type of jewellery: necklaces, earrings or rings?
- What specific styles of jewellery does she favour: dangle earrings or stud earrings, chain necklaces or necklaces with pendants, simple stacking rings or bigger cocktail rings?
3.Have some ideas: now what?
Hopefully, answering some of these questions will provide you with a good starting point for what you’d like to gift the recipient.
The best place to start looking for the perfect jewellery gift is our Christmas shopping guide, where we offer a variety of suggestions to help you identify the perfect gift (even if it’s not Christmas when you read this article).
Alternatively visit our online jewellery shop for an in-depth look at the entire jewellery collection. We’re sure you’ll find something just right.
You may also want to check out our articles on what to look for when buying Australian jewellery and 5 tips for finding the best Australian jewellers.
4.PHONE A FRIEND
It’s a really great idea to ask one of her friends or close family members what they think she might like:
- Has she mentioned any particular items she’s been thinking about getting lately?
- What do they think about any gifts you currently have in mind?
- Do they have any clues as to her preferred types of jewellery, ring size, colours, etc.?
5.FINISHING TOUCHES
Once you’ve chosen the perfect gift, don’t forget those finishing touches that really do make a difference.
Get a gift card to go with the gift and write a heartfelt message on it. Sometimes a meaningful gift card can be the best part of receiving a present from someone special.
Also don’t forget gift wrapping. Unwrapping a gift is a ritual that people love and it shows you’ve gone to extra effort to treat them. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, but do put a little bit of work into make your gift that bit more special and exciting.