A gift she will actually wear

The art of gifting: how to choose jewellery for her

Jewellery is easy to get wrong and unforgettable when you get it right. You do not need a jeweller's diploma. You need to notice what she already puts on, then buy a version that will still look like itself next Christmas.

Two people exchanging a small grey velvet jewellery box
Watch first

Her style, then the type

Minimal and thin, or bold and stacked? Gold or silver? Hoops every day, or studs she forgets she is wearing? The jewellery already on her body is the brief. Ignore the shop window that is shouting.

Then match the category she actually uses. Rings if her hands are never bare. A bracelet if she lives in jumpers. Earrings if she has the holes in and the pair is always in the dish by the sink.

The metal matters

Gold filled, vermeil, moissanite

14K gold filled is bonded gold, tough enough for daily wear, without solid-gold theatre. Vermeil is thick gold on sterling, the right call for ears. If she wants diamond-looking sparkle, moissanite does the light, not the mine, and leaves money for a better setting.

Gold filled hoop earrings on linen next to a note
A pair she can live in beats a trophy she is afraid to scratch.

Personalisation is optional. An initial, a date inside a band, a stone she picks. At Elle Adore the custom solitaire exists for that: her gem, her size, made in the UK. If you are lost, write to us with a photo of what she wears. We would rather you send the right thing.

The thought is the gift. The metal is how the thought survives showers, handbags, and years.

Gold filled hoopsCustom solitaire