Buy a Gemstone Pendant

With Christmas fast approaching, finding suitable gift ideas for women can drive a man crazy.  As most women love jewellery, a gemstone pendant may just be the perfect choice and if you’re thinking that’s far too easy, you may want to think again.  Jewellery has always been popular for gift ideas for women but getting it right is not always that straight forward especially when you’re a man!  Womens jewellery is very personal so to ensure your Christmas gift doesn’t end up on eBay on Boxing day, take your time and think carefully before parting with your money.

The most important rule is keep it simple and you won’t go wrong, there’s a place in every ladies jewellery box for a pendant with a beautiful gemstone.  If you go for something with a semi precious stone, you’ll have a much larger choice and furthermore these pendants come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and as many will be mounted in sterling silver, they’ll also be more affordable than a gemstone pendants that’s mounted in gold.  The first thing to think about is whether you’d prefer a faceted gemstone or a polished cabochon, faceted gemstones tend to be smaller and more dainty and have been cut to optimize the way in which they reflect the light and this will also enhance their colour but due to the work that’s involved in the cutting, they will usually be more expensive.

A gemstone pendant featuring a cabochon will generally enjoy more wear as this style of pendant can be as easily matched with a casual everyday outfit as it can with something a little smarter or more elegant.  Faceted gemstones definitely tend to be more suited for special occasions and for times when a lady is dressing up.

If you’ve decided to go with a faceted gemstone pendant, you could think about one of the many birthstones, Blue Topaz, Amethyst, Garnet, Peridot and Citrine are some of the most well known and all would make perfect gift ideas for women who love jewellery featuring colourful semi precious stones.  If the lady for whom you’re buying prefers large and chunky jewellery, you could think about Lemon Quartz as this is one of the very few faceted gemstones which can be found in large sizes.

If size is an important factor, then a cabochon gemstone pendant would probably be a better choice as these tend to be significantly larger and there are literally hundreds of gemstone varieties to choose from.  If you’d prefer to go for one of the classics, think about Rose Quartz which has a beautiful soft pink colour, or Lapis Lazuli, a favourite gemstone of the ancient Egyptians or a Turquoise pendant and this very popular gemstone is also one of the birthstones for the month of December.  For something slightly rarer and less well known, Tiffany Stone would be a good choice which by the way has nothing to do with Tiffany & Co the jewellers, or Larimar from the Dominican Republic which is not only rare but also very beautiful or for something particularly unusual, how about a Dinosaur Bone pendant?  So finding those special and unique gift ideas for women isn’t really that difficult providing you know where to start.

With regards to a chain, if you’ve gone for a faceted gemstone pendant then something fine would be more appropriate but don’t go for anything too busy or too long.  For a cabochon gemstone pendant, depending on what you’ve decided on, it may be best to allow the recipient to buy her own chain as she may prefer something slightly longer or thicker than you would choose, so think carefully and bear in mind that if you’re buying a gemstone pendant for a lady who regularly wears this kind of jewellery,  she’s sure to already have plenty of silver chains.