Celebrate a January birthday, anniversary or other special occasion with symbolic garnet jewelry. This iconic red gemstone is the birthstone associated with January, symbolizing health, peace, love, and prosperity. Gifts featuring this colorful gemstone bring style and extra symbolism. Explore our guide for help with finding the perfect gift.
What is January’s Birthstone?
Garnet is the birthstone for January. It’s known for its rich red color, though there are many shades offered by this gemstone. Deep crimson is the most popular color for garnet jewelry, showcasing unique beauty.
January’s birthstone, garnet, has been loved for centuries. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs adorned themselves with garnets. This gemstone was also worn in signet rings during Ancient Roman times.
Today, garnet is admired for its beauty and symbolism. January’s birthstone is associated with health, peace, love, commitment, and prosperity.
January Birthday Gift Ideas
Colorful garnet jewelry is a leading gift to celebrate January birthdays and special occasions. Earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets with glowing garnets are symbolic gifts that can be appreciated for years to come. We’re highlighting some of our favorite January birthstone pieces to help inspire your gift buying.
Personalized January Birthstone Jewelry
Browse our personalized jewelry collection for meaningful January birthday gifts. Pick a custom January birthstone gift with earrings, necklaces and rings featuring garnet gemstones. Designs include just garnets, diamonds and even initials that bring added symbolism.
Garnet Earrings
Earrings showcase the iconic January birthstone color with settings that let red garnets shine. Choose from classic studs, hoops, huggies, and dramatic dangling pairs of garnet earrings.
A pair of garnet earrings adds the symbolism of this birthstone with subtle touches of style, making them perfect for any occasion. For a January birthday gift your recipient will love to wear day after day, pick earrings with this iconic gemstone.
Garnet Necklaces
Necklaces are another classic option for January birthday gifts. Choose a garnet solitaire pendant for easy styling or more dramatic tennis styles that showcase endless garnet loops.
A garnet necklace is ideal for adding a subtle touch of crimson to any ensemble. These pieces are typically set in white gold, yellow gold or sterling silver. Choose from standalone garnet pendants or necklaces that combine red garnets with additional gemstones or diamonds for stunning contrasts.
Garnet Rings
If your gift recipient is a fan of standing out, a colorful garnet ring makes for a memorable gift. Choose from everyday garnet bands, cocktail rings, stacking styles, and even extraordinary designs with orange garnets.
Garnet Bracelets
Bracelets are another popular January birthstone jewelry gift. They’re perfect for solo wear or stacking, making garnet bracelets a flexible accessory that brings endless style. Choose from tennis bracelets with garnets, station bracelets, paperclip bracelets, and unique multi-gemstone designs.
Caring for January Birthstone Jewelry
Garnets are durable gemstones fit for frequent wear. They should not be exposed to cosmetics, chemicals or sudden temperature changes. Visit our gemstone care and cleaning guide for more tips on keeping garnet jewelry at its best.
While it’s easy to stack and style garnet jewelry, extra precautions should be taken to ensure that garnets aren’t prone to scratches from harder gemstones like diamonds. High-quality jewelry settings can help ensure garnet gifts look their best long-term.
FAQs About January Birthstone Gifts
Garnet is the modern birthstone for January. It’s typically featured as a deep red gemstone, but there are other shades as well. Orange garnets are rare options for January birthday gifts.
You can use our free ring sizers to find the perfect fit.
Red is the most iconic January birthstone color. Other shades, like orange, are rarer.
Finding Garnet Jewelry
You can find the perfect January birthday gift when you shop our collection of artisan garnet jewelry. Choose from earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets with the iconic garnet gemstone. Explore our garnet jewelry at our local jewelry stores or online.
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