Picking the perfect locket for your partner.

Fellas, we’ve noticed. When it comes to down to it, jewellery is not your strong suit. We’ve decided to make the process a bit easier for the blokes with this guide, so you aren’t all going home to a fake smile and un-enthused “It’s great, honey. I’ll just put it away deep in my closet for those super SPECIAL occasions!” Yeah… that’s when you know your efforts (guesses) have failed.

So, let’s get started.
Stage 1: Locketinn Lockets are available primarily in Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, or Silver. So what will it be, Gold or Silver?
Now gents, there are no tips or tricks involved with this one. It’s all on you. Take a few deep breaths, and tune into that thing you call a memory. Does she already wear jewellery? Yes? If you can’t remember if it’s gold or silver, get out your phone and find a photo where she’s wearing jewellery. If she doesn’t already wear jewellery or you can’t locate a trusty picture, think about her skin tone, eye colour and natural hair colour. Customarily, a woman with cool undertones will have blue, grey or green eyes with ashy hair. Her veins will be visibly blue underneath her skin. If this sounds like your girl, pick silver. On the other hand; warm tones will have greenish veins with brown, amber or hazel eyes. Her hair will have a reddish or golden tone to it. If so, pick gold. If all else fails and these little tests are lost on you, go for the neutral option and pick out rose gold. Then at least you can fall back on the excuse of “But rose gold is a neutral shade, darling. It goes with anything!”

Stage 2: Our Lockets come in both plain or crystal variety. Crystals or no crystals?
Simply answer these couple of questions to help you on your way. Is she a ‘wine and dine’ kind of girl, or a ‘stay home and enjoy whatever is on Foxtel kind of girl?’ Does she dress up in high heels and fancy dresses, or lounge around in decade-old clothing? What does your house together look like? Embellished with decoration and art or a cluttered mess of random furniture? If you answered with the latter statement more than once, go with plain. Answered with the first option more than once, go with crystals. Not really sure? Play it safe and get crystals! That way if she decides she likes the plain look better, she can simply flip over the locket to show off it’s bare side, saving the crystals for more classy occasions.

Stage 3: Time to choose a chain. Locketinn offers a variety of lengths as well as style and thickness.
Is she clumsy? Does she work in a field that forbids obvious jewellery? Go with a shorter chain. Does she break things easily? Go with a chunkier chain for extra strength. If her clothing style is outlandish, go with a simple style that won’t clash and become overkill. In reverse, a simple choice of clothing will benefit nicely from a chain that stands out to act as her centrepiece.

Stage 4: This is our fourth and final stage, and it’s a fun one! Thinking caps back on for this one, and let’s choose her charms.

Let’s start with the ‘Love’ charms. You know you love her, and she knows it too, so why not express that? Feel free to take it a step further with an engagement/wedding charm, but do so at your own risk… Locketinn’s ‘Family’ charms have something to represent every family member. If she’s super family orientated, a family tree or baby bottle might do the trick (Unless you’re currently a childfree couple, then perhaps best not to jump the gun and scare her off).
Our travel and celebration charms know just how to perfectly capture a special moment. A maple leaf for her favourite trip to Canada, or a diploma to celebrate her study achievements.
Next comes hobbies, animals and food… surely you don’t need help with this one.
Locketinn’s Faith and Inspirational charms address your lady’s spiritual side. So if she doesn’t have one, make a hard pass. If she does, great! Show her you appreciate that religion is a part of her life with a pair of angel wings or a crystal cross charm.
You’re almost there!! Time to add the finishing touches and finalise the personalisation process. A backing plate to give her locket a theme, a birthstone to show her you do remember her birthday (hopefully!) or alphabet letter charms with her initials. These are just a few of the wide range you can select from to make her gift more special.

Congratulations, you did it! Your prize, a very grateful woman at home. As they say, happy wife = happy life.

Perhaps she keeps you fed with oversized hearty home-cooked meals. Or maybe she brings pizza home after work. Perhaps she spoils you with knitted overcoats in Winter or maybe she lets you curl up in her arms to fight the cold. All mothers are different, but one thing will always stay the same and that is our LOVE for them! Every May brings a very special day where women of all shapes, sizes and colour are brought together in appreciation of their commitment to motherhood.

Be sure to show your mum just how much you love her! Whether it’s breakfast in bed, a trip to the cinema or a gift she’s been eyeing off for weeks. Mother’s Day is an event of the utmost importance here at LocketInn and we want to make every lovely lady’s day a special one! With our family themed charms you can design the perfect locket to suit your mothers personality and taste. One of our adorable dog charms to showcase her favourite pooch, the art palette charm to represent that creative flair of hers or even our motorcycle charm if she has a bit of a wild side. Among the hundreds of unique charms, you’re bound to find more than a few that represent either her own persona or the bond you share together.

Not a jewellery person? We can understand that, too! Hop online or drop in to our Surfer’s Paradise store to view our new Lemon Myrtle product range. Crafted from Australian sourced vegetable-based ingredients, this range of products including Moisturisers, insect repellents, deodorants, soaps and essential oils is being lusted after all over Australia for its delectable lemon aroma and organic production. Perfect for the type of mum who has to stop and smell anything nice she walks past, or anyone who enjoys the simpler things in life.

After all, every woman is one of a kind and deserves a unique gift that will make all the best parts of their being shine.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Love, The Locketinn Team.

Tips For Your Wedding Jewellery

Jewellery, quite surprisingly, seems to be an afterthought, rather than a priority, when it comes to planning a wedding. Big mistake! The right jewellery should show off your beautiful dress and make you feel fantastic, all day long.

It’s easy to get carried away with your budget, because you want everything to be perfect, but everyone has to rein it in a little. Your wedding jewellery doesn’t need to eat away at your bank balance – there are so many options and solutions for accessories on a budget at Locketinn. Ahead, we’ve narrowed down some tips and tricks to bear in mind when you’re picking out your wedding day jewels.

“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”

If you’re after something with more of a vintage feel, or you’d just like to wear something with a little sentiment, the best place to search is your family’s jewellery boxes (with permission, of course!). Place something with meaning into a glass locket. Ask you’re Grandmother or Mum for a piece of sentimental Jewellery like, a wedding band or small pendant that she’ll lend you for your Wedding day to place inside the locket? The Glass Locket can be worn as a pendant around the neck or a Locket brooch pin on the garter or flower bouquet. Bring your Locket to life with blue daisies or blue Swarovski crystals. Not only will this family heirloom personalised locket have real meaning it will humble hearts during the ceremony.

Choose Jewellery the whole wedding party can wear

If you want some real show-stopping accessories on your big day check out Lockets Wedding Collection? Design a personalised  Mother of the bride or Mother of the groom locket for any proud Mum to wear as a Locket Pendant or Locket Brooch Pin.  Ask your Bridesmaids to become a part of your day by presenting them a personal locket design just for them. Don’t forget the groomsmen with our stylist cufflinks to impress the most sophisticated style.

Rather than turn up to your ceremony with meaningless jewellery, go with jewellery that personalises your design, style, colour, and your uniqueness. Unlike your dress, you can get more than one use out of your personalised Locket, so pick the kind of jewellery you could see yourself and the whole Wedding party wearing time and time again.