Start with the birth month's stone, then pick the shape and the gold color that suit it
Start with the birth month, then pick the shape. Earrings need no size, so they make the easy gift. A heart, 6 mm of one stone, is the quiet choice, and hearts sold the most pairs in the year. A sapphire flower brings more color. Take 14K in the gold that flatters the stone, and if the stone must be natural, ask us first, since no title says.
Month: birthstone earrings for January to December
Find the month first, then its stone in the table below. Every month but December has a pair here. September runs deepest: sapphire sits on about seven pairs in ten, in nearly every color. July has six ruby pairs and May three emerald, and June splits between a pearl pair and an alexandrite stud. January to March, August, October and November each have a heart. December's turquoise and tanzanite are not here, and many jewelers give blue topaz instead. For July, choose a title that names ruby, since the red sapphire flowers are September's stone.
Hearts or flowers: heart earrings and sapphire flower earrings
Give a heart when you want one clean stone. Each holds one heart-cut stone about 6 mm across, near 1.2 grams with its gold, and the ten hearts come in eight stones. They sold nearly half the pairs in the year, the garnet heart most.
Pick a flower for more color. Small sapphires sit as petals, often around a white diamond. A small or mini flower measures 9 mm across and weighs about 2 grams, a large one 11 mm and about 3.3 grams. A design often comes in each size, and flowers 9 mm or smaller took four in five of the flower pairs sold. Eleven flowers carry a country's flag colors in sapphire.
Longer pairs and studs: birthstone drop earrings, studs and one hoop
Choose a longer pair for color past the lobe. Four run 20 to 33 mm top to bottom, in ruby or blue sapphire set with diamonds, and two weigh about 12 grams. The studs sit close to the lobe in garnet, alexandrite, emerald and ruby. The toi et moi studs set two lab-grown diamonds side by side, an emerald cut beside a pear, for an April birthday. The one hoop is emerald and diamond in yellow gold, 44 mm across.
Gold color: yellow, white or rose gold for each stone
Take 14K for a pair worn often. It is the gold on all but seven pairs, and every pair sold in the year was 14K. Nearly every pair lets you pick yellow, white or rose. Let the stone lead. White gold keeps blue and green stones crisp, yellow deepens red, orange and golden ones, and rose sits softly beside pink and purple. The 18K Ballerina pairs come in white gold alone, the emerald hoop in yellow alone.
Natural or lab-grown: birthstones and the diamonds set beside them
Ask before you pay if the stone must come from the ground. No title says whether a colored stone was mined or grown, though the peridot heart's listing calls its stones natural. Three titles say lab-grown, all diamond. About half the pairs set diamonds beside the colored stone. Where a listing names their origin, it says natural, mostly VS2 in clarity and G in color. For a detail no listing gives, the live chat answers first, and you can call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.
Questions we get in the store
What is the birthstone for each month?
Garnet is January's stone, then amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl or alexandrite, ruby, peridot, sapphire, and opal or tourmaline in order, with topaz or citrine for November. December's turquoise and tanzanite are not here, and blue topaz is a common stand-in.
Are the birthstones in these earrings natural or lab-grown?
No title answers that for a colored stone, so check with the live chat first when it matters. Three titles say lab-grown, all diamond. The peridot heart's listing calls its stones natural, as does every listing naming its side diamonds' origin.
Are birthstone earrings a good gift if I don't know her style?
Yes, because earrings need no size. A 6 mm heart is the safe choice where her month has one, and the hearts sold nearly half the pairs in the year. For more color, take a small sapphire flower, 9 mm across.
More questions we get
How big are these birthstone earrings?
The hearts are 6 mm across and weigh about 1.2 grams. A small or mini flower is 9 mm across, a large one 11 mm. Four longer pairs run 20 to 33 mm top to bottom, and the emerald hoop is 44 mm across.
Which birthstones stand up to wearing every day?
Choose sapphire or ruby for daily wear. Both rate 9 on the Mohs hardness scale, second only to diamond, and topaz and alexandrite come close. Emerald can chip on a hard knock and pearl is soft, so keep both from rough days and perfume.
Can I get birthstone earrings in yellow, white or rose gold?
Yes, on 89 of the 95 pairs, picked on the listing. The 18K Ballerina pairs are white gold only and the emerald hoop is yellow only. The toi et moi studs and the 18K emerald and ruby studs come in white or yellow.
What backs do these earrings have?
The titles do not say, so ask in the live chat which back a pair wears. A screw back turns onto a threaded post and rarely comes loose. A push back slides on quicker, and its grip eases with years of use.
Can I return birthstone earrings?
Yes, if unworn and unaltered, for fourteen days after delivery. The live chat approves it, and it ships on our return label. Your refund loses the return shipping and five percent for restocking. Pairs made or changed for you are final.