2023 SKJ Gift Guide: Travel Types
Need help picking a gift for your friend, partner, or family member? I got you.
Use this globetrotting-themed gift guide to help you chose the perfect SKJ piece according to your person’s travel modus operandi!
I love traveling! It’s how I rest and gather inspiration. Have you ever traveled with a family member or friend that you just don’t vibe with along the voyage? There’s no right or wrong way to do it, but We all have different interests, goals, dream vacations and travel types!
I’ve come up with 7 globetrotting personalities and matched them to SKJ jewelry pieces to help you brainstorm your gifting plans this season.
The Travel Types:
The luxury lover
the thrifty backpacker
the road tripper
the adventure seeker
the tranquility traveler
the history junkie
the culture craver
So, without further ado, let’s get in to it! And let me know what your travel type is in the comments below.
Bon Voyage!
The Luxury Lover
They work hard and save to truly pull out all the stops on vacation. Fancy hotels, room service, big meals out at Michelin star restaurants, all-access museum passes, a shopping spree– the works! Packing light is not your forte, but they always leave room (or bring an extra suitcase!) to fill with purchases you pick up along the way.
Dream Destinations:
Paris
Dubai
Singapore
Must-have pieces:
tiny pearl huggie hoops
delicate, dainty, effortless
gold étoile du nord necklace
solid gold— can you go wrong?
pearl bar ear climbers
pearls are timeless!
chain link choker necklace
For that extra bling-bling.
An update on the classic pearl earring, our Pearl Ear Climbers keep you classy, and eschew stuffy tradition.
Comfortable and effortless for everyday wear, or sophisticated and fresh for a formal occasion.
Delicate, barely pink pearls on sterling silver, gold-fill, or solid 14k yellow or white gold ear wires.
Sold as a pair.
Please select your metal choice.
To wear, slide the earring into your piercing, then turn the whole earring to orient the pearls along your ear lobe. Gently pinch at the top to secure in place on your lobe if necessary. See this leaf ear climber tutorial for more help on how to wear!
We love versatility! Designed to be worn as an ear climber, but can also be oriented downward to hang below the lobe.
The Thrifty Backpacker
The fearless fun-seeker who’s tight budget never gets in the way of an authentic experience! Flexible and spontaneous, they compile a list of free activities for all destinations on their list. No sit-down restaurants: they’re hitting the market to grab a bite and sit in the park, or, no-brainer: street food! A light packer, all they need is a clean hostel, where they make fast friends. Who knows? Maybe their new hostel buddy has a couch to crash on next trip!
Dream Destinations:
thailand
budapest
india
Must-have pieces:
eureka pin
For throwing the hair up on the go.
envie necklace-to-earrings choker
two-in-one? That’s a bargain and it saves packing space!
squiggle ear climbers
easy-breezy travel earrings.
Our best-selling Squiggle Ear Climbers are an absolute staple for daily wear or creating a stand-out earring stack! Great on its own, in a second piercing to style with other earrings, or jazz up your look with some asymmetry.
Super comfortable and lightweight, these earrings are little waves to ripple up your lobes. See this tutorial for help.
Thread through your piercing hole and turn the squiggle up your lobe. Gently pinch in place to secure.
Available in sterling silver, gold-fill, and NOW AVAILABLE in solid 14k yellow or white gold!
Please select:
Pair or a single earring
Your metal choice
The Road Tripper
Doesn’t matter where you go, it’s how you get there! This friend lives for the stretch of open highway and the freedom to roam. They pepper a trip with campsites and motels; classic diner meals are their favorite.
Dream Destinations:
the American Southwest
Trans-siberian Railway
Cycling tour across France
Must-have pieces:
gerald/geraldine bolo (or any OOAK bolo tie)
Timeless piece evocative of the Great American West
yucca necklace or yucca earrings
Carry desert wanderlust everywhere you go.
large crux studs
a universal, bold motif symbolizing a crossroads
Teardrop shaped sterling silver or vermeil stud earrings with sweet yucca design. A sweet kiss from the high desert.
Sterling silver posts and post backs.
Measure just under 1” long.
LIMITED QUANTITY. Ready to ship.
Genderless bolo tie named after my grandfather, Gerald, who had a huge collection of bolo ties.
Wear it with a T-shirt or dress it up with a suit. Compliments guaranteed!
The bolo face is a smooth, domed shape with a brushed matte finish and stamped line details, strung on a woven black leather cord. The cord ends are adorned with handmade bolo tips carved in wax and cast in metal.
See this tutorial for bolo styling tips!
Available in bronze and sterling silver.
Please select your choice of metal.
Made to order.
Teardrop shape pendant with yucca detail in sterling silver or 14k gold vermeil on gold-fill or sterling silver chain.
Chain measures 20” long, with option to clasp at 18” or 20”. Ideal piece for layering or elegant alone. Image shows silver necklace clasped at 18” and gold necklace clasped at 20”.
Please select your metal.
LIMITED QUANTITY. Ready to ship.
The Adventure Seeker
The great outdoors and extreme sport is this friend’s outlet. Whether hiking Kilimanjaro, white-water rafting in the Grand Canyon, or scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, they’re in it for the thrill, a stomach-dropping vista, and the good night’s sleep post-adrenaline rush.
Dream Destinations:
New Zealand
Fjords of Norway
Fiji
Must-have pieces:
pearl false septum ring
for when they want to show their edgy persona
leaf hairslide
to hold the hair back while hiking
large squiggle ear cuff
a bit of edge, but nothing dangling or hanging in the way of extreme sport.
double leaf ear climbers
same reason as the squiggle cuff, but with a natural reference
Our best-selling squiggle ear cuff is now part of our Essentials Collection.
This ear cuff is a piercing free ear adornment for the conch or cartilage.
Wear alone or stack with more cuffs and style with more earrings.
Cast in solid sterling silver; gold version vermeil: solid sterling silver treated with a thick plating of 14k yellow gold (read more in details drop-down menu below).
To wear, slip the piece over your ear cartilage and adjust to find a comfortable and secure placement.
Ready to ship.
Our best-selling Leaf Ear Climber earrings are the perfect embodiment of modern design inspired by botanical forms– a founding principle of Sophie Kissin Jewelry!
These elegant leaf earrings fit into any lobe piercing and vine up your ear. Great as stand-alone pieces, or worn in a second piercing and combined with other earrings.
Sold as a pair.
To wear, thread the earring through your piercing hole and turn the leaves up your lobe. Gently pinch in place to secure. Seethis tutorial for help.
Available in sterling silver, 14k gold vermeil, and NOW AVAILABLE in solid 14k yellow or white gold!
Please select your metal choice.
Made to order.
The Tranquility Traveler
For the friend who’d rather be at the beach! On the docket is rest, relaxation, and repeat. Life at home is fast-paced and full, so to recharge they crave the kind of peace and quiet one can only get from a little bit of isolation and no distractions.
Dream Destinations:
Bali
Hawaii
Tulum
Must-have pieces:
a OOAK necklace from the Ondine Collection
shell and pearl heirloom pieces to last forever
Abalone Circle Studs
Simples, clean, shell earrings design
Wave Barrette
calming waves to carry with you everywhere
The History Junkie
The one who travels to learn more about the world around them and the people who came before us. Ideally, they’d travel through time, but for now they’ll travel to the best-preserved ancient sites of the world and imagine a vibrant past. Never without comfortable shoes for the trek in situ or all day at the museum.
Dream Destinations:
Machu Picchu
Petra
Stonehenge
Must-have pieces:
large mounds studs
ancient, organic style
squiggle slide earrings
lightweight; perfect simple earrings for all day on your feet
ninlil cuff bracelet and ninlil collar
organic design, named for filipino goddess of the wind
Our go-to earring! Lightweight and easy to wear for every day. Minimal, but never boring.
These squiggle earrings slide straight through your piercing hole and hang down from your lobe. Now made in a sturdier gauge wire for more eye-catching appeal and less slippage!
Available in sterling silver, gold-fill, and NOW AVAILABLE in solid 14k yellow or white gold!
Please select your metal choice.
Made to order.
The Culture Craver
The friend whose ideal destination is a big city full of diverse people and a diversity of activities. Trendy cafes, busy parks, and a vibrant nightlife make for great people-watching. Neighborhood excursions are based on restaurant locations (activities are basically filler until the next great meal!). They immerse themselves fully in the everyday rhythm of a new place to imagine what life would be like if they lived there.
Dream Destinations:
Tokyo
Mexico City
Istanbul
Must-have pieces:
large organic hoops
smoothest day-to-night accessory for a full day of exploring
squiggle poke pin
casual, cute look; nothing flashy because we’re trying to look like a local
Désir ear cuff
big city traveler needs some fashion-forward energy
sublime bridge cuff
for nights out on the town
Hammered, organic, sparkly like the surface of water.
Hammered and shaped by hand; each hoop is unique! Perfectly imperfect.
Diameter measures approximately 2”.
Please select:
sterling silver
brass
14k gold-plated
All hoops have hypo-allergenic sterling silver posts.
See how to wear and properly secure these hoops in this tutorial.
Limited quantity gold-plated ready to ship; brass and silver options are made-to-order.
No-pierce face jewelry piece for the nose bridge.
This piece is designed to sit/rest on the nose bridge between the eyes, or wherever comfortable. Do not squeeze cuff together at the pearls.
TUTORIAL: How to Wear the Sublime Bridge Cuff
For secure all-day wear, apply eyelash glue to back of the cuff.
Measures 3cm or 1.25” wide (across bridge). This size fits most nose bridges.
Please select sterling silver or gold-fill.
Made to order. Please read details below.
Bronze hammered loop and stick with a squiggly end.
Watch this tutorial to see how to use the Squiggle Poke Pin.
Perfect for fine and short hair or half-up styles with thicker hair.
Stick measures 5”, loop is 2 1/2” long.
LIMITED QUANTITIES.
Made to order.
