September has two traditional birthstones — sapphire and lapis lazuli — both known for their deep, true blue. It's also the month of the aster, a late-summer flower that traditionally represents love, wisdom and valour. Between the two stones and the flower, there's more than one way to choose a September birthday gift that actually says something about the person wearing it, whether you're shopping for someone else or marking your own birth month.
A birthstone or birth flower piece works as a gift because it's specific. It isn't just “a necklace” — it's a piece chosen because it represents the month someone was born, and that's usually what people remember.
If you're searching for the birth stone for September, here's the short answer: it isn't just one stone, but two. Sapphire and lapis lazuli are both recognised as September's traditional birthstones, and rather than a confusing either/or, the two work together — both prized for the same deep, true blue, just expressed differently.
Sapphire is a faceted, translucent stone, most associated with a rich, saturated blue, though it occurs in other colours too. Traditionally, sapphire is associated with wisdom, loyalty and truth — a stone of clarity and calm, the kind of meaning that suits a piece worn every day rather than kept for best.
Lapis lazuli is a different kind of blue altogether. It's an opaque stone, deep and inky, often threaded with small flecks of gold where natural pyrite runs through it, so no two stones look quite the same. Traditionally, lapis lazuli is associated with truth, self-awareness and inner wisdom, and it's one of the oldest gemstones used in jewellery, prized for thousands of years for the same colour it still carries today.
Together, sapphire and lapis lazuli give September two distinct ways to wear the same deep blue — one polished and translucent, one opaque and textured — so the choice comes down to which finish feels right, not which stone is the “real” one.
At Lulu + Belle, you can wear either colour in a few different ways. Our sapphire necklace, bracelet and hoop earrings are set with a sapphire-blue crystal — a demi-fine way to wear the colour, handcrafted in gold filled or sterling silver. Our lapis lazuli stud earrings and pendant necklace are set with the genuine, natural stone instead, in gold vermeil or sterling silver, and our individual birthstone charm lets you add a lapis lazuli stone to a chain you already own. You'll find the full edit in our September Birthstone collection.
September's birth flower is the aster, a star-shaped flower that blooms in late summer — its name comes from the Greek word for “star.” Traditionally, the aster represents love, wisdom and valour, which makes it a fitting flower for a birth month that already carries two birthstones: like sapphire and lapis lazuli, it's another way of saying the same thing — this person was thought of carefully.
Our Birth Flower collection for September includes an aster necklace and bracelet, each engraved with the flower's outline on a gold filled or sterling silver disc — a quieter alternative to a birthstone piece, for anyone who'd rather wear a symbol than a stone.
Whether you're drawn to sapphire, lapis lazuli or the aster, here's our edit of September pieces. Worth noting: the sapphire crystal pieces below carry genuine limited stock, so it's worth checking availability before you order.
Explore the full September Birthstone Jewellery collection or the September Birth Flower collection to see every option.
If you're buying for someone else, the sapphire crystal pieces — the necklace, bracelet and hoop earrings — work well as a complete, considered gift on their own. They're finished pieces, ready to wear, with nothing else needed.
If she already owns a Lulu + Belle chain that takes charms, the lapis lazuli birthstone charm is the easier route. It's a smaller, more personal add-on rather than a separate piece, and it means her September birthday becomes part of a necklace she's already wearing. It's worth checking that her chain takes slide-on charms before you order, since older chains aren't always compatible — our team can help confirm this if you're not sure.
And if you were born in September yourself, there's no reason the choice has to be practical. Whether you're drawn to the polished blue of sapphire, the textured, gold-flecked blue of lapis lazuli, or you'd rather wear the aster instead, treating yourself to a piece that genuinely represents your birth month is exactly the kind of gift most people wait for someone else to give them — and don't have to.
Every piece here is handcrafted to order in our workshop in Skerries, Co. Dublin, using sterling silver, 14kt gold filled (rolled gold) and gold vermeil, set with either a genuine gemstone, like our lapis lazuli, or a colour-matched crystal, like our sapphire-blue pieces. Because each piece is made after you order, it's worth allowing a little time between ordering and delivery, particularly if you're buying for a specific date — our team can talk you through timing if you're working to a deadline.
A September birthday gift doesn't need to be complicated to be meaningful. Sapphire, lapis lazuli and the aster all say the same thing in slightly different ways: this was chosen for you, specifically, because of when you were born. Explore the September Birthstone Jewellery collection to find the piece that feels right, or browse the Aster birth flower collection for a quieter alternative. And if you're shopping ahead for another birth month, our July Birthday Gift Ideas guide follows the same approach.
September has two traditional birthstones: sapphire and lapis lazuli. Both are known for their deep blue colour, though sapphire is a polished, translucent stone and lapis lazuli is opaque, often flecked with gold.
Birthstone lists have varied across cultures and centuries, and several months, including September, ended up with more than one traditional stone as different lists were combined over time. Rather than a choice between a “real” stone and a substitute, sapphire and lapis lazuli are best thought of as two ways of wearing the same deep blue.
September's birth flower is the aster, a star-shaped flower that blooms in late summer.
Traditionally, sapphire is associated with wisdom, loyalty and truth. Lapis lazuli carries a similar meaning — truth, self-awareness and inner wisdom — expressed through a stone that has been used in jewellery for thousands of years.
The aster's name comes from the Greek word for “star,” and it's traditionally associated with love, wisdom and valour.
Yes, for a birthstone and an initial — several of our necklaces are designed to combine an engraved initial disc with a birthstone charm on the same chain, and our individual birthstone charm, available in lapis lazuli for September, can be added to an existing initial necklace that takes slide-on charms. Our birth flower necklaces and bracelets are currently offered as standalone pieces rather than combined with an initial disc — if you'd like both together, our team can advise on the best way to combine them.
A sapphire or lapis lazuli piece chosen specifically because it's their birthstone, or an aster piece for their birth flower, tends to feel more considered than a generic gift, particularly paired with a note about why you chose it. For an easy add-on rather than a standalone piece, a lapis lazuli birthstone charm added to a chain they already own is a simple, personal option.
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