Wow Your Date with Your Memi Necklace!

Going on a date is a great way to meet someone new or keep the spark in your relationship. Wearing a necklace on your date is the best jewellery to showcase your personality and celebrating your style. Whether it is a first date or a date with your long-time lover; make their heart skip a beat when they see you in your Memi necklace!

Dating:

Going on a date is an exhilarating experience. Nerves, excitement, and giggles are entwined in this fantastic activity called dating! Dating can be for fun and all about living in the moment, or it can be meaningful and a search for a lifetime commitment with someone. The reason why you are dating, who you are going on a date with, and the types of dates you would be interested in doing is all up to your personal preferences.

Butterfly Busters:

For some, going on a date is an exciting event to look forward to in their week. Others find dates terrifying and avoid them stubbornly until they are ambushed by their friends with a blind date. Being nervous for a date can add to the excitement, but sometimes those butterflies make you want to run in the opposite direction. Here are some easy tricks to help curb those nerves so that you can be your most dazzling and confident self.

• Snack Attack: Those pesky date jitters are a result of the adrenaline pumping through your system, and this often reduces your appetite. It is important to have a small snack before your date as this will help boost your energy levels to maintain a great conversation, engage in activities, and showcase the best side of yourself (and reduce any risks of hangry lash-outs).

• Cheerleaders: Get together your cheerleader team; your friends who will honestly appraise your outfit, tell you how damn lucky your date is to get to spend time with you, and wait on tenterhooks for you to get home and tell them about it. Surrounding yourself with people who know and love you before a date can help boost your self-confidence and quieten down those raucous butterflies.

• Phone a Friend: Dull date? Creepy comments? Do you feel like you are on an episode of Catfish? Unfortunately, these things can happen. Plan to have a close friend on standby to phone you with “an emergency” if you need a quick getaway. This helps remove those nerves about having to leave awkwardly or being found stuck trying to climb out the bathroom window.

Getting Ready for a Date:

First impressions are made within the first few seconds of meeting someone. It is what is on the inside that counts, so allow your personality to shine through with your outfit. Read through these quick tips while you allow your face mask to dry so that you can arrive confidently to your date.

1) Personal Care:

Picture this; you are walking to your date at the dinner table and in front of you is a person with suspicious crusty blobs in their unkempt beard or a smile that is more coffee-coloured than pearly white. Personal hygiene is an absolute must for a date as it shows a level of respect to your date that you took the time to put your best (or cleanest) foot forward.

2) Clothing:

Have you ever found yourself knee-deep in discarded clothing on your floor and feeling exacerbated by the whole experience of choosing an outfit? It is easy to get swept away by the pressure to choose the perfect outfit. Keep these tips in mind and walk out of your room with a confident style.

1. Be Comfortable: Remember that scene from Friends where Ross is caught with his tight leather pants down and talcum powder all over the girl’s bathroom? If your clothing makes you wince in pain every time you move in your seat, your date will become as uncomfortable as your clothing. Choose stylish clothing which fits you well, accentuates your best attributes, and allows you to partake in whatever activities the date may include.

2. Wear Your Style: Does the thought of wearing heels and a sparkly dress make your skin crawl? Stay true to your style of clothing when it comes to dressing for a date. It is important to take into consideration of the event dress code, but most dates do not require ballgowns and glass slippers.

3. Clean Clothing, please: This bounces back to personal care. Food stains, torn holes (the unfashionable kind), and crumpled clothing is going to dull down your shining personality.

3) Jewellery:

This is the part of getting ready for a date that Memi gets the most excited about. Jewellery is that finishing touch that brings your outfit all together, which means that choosing the right jewellery is important.

Memi Necklace:

Memi is loving a necklace as your go-to date jewellery. A necklace can be a statement piece, share an aspect of your personality, draw attention, and show off your sense of style. A necklace is also easily visible and can be a conversation starter for your date (or a way to compliment how beautiful you look in your Memi necklace).

It is easy to find a necklace suited to any type of date in the wide range of Memi necklaces. When it comes to showcasing your personality, every Memi necklace can be personalised to suit you specifically. The design and style of the Memi necklaces are elegant and unique, easily grabbing the attention of anyone in a room. Going on a date is easier when you are wearing a stunning Memi necklace.

Date Ideas:

Whether you are a novice or experienced dater; this one is for you! We have compiled a few new date ideas (with some all-time favourites) to help allow your personality to shine. Each date has been paired with the ideal Memi necklace to add some extra dazzle to your sparkle.

Blind Dates:

When your friend tells you, “I have the perfect person for you to go on a date with”, you tend to hold your breath. Some blind dates end up in long-term relationships, while others make stories to laugh over with your friends. We suggest planning a blind date that is quick, in a casual setting, and in a space you are comfortable in, to help combat those blind-date nerves.

1. Coffee Date: This is a firm favourite when it comes to planning a date. Going for coffee allows you to be done quickly if you are not feeling a connection, or order a second cup if all is going well. For this date, we suggest the Memi Bar necklace. A necklace with your name engraved in it will avoid any awkward moments of “sorry, I have forgotten your name”, an hour into telling the person all about yourself.

2. Beach Walk: It is always easy to enjoy your time whilst walking along a busy promenade, soaking up some sun and having waves crashing as a backdrop. If you are wanting to create a beach theme for your blind date outfit, we are loving the Memi Whale Tale necklace. You never know, the date may go so well that when you look at your necklace you will think of that day walking along the promenade.

First Dates:

First dates are thrilling and daunting. You may be going on a first date with someone you have been seeing casually and it is time to take the relationship to the next level, or you may be going on a date with a friend you have started seeing in a new light. Step out of the norm with these fantastic first-date ideas.

1. Visit Local Markets: South Africa boasts a wide range of indoor and outdoor markets with local products, delicious food, and usually a fun and easy-going atmosphere. This is a great place to go on a first date as it removes the intense, interview-like feelings of a formal dinner date. Grab some food to share, find a table in the corner, and get to know your date. Showcase your love for all things local with a Memi Diamond African Tree necklace or a Memi Stronger Together Africa necklace.

2. Ice Skating: This is a great activity for a first date as it puts you both out of your comfort zone. It also gives you an excuse to grab onto their arm “for support” if the date is going well. Choose a Memi necklace that is symbolic or meaningful to you to give the person a conversation point while you sip on hot chocolates after your date. For example, highlight your religious views with a religious-themed pendant necklace like the Memi Star of David necklace or the Memi Mini Lotus Flower necklace.

Stay-at-Home Dates:

The first date clearly went well if you are now living with your special someone! Life is generally busy, and often people living together find themselves swooping past each other each morning as they head out to their daily appointments. Making time to go on a date with your spouse or life partner helps remind you two that you are in a relationship, and not just roommates. These two date ideas are easy to blend into a busy lifestyle and allow you to enjoy the space you live in together.

1. Picnic in the Garden: This is a great date to organise as a surprise for your loved one. Buy all their favourite snacks, throw a blanket and some pillows on the grass, and find some board games. While you are in the treating mood, why not spoil yourself with a Memi necklace to wear during your picnic. The Memi Flower necklace is a stunner, and perfectly suited to an afternoon lazing in the garden in your lover’s arms.

2. Cook a New Cuisine Together: Make your every-day chore of cooking dinner together into an adventurous date by cooking a new cuisine. Trying something new can take you to foreign spaces from the comfort of your dining-room table! Find a Memi necklace that suits the theme of your dinner or channel your inner-romantic with the Memi Love Birds necklace. Both you and the Memi necklace will be glowing in the candlelight.

Anniversary Dates:

Anniversary dates are the best kind as they often tend to be something outside of the ordinary! Dates that remove you and your spouse from your daily routine are a great way to rekindle the love and commitment you share. Celebrate your relationship milestone with these fun date ideas.

1. Spend a Weekend Away: Hope in the car, take a drive, and land up at a quaint B&B to enjoy each other’s company uninterrupted for a weekend. If those hints you were dropping about getting a Memi necklace did not sink in, spoil yourself to a beautiful necklace that will have the memories of your weekend-away embedded in it. The Memi Hidden Story necklace suits this type of date perfectly, as you can engrave where you went and the date on it.

2. Tour your Neighbourhood: See your local space through a new lens by becoming tourists for the day! Find all the museums, art galleries, landmarks, and national monuments. Put on a back-pack and have a camera in hand, ready to capture the beauty of being a tourist with your loved one in your local space! We are loving the Memi Graphic Heart Pendant necklace, as you can choose a graphic to be engraved into the pendant. Find something which eloquently captures your tourist anniversary date for a lifetime memento.

Allow your personality to shine brightly on any date with your Memi necklace!