How to Wear a Lucky Charm Bracelet

Co-authored by Hannah Madden

Last Updated: February 16, 2023 References

Charm bracelets have been around since the Middle Ages. Usually made of a silver or gold chain, these bracelets and their charms may invite love, luck, and wealth into your life. If you’d like to wear a charm bracelet yourself, try adding charms that are meaningful to you to send out good intentions.

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Creating a Modern Charm Bracelet

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Pick a chain made from high-quality metal. You probably want to wear your charm bracelet for a long time, so try to choose a base that will last a while. Sterling silver or gold are the most durable metals you can choose, if that’s within your budget.^{[1]
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- These metals also won’t tarnish or rust, so you won’t have to worry about cleaning them.
- You can also buy a stainless steel or titanium chain for a more affordable option.
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Add some birthstone charms to celebrate your life. Each month of the year has an assigned gem stone. If you’d like to decorate your bracelet with some charms that represent you, check out which birthstone is yours and buy some charms with your gemstone. The birthstones include:^{[2]
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- January: Garnet.
- February: Amethyst
- March: Aquamarine
- April: Diamond
- May: Emerald
- June: Alexandrite
- July: Ruby
- August: Peridot
- September: Sapphire
- October: Pink tourmaline
- November: Topaz
- December: Blue topaz
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Choose a charm that symbolizes luck to you. There are a few different charm symbols that represent luck. A horseshoe and a 4-leaf clover are 2 of the most common ones, but you can assign luck to almost any symbol that you’d like. Add a few of these charms to increase your luck.^{[3]
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- The eye of Horus and the Tree of Life also symbolize luck.
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Pick out some charms that symbolize your hobbies. There are a lot of charms out there that can represent the things that you are interested in. For example, if you love playing music, add a musical note charm. Or, if you’re great at basketball, add a basketball charm. You can pick and choose what’s important to you.^{[4]
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- If you love to travel, consider adding a compass or a globe. Or, if you surf a lot, find a surfboard charm.
- If your faith is important to you, you could also get a charm to represent that.
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Customize some charms to celebrate close relationships you have. If you have a family member or friend that you are especially close to, consider getting an engraved or personalized charm that represents you two. You could get a heart with your initials or something to signify an inside joke between you two.^{[5]
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- If your friend or family member also wears a charm bracelet, you two could get matching charms.
Tip: You can also make your own charms out of beads or clay for a fun DIY project.

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Wearing Traditional Chinese Zodiac Bracelets

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Purchase a pink quartz bracelet for love. Pink quartz is said to bring your soulmate into your life or invite an older romantic partner back in. If love is something you are looking for, try wearing a bracelet with a large pink quartz charm on it.

Variation: Pink quartz doesn’t just invite romantic love. You can invite familial love or friendship love into your life as well.
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Wear an agate bracelet to ward off evil spirits. The agate stone provides protection and keeps away negative energy. If that’s something you feel you need, try wearing a bracelet with a large agate stone or one made completely of agate beads.^{[6]
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- Agate stones look brown or green in color.
- These bracelets are great if you have a metal allergy, since they are pure stone.
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Put on a Rudraksha bracelet for good health. Rudraksha is the fruit of a tree that may prevent ageing and encourage good health for your body and spirit. These bracelets usually have a large dried fruit in the center with red beads around it.^{[7]
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- Sometimes, the beads are even made of Rudraksha nuts as well.
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Try a Mala bracelet to invite wealth into your life. The Mala charm is a small, circular charm with a square cut-out in the middle. If you’d like to invite more wealth, whether that is monetary or spiritual, into your life, try wearing one of these charms around your wrist.^{[8]
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- You can either wear a Mala bracelet with only this charm, or you can add the Mala charm to your existing bracelet.

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Wearing Your Bracelet Daily

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Choose a bracelet length that fits snugly on your wrist. Since you’ll be wearing your lucky charm bracelet every day, make sure you can put it on your wrist so it’s tight but not too snug. If your bracelet is too loose, it could snag on things as you walk around throughout the day.^{[9]
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- Most bracelets are 7 inches (18 cm) long, but you can customize yours to fit your wrist.
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Put your bracelet on every day. In order for your bracelet to bring you luck, try to wear it as often as you can. Put it near your clothes so that you remember to put it on when you get dressed in the morning, and incorporate it into your outfits to look cute and fashionable.^{[10]
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Tip: Silver and gold go with almost anything, so don’t worry about changing your outfit to match your bracelet.
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Wear your bracelet on whichever wrist is more comfortable. If you wear your bracelet on your dominant hand, it will be more visible and eye-catching to other people. However, it could tend to snag on things and be annoying when you eat or write. Try wearing it on both your wrists to see which is more comfortable for you.^{[11]
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- Some myths and legends dictate a specific hand to wear your bracelet on for the most luck, but ultimately, it’s up to you.
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Take your bracelet off when you bathe or sleep. Most bracelets don’t do well when they get super wet, so try not to wear it when you take a shower or wash the dishes. You should also take it off when you sleep to keep it from snagging on your bedding or pillows as you toss and turn.^{[12]
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- Try to put your bracelet in the same spot every day so you don’t lose track of it.