So what is it that makes this company a little different to all of the rest? For me it’s the materials used to make the product that make you take notice. The main plaque of each piece of jewellery is made using a relatively unknown but interesting natural product called the tagua nut. Contrary to its name, it isn’t actually a nut but a seed, and has been likened in appearance and durability to ivory.

Growing at the top of palm trees, these seeds can be harvested ethically without the cruelty that animal poaching for ivory creates. In fact, one tagua palm can produce more vegetable ivory in one year than an elephant can in its entire lifetime. Once picked and dried, the nuts can then be cut, dyed or manipulated in many different ways to create the unique jewellery plaques that make up the centrepiece of Life Less Ordinary’s range. No two nuts are the same and so every piece will be as unique as the memories you treasure.

As a fan of wristwear, I love unique bracelets that hold a special story to me. When people comment on what I am wearing, it’s always nice to have a personal story to share attached to the bracelet in question. The individual engravings do this perfectly and yet on first glance to the unknown eye you wouldn’t know what you were looking at. It can be your own little secret location if that is what you wish.

The two engraved pieces that I have were gifts from Chris; he chose the coordinates from two special moments from 2019. The first (an ocean blue disc bracelet) is a hotel and spa in Harrogate that we visited for my birthday in July. It was an amazing weekend with great food and holds special memories for us both. The second (a coffee brown bracelet with black coordinates disc) denotes coordinates that were much more life changing! It notes the location on a cruise in the Baltic sea (roughly somewhere between Russian and Finland) where we found out that we were going to be parents for the first time. To receive such a thoughtful and personal gift, and one that I can have close to me on a daily basis, was really overwhelming and unique.

The range of different products available is vast from bracelets to anklets, earrings to cufflinks. For the bracelets alone there are 23 design options with the majority having the option to be personalised and a few more generic motifs.

Add into this the range of band colours, a total of five single shades or a mixture of two colours woven together, there are literally hundreds of combinations so it's unlikely you will find someone else with your bracelet. Bracelet prices start at £14 and depending on your customisation choices, can rise to only a further £7 which is great value for money considering the thought and detail that is being put into each item.

The earring designs are also made from the tagua nut which are mounted on stainless steel backs and carved into cute and quirky characters such as cats, dogs, birds and campervans. At only £9 per pair they make a lovely present or stocking-filler for friends and family, or a great little personal treat. If you’re looking for a gift for a male then Life Less Ordinary can also help with a range of cufflinks. Again, these come in a range of designs and can be personalised with engravings of names, dates or coordinates to make the gift even more special and thoughtful. At under £20 and just £3 more for a personalised gift box, it won’t break the bank but will look like you have spent much, much more.