The piece in the shop window is a tenner, and it looks the part. It is hard to walk past. Is cheap jewellery worth it, though, once you account for the months ahead?
2026
How to fix tarnished jewellery and bring the shine back, metal by metal
You reach for a piece you have not worn in a while and the gleam has dulled to a grey, cloudy film. It happens to most of us, and the disappointment is real, because a tarnished chain can make a whole outfit feel a little…
Are pearls still in style? How modern pearl jewellery is worn now
Picture a pearl necklace over a soft grey shirt and jeans on an ordinary Tuesday, catching the light as you reach for a coffee. That image answers the question on its own.
Baroque pearl meaning: the quiet beauty of an imperfect shape
There is a moment, when you first pick up a baroque pearl, where you turn it over and realise no two will ever look the same. One curves like a teardrop, another folds in on itself, a third catches the light in a way its…
Demi-fine vs fine jewellery: which one actually suits your everyday?
Somewhere between the costume pieces that fade in a season and the heirloom piece kept for best, there is a whole middle ground that many of us actually live in.
Gold vermeil vs gold plated vs gold filled: which one lasts
Stand in front of two gold chains in a shop and they can look identical, the same warm colour, the same shine, sometimes a similar price. The difference shows up months later, when one still glows and the other has dulled at the clasp.
