Jewelry
Jewelry
I’ve reviewed Jennifer Fisher Fine Jewelry and her salts in the past, but when someone from JF contacted me to see if I wanted to review something from her brass line, I couldn’t resist! I’ve admired JF, the person, for awhile now. I love her style and her drive.
Though I haven’t done a Linjer review in the past, I’ve always admired their thoughtfully designed products (but mostly their bags). I mentioned them in my Hermes Bolide review and I guess that got their attention because they asked me if I wanted to try some of their jewelry items (it looks like their phasing out of the bag market for now). After taking a look at their wide selection of ethical jewelry, I decided to try their mother of pearl Margit ring and their gold tennis bracelet.
In the past I’ve talked about selling bags in-person at the RealReal, and at that time a couple of you guys wanted to know what the jewelry valuation and selling experience would be like too. Well I decided to try it out a couple weeks ago when TRR was having a promo of $100 credit (for a $300 purchase) when you sold something in-person. Since I had a couple pieces to sell, I thought it’d be worth a visit.
I’ve tried a lot of Quince’s jewelry over the last couple of years. I’ve been very lucky to earn credit from my referrals and since I’m a real sucker for jewelry, I’ve tried a lot of their offerings. And not to mention, since I don’t get paid to share my love of Quince (no freebies or sponsorships here), I feel like instead I use my credit to “pay” myself in jewelry. With the price of gold going up, let’s just say it’s not a terrible exchange. Plus I get to enjoy all the sparklies (as my daughter calls them) to wear on a daily basis (and Quince really does do daily minimal jewelry well).
When my husband and friends first got their Apple Watch (Gen 1 at the time) I was not convinced. I didn’t want a big old clunky thing on my wrist. And I didn’t like the idea of being reachable 100% of the time (the idea felt like being on a leash). Well fast forward 6 years and I absolutely love my Gen 6 Apple Watch. Why do I love it? Let me count the ways:
emember in my weekend update post in January where I mentioned I returned a wildly expensive Christmas gift from my husband (thus I felt like I could spend money buying a lot of little things—like I said a fool’s thinking). Anyway what I was referring to was this Suzanne Kalan Rainbow Sapphire Bangle.
Ok you guys asked so here’s the full review of these pearl stud earrings from Quince (which I was able to purchase through credit earned from my referral link—thanks again you guys for funding my reviews here!).
I’ve mentioned in past posts about my love of jewelry and how it’s important to me that each piece have some meaning or memory attached. That’s why I’ve stopped purchasing fashion jewelry that turns green with wear and have sold/donated most of my fast fashion jewelry pieces. And for good reason, because why continue to purchase and then eventually dispose of junk jewelry when there are ethical, semi-fine jewelry makers out there? And with really reasonable prices to boot! And one such brand is Rellery, an ethical jewelry maker out of Rhode Island.
Another Quince (formerly known as Last Brand) review for you today. So far I’ve tried their cashmere, their leather crossbody, leather tote, and their linen bedding. Now I’m here to review their jewelry. They really do have quite a few items on their website! Currently both their 14k bold hoops and the 14k solo mini are sold out, but hopefully they restock it soon.
I’ve been a long time fan of Jennifer Fisher of Jennifer Fisher Jewelry. She’s the uber stylish mom and CEO that I would love to grow up to be someday lol. She also is an avid cook and I love all the healthy recipes she makes (which can be found on her jewelry website). I follow her through her personal Insta account, her cooking account, and her jewelry business account.
You see them everywhere on Insta, you know what I’m talking about: that basic blogger bracelet, the Cartier Love bracelet. Whoever does Cartier influencer marketing should get a raise for doing such a great job of infiltrating the minds of women to the point where they aspire to get a gold bracelet that was inspired by chastity belts used by husbands to “lock-up” their wives. It’s a modern day handcuff to show that you’re taken. Or really, it’s just the basic bitches’ bracelet. And now I’m one of ‘em.
I love jewelry and I used to purchase a lot of fast fashion pieces because I always wanted to have variety. Well after getting rid of a bunch of fashion jewelry I never wore (the best of which I saved for my closet sale) I finally realized that like in other areas of my life, quality is way more important than quantity and variety. It’s much better to have some good quality pieces that are your signature. Especially if they look amazing. And with solid gold jewelry, they always have a resale option later.
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Hello! My name is Elaine and this is my small corner of the internet where I share my life, my style (consisting mostly of slow fashion, secondhand items, and ethical brands), and anything else that I'm interested in. Almost all reviews here are unsponsored and unbiased (or at least I try to be). I hope you find something useful here and thanks for reading!
As I mentioned back in my March 2024 Recap, I received a vintage Cartier Trinity ring from my family as a birthday present. It has since replaced my engagement ring and wedding ring stack, and is the one ring I wear at all times. And since I love this ring so much I thought I would do a quick review of it.