A few things you should know about precious metals before you go shopping. .  It’s that time of the year when we just can’t help thinking about all things shiny and nice. Yes, friends, believe it or not, the festive season is so upon us that we thought we smelled pumpkin spice. (Oh, wait, we did […]

Four reasons to fall in love with the extremely rare stone all over again. “Whoever said orange is the new pink was seriously disturbed.” — Elle Woods   The world’s love affair with pink diamonds might just have begun between 2002 and 2004 when Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer Lopez with an eye-popping 6.1-carat fancy vivid pink […]

  Shopping and buying diamonds — that’s the fun part. What comes after, much like a relationship, is going to take some work if you want the lustre to last. After all, when you decide to make a long-term investment, in jewellery and in love, the idea is to keep your interest going in a good […]

  When it comes to wedding rings, the attention is so often on the engagement rock. The wedding band, like a middle child living in the shadow of her brilliant/charming siblings, rarely gets the oohs and ahhs. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A wedding band doesn’t have to be as blah as […]

Today, we wear red (rubies!) and white (diamonds!) with pride and joy.    What do you want to be when you grow up? As children, we get that a lot. So we contemplated it often, and without limits. Doctor, lawyer, fashion designer, pianist, ice cream maker — possibility was whatever your heart desired. Even the […]

The CEO and founder of The Fifth Collection has a list of dos and don’ts when it comes to jewellery. Pay attention   “It’s complicated,” says Nejla Matam-Finn when we ask about her French-ness. But let us break it down for you. She was born in Paris. (So far so good.) But her family is […]

You’ve booked a fabulous private villa, now to add a dash of dazzle with these stunning pieces.   When you live in a city where it’s summer all year long, it may come as a bit of a surprise that, somehow, you find yourself day-dreaming frequently of a getaway to get some (more) sun — […]

  “YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU BELIEVE. YOU HAVE GREATER POWERS THAN YOU KNOW.” – Antiope “Who Run The World? Girls.” As far as we’re concerned, Beyoncé called it in 2011. We were on the cusp of a new wave of feminism. Since then, our lives — everything from our Instagram feed to our T-shirts — […]

Move aside, Kate, all eyes are (still) on the younger Middleton’s breathtaking 3.5-carat Asscher-cut engagement ring, which we are certain is already the inspiration for many upcoming proposals the world over — including one Prince Harry’s, perhaps?     Oh, Pippa. You’ve got us wrapped around your ring finger. Ever since James Mathews put a […]

  “Elegance is good taste plus a dash of daring.” – Carmel Snow –   Once upon a time, when we were just a couple of teenagers experiencing our share of growing pains (waiting another week for the next episode of Beverly Hills 90210, feeling extremely blue about an extremely red zit on your nose, […]