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Thin or Thick: How Hoop Thickness Changes the Look

Two people order the exact same "20mm silver hoops" and end up with earrings that don't look anything alike. One is a fine wire that all but disappears against the...

October Birthstone: Tourmaline, and What It Loo...

October gets two birthstones, opal and tourmaline, and they don't do the same job. Opal is soft. It chips against a countertop edge, and it comes off before you do...

Goa Beyond the Party Strip: The Quiet Beaches, ...

Most people's Goa is the stretch between Baga and Calangute: jet skis, beach clubs playing music till 3am, day-trippers on rented scooters. Go an hour south and it's a different...

Buying Jewellery for a Child: What Actually Mat...

Two questions matter when you're buying earrings for a child, and neither one is the unicorn or the butterfly. Will it hurt her ears? And will she lose it by...

Infinity Jewellery: What the Symbol Means and W...

Ask five people what an infinity pendant means and you'll get five different answers. That's not a flaw in the design. It's the reason the shape works when you're not...

Star and Moon Pendants: Choosing a Celestial Piece

Star, moon and tree of life pendants get shopped together because people assume they're interchangeable. They're not. Each does a different job, and picking by shape alone is how you...