3) Without a doubt, this purchase of fake pearls is 100% fake ... and yet not 100% fake in every way. They are shell pearls -- made from natural Mother of Pearl (a substance secreted by mollusks, the same sea creature that secretes natural pearls.) Cut and shaped into round beads, these are covered with Nacre (the same substance pearls are made of) to give them good luster. So you get manmade fake pearls made out of the same natural substances as real pearls but for less moola!
Friday, March 29, 2024
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Macy's Black Friday Specials: 10 Awesome Gifts For $10 or Less
Bell de Mar Button Pearls |
Since I promised to create gift guides this year from Macy's Early Access Black Friday Specials I'll select 10 Awesome Gifts for $10 or Less:
1) Bell de Mar Cultured Freshwater Button Pearl Earrings - A very decent size 8-9mm with sterling silver (a precious metal) posts and backs. However according to many reviewers, the backs are flimsy and loose, so plan to use alternate posts you already have in your jewelry box or enclose a few rubber backs in your gift box for your giftee, so when worn an earring won't fall out. Despite their ill-fitting backs, I still think the earrings are an amazing buy and I'd be lying if I say I don't want a pair of pink pearls for myself! I only own white pearls! The button-shaped pearls are available in ivory, pink, grey, and black. Sale price: $8.12.
2) Art+Sound True Wireless Earbuds - The earbuds have a "crystal clear" sound, a comfortable fit, and many positive reviews. Fabulous time to buy them! Sale price: $9.99
3) Art & Cook 2-Speed Immersion Blender - Often I wish I had an immersion blender so I could insert it into a pot on the stovetop instead of pouring soup into a blender to cream it. Less cleanup! At $9.99.
10) R.H. Macy & Co. Chocolate Rum Cake - A premium blend of cocoa and dark rum with the flavor of butter syrup tossed in. Cheaper than a cup of coffee and a slice of gourmet cake at a cafe! 1 lb weight. Sale price: $9.99
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
5 Festive Advent Calendars
The coveted Liberty of London Avent Calendar sells out in October, so you're out of luck if you didn't buy one, but all is not lost. Here are several other festive Advent Calendars available that are spectacular without breaking the bank like Liberty's beauty calendar does. The 5 more affordable advent calendars below are also delightful to give or get especially when paired with Black Friday to Christmas Eve promotions always offered by department stores during the season. The final sterling silver jewelry advent calendar (#5 below👇) is the most expensive choice, however, an upcoming sale day will lower its retail price, and then you'll get a lovely variety of elegantly designed sterling silver earrings including a mix of hoops, studs, cuffs, and crawlers. So keep an eye out for option #5 to get cheaper!
1) The Rituals of Advent 3-D Advent Calendar: See above👆, it's a 3D Christmas tree with 24 items - What's inside:
- Wonder Mask, 0.35 oz.
- Amsterdam Collection Body Mist, 0.67 oz.
- The Ritual of Karma Body Shimmer Oil, 1 oz.
- Fortune Balms - Repair for giftset 0.17 oz.
- The Ritual of Sakura Shampoo, 1.6 oz.
- The Ritual of Sakura Conditioner, 1.6 oz.
- The Ritual of Sakura Body Cream, 3.3 oz.
- The Ritual of Namaste Anti-Ageing Day Cream, 0.33 oz.
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Scrub Glove
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Coconut Milk Bath Sachet, 3.5 oz.
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Rich Body Oil, 1 oz.
- Travel - Soleil d'Or, 0.5 oz.
- Elixir Collection Miracle Keratin Recovery Hair Mask, 0.67 oz.
- The Ritual of Karma Mild Body Scrub Clay, 2.3 oz.
- Rituals Homme shower foam, 1.6 oz.
- Sticks for Mini Fragrance Sticks for Advent, 2.3 oz.
- The Ritual of Jing Hand Lotion, 2.3 oz.
- The Ritual of Jing Sleep Foaming Shower Gel, 1.6 oz.
- Sport Cooling Shower Gel, 2.3 oz.
- Advent Mini Candle Private Collection - Savage Garden, 0.88 oz.
- Advent Mini Candle Private Collection - Sweet Jasmine, 0.88 oz.
- Advent Mini Candle Private Collection - Precious Amber, 0.88 oz.
- Advent Mini Candle Private Collection - Suede Vanilla, 0.88 oz.
- The Ritual of Ayurveda USA Mini Fragrance Sticks for Advent, 2.3 oz.
- Spoon 2022
2) Barbor More to Give Advent Calendar - 24 items - What's inside:
- 24 Ampoules (2 ml each): 1 DOC Power Amp Hyaluronic Acid, 1 Hydra Plus, 2
Algae Vitalizer, 2 Perfect Glow, 3 DOC Power Amp Beta Glucan, 3 Active Night, 3 DOC Power Amp Vitamin C, 3 Multi-Vitamin, 3 3D Firming, 3 Lift Express
- Lifts, firms, tightens, hydrates, retexturizes, brightens, and minimizes lines and wrinkles for a smoother, glowing more youthful appearance.
3) Macy's 25 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar - 25 items - What's inside:
- Ahava Ahava 24K Gold Mask, 15 mL / 0.51 fl. oz.
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Mini Lash Brag, 2.5 mL / 0.08 fl. oz.
- Bareminerals Mineral Veil Setting Powder, 0.75 g / 0.026 oz.
- Buttah Skin Enterprises Sample Charcoal Detox Mask, 5 mL / 0.016 oz.
- Cacharel Yes I Am, 5 mL / 0.17 oz.
- Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau De Parfum, 7 mL / 0.24 oz.
- Chella Mini Manifest Bronze Eyeshadow Palette, 4 g / 0.14 oz.
- Clinique Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, 15 mL / 0.50 oz.
- Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm Deluxe Sample, 10 mL / 0.33 oz.
- First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream, 29.5 mL / 1 oz.
- Kiehl's Since 1851 Ultra Facial Cream, 7 mL / 0.23 oz.
- Lancome Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Serum, 8 mL / 0.27 fl. oz.
- Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex, 7 mL / 0.23 oz.
- MAC Cosmetics Mac Fix+ Stayover, 13 mL / 0.43 oz.
- Origins Mega-Mushroom Treatment Lotion, 7 mL / 0.24 fl. oz.
- Perricone MD High Potency Classics Face Finishing & Firming Moisturizer, 7.5 mL / 0.25 oz.
- Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Hydrating Eye Gel, 3 mL / 0.10 oz.
- Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser, 30 mL / 1 oz.
- Reza Be Obsessed Love My Leave In, 30 mL / 1 fl. oz.
- Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate, 10 mL / 0.33 oz.
- Sunday Riley Modern Skincare C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum, 5 mL / 0.16 oz.
- The Beauty Crop Juice Pot Lip and Cheek Tint - Lychee, 4 mL / 0.14 oz.
- Tonymoly USA LLC. Plump-Kin Retinol Eye Cream, 10 mL / 0.33 oz.
- Urban Decay Vice Hydrating Lipstick in Backtalk, 1 g / 0.03 oz.
- Verb Products Ghost Oil, 17 mL / 0.57 fl. oz.
- Bonus: $10 off your next $40 Macy's Beauty Purchase. Exclusions apply*
4) MAC Bursting With Surprises Advent Calendar - 24 items - What's inside:
- Brow Set Clear
- Dazzleshadow
- 2 Eyeshadows
- Fix+
- Glow Play Lip Balm
- 3 Lipsticks
- Liquidlast Liner
- Love Me Liquid Lipcolour
- 2 Mini MAC Lipglasses
- Mini MAC Lipglass Clear
- 2 Mini MAC Lipsticks
- Mini MAC Strobe Cream, 15 ml
- Mini MACStack Mascara
- Paint Pot
- Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour
- Powder Kiss Soft Matte Eye Shadow
- Prep + Prime Essential Oils Grapefruit & Chamomile
- Prep + Prime Lip
- Technakohl Liner
5) Sterling Forever 24 Days of Jewelry Advent Calendar Earrings - The beauty companies may have jumped on the advent calendar bandwagon, but traditionally, advent calendars have other goods inside from chocolates and cookies to heartfelt notes with promises of kindnesses. Here's a calendar for jewelry lovers containing dainty sterling silver (a real precious metal) earrings, and they are gifts to keep.
What's inside: 24 pairs of sterling silver and gold-plated sterling silver earrings - a few with freshwater pearls, as well as, one with an artificial pearl, and some with cubic zirconia.
- 15-sterling silver and 9-14K gold plated sterling silver earrings
- Approximate diameter of hoop earrings - 0.87", 0.6", 0.25", 1.4", 0.75", imitation pearl - 2mm
- Approximate diameter of stud earrings - 0.2", 0.3", 0.24", 0.25", 0.28", 0.26", 0.35"
- Approximate diameter of drop earrings - 1.25", 1", pearl - 9mm
- Approximate diameter of ear crawlers - 0.6"
- Approximate diameter of ear cuffs - 0.35", 0.31"
- 1 French hook post closure, 1 friction latch closure, 1 threader post closure, 2 open cuff closures, pinch for the perfect fit, 19 posts back closure
- Heart shape imitation pearl 2.15 mm, drop shape freshwater pearl 8.8 mm, baroque pearls 8.8 mm
- 12 cubic zirconia earrings, 1 created faux imitation opal earring
- Lifetime warranty
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Jewelry Holiday Gift Ideas At Macy's
The brilliance of a diamond tennis necklace has a huge effect. See my budget-friendly tips below. |
Some of the very expensive jewelry from Effy's trunk show at Macy's. Lots of trunk shows now. |
If you ask me (and even if you don't😊) jewelry is always a winning holiday gift. The following are beautiful examples of mid-priced jewelry from Macy's showcases -- precious (diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds) and semi-precious (the amethyst) stones set in 14k gold:
necklace of 3 carats has a huge effect, therefore, bigger may not be worth the exponential price increase of buying more carats. Consider how 5-7-or 10 carats of diamonds get more expensive, not simply doubling or tripling per carat, but exponentially. And yet on your neck, the effect is not always as big as the exponential rise in cost! Until you bump up the diamonds to 20-30 or 50+ carats, i.e., Elizabeth Taylor or Queen Elizabeth II size, the effect isn't automatically more stunning, so may not be worth the huge price hike. Therefore, my budget-friendly tip is to buy the "effect," not the carat weight in a tennis necklace.