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Delicious new pearl confections from little h.

August 9, 2018

I’ve said it before and I’ve said it again: little h makes my favorite pearl jewelry around.

We’ve already looked at her classic pieces – the bewitching, enthralling sliced pearls bursting with gems – and her newest pieces, richly imbued with lapis – but we missed a collection in the middle, and that, my dears, will not do at all.

The little h spiral collection is quite literally a shift in direction from the brand’s signature aesthetic: instead of straightforward explosions of gemstone, these pearls exude gemstone stalactites in wickedly angled twists and turns.

The result is otherwordly: an assortment of unexpected and enthralling pearl and gemstone mashups that any jewelry lover will instantly recognize as truly noteworthy.

A simpler way to say it: they look like candy and I love them.

Actually, they look exactly like macaroons, especially the ruby pearls! Lovely, inedible, light as air macaroons.

I am lucky enough to own a pair of little h pearl studs (with pretty tanzanite gems) and I wear them allllll the time. My advice to you if you love little h like I do is to start with something simple, like the studs or a pendant or a ring, and then wear that constantly while you gradually save up for a killer statement stunner like this combo ruby/amethyst necklace here. That’s my plan.

If you love these (and of course you do!) you should check out little h’s Instagram for lovely photos of many more of her designs.

More jewelry trade show favorites from Vegas!

August 7, 2018

Good morning, my darlings!

My sister is married and enjoying her glamorous Italian honeymoon and I am returned from my dreamily relaxed beach vacay with Mr. DitL. It was a very exciting and successful July for all.

Now it is time to get back to business! I promised you more Las Vegas jewelry trade show photos and I intend to deliver.

Hello, lovers.

I met these word-endingly incredible earrings at Fred Leighton, of course. Who else could offer such a treasure? The diamonds are 20 carats EACH and are accentuated by one row each of delicate, dancing diamond briolettes.

It’s hard for anything to follow THOSE babies, but this sapphire and diamond stunner from Omi Prive is still pretty hard to resist.

It’s such a glorious blend of classic (the giant sapphire) and unexpected (that sexy, unexpected halo and those wicked sapphire studded corner prongs. This is the kind of subtle, mind-blowing exquisiteness that I’ve learned to expect from Omi…alongside world class stones, of course.

Props also to Omi for giving me the best scotch I had in Vegas…I’m not going to forget that glass of Hibiki 17 year anytime soon.

Glorious opal rings by Wwake! The delicate, dainty aesthetic is the classic Wwake look, while the large-but-minimalist opal ring is one of their newest pieces. I love both, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Couture show chatting with Wwake designer Wing Yau, who I had a lovely unplanned lunch with.

Wwake is a brand that is special to me because I got to know them as a consumer first and a blogger second. The lovely Mr. DitL bought me a pair of their earrings a few years ago for my birthday and they immediately became one of my most frequently worn pieces.

They’re so pretty and versatile, especially for multi-stud earring looks. If you ever watch my jewels of the day Instastories, you’ve seen them.

These Suzanne Kalan diamond chokers are almost unbelievably luxe. They’re each one of a kind and all diamonds: white diamonds and colored diamonds. One’s pure yellow, the rest are a mix of yellow and colors.

These take my breath away utterly. It’s a stack of four separate pieces, by the way, not a massive quadruple choker. But they’re each extremely impressive individually: if you know much about jewelry, you know how opulent it is to have this many colored diamonds together on one piece.

I have to confess: I personally do not wear chokers. I can’t stand the feeling of something that high on my neck – it makes me feel like I’m being actually choked. I don’t wear turtlenecks either. You’ll have to wear all the pretty chokers for me!

Little h: exclusive discount on my favorite pearls!

December 6, 2017

We’re going to talk about my very favorite pearl designer, little h. If you stick with me through the end, you’ll find out how you can score little h pearls of your very own for a special price.

I’ve admired little h’s work for years, but since I finally met the designer and saw her full collection this past July, I’ve been utterly hooked.

Pearls are objectively beautiful: that’s why they’ve been prized in jewelry for hundreds of years.

Hisano Shepherd of little h doesn’t just showcase the beauty of pearls, she disrupts them. She turns them into something completely new; adding texture, color, dimension in a way that elevates the entire object into a different form.

Her designs are a subtle rebellion: they’re still classic enough to wear every day, but anyone who takes the time to look at them closely will realize they’re something truly out of the ordinary.

This beauty is from the little h Finestrino collection: doesn’t it look like a tiny, magical cave? Every time I look at a piece by little h, I’m surprised and delighted. I don’t know what higher compliment I could give a jewelry line.

With her art, Hisano explodes pearls and gives them new life. She adds jagged angles to soft curves, takes smooth surfaces and pebbles them with a microcosm of the larger shell that contains them.

Look at these Tahitian pearls with ruby shards bursting out of them – they look like some kind of beautiful, flash-frozen science experiment. I can’t get enough.

There are five pieces pictured in this blog post, and this curated selection is now on sale just for you, with my exclusive discount code, starting now!

The code is “LIBRARY,” so get on over to little h’s website and start deciding which pearls you’re going to choose! You have until December 18th, which is the last day for pre-Christmas orders, and the 15% off applies to any of these five designs.

Any one of these stunners would make an incredible gift, by the way, in case you’re still looking for something truly unique to make your someone special happy this holiday season.

You can scoop them up here – and don’t forget, use “LIBRARY” to get your 15% until December 18th!

Disclosure: if you decide to buy one of these jewels using this coupon code, I will get a small commission. little h was also kind enough to gift me a piece of her beautiful jewelry. As always, my opinions remain my own.

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