Friday, May 11, 2012
April’s gold manicure — my third with Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips — didn’t last as long as my previous Sally Hansen manicures, so celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival gave me a new look sooner than expected. The “Brattlesnake” strips are holding up nicely. Three out of four ain’t bad! I’m enjoying this look. [...]
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Dick Clark — the host of American Bandstand and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve — died yesterday at age 82. You’ve probably seen his famous Bandstand chat with Madonna a thousand times in the past 24 hours, but I’m going to link to the clip again anyway. I was glued to the television when this originally [...]
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Luckily for me, the AMC show The Killing infuriated fans by ending its first season without resolving its central murder mystery. (The network said it regretted that it didn’t better manage viewer expectations.) Critics and viewers are looking for the second season — which starts on April 1 — to make up for the disappointment. [...]
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Earlier this week, I posted a photo of gorgeous model/DJ/musician/actress Tolula Adeyemi wearing my silver Cleopatra earrings. Now you can see her wearing them on Essence’s website, too. Tolula did a photo diary for the site for New York Fashion Week. In addition to the Cleopatra earrings, she’s wearing my Agrippina poison ring, Clemence ring, [...]
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Monday, February 13, 2012
If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you’ve seen my gold and diamond Cleopatra earrings on Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City 2. And you’ve seen the silver version on a flock of bloggers and friends. Now you can see the silver Cleos on gorgeous model/DJ/musician/actress Tolula Adeyemi. Tolula was introduced to me [...]
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Dean Rotbart, a pal from my Wall Street Journal days, hosts a weekly business show called B. Unconventional on KNUS Radio in Denver. He and his co-host David Biondo interviewed me for a pre-Valentine’s Day show. Among other things, they asked me for tips for men buying jewelry. My advice? Don’t play it too safe. [...]
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Valentine’s Day is coming right up. Time to buy something for your Valentine, email your Valentine a very specific “hint,” or just treat yourself! (That last option is very popular among my independent-minded customers.) Pink gems are romantic, so my first Valentine’s suggestion is a luxurious pair of shoulder-brushing earrings featuring pink opal drops and [...]
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Gung hay fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the lucky year of the dragon and you should get one of my dragon jewelry designs to celebrate. Sure, it will cost you a pretty penny, but it’s much cheaper in the long run than having a dragon-year child. Eighteen years from now, you won’t be [...]
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love redesigning old jewelry. Last month, I described how I started redesigning some of the pieces I got before I started my own jewelry line. My first project resulted in this tsavorite-and-pearl pendant. Sticking with the pearl theme, I next tackled a pair of diamond [...]
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Remember August’s Jewel of the Month? It was a custom ring I made for my gorgeous sister Terri Berry by redesigning her old jewelry. My brother-in-law gave the new ring to Terri for her birthday on August 14. Well, it took me a little while, but I made matching earrings as a belated birthday gift [...]
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