My latest obsession is not with a handbag, but with jewelry!
It was earlier this afternoon when I stumbled upon this picture of J-Law on Facebook. I honestly don't remember what the story was concerning - maybe it was regarding her on-again, off-again love affair with that sappy Brit who used to be married to Princess GOOP - I don't care...
LOOK AT THOSE EARRINGS!!!
There are not one, but TWO pearls on each ear. The smaller stud rests on the earlobe while the larger pearl peeks from behind. A little tribal, A LOT CHIC!
I WANT THEM!!!
The DIOR version of the earrings are highly sought after and are difficult to come by. They also retail for $290.00 which isn't exactly fast-fashion budget friendly. Good thing that every jewelry maker from Forever 21 to Neiman Marcus has jumped on this double sided bandwagon!
Let's shop!
At the low end of the spectrum (the VERY low end... the ALMOST FREE end of the spectrum) is none other than - you guessed it - eBay. I was able to find the style for $0.99 with free shipping. So for less than 50 cents an ear you can rock a pair of these trendy studs. You can also guarantee that one or both of your lobes might turn green and later fall off... but HEY, YOU LOOKED GOOD. Well, you used to.
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| Don't do it... Unless you enjoy visits to the ER - then go ahead and buy 4 pairs. |
Personally, I can't wear earrings that are sold for $0.99. Not because I don't want to (Just kidding... I DON'T WANT TO. Loosen the purse strings people!) but because I have allergic reactions to the metal. From a very young age I learned that inexpensive earrings made my earlobes itchy, red and crusty looking - that is NOT chic. Now I stick with GOLD and SILVER and my earlobes and self-esteem look great!
The best deal I've found so far is that from ROSS-SIMONS. Ross-Simons is an online jeweler carrying a large selection of fine jewelry at great prices! Oftentimes they will offer coupons ON-SITE which means no hunting around the internet for promo codes. Thanks R-S!
The Black Shell Pearl Double Sided Earrings caught my eye because they give off that same Jennifer Lawrence cool girl vibe without (LITERALLY) making my ears bleed. No crusty lobes here... and that's in part to the 14kt gold posts. HOORAY!!!
The earrings are value priced at $99.95 with FREE SHIPPING. And what would the internet be without tax-free shopping? It's a wonderful thing.
You can buy them for me in every color here:
