The Sparkly Spotlight!

Make Me Beautiful highlighted by The Lady magazine

2009-09-09T18:27:00.004+01:00

The Lady magazine has been in publication since 1885 and is respected as England's oldest weekly magazine for women. On page 11 of the September 8th 2009 edition, Joy Sheridan of Kent wrote in:

"After surgery to rectify a split in my ear due to piercing, I was unable to have the ear re-pierced. There seems to be a distinct lack of attractive clip on earrings. Can you help?"

The Lady's editor, Victoria Murden, wrote:

A wide variety of clip-on earrings is available from Make Me Beautiful (0208 540 3422; www.make-me-beautiful.co.uk), which specialises in clip-on designs. Prices start at £4.99.

Thanks for pointing us out to your readers, Victoria! So many of them asked, we're having a special catalogue produced just for them! If you'd like our catalogue of non-pierced earrings, call us on 0208 540 3422 and give us your name and address.

Make Me Beautiful's Earrings featured on Polyvore.com

2009-06-18T16:02:00.003+01:00

Social shopping site Polyvore.com lets shoppers put together collections of what they feel is high fashion. We were really happy to see our sister site, www.make-me-beautiful.co.uk, get listed in so many outfits and sets! Have a look at how other women are using our accessories to make so many different looks come together.

Spanish Heat by jazzminashley featuring Forever21

Here are a few of our favourites:

Although these have clip on earrings used in these sets, if you want the same earrings in a pierced or screw on fitting, just visit our fashion earrings site, Make Me Sexy. We look forward to seeing more people's ideas on Polyvore! Thank you to everyone who is using our earrings and necklaces on Polyvore!

Introducing our Necklace Extenders

2009-04-13T20:17:00.002+01:00

We're very pleased to announce the release of our new necklace extenders, giving comfort fit for all necklace wearers. Our necklace extenders will fit all necklaces, regardless of whether you purchased them originally from us and can give extra movement and perfect sit.

Available in both silver and gold tone, they feature a clever extendible design which allows you to choose the perfect amount of extension up to 14.5cm.

For full details, please see our necklace extender section.

Our Tiara Sister Site Goes Live!

2009-04-01T23:23:00.002+01:00

The Ornate Bridal Tiara

After so many requests for matching accessories, our new sister site, Bridal Wedding Tiaras, is now live online. It offers a fantastic range of accessories and costume jewellery for your special day. And as always, if there are things you've seen on more than one of our site you'd like as a set, just get on the phone with us and we'll be glad to combine postage.

Lisa's Gorgeous Necklaces

2009-02-09T23:57:00.004Z

Last week I had Lisa Kay remake a necklace a friend of mine had broken. She was in love with it so it needed a skilled hand to restore! Lisa is a handmade jewellery expert. I love the feminie charm she puts in her work, like this Black Onyx Flower Necklace.

This was the first time I'd had Lisa do any work for me and I was impressed by how fast and efficient she was. She restrung a handmade necklace, painstakingly refitting all the fresh water pearls as per the original befoe finishing it with a new clasp. It was a fantastic job and I would have no hestation in using her services again. Lisa's site is worth a look at, it's full of delightful and individual pieces. See Lisa's Jewels.co.uk

Get the celebrity look with layered necklaces

2009-02-03T13:37:00.002Z

Layering necklaces is one of the big trends this season and Hollywood's celebs have all been out showing the sytle and creative prowess. Hilary Swank rocks the million-dollar look with layered rhinestone necklaces whilst Paris Hilton takes a pearl necklace and makes it young and playful with a fun retro twist. In each and every look, notice how the necklaces are used as 'the icing on the cake' so to speak. Colours and sizes work with the top to build that A-list look.

Take a peek at iVillage's trend spotter and get inspired with this red carpet necklace photo special.

At the Heart of Valentines

2009-02-03T13:24:00.004Z

Now the new site is up and running the team are rapidly uploading all the new spring jewllery collections. An early part of this will be our Valentine's necklace collections. In addition to our ever popular Titanic Love Heart Necklaces, there'll be many new necklace designs this season. This Diamante Rimmed Heart Pendant Necklace is a sneak preview of things to come over the next few days:

Watch out for many more delights to melt your heart over the next few days!

What is The Sparkly Spotlight?

2009-02-02T23:09:00.001Z

The Sparkly Spotlight came about for a couple of reasons. Having sold jewellery on the internet for a number of years, I've had the chance to speak with a lot of my clients who've become regulars. And they gave me a really divided view on the subject of new collections.

The problem was this - pretty much everyone loved it when I released a new jewellery collection. However I'm not a "clock work" business like high street retailers. Sometimes it takes time to have the new necklaces produced and I'm not the type to get furrowed brows lightly! Consequently people never knew when I was releasing new jewellery and so we spoke about how I could keep them informed. Some loved the idea of an email newsletter. Others seem to have had their inbox violated by unscrupulous spammers. The thought of extra email to them was more headache.

And so into the void stepped The Sparkly Spotlight, a blog in which I'll keep those interested informed of my latest offers and new collections. I'll also be able to share with you some ideas and inspirations for getting the most out of your looks with jewellery. I'm quite excited about it as it's a first for me so please do comment on any posts and tell me if it's useful or if I could improve it. It'll be good for me if you can let me know what I can do better.