“This Celeb-Approved Jewelry Designer Makes the Earrings You'll Want to Wear Every Day - POPSUGAR” plus 2 more |
- This Celeb-Approved Jewelry Designer Makes the Earrings You'll Want to Wear Every Day - POPSUGAR
- The Best Earrings for Stretched Holes and Droopy Lobes - FLARE
- Personal Effects: Roselyn Sanchez Loves Jewelry That's as Substantive as the Performance & Life Roles She Chooses - PRNewswire
| Posted: 10 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST  No matter where we're going, we always like to have a cute pair of earrings on — they make us feel more put together, and they add a little sparkle to any look. Even if our outfit of the day consists of a sweatsuit, we still try to have a little bling on; if it doesn't have to cost a small fortune, even better. That's why we shop Melinda Maria Jewelry. The styles are beautiful and fun with just the right amount of edge, and we're so into them. From studs to big hoops, these 15 pieces are worth adding to your cart ASAP. The brand has fans who range from Hailey Bieber to Demi Lovato and Scarlett Johansson, so sign us up. Plus, these styles start at just $38, and if that's not exciting, we don't know what is. Just keep reading to shop our picks. |
| The Best Earrings for Stretched Holes and Droopy Lobes - FLARE Posted: 02 Mar 2020 09:07 AM PST As an early-aughts kid, some (read: many) of the choices I made were questionable. They usually had to do with boys, crazy raver outfits or body modification—and occasionally a dangerous combo of all three. Hindsight is 20/20 and I've learned from my mistakes, but regret can linger—especially when body modification is involved. At 14, I was a burgeoning raver, and I was desperate to do what the cool kids were doing. I already owned the prerequisite Jinco jeans, so the natural progression was to gauge—or stretch—my earlobes, a practice that, at the time, was as ubiquitous as getting multiple piercings in your ears is today. Stretching one's ears involves wearing slightly larger jewellery in the earlobes to create larger-than-typical pierced holes. I started with tapers, cone-shaped earrings that are used to stretch piercings. Luckily for future me, my mom came to the rescue before I could do major damage. She noticed the hot-pink spikes at the dinner table and forcibly removed them from my ears—perhaps her best parenting move to date. I may have dodged two bullet-sized holes in my earlobes, but sadly they weren't safe for long. I became (and still am) a real-life fashion victim. The perpetrator? Statement earrings. The crime? Turning my earring holes into sad, droopy, stretched-out slits. And time and gravity are both accomplices. Read this next: Are You Ready for the Return of Low-Rise Jeans? I'm not alone with this struggle. Over the past decade, the popularity of OTT earrings has surged, and as a result, the demand to repair stretched-out earring holes is also on the rise. The good news is that there's a quick in-office fix that can combat the drooping: filler. Having your ears injected with hyaluronic-acid filler is becoming a thing. It's a non-invasive way to plump up the area and lift sagging lobes. Essentially, it creates extra support and cushion to hold up hefty earrings while protecting holes from further stretching. The bad news is the equally hefty price: It costs between $500 and $700, which wouldn't be so bad if it were a permanent fix, but you'll need touch-ups once or twice a year. A more permanent option is surgical reconstruction; this takes about 30 minutes and is done under local anaesthesia, but the cost is even greater, varying from $1,200 to $2,000. If the expense of a medi-spa visit is too steep but you're not ready to throw in the towel on statement earrings, fret not—there's hope. I turned to two iconic Canadian jewellery designers—Jenny Bird, who has her own eponymous line, and Corrine Anestopoulos of Biko—to get their insight. Here, they share their tips on how to avoid further damage and which earring styles will give your ears oomph while disguising stretched holes. 1. Find the right balanceWhen Bird designs her pieces, she's always thinking about how to prevent holes from stretching, and a key consideration is weight distribution. "If the weight is heavier on the bottom of the earring, this increases the swing, and swing is the enemy of healthy, toned holes," she says. 2. Disguise the droopThere are plenty of styles that will cover your elongated holes; Anestopoulos suggests wearing one that hugs the lobe. "Look for an earring top that covers the hole," she says. This can be done with a dramatic piece or even a simple stud or hoop. 3. Look for supportIt's not just about what's happening up front; fitted backings are a must to help prevent further damage. "Don't feel like you always have to use the backings your earrings come with," says Bird. She prefers a bullet backing over a butterfly backing, and Anestopoulos likes disc-like backings. "This adds comfort and helps the weight of the earrings to be distributed over a larger area and not just the earring hole itself," says Anestopoulos. 4. Discover your perfect fitDo you think earrings are one-size-fits-all? So did we, but they're not. Earrings should sit flat against the front of the lobe so the two pieces can compress the ear and support each other. Bird likens this to a sandwich. "A stable lobe sandwich requires as much real estate [metal surface] as possible," she says. This ensures that less weight is on the hole. Read this next: Lara Jean's Outfits Are the Best Part of the TATBILB Sequel 5. Give your lobes a night offWe know that we shouldn't go to sleep with massive hoops, but how about a medium or small pair? Best not to—both Anestopoulos and Bird say our piercings need a break, especially if the lobes are stretched. However, Bird warns about removal. "Be conscious [and gentle] when you're taking them out—frequent removal can cause damage over time." 6. Material matters…If your lobes are droopy but you're craving some dangling drama, skip the beaded shoulder dusters or jewel-encrusted chandeliers and look for fabric or lightweight metal instead. "The weight of the earring is so important," says Anestopoulos. "I aim to keep all Biko earrings as lightweight as possible." Bird suggests choosing a hollow style. "They provide the illusion of luxurious volume without the weight, and there are lots of good tube hoops on the market these days," she says. 7. And so does sizeIf your piercings are already compromised, you need to take it easy on the length. "Earrings longer than midi-length [1.5 inches] will have a swing, and that momentum is bad news," says Bird. Read this next: Everything You Need to Know Before You Try Eyebrow Lamination Shop statement earrings that won't damage your ears:If you're looking to mitigate damage but also desperate for some drama, try one of these comfortable styles with serious fashion payoff.
Izzy Studs, $85, Biko A statement stud can pack a punch. These lightweight wave-inspired studs have even weight distribution, which means they won't swing around—and they cover holes.  The Sabines earrings by Jenny Bird The Sabines, $95, Jenny Bird These high-shine side-sitting hoops deliver big on style while not being oversized. Bonus: They disguise stretched piercings.
It's no risk and all reward with these bright and bold beaded clip-on earrings.
Silver Tube Hoops, $90, Mejuri These lightweight hoops are totally tubular. Pun aside, they really are hollow, which means they're lightweight.
Fringe Tassel Earrings, $8, Le Château Bring on the playfulness with these lightweight tassel earrings.
Taj Stud Earrings, $38, Baublebar A hybrid of an ear jacket and a crawler, this unique design has a pavé-covered loop that climbs up the lobe and cuffs around the ear to stay in place. All the drama and none of the weight.  Cadette's Ora earrings can elegantly offset droopy lobes. Ora Lobe Hugger Earrings, $160, Cadette Jewelry Hide your stretched piercings with these elegant lobe huggers. |
| Posted: 04 Feb 2020 12:00 AM PST As Gigi Mendoza, a spoiled hotelier's wife, on "The Grand Hotel" TV series, Sanchez wore Diamond-encrusted styles to play up the glam character's role, while sensible Gold hoops helped tell the story of driven chef Gabby Ferrar in the 2019 Hallmark movie "A Taste of Summer." On her new iHeartRadio program "He Said, She Said" with her husband of 14 years, actor Eric Winter, Sanchez's jewelry choices will be unseen but present. To the Puerto Rican-born former beauty queen, mother of two, and performer with a list of diverse credits as impressive as her devotion to aiding children's hospitals and dog shelters through her nonprofit RS Events for Life, jewelry is a constant connection to family. Her earliest memory of jewels? Emerald earrings gifted to her mother by her dad on a family vacation to Costa Rica. "I still remember the moment he gave them to her," she recollects. "I was seven and they were Gold. And even though Emeralds aren't my favorite stone, they are dear to my heart because they are my mom's favorite gem." On a vacation she took with her husband to Bora Bora, they went on a tour of a Tahitian pearl farm and were awed by gorgeous green Pearls. That day, Winter bought her a large Pearl necklace and bracelet. "It was a big deal to me because they were local, grown in Bora Bora," she says. Travel for work has also paved the way for other jewelry acquisitions. On a trip to Colombia when her daughter Sebella was just six months old, she was gifted a pair of Emerald earrings. In Santorini, Greece, she purchased herself a Silver and Turquoise number with a decidedly Grecian look. One of Sanchez's favorite jewels is definitely her engagement ring. "I was very specific about what I wanted," she says. "Designer Michael Barin made it—a radiant-cut Diamond and I wear it with two separate bands." More favorites include Gold hoop earrings—one pair made by Barin, and a rich yellow Gold pair from her grandmother, who died during Sanchez's youth. "The earrings are at least 70 years gold, they're thick, and a little bigger than a quarter," she says. A signature move for the "Devious Maids" and "Rush Hour" actress? Not mixing metals. Though her engagement ring and bands are Platinum, she has a yellow wedding ring that she'll swap in when she's wearing all Gold. "I don't like to mix colors!" she exclaims. "I keep looks uniform." Meanwhile, on the red carpet, don't ever expect to see Sanchez without earrings. "My jewelry style has changed through the years, and I've used different stylists, but jewelry is super important to exuding a certain vibe, whether it's sophistication or sensuality," she notes. "I have never done the red carpet without earrings! You need something, even if it's just a little stud." And while Diamonds have long been a beloved gem for Sanchez, the one-of-a-kind colored stones from the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards photo shoot presented a lot of competition. "Those pieces were stunning!" she says. In one shot, veteran celebrity stylist Tod Halman dressed Sanchez in a black Brooks Brothers' suit with a white button-down shirt and dramatic Titanium, Gold, Indicolite Tourmaline, Tsavorite Garnet, and Diamond drop earrings from Adam Neeley Fine Art Jewelry. The stiletto styles took the Fashion Forward award. "The look just exuded power," Sanchez says. "I want to walk into my next meeting like that!" Kami Swinney, operations manager for AGTA, was also on set during Sanchez's shoot and wasn't shy about declaring her affinity for those Neeley earrings and the way they looked on the actress. "She is one of the most elegant people I've ever met—so graceful!" says Swinney. "Those earrings just popped on her. She had a long elegant neck that really let the workmanship shine." Halman loves the shot just as much as Sanchez and Swinney. "She is just magical in front of the camera," he says, recalling a previous shoot he did with her for Latin "Esquire" eight years earlier, before she had kids. "It was stunning and powerful, and she had a ring on every finger," he adds. And those rings? Myriad Platinum numbers, including a juicy hexagonal Emerald accented with kite-shaped Emeralds and Diamonds from Heena Shah of Valani that took the Best Use of Platinum Crown award, an unheated purple Sapphire with Diamonds and Sapphires by Lindsay Jane of Lindsay Jane Designs, and a custom-cut hexagonal blue Sapphire framed with Onyx and Diamonds by Caysie van Bebber of CvB Inspired Design, among others. In another shot, Halman kept the fierce but feminine feeling going with a strapless black dress, the same Neeley earrings, and white shirt cuffs with oversize butterfly-motif cuff links in Gold with Sapphires, Tsavorite Garnets, and Diamonds from David White of Aucoin Hart Jewelers. "I knew I wanted her in something tailored and unexpected," continues Halman. "And she was willing to play!" AGTA marketing coordinator Lauren Hewlett knows that point firsthand. "It didn't take her long to get into the movements," she says. "She offered input and was someone who liked jewelry. She was having fun." To see all the jewelry Roselyn Sanchez was wearing along with the entire AGTA Spectrum Awards™ winning collection, visit the AGTA GemFair™ Tucson from February 4 – 9, 2020 at the Tucson Convention Center. For further information regarding the AGTA Spectrum Awards™, contact Lauren Hewlett at (800) 972-1162 or visit the AGTA website at www.agta.org. The American Gem Trade Association is a not-for-profit Association serving the natural colored gemstone and cultured pearl industry since 1981. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, The AGTA serves the industry as "The Authority in Color." SOURCE American Gem Trade Association  Related Links |
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