What to Know About Platinum Before Your Next Precious Jewelry Purchase

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Platinum Guild International USA. All opinions are 100% mine.

When most people think about platinum jewelry, they think of three things: beautiful, elegant, and unaffordable. However, for the first time in recent history, the price of gold per ounce has actually risen higher than that of platinum. This means that when you choose to purchase a piece of precious platinum jewelry, you are receiving something that is of the best possible quality and will therefore last the longest amount of time. The price of platinum, when combined to other precious metals by ounce and value, means that platinum jewelry is now more attainable for more people than ever before.

This news about platinum jewelry should downright delight anyone who …

Diamond Engagement Rings: What to Know Before the Search

The idea and distinct possibility of marriage is something that most women give a great deal of thought to, especially when they reach the age where all of their closest friends and acquaintances are tying the knot. Before you know it, a woman has 27 bridesmaids dresses stashed away in her closet collecting dust, much like the 2008 Katherine Heigl movie that I’m hoping a lot more people than just me have seen more than a handful of times.

But perhaps even before your mind is swept up into obsessing over the perfect bridal gown, flower bouquets and table settings, the very beginning of your wedding planning thoughts focus on the engagement, naturally. That pivotal moment in your life when your significant other, and hopefully your future-spouse, pops that age-old question. A lot of women …

Reintroducing the OMEGA Ladymatic — An Elegant Watch with a Rich and Illustrious History

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Omega Watches. All opinions are 100% mine.

Please allow me to introduce you to the most stunningly beautiful watch I have ever seen in my life! This, dear readers, is the Ladymatic from OMEGA.

You may be thinking, ‘Who are you kidding? No one wears a watch anymore!’ That line of thought is absolutely valid, since almost everyone has a cell phone or gadget that more or less resembles a mini computer than a phone, all of which can easily tell you the time when you’re out and about. However, you’re missing a very important point when it comes to accessorizing, and that is elegance. Sure, most of your run of the mill watches aren’t going to look elegant and flawless, as …

Looking for That Perfect Small Gift for Someone Special? Send a Sock Gram

It can be quite the challenge to find that perfect, small gift for a particular occasion. Graduation gifts, parent and grandparent holidays, birthdays, baby showers; we have all found ourselves in the middle of a shop, trying to find a great gift and scratching our heads. This great little thing called a Sock Gram now makes sending a little something a whole lot easier.

Sock Grams were created out of the desire to send a greeting to someone along with a small gift–novelty socks being that small gift.

Novelty socks fit practically any occasion at all; they can be cute, humorous, fashionable, fun and always super cozy and appreciated. I was sent a sample Sock Gram and yes, it is every …

F&W Style Luxury Handbag Line Weds Nature’s Beauty with Modern Structures

F&W Style is a new luxury handbag line designed by Alexandria Alli, a second generation designer who, as a child, traveled the world and was influenced greatly by the many colors and patterns of nature that she was exposed to. Later in life she used that same inspiration to hone her design aesthetic and create a line of luxury handbags featuring snake and crocodile embossed detail and soft Italian leathers.

F&W Style’s fall collection consists of the natural patterned colors of burnt orange, winter white, perfect black, honey brown and caramel tan. The collection is presented within three personalities–Lola, Nikki and Raven. Every one of their handbags is accented with wild textured leathers, gold and silver tone hardware, F&W Style’s signature hot pink interior and a functional key holder.

Lola is a classy and …

Do You Wear a Watch? Check Out Victorinox Swiss Army for Classic, Stylish Timepieces

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Victorinox Swiss Army. All opinions are 100% mine.

Who do you know that wears a watch anymore? I have been seeing a definite lack of watches being toted around on the wrists of just about everyone. At one point, everyone wore a watch, regardless of where they lived or what kind of job they had or what kind of lifestyle they lived. Things are different now, though; when someone needs to check the time, they just whip out their cell phone or Blackberry–and what’s wrong with that, right? Time has progressed and we have since been introduced to some great technology that has advanced (or as some would call it, taken over) our day-to-day lives, leaving some things obsolete.

Right?

Well, not exactly. How …