Timeless, chic and personal. Who wouldn’t love to get one of these ethical jewelry gifts? By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Like perfume, jewelry can be a tough gift to give. But like perfume, everyone wants it – if it suits…
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This eco jewelry may be cool, but it’s also kinda creepy. And we love it! By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi They’ve always been a favourite with Goths and Rockers, but now snakes, skulls and other ‘scary’ themes in jewellery have…
Horrified by child labor in the diamond industry? MiaDonna is doing something about it! By Arwa Lodhi It’s a sad irony: at weddings, we often see a beautifully dressed child carrying the rings of the newlyweds on a satin…
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Ceramics hold an ancestral fascination. Earthy, natural material comes to life through the hands of gifted artists, transforming something raw and brutal into a refined object of beauty. And no one does this quite as…
By Paige French They used to say that diamonds were a girl’s best friend, but after we found out many of these rocks actually helped fuel conflict in Africa and the drug trade, we dumped those ‘friends’ and turned…
By Diane Small For awhile, it seemed watches may go the way of the stocking suspender: once considered an essential part of dressing, they were on their way out, made obsolete by technology. But the truth is, it seems…
By Deanna Ayres “Pearls are always appropriate,” Jackie Kennedy once said, and in a sense, it’s true–there’s hardly any time when pearls don’t match any given outfit or occasion. They look wonderful on all women, of all ages. From…
By Clarence Mulcahy Many newly engaged couples look forward not only to the glamour and romance of their impending Big Day, but also to starting a family in the near future. And for those who do plan to have…
By Katy Carik For a long time, the jewellery trend was tiny. Delicate little bracelets, nearly-not-there earrings and fine chain necklaces with subtle pendants – like your initials or something. But all of that is changing. It’s all gone…
By Chere Di Boscio Many of us today question whether our clothing is made of organic cotton, or has been produced by child labour or in sweatshops. Ethical clothing brands, from Valentino’s transparently sourced couture textiles to H&M’s ‘Conscious…
By Mina Phillips It’s all about time. Yep, time is the obvious factor that separates laboratory-grown, or cultured diamonds from mined ones. Mined diamonds take a few thousand years to grow, while cultured diamonds are produced within a matter…
Looking for ethical Boho jewelry? We’ve found some fab brands! By Jasmine Hassall Combining feminine energy with the beauty of nature, Bohemian style will always be truly chic. Several characteristics drawn from different ethnic cultures strongly inspire this look,…
By Katy Caric Here at Eluxe, we’ve written extensively around why all diamonds – except lab-created ones – are dirty diamonds in some way. And it seems the public knows this too well, as diamond sales are falling steadily.…
By Chere Di Boscio When most people think of Scandinavia, three things come to mind: minimalist design, nature and social responsibility. Nordgreen watches combines these key characteristics into one new, ethical accessories brand. The Copenhagen based company embodies clean,…
By Chere Di Boscio Most savvy women today know that diamonds are NOT a girl’s best friend – mining diamonds destroys the environment and wildlife habitats; they are so small that they can be easily smuggled to buy drugs…
Penelope Cruz + Atelier Swarovski Just Created An Ethical Jewellery Collection
By Diane Small She’s a Spanish stunner who looks great in just about anything, but now Penelope Cruz is more gorgeous than ever, adorned with the ethical jewellery collection she just created alongside Atelier Swarovski. She showed off her…
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Ever wondered what happens to bits of old jewellery? Precious metals and gems are never out of style, and never lose their value, of course. So no wonder more and more recycled gold jewellery brands…
By Diane Small We always loved Atelier Swarovski for the fact that it makes man-made crystals that shine as brilliantly as gemstones – but without the unethical mining. Now, the Atelier reaffirms its commitment to conscious luxury with its…
By Chere Di Boscio Notoriously opaque and sometimes secretive, the diamond industry’s reputation is justifiably far from brilliant. From the very birth of the industry, it has been associated with price fixing and antitrust behaviour, but more recently, its…
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Pachamama is a beautiful concept you’ll find throughout many parts of South America. Some believe she’s a deity, and in a way, that’s true. But Pachamama is so much more – she (and of course,…
Why buy accessories from polluting companies when there are so many lovely sustainable fine jewelry brands? By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi If you love jewelry and have high ethical standards, you may have a heck of a time finding stunning…
By Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Meteorites have always had a strong symbolic connotation to the origins of the universe. In fact, every known civilization in history has been fascinated by this extraterrestrial metal, with the earliest known reference describing a…
The naked beauty of Betsy Flores Jewelry will appeal to the modernist with a solid ethos By Diane Small Do you believe objects have meaning? That each piece can be a bridge between the past and present, the animate…