| Crystal Earrings That Rock! |
| Jane Bullock |
| Date: 10/10/2001 |
Introduction
 Perhaps you’ve noticed that Hair
Boutique,
your favorite hair care site, has turned its considerable attention
towards earrings in its Marketplace
section. Afterall, what good is to have a fabulous hairstyle
without a great pair of earrings to go with it? Perhaps, like me,
you’ve noticed the enticing pictures of all that beautiful
jewelry. Well, if you’re like me, your thoughts are rapidly
turning to the thought of the holidays to come; all that shimmery,
sparkly jewelry just cries out to be given as gifts and worn to all
those holiday parties!
I am a huge fan of jewelry, and my credo has
always been “More is more,” so I immediately fell for these new
heartshape leverback earrings, studded with fine Austrian crystals.
I couldn’t wait to try them out.
A Word About Quality
 Austrian crystals are known the world over for
their excellent high quality and prismatic intensity. These crystals
will positively knock your eyes out in the sunlight, and they are
breathtaking in low lights. (A hint here for ladies: slip on a pair
of these babies and wear them by candlelight. Let the sparkles do
your talking for you, and bring a large Hefty bag with you to haul
home all the compliments!)
The leverback design for earrings is truly one
of the most comfortable and popular earring styles today. They are
easy to put on, and once clasped, are virtually impossible to lose.
In fact, they are so hard to lose that I only send my mother
leverback earrings now since she has a track record of losing any
and all hoops and push backs!
Another nice feature of leverback earrings is
that they are designed to hang at a flattering angle from the ear.
They are balanced so that the fronts are prominently displayed, and
they sway enticingly with every move of your head.
Jane
Road Tests the New Heart Crystal Earrings
 You
know me—when I test a product, be it hair gel or jewelry, I really
test it. I put it through its paces, and try my best to wrestle
it to its knees. You see, I have to be sure that what I’m writing
about is good enough for you, our dear and loyal readers! So,
here’s my own personal take on my experience wearing these
scintillating sparklies.
I have
these in both silver and gold, and I’m hard-pressed to tell you
which is prettier. I started off my morning the other day wearing
the silver ones; my ensemble was blue jean shorts, sandals, a dark
blue t-shirt sporting the logo “University of Texas Lifeguard
Team,” topped off with an old boyfriend’s striped shirt. Not my
best look, but I must say that the silver heartshape earrings really
dressed me up. The day was sunny, 75 degrees and breezy, The Allman
Brothers were singing “Sweet Home Alabama” on my radio, and I
was feeling fine. I had to fight the urge to check my ears out often
in the rearview mirror, because my earrings were twinkling more than
Tinkerbell on a bender.
As I
pulled up to a light, it turned red. A mustached, goateed,
bandana’d biker in a leather vest roared up beside me to the
right. Based on his “Give Peace a Chance” and “Make Love, Not
War” tattoos, I’d say he was definitely from my generation. To
the left of me, a 30-something Wall Street wannabe with a
salon-style Brandon Frasier hairdo and manicured nails idled his
blue Beamer. Now was it only my imagination, or were these men, both
so different, staring at me? Could it be my fun and funky hairdo, my
skillful use of makeup, my insouciant sense of style? Or could it
possibly be that all the firey sparks flashing from my earrings
simply hypnotized them both? Who knew? All I know is that, after the
light changed, they both kept up with me through the following three
lights. Coincidence? I don’t think so, Mulder.
That
evening, I had a date with a friend for dinner and a movie. I took a
little more care with my wardrobe and put on a red silk tunic over
black jersey slacks, slipped on my favorite black silk Prada
look-alike shoes, and exchanged my silver heartshape earrings to the
gold ones. At the restaurant, the lights were low, and candles
burned softly on the table. Surreptitiously, I checked myself out in
my makeup mirror. Yes, my earrings made a veritable rainbow of light
around my head! I don’t really remember what I ate that night, or
the entire plot of the movie, but I do remember that I looked
fabulous! Those earrings, neat but not gaudy, savvy but not smartass,
were just the touch to pull my whole look together.
Now,
here’s my advice to you: run, do not walk, to buy up several pairs
of these beauties. Trust me, you don’t want to be without a couple
pairs for yourself! Also, do remember that once your mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, friends, and daughters see you in them, they
are going to want them as well! So stock up now for birthdays and
Christmas. You’ll score beaucoup points over the holidays by
sharing the wealth!
Jane’s
Rating
On my
own scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, I give these lovely earrings a
big 10! |