Accessorize an outfit with Jewellery

Hey it's Lauren Messiah, your personal fashion stylist and it is time for a fashion question; that's what we do around here. Here we go, hey Lauren my question is about accessories, how much is too much and how little is too little? Got a lot of opinions on this so saddle up. When it comes to accessories, I love accessories because I think they can really take a ho-hum outfit to the next level.

However, accessories need to be used very strategically and in moderation. One of the things that I see working stylists do, people that like, I want to be stylish so I'm gonna pile on every accessory I own. It ends up looking really weird, really cheap, really tacky. So you want to use accessories in moderation.

I really don't like the idea of over accessorizing, but as you said, like what's too little? Under accessorizing is not good too, so let me try to make sense of this for you. My outfit right now okay I got black on, I've got white on, the outfit itself has a lot of interesting components. I've got a little bustier top and I've got lace I've got this jacket that's got like kind of a tuxedo double lapel thing happening.

I've got the high waist pants, I've got a patent leather shoe, there's stuff to look at here. I like accessories and it's part of my personal style to kind of have a, like okay now, like always like a little hey now piece, what's happening there?

So I added just this one gold necklace, this is definitely a statement piece. This is actually also one of my favourite pieces because everyone thinks it's Chanel and it's J.Crew, okay? So I love this, but I chose not to add earrings or add a ring or add a bracelet. The most I might wear is a watch because watches are practical and that's the only reason why I'd be wearing it.

I could technically these would match a gold earring but adding this earring as cute as it is, it's way too much, it's competing for visual attention here. I don't want people to be like, ‘oh cute earrings’ and cute necklace it's what I want people zeroing in on, what area of my outfit I want them looking at.

So got my necklace which showed the bustier top it's also showed the boobs goes out you know trying to catch me as a man. I'm picking my focal point. Now, alternatively if I had on a more toned down outfit, maybe instead of a bustier top it was a t-shirt, maybe instead of this jacket that’s got, you know some shine to it, the black, the white, it was just a plain white cotton blazer. Then I just had on a pair of jeans that could need more, that could need a little bit more, maybe this necklace isn't the fit so we add just a very simple delicate necklace to it.

That's not enough to be like oh my god great necklace, so you could do a delicate necklace and perhaps a simple earring. So now we've put some thought into putting this thing together. So if your piece is a super statement, then you most definitely could add multiple pieces. Like those earrings for example, these are exciting but they're also not like, oh my god in your face that's crazy.

So it wouldn't kill you to like add a ring to it. This would be a nice little pairing, but if I added those to this, I would be entering crazy town. Nobody likes going to crazy town, so you really want to calm it down with your accessories.

While I have you all here, something else that just drives me crazy, when it comes to accessorizing in jewellery; is matching sets. What are you guys thinking? This is in my top ten of style stuff, it doesn't bug the crap out of me. If you buy a necklace and it comes with earrings and it also comes with a bracelet, that's bad enough they're probably not that cute. But on the off chance that they are never wear all of those items together. That just looks like some, got it out of the box, put it on they said it with stylish so it must be. No.

To have great style and to cultivate a look that's yours, it's about taking those earrings out of the set and putting them with an amazing dress or matching them with a different necklace, that equally distributes the weight of your of your look. So never wear a set, I just while we're on the topic I just I have okay. So too much is multiple statement pieces together, too little is a delicate piece just all on its own. With delicate pieces you can stack, you can add, you can layer, so that's really the balance and when you look in the mirror, see what is immediately getting the attention of the look and don't let other things compete with that.

If I were going out right now, I would have a simple black clutch instead of something jewelled and blingy or loaded with logos, because this is the accessory that I want people to see. I was in a little bit of a 20s throwback, so I did my little like turban thing but if I did like a hat it would probably be too much because I'm fighting for attention.

This is the piece I want everybody to see. So I hope that answered your questions, a lot of it is experimentation - you can go by Coco Chanel's rule and take one thing off before you leave the house or you can just see how you feel and experiment as you go.

Or tag me on Instagram and I'll check out your look, haha, what you think about that?  Lauren Messiah is my handle, alright that's all for that, if you guys have a fashion question for me, ask me, and drop it in the comment section and I will do my very best to answer it right here on video. Speaking of videos you must subscribe because I'm putting out new videos three times a week I would hate for you to miss one. So get your subscribe on and I will catch you in the next video.

How To Wear Statement Jewellery

Hey guys, it’s Sona Gasparian from simplysona.com Rachel Zoe is the queen of layering and every time she does that it just looks so chic and elegant but sometimes I feel intimidated because I feel like, sometimes it can feel overwhelming. So today we’re going to learn how you can do that and still look fashionable, I hope you guys enjoy this video and let’s begin.

I’m excited to be back. We did another really fun poll, we have necklaces, we have rings, earrings, cuffs. Right now cuffs are kind of my favourite, Yeah, they’re definitely in so let’s play with that. I think we have some really fun Windsors like these that have different colours and textures to them I don’t know what kind of stands out to you. Something I guess for summer, so this is great for the summer, it’s got a little bit of colour, it’s gold, chunky. Yeah, I love that pop of colour. This is really pretty too, the cage effect is really neat.

I actually like the way that these look together. I think we definitely make a Nelson out of those. I think that the cuff really lend themselves to a 70’s vibe, so I think it would be cool to do maybe a wide leg, kind of something on the bottom, like a denim or a pant and the a little crop top on top.

I pulled a couple of these, a green silky pair, there’s this denim pair, high waisted. How do you feel about either of those? Are you thinking of pairing it with the blacks? Yeah, I think this black top is so cute with the ruffle on the bottom. You know I think because the material is too similar to the green, why don’t we go with the pants. A little change up and I think that’s like a true seventies also, they’re high waisted, they have this unfinished hem, a nice wide flair leg. This could be really cute with the cuffs.

I’m going to try this while you pick the tallest platforms, I’m very short, and I will see you in a little bit. Ok, perfect. Oh, I love this. I know it’s so cute. Those jeans look really great on you, so seventies. You weren’t kidding, they are so long. We put you in the highest platform we could find and I still had to cuff the hem under to make it work. We’re just so cool I don’t even know how you do that. Well it’s the unfinished hem so that’s how they’re naturally supposed to be but the designer let out the hem so it’s just putting them back to how they were supposed to be. It looks really cute on you and I love it with the cuffs. I think they make a really cool statement with this. I think it’s funny because they’re definitely chunky but they don’t look as chunky with this outfit.

It’s all about pairing it with the right outfit and then it will look like they belong versus ‘oh my god that girl’s wearing so many cuffs, versus if I had it with the dress it just looked hideous. I definitely like the outfit but I would love to see something more summery. I think those cuffs are really great, it’s a really cool look but another statement piece I think are so fun are earrings and you can wear them during the day, they can transition to night. Especially for you with your hair it would be so cute, so pretty just highlight your face. Maybe even go lower than this, a really really long one.

We pulled a few options, we have some that have crystals, some that are a little more vintage feel  and some with coloured stones. What do you gravitate towards, are you looking for? I like what you said about going from day to night, so something that would be versatile, from work to play kind of thing. I think these gold with the chains are a good option for that because they feel like they could be worn during the day in a boho way, but you could definitely wear them at night also. I like this a lot.

They’re so pretty, let’s see how they look, that way you have something going on near your face and on your hand. I think we can build a daytime casual look around this, let’s do that. So let’s build your look. Something else to remember when you’re choosing an outfit around accessories is to pare down the clothing a little bit. As much as this is a really nice solid colour, you know this isn’t too crazy as a print but I think it would be nice to keep this look really neutral and also your earrings have a Bohemian vibe, so maybe we do separates. We have this white top which has an off the shoulder detail, so that will also help to bring attention up towards your face and accentuate the earrings even more. I do like the detail and I like the material, it’s really light and silky and really pretty and has an easy flow to it, similar to the earrings. We could pair it with these really neutral shorts. I think this would be an easy breezy, really cute look.  

I like this and I like that it’s ‘flowy’ and soft materials, this is going to be perfect. I think this is perfect for the summer because it’s light, the fabrics are light, the colours are light, it’s the perfect outfit for the summer. It all comes together and it draws the focus up towards your shoulders and your face and lets the earrings really shine, and they are so pretty. Perfect, let’s do some shoes for this. I love a great lace up gladiator, I think they’re really on trend right now, especially for summer and I think the metallic will pick up the metallic in your earrings and could be really cool for a more casual vibe, or we can kick it up a notch with these sandals. They’re a Newton white and they have this gold hardware and they also go around  your ankle.

They’re both really cute, but I think I’m going to go with these because I’m short, got to give me some height. These are amazing, they go so well with the outfit, love the gold detailing it complements the earrings. I just overall think this look is my favourite. Perfect, so lets just get you a bag and you’re on your way. You look really put together and still really comfortable but ready for a great summer day and I love that it highlights your earrings, the statement piece.

Well thank you so much for having me, I’m going to get used to this treatment and keep coming back so I hope you guys like me. You are more than welcome anytime and thanks again and I will see you soon.

I love this outfit. It’s definitely my favourite because the colours are just so beautiful and I just love how light and comfortable that the fabrics are. That’s all for this video, thank you so much for watching and I hope you guys enjoyed the video and learned that honestly confidence is key if you want to layer a bunch of jewellery and you feel good about it, that’s all that matters. If you want to learn more about fashion, beauty, check out my channel as well, it’s going to be in the link below.

How to Make 2 Pairs of Quick & Easy Earrings with Charms

Hi this is Julie with beadaholique, and in this video I’m going to show you some recent additions to our charm collection and at the end of the video I’m going to show you how to make two different pairs of earrings using charms.

Most of the charms you see here are lead-free pewter and they are antique silver plate and antique gold plate and there’s some really fun designs so we’ve got this one here which I love. This is a origami fortune teller, really cool design and would look great just hung from a jump ring and then placed on a premade chain. These are great little pave crystal charms, nice to add to a bracelet or again a premade chain. Bicycles, I want to show you they look great on both sides. Little teapots and they stand up and then here we have some nice spiritual charms. And travel charms with the Eiffel Tower and the fleur del is. Holiday charms, we’ve got a great spider web and this one actually has two loops on it so you can make that into a pretty easy necklace if you want to, or you can just snip off one of the loops and make it into a charm.

Some nautical, here we’ve got the anchor and the starfish, a little pistol. Now these are great, these are just little spikes and there are little pendants which is great, you could put a lot of them on a single design or just use one on a nice kitty, a tool. Here we have some elements from the periodic table, a biohazard sign, a little chemistry beaker and then some nice solid hearts as well. And these actually have a curve to them which is really interesting and something that I haven’t seen before in a charm like that. Then over here I’ve got some fleur de lis in the silver and the gold. And these little cute robots as well and the silver and the gold. And these are the ones I want to turn into earrings. So I’m going to take this fleur de lis charm and you can see it’s got two loops. Now if you don’t want both loops, just snip off one of them. But in this case we are going to use both loops. And then I’m going to use this earring hook which actually already has a pretty little pink bead added to it and then some Czech glass crystal beads and a couple of head pins, we’re going to make a pair of earrings with those. And then with the robots we’re just going to use these little three quarter inch hoops.

I’m going to bring out my tools, you’re going to need a pair of chain nose pliers, round nose or wire looping pliers and a cutter and this is going to be for the fleur de lis earrings. So let’s start by going ahead and placing our bead onto the head pin. And then we’re going to just create a simple wire loop which is so easy with these wire looping pliers. So I’m just grabbing the wire and squeezing my pliers which does half of the work for me and then I’m just going to bring that wire around, rotate my pliers up top and then finish my loop and then right where the wire criss-crosses, I’m going to make a cut. And I’m going to do that with my other bead as well. These are so quick to make that you can definitely make many of these in an hour if you were wanting to make gifts. You could probably make a good, maybe 20 of these plus in an hour. Very quick and easy.

Okay now we’re going to go ahead and just open that loop, the same way we would open a jump ring. So we’re taking our chain nose pliers and I’m just going to twist that loop open, slide it on to the bottom loop of the fleur de lis. You can twist a little bit here, there we go. And then close it back up, you can put any beads you want of course at the bottom here. I’m going to do the same with the other one. Open it up, slide it on, close it back up and then we’re going to go to our earring hook, we’re going to open the loops at the base of the hook. Same exact technique and just slide on our fleur de lis charm and close it. And do the same for the other one, and close it. So we have a really pretty pair of earrings using the fleur de lis charms and they were very quick to make.

So that’s one way you can use these charms now, now another option are these little hoops and of course there’s a bunch of different size of hoops available. And these are beautiful earring hoops so it has a nice straight edge wire right here that we can slide the charm on or bead. So we’re just going to go ahead and slide on or little robot, now there is a right and wrong side of the robot so here you see his little eyes and detailing. And on the back is finished but of course he doesn’t have eyes on the back so we’ll make sure we slide that guy on facing forward. So since this the part that’s going to go through our ear we want him to face forward and then to finish this, all we have to do is bend up the end. So just bend it up a notch and you see right here that’s what’s going to go through your ear and then it’s going to go ahead and link into their little hole on the other side like so. To close it and then to make the other one. Of course you just do the exact same technique and you have a complete pair of these cute little robot earrings. And of course you can choose any charm you want to do these. You can find all of these charms and many more available at beadaholique dot com. 

Custom Made Australian Jewellery - Fraser Ross - Chain Me Up

Who is Fraser Ross?

Fraser Ross (as we are now known) began trading online jewellery in July 2010 under the business name Chain Me Up. Today, some 7 years later Chain Me Up is both our registered trademark and the domain where we host our online store – Fraser Ross Jewellery

Ross was working for a gold and silver chain manufacturer on Queensland’s Gold Coast in the early 2000’s and had many requests from friends to supply them with quality solid gold chains at a price they couldn’t get in a retail jewellery store. With a long history in IT, it became apparent that the skills learned would be very useful in creating an online business and the contacts at the manufacturer guided him towards creating a jewellery store.

The manufacturer was able to custom make any of their gold and silver chains to any length for Ross and this gave him the key difference to the major retailers, who generally only sell what they keep in stock. Being able to provide customers with exactly the length of chain that they really wanted and in a reasonable time frame helped launch the business to a successful beginning.

Although custom made chains are the foundation upon which the business was built, it soon became clear that now the store had launched it was going to require a much wider range of products. We sought out a manufacturer for producing silver and gold charms to order and quickly formed a relationship with a small Australian business and that relationship is still going strong some 7 years later.

One of the main objectives of running this business was to only sell Australian made jewellery and in the early years we were able to meet this desire. Since we launched our own business, a number of manufacturers in Australia have closed down or sold out to overseas interests. This has made it much harder to keep our range of products exclusively Australian made, in fact there are some pieces that are simply not manufactured here and we do now source some jewellery from overseas manufacturers. Despite not being able to sell exclusively Australian jewellery, we have managed to keep our overseas goods to just 5% of our complete range.

As with our chains, our full range comprising more than 4600 charms can all be made in silver, yellow gold or rose gold and over 4000 of these charms are also available in white gold. A choice of findings (fittings) allows our charms to be for connected to existing traditional bracelets, to wear as earrings or pendants and fit to Pandora style snake chain bracelets using sliders. Selecting a parrot clasp even lets you easily swap charms from one bracelet to another in no time.

The past 7 years have seen many changes as shopping cart software has become much more complex and functional. Where functionality was missing, Ross has re-coded sections of the cart software to achieve results that otherwise would not have been possible. The difficulty of bulk updating prices, images and product descriptions was solved by Ross developing SQL statements to fully automate the processes that would otherwise take many hours of work.

Back when we first started people only viewed web sites on their computers, often over a dial up modem connection. High speed broadband and mobile telephones and tablets meant a complete redesign of our website to cater for this new technology. Our store is now based on a system called bootstrap that allows for beautiful design and outstanding functionality. Being responsive, it changes the layout of our thousands of web pages to best suit the many different screen layouts. Who knows what further developments will need to be considered in the next 7 years?

As well as being in charge of the technical side of our business, Ross has also started creating the first designs in our handmade range of jewellery. Currently a small range of sterling silver earrings and bracelets, but destined to grow into the future. Quality not quantity was the primary concern, so every link in every design is argon pulse welded to ensure the jewellery will be around for many years and won’t fall apart if you catch it on your clothing.

Gold Necklaces & Solid Gold Chains | Gold Bracelets | Fraser Ross

Shopping for a gold necklace can indeed be intimidating with all the different styles, widths lengths and colour choices it can be supremely difficult choosing which one is right for you. When purchasing for yourself, take into consideration how you will wear the necklace, will it have a pendant? What outfits will you be wearing it with most? What colour do you like against your skin? The length will affect where the chain sits on your chest, for example: a 45cm chain will sit quite high on a lady’s chest and will normally be too short for a man. The larger your build, the longer your chain will need to be; if you have athletic shoulder and neck muscles you may need to tack on a few centimetres to your chain so it sits where you would like. Men’s gold chains will often be around 55cm so they don’t sit too high around the neck, a larger man may need a 60-65cm chain to flatter their build. Men usually opt for a heavier and thicker chain as the finer, more delicate chains can look feminine on masculine builds. We will usually advise men to purchase chains of 5mm or greater widths, the exception to this is when a pendant will be required and so the chain should be selected to suit the pendant.

Most gold chains can be found in rose gold, yellow gold and white gold, thought the most common is definitely yellow gold. Yellow gold is very popular among men but men who have previously owned silver jewellery are likely to choose a white gold necklace. Throughout the early 1900’s Rose gold was extremely popular and is now making a comeback due to its warm colour and antique feel. We feature a large range of gold necklaces that can be made in a single solid shade of gold or a combination of any two or three colours of rose, yellow and white gold. Our fancy link chains can be customised by colour, length and width, which means you can create your own unique chain that no one else will have. A good way to find out what length, colour and width you like best is to visit a jeweller and try on the ones that appeal to you most. 

Don’t be afraid to ask the shop assistant to measure the length and width of the chain so you can price compare like for like on our website. We show as much information in our store as we can to help you make a fair comparison with the jewellery you see in the retail stores.

We offer the largest choice at Fraser Ross by having all of our necklaces and bracelets being able to be made to the exact length you want, in any or all shades of solid gold.

Sterling Silver Charms & Link Locks - Fraser Ross Jewellers

Some people keep diaries, others make photo collages and many wear bracelets full of mementos in silver charms. These people have in common their celebrated memories and achievements throughout their lives preserved in different ways. The best thing about having a charm bracelet is that you can take your mementos and favourite charms with you wherever you go and look stylish doing so! Charm bracelets are very personal but they make a great conversation starters, each charm has its own story or meaning and people always want to know which ones carry certain meanings and why. That’s not today you can’t wear a charm without it having a meaning or because you love the look of them because that’s totally fine too, but essentially charm bracelets are not just about fashion. It’s very common for a mother or grandmother to gift a teenage daughter or granddaughter with a beautiful charm bracelet with just a few charms to get started, or to be passed down a charm bracelet filled by previous generations. 

Either way she can add her precious moments in life to her bracelet and keep growing it throughout her life to represent the most important parts of her life, what a wonderful gift to give someone. Because these bracelets do last for so long, it’s important to buy quality silver charms to fill them with, as silver or gold plated charms will wear down to the base metal eventually and will look cheap and unsightly within a matter of weeks or months. After this plating wears off, these charm bracelets usually become part of the junk jewellery drawer and often never see the light of day again, hardly a good choice if intended to carry a lifetime of memories. Good quality charms don’t have to break the bank and over time the money you spend on a charm bracelet of quality won’t even be taken into account. When you’re wearing your bracelet in the future and it still sparkles as it did the day you bought it or when you’re passing your bracelet down to another little lady in the family you’ll be grateful that you purchased high quality silver that lasts and lasts.

Charm have “jump rings” that join the charms to the links in the bracelet, these must be soldered shut by a jeweller or the potential for the jump ring to bend open under little pressure could mean the last of that charm. It’s a relatively cheap process to solder your charm jump rings and it’s worth every penny when you consider losing one of your beautiful charms to save a few dollars. There is an alternative to soldering rings by using Australian made link-locks, these don’t have to be soldered but can be squeezed closed by a pair of pliers which when closed are just as secure as jump rings. 

Jewellery - Shop Australia Jewellery Online Stores - by Fraser Ross

If you were to walk into an Australian jewellery store, which one would you choose to walk into and why? 

We realise it’s not always the easiest to know who is trustworthy when it comes to precious metals and jewellery, so why should you trust us? What do we offer that the rest of the Australian jewellery stores do not? We’re not too modest so we’ll just let you know why we’re confident that we’re the best choice, here’s why.

The Best Security Money Can Buy

Have you ever gone searching for that little green padlock in the search bar or hoped that there was some obvious way that the online shopping you’re doing is secure and safe? 

Well you can trust that we are a secure place to purchase from, not only do we have SSL (Secure sockets layer) certificate for our site, we have extended validation

Have you ever checked the top left corner in the address bar, hoping for some information on the security of a website? Some antivirus programs check it for you, but can you really trust them? Well, trust this: not only do we have an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate for our site, we have the Extended Validation; the most secure ranking a website can have. Our payment system doesn’t allow anyone to see your credit card details so you can rest assured that your information is safe from prying eyes.

The Best Money Back Guarantee

Returning items to a store can be a daunting process, often we feel like we’re being interrogated and we need a significant reason to return something with the chance of being denied. With Fraser Ross you can be guaranteed no interrogation, no lengthy process of unnecessary questioning, we really mean what we say when we say that our returns policy is no questions asked. We offer a 7 day money back guarantee that doesn’t put you through any of those awkward returns processes, when we say no questions asked the only exception is the question of who we send the check to.

The Best Customer Service

Our customer service centre is open 7 days a week between the hours of 8am and 8pm AEST, we’re dedicated to answering all of your questions and helping to solve any problems you may have. We provide unedited customer feedback on our website ( we don’t even change the punctuation errors), we also offer the option of a call back at a time that’s convenient for you, so there’s no “Between the hours of ___ & ___” nonsense, we’ll call you at a time that’s most reasonable for you.

Do you really need to be given more reasons to shop with us? Check out our website or drop us a line, no question is too difficult to answer! Plus, we love to chat. Check out all our Australiana solid silver charms at Fraser Ross.