Valentine’s Day Special: The Art of Gifting

February 9, 2015

2 min read

What do you associate the romantic holiday of Valentine’s Day with? A delicious chocolate that melts in the mouth? Luscious bouquet of flowers? A beautiful card with a love message? These are perhaps the kind of gifts most women would expect to receive from their loved ones on 14th of February. Wait! Take a closer look at your gift. There could be a lovely surprise tucked away inside the card envelope, hidden in a rosebud or concealed within the wrapper of your favourite chocolate that is bound to surpass all expectations…

Chocolate story jewellery descriptions: 1.Left hand: Harry Winston ruby and diamonds band ring. Right hand: Piaget Rose diamond ring 2. Harry Winston Draperie diamond bracelet 3. Harry Winston Draperie diamond bracelet and a diamonds and rubies ring

Valentine’s card jewellery descriptions: 1. Left hand: Lily Cluster diamond bangles set in platinum by Harry Winston. Right hand: Jewellery Theatre diamond rings from the Nobility collection 2. BOGH-ART necklace with a 5 ct rose cut pink diamond, white diamonds and natural salt water pearls 3. BOGH-ART pink diamond necklace and Jewellery Theatre diamond rings

Roses’ story jewellery descriptions: 1. Left Hand: Piaget Limelight Watch with diamonds. Right hand: Lily Gabriella Collection II cuff in white gold with diamonds 2. and 3. Fabergé Devotion ring with 2.71 cts pear-shaped diamond

WORDS

Katerina Perez is a jewellery insider, journalist and brand consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in the jewellery sector. Paris-based, Katerina has worked as a freelance journalist and content editor since 2011, writing articles for international publications. To share her jewellery knowledge and expertise, Katerina founded this website and launched her @katerina_perez Instagram in 2013.

BRANDS:

Piaget Lily Gabriella Jewellery Theatre Harry Winston Fabergé Chopard Boghossian

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