| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 0.00 |
| Colour | Shadow |
| Occasion | Wedding |
A wide openwork face set throughout with pale kundan hangs from a stone-set chain, finished with a dense fringe of small pearls alternating with faceted amber-toned drops. The whole piece carries a darkened antique finish rather than bright gold.
The gold here is deliberately dulled, with the recesses darkened. On a face this crowded that is a structural decision rather than a stylistic one — bright gold across so much openwork would read as one undifferentiated glitter, while darkening the hollows makes every pierced opening and every stone setting visible separately. The pale kundan then stands out as the only light on the piece.
Instead of a single pearl beneath, this has a full fringe of alternating pearls and faceted drops across its whole lower edge. That turns the bottom of the tikka into a band rather than a point, adds real movement to an ornament that is otherwise rigid, and roughly doubles the visual weight of the piece.
This is the heaviest tikka in the range. It is made to be seen under heavy bridal dressing, alongside a maang tikka chain and a full necklace — at a daytime function or with a simple outfit it would be considerably too much.
A centre parting and hair pinned firmly. A tikka of this weight needs the hook well seated and the parting tight, or it will drift.
Weddings, bridal wear, receptions and sangeets.
Type: Bridal maang tikka. Metal: Brass base. Finish: Antique gold tone. Work: Openwork kundan face with a pearl and crystal fringe. Size: approximately 5 inches.
This is brass with a gold-tone plating rather than solid gold, which keeps the price where it is and the weight low enough to wear comfortably. Plating is a surface rather than a bulk property, so how long it lasts depends almost entirely on what it meets — perfume, hairspray and sweat all shorten it, while a dry cloth after wearing and a closed pouch between wearings extend it considerably.
Put this on after perfume, hairspray and hand cream, and take it off before washing, swimming or sleeping. Wipe with a dry soft cloth and use a dry soft brush around the stone settings and between any pearls, where a cloth cannot reach. Store it in a zip-lock pouch — which is what the supplier themselves advise, and the single most effective thing for a plated piece, because it keeps humid air off the metal. Never use silver polish, dip cleaners or an ultrasonic cleaner.
A maang tikka hangs on the parting, with the hook pinned into the hair just back from the hairline. Setting the chain so the pendant falls exactly at the hairline is the whole trick: too low and it reads as costume, too high and it disappears into the hair. Make the parting first, pin the hook, then adjust the chain length.
Nothing here is hallmarked and none of it carries resale value, and both facts are stated plainly rather than buried. What you are buying is the design and the finish at a price that lets you match a piece to one outfit without weighing up the cost.
| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 0.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Shadow |
| Occasion | Wedding |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA1897 |
