| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Meenakari |
| Weight (g) | 45.00 |
| Colour | Pink |
| Occasion | Festival |
At the centre of this crescent sits a lotus worked in bright blue meenakari enamel, framed by a crescent packed with kundan stones and finished underneath with a fringe of small gold beads. The blue against antique gold is what you notice first, and it is the reason to choose this over a plain kundan chandbali.
Traditional kundan work is largely colourless — clear and milky stones in gold settings — which is handsome but can read as flat under artificial light. Dropping a single saturated blue motif into the middle of that field changes everything: the eye goes straight to the lotus, and the kundan around it becomes a frame rather than the subject. One strong colour in an otherwise neutral piece is almost always more effective than several.
The lotus is enamelled in blue with its petals outlined in gold, set flush into a recess so the colour sits level with the metal rather than raised on top of it. Around and above it, the crescent and the teardrop-shaped top are filled with kundan stones in individual gold settings. A row of small round gold beads hangs along the lower rim, catching light as the earring moves and giving the shape a soft, weighted edge. The finish throughout is an antique gold.
Blue is the easiest accent colour to place in Indian dressing. These work against ivory, cream, white, gold and every shade of blue, and they make an unexpectedly good pairing with mustard. Wear hair up so the full crescent shows, and keep the necklace simple or leave it off — a chandbali of this size is a complete look on its own.
Festivals, pujas, sangeets and daytime weddings. The scale works for a function without being bridal, so these suit a guest or a family member rather than the bride herself.
The crescent is open through the middle, which removes a good deal of metal and keeps the weight comfortable for several hours. The bead fringe is light and adds movement rather than mass.
Meenakari enamel chips if knocked, so store the pair flat in a pouch. Put them on after hair products and perfume. Clean with a dry soft brush around the kundan settings and through the bead fringe, and never use toothpaste or an ultrasonic cleaner, both of which damage enamel and loosen kundan.
Type: Chandbali drop earrings. Metal: Brass. Finish: Antique gold plating. Work: Blue meenakari lotus, kundan-style stone setting, gold bead fringe. Closure: Post and butterfly back. Available in a classic gold tone.
The fitting is a standard post and butterfly back for pierced ears, nothing specialist. The back is the part people lose, so it is worth checking it is seated firmly before you leave the house; a silicone stopper behind the metal back, which costs almost nothing, will stop a heavy earring drooping forward on a soft lobe.
Costume jewellery earns its place by letting you wear a shape you would never commission in precious metal. The designs here come out of a tradition centuries old; the materials do not pretend to, and we do not describe them as though they did.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Meenakari |
| Weight (grams) | 45.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Pink |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU9-EACA46547D |
