| Weight (g) | 0.00 |
| Colour | Yellow |
A two-and-a-half inch earring in two parts: a small round rosette at the top, and below it a broad half-moon panel ribbed with vertical lines, carrying an oval stone at its centre and a row of tiny pearls hanging off the lower curve.
The vertical ribbing across the half-moon is the signature of this design — it runs right across the panel and stops at the stone, so the stone appears to interrupt the lines rather than sit on top of them.
The width makes these read as substantial without being long. They suit short hair and tied-back hair equally, and sit well with a round neckline.
Festive wear, ethnic days at work, pujas and daytime functions.
The half-moon shape sits wide rather than long, so check how it falls against your jaw before buying if you have a short neck. The pearls along the curve are strung, so they take a knock better than glued ones, but they should still not be pulled on when taking the pair off.
A half-moon is a harder shape to carry than a jhumka because it is wide rather than long, and width sits against the jaw. This pair solves that by keeping the panel shallow and hanging the pearls below it, so the weight and the eye both travel downward instead of outward.
At two and a half inches these land between a stud and a full-length jhumka, which in practice is the most useful size to own: long enough to show, short enough not to tangle in a dupatta.
This is the earring in the batch that does best under a dupatta. Long jhumkas get caught and pulled every time the dupatta moves; a 2.5 inch half-moon sits close enough to the head to stay clear, which is why it ends up being worn to the functions where a longer pair stays in the box.
A good second pair for someone who already owns oxidised studs and wants something with movement. More in Monalisa earrings.
This is brass given an oxidised, antique-silver finish rather than solid silver. The metal is darkened and the raised surfaces are then polished back, so the blackening stays in the recesses while the high points stay bright. That contrast is the whole point of oxidised work — it is what makes every engraved line and pierced opening read separately instead of dissolving into one shiny surface, and it means small variations between pieces are normal rather than faults.
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 — 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.
| Weight (grams) | 0.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Yellow |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA3612 |
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