december jewelmint purchases

These were my Jewelmint purchases for the month of December (although I did purchase some of this stuff in November, they bunched up my order and sent a bunch of stuff together so some of the stuff didn't get to me until December). 

Pomander Pendant

The Pomander Pendant is actually one of my favorite Jewelmint pieces. This is a very safe piece in that it doesn't feel like you're leaving your comfort zone. It matches most of my outfits and it's something I throw on when I don't want to spend a lot of time thinking about what I'm going to wear (somedays, work is already enough thinking as it is). When I first got it, I thought the charm was gynormous! But after wearing it a couple of times, it doesn't feel that large anymore. I always wear the Tiffany's key necklace which is silver and I layer this necklace with that one and it meshes just fine which I love.

There's actually a story behind this piece and I wouldn't have bought it if HollyAnnAeree didn't explain it in her video. I really liked how unique it was so that's why I purchased it. I seriously went on Jewelmint right after I saw her video and bought it lol. 

Vanguard Necklace

Holy moly I am so glad I picked up this piece before it was sold out. When I first saw this piece online, I seriously thought it looked hideous. I kept thinking who would ever wear that?! And then I went to see how it looked on the model and I thought it looked really nice on her but it still didn't convince me to purchase it (I always think if it doesn't look nice on the model, then there really isn't any hope for me lol). Anyways, I was talking to my friend Samantha about Jewelmint and she was debating whether or not to get this piece and there was all this craze on Facebook and YouTube and it was almost sold out so I took the plunge and bought it. This is one of those pieces that seriously makes the outfit. I haven't worn it very often but every time I do, I feel like it takes my outfit to the next level. The magnetic closure does get a little annoy because my hair has gotten caught in it a couple of times but other than that, I'd highly recommend this piece if they ever bring it back.

Humanity Bracelet

I would have to say this is one of my most worn pieces from Jewelmint. I love jewelry that has writing on it so that's why I ended up purchasing this one. My one complaint about this piece is that it does feel kind of cheapy or something I could buy from Forever 21. This piece came back for maybe 24 hours and was then sold out so I'm glad I picked it up but at the same time, I feel like I could have paid $5.80 and gotten something similar from Forever 21. 

Lucky Charms Necklace

So when I first saw this necklace, I thought it was the coolest thing on Earth! It was one of those things I just had to have. In the midst of trying to look for a coupon code, the Lucky Charms Necklace was sold out! I was so sad. I waited until Holly's video came out but there was nothing else that I wanted and her coupon code was only good for a couple of days so I decided to skip out on the month... that was until I checked back on the 23rd. They had the necklace in stock again!! I purchased it right away. Unfortunately, they already started charging tax on the site so not only did I pay full price on this one (this was the only thing I've purchased not using a coupon or got something for free), but I also had to pay taxes :(. I'm thinking that I may have to subscribe again so that I could get the credits and not have to pay tax. My reasoning behind this is that I also subscribe to StyleMint (which I've regretted every single day I have... the quality of the shirts suck and the sizing is ridiculous... like when Tony saw it, he was like "Did you buy the right size 'cause that looks like it could fit 3 of you?" And I was like, "Yeah *embarrassed look* I bought size "1" which is the smallest size available".) ANYWAYS lol, I digress. So they kept charging me on StyleMint even though I decided to "Skip" the month and I was too lazy to tell them to refund me so they were having a promotion where you get a gift with a purchase of 2 shirts and I had 2 credits ($29.99 each) so I bought 2 shirts and got the leggings as my gift. I didn't have to pay taxes or anything! So what I'm thinking is that since the purchase was technically "Free" then you don't get charged taxes! 

But anyways, on to the actual necklace lol. I really thought the necklace would have felt better... like weighty would be a better description. It's not a very heavy necklace so it feels kind of cheap. The part with the charms is really nice but I feel like the chain portion feels extremely cheap. I feel like I went to Home Depot and just got a bunch of links to make the chain. It's also a REALLY awkward length. Like I was super confused as to how to wear it because it's not short enough to be a choker but it's got so much going on with the charms that it just didn't feel like it should be so long because then all the charms just tend to clump together instead of being displayed in all their glory. I remember Holly said something very similar in her video. I haven't worn this yet but I'm hoping that the length won't deter me from wearing it in the future. I've been working so much and haven't really been going out much and usually necklaces get stuck on stuff so I try not to be too dangly in the pharmacy (although I did wear this to the pharmacy the other day just to try it out and it got stuck to one of the baskets O_O). This is the same reason I avoid wearing earrings (especially dangly ones). Even studs hurt my ears because I'm constantly on the phone.



That's all for my Jewelmint purchases for December! Finally catching up on all these posts! Hopefully I'll have my January Jewelmint purchases up in a few days since I just got all of them in the mail!
Thanks for reading!

november jewelmint purchases

For the month of November, I also made quite a few Jewelmint purchases.

I ordered the Bewitchmint Mystery Bag which was a super deal since you get 2 items for $29.99. I don't even have that many Jewelmint pieces but I was still worried that they were going to give me a duplicate. Anyways, the 2 items I ended up getting were the Morning Rain Earrings (my first earrings from Jewelmint!) and the Silver Zip Bracelet (I just realized this was my first bracelet from Jewelmint too lol... maybe they were trying to get me to branch out from my orders of only necklaces and rings :/)

Silver Zip Bracelet

My thoughts: I'm not a big fan of bangle type bracelets and I loved the zipper look of this bangle but I didn't want to purchase it because my wrists are very small and I felt like I'd be better off getting something that was more adjustable. When I first opened the package I was a little disappointed to find the Silver Zip Bracelet. There's also a Bronze Zip Bracelet and in Holly's video she had recommended the Bronze one for people that liked to wear two toned jewelry. I'm actually surprised by how well this goes with my other everyday bracelets from Express. Here's a picture of how they look together. I totally love how well they mesh! This is pretty much my go-to combo now in addition to 2 other bracelets I added from a recent jewelry haul from Forever 21. 

Morning Rain Earrings

My thoughts: I saw these earrings on Holly and they look so nice on her! But unfortunately I'm not a huge fan of the dangly things. Maybe I'm just like constantly whipping my head back and forth (...I whip my hair back and forth, I whip my hair back and forth...) but those danglies get all stuck and then they look like a broken leg bending the wrong way at the knee. It's good if you don't move your head that much. They look very navajo inspired and I like the Jewelmint detail on the back. I won't be wearing these too much since I don't wear earrings to work but they are good for going out.

sorry! i don't know where the ring is. 

So for the month of November, my Top Match was the Starburst Ring. I absolutely LOVED this ring on the site. I know it's very simple and doesn't look unique to Jewelmint but I still loved it lol. That was until I actually got it lol. So far, all the rings I've gotten from Jewelmint have been very loose on me and with this ring having such a large topper, it was very prone to becoming lopsided when worn. It looks a lot better on than in the box though. I've worn this ring a few times since I've gotten it and it is still toppling over because the ring portion is too big. I ordered a size 6 and wear this ring on my middle finger and it's still too big for me. I did get a compliment on it once so I think if you have a larger finger, I think this ring would be nice. Maybe you can try to do that "ring adjusting" thing I saw on ExtraPetite. Make sure to subscribe if you like her blog! She's one of my favorite bloggers.

Anyways, this post is super late but I never got the chance to take a picture of the Starburst ring lol and now I can't even find it :/. Hopefully these items will come back into stock if you guys like them!

Happy Thursday! It's actually my "Sunday" since I have to work tomorrow and all weekend so send me some good vibes! Have a great weekend!

october jewelmint purchases

So I don't know if I mentioned it before but after watching TONS of videos on YouTube about Jewelmint, I decided to finally give in when they had their 60% off your first purchase sale and bought my first Jewelmint piece. I've been super obsessed since. If you're on the fence about Jewelmint, I suggest waiting until they have a really good deal for new members. If you decide that it's not for you, you can always "Skip" the month and not pay $29.99 for that month. Here are some videos from one of my favorite YouTubers, Holly, on Jewelmint. Watching her videos and seeing how nice the jewelry looked on her seriously convinced me to join lol. Please subscribe to her if you like fashion, make-up and jewelry! I always love watching her videos. Some of them are like 20 minutes but I seriously don't even notice! Most of my beauty purchases are influenced by her reviews and I've also tried out a lot of her tutorials and I've gotten quite a few compliments on my eye make up lately :) so definitely check her out.

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I was originally going to post my October Week 3 and Week 4 updates first but per a special request, I will post my October Jewelmint purchases first :). Gotta give the people what they want lol.

So most of my Jewelmint purchases have come in this black bubble packer. 

Inside of the bubble wrap is this minty green box :) I've gotten a box that was a little dented though. 

I blame it more on the mailman than the Jewelmint people :). 

So my first purchase through Jewelmint was the Here to Eternity Set.

Each piece also comes with a little description. 

I purchased this on Oct, 10th and I received it on the 15th so it's fairly fast. I do live in California and it looks like everything is based out of Los Angeles so I might be getting things a little bit quicker than most. I really like this piece because it was something I could wear everyday and I pretty much wore it everyday after I got it. The only problem was the tangling of the piece when I wasn't wearing it. Other than that, I didn't really have any problems with it. I believe this is Sold Out right now but I heard they actually brought this piece back so I'm sure we'll see it again but yeah... it's no longer in my Showroom (even if you purchased something, it'll still show up in your Showroom). So there are usually a lot of deals for those looking to make a purchase that first time. The best deal I've seen so far is 70% off. I purchased the Here to Eternity Set for 60% off so final cost was $11.99 with no tax or shipping. To me that is a total deal considering it came with earrings too (the two heart studs). 

**Note: one of my friends, Samantha, told me about this site Jewels and Mints and they have tons of deals posted on there daily so I would also check this site out first before you make any purchases. The site is useful because they will tell you if the coupon code works for New Members AND Existing Members.**

So after my first purchase, I checked the site religiously for new pieces in my Showroom and in the "Show Me More" section. Randomly, new pieces will appear so I checked daily. I was kind of just exploring the site when I noticed the "Our Designs" link and after clicking on that, I found that the Lunar Blue Necklace was on there! It didn't show up in my Showroom and I really liked that piece from Holly's video so I bought that one immediately. Of course I went to check if there were any coupons online and I found a coupon for 25% off on Retailmenot.com so that one ended up costing $22.49. 

So I really like the Lunar Blue Necklace because it definitely feels like a real statement piece. I bought it because I felt the piece was really unique and also something that people who knew Jewelmint could easily distinguish as a Jewelmint piece. Besides branding, I also liked the turquoise coloring which I feel is extremely flattering for Asians in general and the chunky silver chain definitely makes it feel a bit more casual and ok for everyday. For me, I've been wearing this with a lot of the crew neck or boatneck sweaters/tees because it draws the attention downwards and lengthens my upper body. I have pretty broad shoulders and the crew neck and boatneck sweaters can really make my shoulders look even broader. I really have no idea if it scientifically distracts from my broad shoulders but I feel like it does lol. I've paired it with a light grey shirt and also a black shirt and it really makes the outfit pop. Definitely increasing the style factor of any outfit. I purchased this on Oct. 22nd and got it on the 28th so again, pretty fast considering the 22nd was a Saturday. 

So during the end of October, they came out with a promotion for their jewelry box, Adornmint and it was buy 3 pieces of jewelry and get the Adornmint Jewelry Box for free so being the deal seeker that I am, I had to jump on that :). So here's what the Adornmint Jewelry Box looks like.

So I bought the following pieces to get the jewelry box.

This is the Cosmic Fusion necklace and I really liked this piece because it felt really Egyptian to me and I seriously love all things Egyptian (I think I just loved learning about the pharaohs, all the drama back then, and the pyramids lol). Anyways, I bought this necklace because, again, I wanted something really unique. I almost regretted purchasing this necklace right after I bought it because I thought I'd never wear it. To my surprise, I wore it immediately when I got it in the mail. I was actually originally wearing the Lunar Blue Necklace and I was just trying this one on and it looked so much better with my outfit so I just left it on. I wish I had taken a picture of my outfit but unfortunately I don't have a tripod so it's hard to take pictures of myself without being in front of a mirror and then the image isn't the best quality either and the necklace is super far away sooooo... lol. The three items I ordered actually did not come in the minty green box to my surprise. It actually came in these little black pouches. I think they had a difficult time fitting the Adornmint box AND the other boxes (which I was a little disappointed with since it's like Tiffany's where you want to have that darn signature blue/green box lol). This piece didn't even come with a description(!) which was another bummer :/. OH! One thing I will mention though is that the links they used to attach those metal pieces to the chain is EXTREMELY bothersome!! I think I need to get a set of pliers to fix it so that it's not poking my skin. I think it would be fine with a sweater but then it might snag your sweater as well so, just FYI. 

I also got 2 sets of rings because it's one of the few things I can actually wear at work without feeling super bothered. I also go the rings because there's 3 of them so I felt like it was more bang for your buck lol. The first set of rings was the Yves Rings Set. (I think that was a typo in my card? lol Not even sure haha.)

My third item to get the Adornmint box was the From The Heart Rings.

The weird thing about my Adornmint box was that it also came with this random bracelet. Not sure if it's a Jewelmint piece or just apart of the beads you get to personalize your box :/. It actually looked kind of like those bead jewelry things available at chinese supermarkets lol but prettier. Gotta love'em pearls!

This pretty much concludes my Jewelmint purchases for October. I did purchase a Bewitchmint Mystery Bag which was $29.99 for 2 items and I've already purchased 3 items from my November showroom but I will save that for my November Jewelmint post. I feel like they offer random discounts throughout the month so I'm holding out for a bigger discount on some of the other pieces. Hopefully I'll be able to get before they get sold out! 

Hope everyone in LA is staying dry in this stormy weather... (*don't know why... there's no sun up in the sky... stormy weather...* [YouTube] throwback to Judy and our American Musical class!). October Week 3 and Week 4 updates are coming right up! Love and miss ya'lls that are far away! Hopefully I'll get to visit NorCal soon!