Engagement rings originally served a double purpose, it was partial payment for the bride and a symbol of the groom’s intentions and these are seen as the ultimate symbol of someones love.

The wedding ring is a symbol of marriage and a promise of each others love.
Diamond earrings are a common way to mark an occasion wether it be an aniversary, a birthday or just a reason to tell someone you love them.

Diamonds are known as the hardest known naturally occuring mineral and are very hard to scratch or damage (unless hit with a hammer than they will smash)

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I have just had a look on Asos.com and they have a brand new section with items which are £10 and under.  There is a few bracelets and necklaces on there which arent half bad.

There is actucally a nice French Connection bangle which is priced at £4.00 (see picture below) whichi i think is a bargain too good to miss, especially with the summer coming up and all the dresses being dusted down.

There is a sale on selected shoes as well with up to 50% off so whilst you are looking at the bargain jewellery why not pick up a pair of shoes as well??

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Believe it or not but Evans is on fire at the moment with their selection of jewellery they have on offer at the moment, from their bracelets / bangles to their necklaces they are all gorgeous.

The white cuff’s they have for sale are going to be hot this spring / summer.

Evans is known to be a shop which sells clothes for the upper size (14 - 32) and actually has some cute clothes for the upper sized lady.

It is nothing to be ashamed of being a larger curvier lady, with the clothes and the accesories they have you will be wowing people wherever you go…

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An eternity ring is the perfect symbol of everlasting love, it is a circle of metal with no beginning and no end and is usally given at a significant aniversary wether it is to celebrate a first year of marriage or the birth of the first child.

The ring is usually worn on the same finger as the engagement and wedding ring but I know a couple of people who wear it on a different finger but on the same hand.  The wedding ring and engagement ring are worn on the third finger of the left hand and the Ancient Egyptians belived this finger contained the vein of love that runs directly to the heart.

The classic eternity ring is a full circle of stones, most commonly diamonds, set on a gold or platinum band wheras a half eternity ring is a half band of stones.

The diamond trilogy ring is a popular alternative to the eternity ring with a diamond to represent your past, a diamond to retresent your present and a diamond to represent your future

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I am loving Primark at the moment, i went in on Sunday and ended up buying loads of jewellery as it is so cheap but that does not mean that it falls apart as soon as you wear it.

I especially loved it when they had all the pearls jewellery in, they had chunky necklaces, wrap around necklaces, head bands, bracelets and earrings.

It is not only jewellery that you can buy to bling up an outfit, they have all the new style handbags, scalfs, head bands and belts.

I know that i am not the only Primark fan so if you have any tips on what is in at the moment leave a message at the bottom.

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I know I keep on banging on about Asos but it’s because it is an easy shopping experience as all you have to do is go online purchase your items than just wait for them to be delivered.

They have just brought out a new jewellery range and it seems to be a lot of bangles and rings.

There is a lot of gold, wood and white plastic involved with all of the items, i especially love the ring shown below which only costs £6 and there are lots of items to match with it.

For a look of all the items visit www.asos.com and let me know what you think.

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A couple of friends of mine have asked me to write to inform you that some jewellery items from Topshop have been breaking on them.

one of them informed me that they have bought a ring with a chunky flower 3 times now and each time one or more of the petals have fallen off, another one said a necklace with stars on kept on loosing the stars and a bracelet kept loosing chains and another necklace snapped.

I could understand if they were £5 or under but the ring cost £10 and the necklace cost around £15.

A new ring was purchased from River island for £10 and this one is still intact even after wearing it numerous times.

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With Mothers day drawing near (22nd March 2009) the jewellery stores are coming up with ideas of a special present you can buy for your Mum.

Links of London have come up with a Flutter & Wow collection which includes necklaces, rings and earrings which includes heart shaped pendants.

These come in gold and silver and are not a bad price, they start from £65 to a whopping £4000 for a 18ct Gold & Diamond Bangle.

They also do a charm collection which I have seen lots of older ladies wearing so why not treat your Special Mother to one of these but these do not come cheap…

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Mamas & Papas have brought out a line of jewellery to go with their maternity range and personally i would not wear it (if i ever get pregnant) as i don’t see why you have to get dowdy stuff when every female has a large jewellery collection already.

I have been looking at the spring / summer collection and the majority of it is beeds, where does it state that you have to wear beads when you are pregnant.
Get your charm bracelets, chandalier earrings, layered necklaces out to accessorise your outfit, why change just because you are having a baby??

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I am not sure what is going on at the moment but everyone wants to buy a designer watch or diamonds (eg engagement ring) but put these on finance with the current climate at the moment this does not always get paid back and than you get a debt collection agency knocking at your door.

This has recently happened to my friend who bought his now fiancé an engagement ring and could not afford the re payments and one day his fiancé had a debt collection agency calling her asking for the payments which had been missed or the ring would go back to the shop and this shocked her as she had no idea it had been put on finance.

The most common reason for this is that people say an engagement ring should be at least 3 months salary so they take this as law but at the end of the day it is the thought that counts not the cost.
If you go online all the high street jewellery shops offer Finance on their jewellery so they can get money in because of the current situation with the credit crunch Jewellery is the last thing which people will want to buy.

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