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Heir to a copper, timber and railroad fortune the daughter of former US senator William A. Clark, Huguette M. Clark was one who shunned the social limelight and the obscene amounts of wealth that she was pretty much a part of, to spend time with her doll collection, which was worth millions.

It’s because of this somewhat unwilling nature to be a part of what she was that she gained the nickname ‘the reluctant heiress’.  The heiress also chose not spend her days living in the lavish properties her family owned in New York and California instead, choosing to live out her days in hospitals.

After she passed away last year, Huguette Clark left a massive fortune and an abundance of jewellery to a number of different people. The majority of it was donated to charity but she also left significant amounts to her goddaughter, her long-time nurse, her attorney and some of her other employees.

The jewellery that she left is now in the hands off Christie’s fine art auction house. The collection which holds some fine pieces is being sold off and is expected to raise over £6.4 ($10m). The sale is being led by a rather rare 9-carat pink diamond ring. Some pieces in the collection would make beautiful wedding rings for a number of young couples out there who are looking to get married.

She also left an estate which was estimated to be worth over $400m however, she hadn’t been there since 1963 when her mother died. There are now plans to turn her estate into a museum that will house her vast collections of art, musical instruments and books.

All of the wonderful jewellery her collection is bound to have, not many of us will be able to afford to buy any of it, so if you’re looking at getting married anytime soon then you should pay a visit to The Beautiful Company and check out their wide range of different diamond wedding rings.

With what is probably the biggest shopping time of the year fast approaching, a lot of people will start to panic about what they are going to get for their friends and family.

If you’re in this boat and you’re struggling for ideas on what to buy for someone this Christmas then, why not get them some jewellery? It’s a sure hit; especially with the ladies and if you pay a visit to www.allcharms.co.uk then you will find some great deals and offers to help you get through this Christmas time.

There are many businesses out there who are profiting already from an early Christmas campaign. This is basically where a company will launch a campaign for their customers to come in and buy early for Christmas by offering incentives like discounts or other things that will pull the customers in through the door. Competitions can be good; offering a customer the chance to win a piece of jewellery from the store.

Last year, the overall total of retail sales was £293billion and Christmas equates to around 20% of this. That means that last year’s Christmas sales would have been around £58.6billion.

Now if you own a jewellery shop I’m sure you’ll agree with us when we say that Christmas is a vitally important time for you, especially when you consider that just a small slice of that nearly £60billion in your till would do you the world of good!

So it seems inevitable that you will be out there at some point this coming Christmas, spending your hard earned money like everyone else. But why don’t you avoid the cold, avoid the rush and stay in front of your fire with a nice warm brew and pay a visit to All Charms.

Not only was the wedding a spectacle for all to see with the stunning bride Catherine Middleton looking absolutely flawless in her Sarah Burton by Alexander McQueen, the guests of such an event took some of the attention with some daring outfits, shocking hats and a general “what were they thinking moment?” . We revisit some of the best and worst dress of the day.

Worst dress

This one was not difficult to spot with the Princess’s Beatrice and Eugenie sat very close to the Royal family the camera was often on them for their choice of hats and entire outfit, Princess Beatrice’s choice of hat was extremely ridiculous and it was certainly a lessoned learnt by the Princess.

Some of the other guests and their choice of wardrobe was interesting, Victoria Beckham to some can go under the best dress however, with the look on her face throughout the ceremony she looked more like she was attending a funeral rather than a Royal Wedding.

Chelsy Davy outfit seemed a bit miss-matched and looked as though she could have made more effort in general. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson’s outfit was awful it was a lovely colour however the hat again seemed as though she just wanted to get noticed no matter what the cost. Finally with the David Cameron’s wife she is noted for not wearing a hat and then again not really looking as though she was attending a wedding and Nick Clegg’s wife looked like something out of Evita, it was a shame as all these beautiful women and they all generally look fantastic somehow let it slip and when you are in-front of an audience of 2 billion you really don’t want to be doing that.

Best Dress
Has to foremost go the bride who looked absolutely stunning along with her sister Pippa and Mum who opted for a pastel blue and she looked fantastic.

The Queen looked great in her choice of yellow, it really made her stand out and glow on the day.

Camilla also looked lovely and Princess Letizia from Spain looked gorgeous in her choice of outfit.

The one’s that looked best are the ones that toned it and used neutral colours which obviously worked well. To celebrate the day nomination charms have brought out a wedding charm that can be kept as a reminder of such a wonderful day that has been celebrated by many. To view the charm click here.

This Sunday we’ll be remembering Mother’s Day usually the one day of the year you can say thanks to your Momma and show her how much she actually is cherished. It is definitely the one event people struggle to know what to buy for their Mother something that will declare it all however doesn’t really cost the earth either. You can achieve this with a card, flowers, and chocolates or with jewellery.

This current year we’re also seeing an upswing of the charm bracelet far more than in the past and the particular charm bracelet companies are certainly ahead of the game with regards to ideas and items. Pandora has added out a wonderful “Mum” charm with 14ct gold, pink cz stones on a silver charm, Lovelinks have brought out a silver heart using “Mum” written on with one pink cz stone. At this time there so many amazing charms available, each and every charm suggests the special day and will also be a wonderful memory to any Mummy using it of their children and the actual date they got it. This particular is one of the fantastic ideas powering the charm series is that whether it is going to be worn on a charm bracelet it could also be taken off the bracelet and put on a sterling silver necklace and become a unique item of jewellery. It is something that will by no means go out of trend or will lose its meaning, it is actually something that will be treasured for years.

Therefore it doesn’t matter how you need to say it jewellery is all the time good or perhaps you could make something that will probably be just as sentimental, the main thing is your Mother knows how much she’s cherished and worth. Here at allcharms we have a stunning collection of charms and jewellery please click here to view.

Natalie Portman

With the huge success she is currently having for her role in Black Swan, this lady has to be our celebrity of the month, Natalie Portman also known as Natalie Heshlag, she was in Jerusalem and even though she loves America she often says it is Israel that holds her heart. For those who did not know much about this stunning actress before this year will certainly know her by now, she has won a lot of awards over the last two months for her role in Black Swan and has picked up best actress at the globes.

Natalie who is currently pregnant has shown a lot of women you can still have style and be pregnant at the same time. One of her passions because she is vegan has actually been to introduce her own range of vegan footwear.  She definitely appears to be a great lover of fashion and jewellery; she teams up well her jewellery with watch she wears.  It is great to see an actress not scared to show her love of both and how they both can really complement each other.  She seems to wear a lot more sterling silver jewellery rather than gold, however silver does offer a subtle look on all skin types.  One thing about Natalie is that she can look just as fantastic when attending an awards ceremony as she does when dressing down, her sense of style and fashion is quirky and with her love of things natural influenced in her designs too.

As an actress she seems to be going from strength to strength at the moment, from her first appearance on our screens as Mathilda in Leon, to Star Wars, V for Vendetta, she has shown how versatile she is as actress. But something tells me she will be having a lot more influence in fashion too!

Top 5 Most Expensive Handbags

Some of these prices of handbags make completely surprise you or in-fact question what the world is coming to in terms of the price and what people are willing to pay for an accessory.  Here is the top 5 most expensive handbags we could find for you:

1.       The Hermes Birkin Bag designed by Japanese ginza Tanaka and costs a whopping £1 million pounds. This stunning bag has over 2000 encrusted diamonds and an 8-carat pear shaped diamond that can be used as broach.  The actual bag strap consists of diamonds and this can be detached and worn as a necklace or a bracelet.  So there are many functions to this gorgeous handbag.

2.       The Chanel “Diamond Forever” this beautiful design bag has a staggering 334 diamonds for a total of 3.56 carats, in a 18-carat white gold and will cost you a nice price of £261,000 pounds.

3.       Lana Marks Cleopatra Bag, this bag is so difficult to find as Lana Marks will only produce one of these bags for retail each year and will also only allow one celebrity to carry her handmade diamond bag on the red carpet.  So this bag has a lot of conditions on it already and is made up of 1,500 black and white diamonds and will cost you £156,000.

4.       The Urban Satchel Louie Vuitton bag there are some reports that say the Lana Marks Cleopatra bag would be 4^th but comparing the prices the Urban Satchel is certainly more expensive.  This bag is different in design compared to a lot of other expensive bags as it is designed from junk, e.g cigarette packet, water bottle, tea bags and band aid.  So if you are not wishing to pay the price tag of £93,000 you can simply try and create your own version of this bag yourself and at a much healthier price too.

5.       The Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag, this bag compared to other bags shown above actually seems the one bag that is definitely more value for money as it is more practical however the clasp of this bag boasts of 10 carats of white diamond and is actually made out of crocodile so it is certainly not the right bag for you animal lovers. This bag will cost £75,000. To view accessories to match this gorgeous collection click here.

It will be nice for a lot of people to say goodbye to winter this year and welcome in spring.  However as fashion would have it for us this year we will be welcoming back the styles of the 70’s too in our dress and fashion looks.

Yes we are constantly re-cycling our eras and even though high-waist trousers were in fashion a couple of years ago, they are certainly back this spring too. Also other great looks from the 70’s blouses and shirts buttoned up are also a must this season.

Colours for this collection even though emerald green has been a jaw-dropping colour in Jan this Spring is all about earthy colours, terracotta and browns.  Maxi-dresses have been around the last couple of years during the spring / summer seasons and they are also back this year, so this is a great way of regurgitating those old clothes in a way of keeping up with the latest fashion trend.

One thing the 70’s did well and something we can also do which will complete the 70’s look is accessorise, big hats, big bags and charm bracelets to see that will compliment your spring look view here .

The Golden Globes Brings You….

The Golden Globes show all the seasons must haves, we see all the celebs showing all that they know on the night and looking glamourous.  The trends we have seen at the Golden Globes is the barring all stage and having any type of clevage on show, to the colour black being the favourite safety dress of any awards show, to the fake tans, to the keeping it natural looks, to red lips and painted nails, whatever the trends are we are sure to see it on the celebs first.

One trend we have seen come in this year is the use of long sleeved dresses and this has got to be one of my personal favourites and I’m sure a lot of other
women’s too.  As a lot of women do not feel comfortable with baring their flesh and especially their arms this makes for the perfect eveing wear for any occasion.  So it is great to see the celebrity women wearing something that all women can wear and look great in.

One lady of the night who appeared to be right on trend in every way one Angelina Jolie she had a beautifully designed long sleeved dress in the new colour of this season emerald green.  She showed how to work the two together and looked absolutely stunning!

It’s what we have been dreading the turn of the New Year and the new VAT increase and when a lot of companies take the opportunity to increase their original prices too.  Pandora jewellery has gone up a staggering amount from their original starter bracelet being £55 to now £65 it will make you think twice when purchasing a Pandora bracelet for someone now.

Some companies have taken on board the VAT increase and have only added on an additional £1 or so to their items to make sure they offer you the customer the best possible price and it appears companies such as this are not necessarily targeted on their profits more so offering the customer a great service.  Companies this year with jewellery that we have seen only a slight increase is Nomination jewellery their starter bracelet was £6 and now £7 and Lovelinks jewellery are yet to increase their items.

If you are aware of anyone who would love a charm bracelet and you want to be aware of the price charm bracelets such as lovelinks and nomination charm bracelets will certainly offer you everything you need.  Whilst lovelinks charms are made of sterling silver and uses gold plated and 14ct gold jewellery, they are also extremely popular for their variety of murano glass charms.  What is great with Lovelinks no matter what the brand of the charm bracelet you are buying for Lovelinks will generally fit on, not many other brands will fit on their lovelinks bracelet though. 

The nomination charm bracelet however is completely different in look and style altogether. It is a base bracelet which means additional nomination charms or links will need to be added to the bracelet in order to make it complete. It is a collection of stainless steel and this is great for those who do not have time to clean or maintain their jewellery as stainless steel keeps its look. Even though the starter bracelet yes does appear a lot cheaper than other competitive brands out there, they do offer a wonderful collection of enamel, semi-precious stones and CZ charms.

It can be extremely difficult keeping up with the latest fashion trends especially with the prices increasing too, but shopping wisely and finding stunning collections at great prices can be done.

With the Christmas season upon us it can be so difficult keeping up-to-date with trends and in season colours etc.  However to find something that is in style and make it your own is far more appealing. Simply selecting a few pieces of clothing from your wardrobe all you need to do is accessorise! We all know accessories do not have to be expensive either, re-cycle that jewellery you may not have worn for a while and make that your statement.  A lot of clothes can look great however it is the necklace, bracelet or earrings that really make an outfit stand out.

Be clever create a look that you can keep, black and clear stoned jewellery is perfect for any occasion and for daily wear too click here for examples of this.  At allcharms they offer you a selection of fantastically priced jewellery and accessories including the very popular lovelinks jewellery charms.  Even though a charm bracelet can appear expensive to begin with as the starter bracelet starts at £30-£50 it is certainly an investment purchase.  Allcharms offers their customers a large selection of murano glass charms so you can create a unique piece of jewellery that will be a timeless piece too.

It is a great way of not having to keep in with the fashion but make the fashion yourself and suits you, creating your own style and look, with your jewellery and clothes.  No longer to feel you can’t keep up anymore, purchasing a few timeless pieces of jewellery is all you need for years to come.