It’s dark. It’s gloomy. You don’t want to head out but if you want that new pair of shoes next month, you’ve got to get to work! Brighten things up a little by accessorising to suit the weather and your mood.

Rhodium is known for its hypo-allergenic qualities and unlike silver and other metals, will keep its shine for years to come despite the worst of the weather. Rodney Holman does some stunning rhodium plated earrings which make a statement but are toned down enough for a day at work. To avoid getting your jewellery tangled up in your scarf and pulling in the wind, wear studs or buttons. These earrings are clip on so if they do get snagged, it won’t be painful for you.

Trousers and rain don’t always work; wear a dress or skirt paired with opaque tights and some knee high boots. Keep them flat to make them both office friendly and stylish! A classic Mac is always a fantastic staple piece to have in your wardrobe and grab a sturdy brolly to keep yourself dry. Here’s a mood board of how we’d put together a look that’ll get you through the Winter commute without sacrificing warmth, comfort or style.

Accessorize For A Rainy Day by ChrissyDee featuring black scarves

How do you accessorise your winter wardrobe?

Did you Nigella Lawson wears clip on earrings? Naturally we do, having supplied earrings to the darling of television kitchen decadence on several occasions.

In November’s Good Housekeeping magazine, Nigella took a special interview which painted some other sides to her than in her TV cook shows. We’ve always loved the fact that she’s not ashamed to admit she loves food and knew she loves online shopping but it was surprise to hear she can’t wrap without making a book end up looking like a bottle of wine!

Nigella Lawson in the November 2010 Good Housekeeping Magazine

As delighted as we were to help Nigella look as stunning as she does, we were even more pleased to hear that a new book and TV show are out! Nigella Kitchen is currently showing on BBC2 (iplayer has catch up episoides) and her new book, Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home is out now.  Having drooled over her deliciously Christmasy Seasonally Spiced Nuts, we’re sure Nigella is set to be the flavour of the season yet again!

There’s nothing like real gold to make you feel great. Not only does gold go up in value – it’s rocketed from US$37 and ounce in 1970 to over US$1350 as I write this – it has many other desirable qualities. Gold earrings don’t rush and age like some fashion jewellery made from metal alloys can. It’s also hypo-allergenic so your ears will only feel pretty wearing it. It also has symbollic meanings in many cultures around the world. Some equate it with the sun, others with love, fortune and wisdom.

Whilst we’ve long offered many clip on earrings with gold plated clips, our new collection from designer Rodney Holman features many 18ct gold clip earring lines in classic stylings. It’s proved an instant success and here are some of our favourite highlights:

Rodney Holman Gold Plate CZ Solitaire Clip On Earrings

Rodney Holman Faux Vintage Gold Plated Pink Flower Clip Earrings

Rodney Holman Gold Plated Triple Curled Clip On Earrings

All these clip on earrings are made to last and are presented boxed. Most feature comfort features including rubber comfort bungs and indeed of clip on earring designers, Rodney Holman is consistently rated as one of the most comfortable to wear. Shop the full Rodney Holman clip on earring collection.

Since launching our range of pierced to clip on earring converters we’ve been amazed how many requests we’ve had. We’re listening and one new innovation we’ve launched is a screw on version of our popular no bend earring converters:

Screw On No Bend Pierced to Clip Earring Converter Gold

No bend earring converters are ideal for dangle earrings and the screw on fitting gives you much finer control over how tightly they grip your ears. The range start from £4.99 for a pair and are hypo-allergenic and available in gold and silver.

It’s been big, long party and all along we had that sinking feeling in our heart that told us sooner or later the relationship was going to be over and that they’d leave us for another. We knew it was coming. Yet we couldn’t hope for a better partner to take the Glam Chick Gold Mesh Earrings away to Derbyshire.

Glam Chick Gold Mesh Chandelier Clip On Earrings

Farewell beauties, we’ll always hold a soft spot for you.

Some lines we run are select and you may need a certain style to pull off the look. The confident burlesque pieces, the kitsch retro numbers or the cute hearts.

Other lines have a broad appeal and are natural party animals that just want to have fun with you! We knew our Boho Hoop Clip On Earrings were made to be adored and today the Silver and Black flavour went to the history list as the last one shipped off Oxfordshire.

Boho Hoop Clip on Earrings - Silver on Black

Bon voyage you beautiful things! Our bohemian clip on earring collection misses you already…

Summer has had it’s moments. As late Summer falls upon us, we’ve been forgoing our frolics and working our weekends to prepare a special collection to keep you glamazons looking as hot as a Summer Siesta in Seville. We’re starting to launch the range and new clip on earrings are getting added weekly.

Locking in on some of the season’s key trends for retro, burlesque as well as urban culture here are some highlights:

The Tiffany Earrings Range
Our new collection of 1950s inspired clip on earrings brings you a little bit of the style and charm of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe:

Sparkle and Black Clip On Half Hoop Earrings

Diamante Hearts Clip On Earrings - Gift Boxed

Diamante Swirl Clip On Earrings - Gift Boxed

The Romanticism Earrings Range
Inspired by both the age of romanticism and a taste for retro, burlesque and vintage these modern productions add a feminine elegance:

Black Burlesque Clip On Earrings

Romantic Black Chandelier Clip On Earrings

Guilded Lily Clip On Earrings

Shimmering Enchantress Clip On Earrings

The Urban Earring Range
Freak your sneakers, pump your hoodie as these are the clip ons with the look, fo shizzle ma nizzle!

Gold Creole Bamboo Hoop Clip On Earrings

Hypnotising Gold Hoops Clip On Earrings

We’ve got a whole ranges of party wear classics, funky kitsch, hot and sexy and matching sets being launched shortly, plus further additions to our popular clip on earring converters and clip on earring comfort accessories ranges. To get you started in fine form, shop the collection now and enter coupon code fd62ad at check out to get free postage and packing on your order*!

* Coupon code valid until end 31st September 2010

A bit thanks to everyone who joined in our Summer Sale over the last 10 days. In addition to taking advantage of fantastic discounts, you sold us out of many lines including these fabulous lines that are now consigned to the halls of vintage fame:

Egyptian Bohemian Clip On Earrings

Wooden Heart Earring Set

It’s now time for everyone to take a holiday! We’ll still be here – at least some of us – and for anyone who needs a lastminute.com outfit completing accessory before jetting off somewhere fabulous, we’re having a free P&P week for UK customers. Order any time up till Sunday and you’ll see an option to have your order delivered by Royal Mail 1st Class post for free.

If you are off somewhere exotic, take a picture of yourself wearing our jewellery and send it to us to use and we’ll give you a free gift!

In the next few weeks we’ve tons of amazing stuff going on so when you’re back, we’ll have loads to share. Happy holidays!

Have you seen Leonardo De Caprio’s latest movie, Inception? Here’s the official HD trailer:

Isn’t co-star Ellen Paige just so gorgeous?! Did the eagled eyed amongst you notice that she’s yet another celebrity shunning piercings? That’s right, she’s wearing clip on earrings. Check out how great she looks in them on the première:

Ellen Paige at Inception première

In a world where technology is trying to take over everyone’s brains, a smile like that must remain the greatest weapon! Those earrings frame it beautifully and here are a selection of similar lines you can use to make the look your own:

Chainmail Tassley Hoop Clip On Earrings - Silver

Boho Silver Discs Clip On Earrings

Blue Shell Hearts Clip On Earrings - Boxed

Funky Gold Discs Clip On Earrings

A few of these are in the Make Me Beautiful Summer Sale which runs till Saturday 31st July, so hurry if you want up to 50% off!

Some of our customers have noted a new logo that’s started appearing on our websites. It says Sofort ueberweisung.de… but what is it?

sofortueberweisung.de logo

For a long while we’ve had some customers in Europe who’ve said they’d prefer to make a bank transfer than pay by credit card. We’ve chosen German bank Sofort as our partner in enabling this so now we can accept a direct bank transfer if you bank in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium or the UK. That means you don’t have to have a credit or debit card to buy online.

Simply register with Sofort by selecting the “Bank Transfer via DIRECTebanking.com” payment option during checkout as shown:

Bank transfer payment selection

Then when you check out you’ll be transferred to Sofort’s 128bit secure payment servers. To pay you’ll need your sort code and account details. It’s like logging on to your online banking, as this example of paying whilst using a HSBC account shows:

The Sofort payment process

Sofort are insured against fraud claims up to 5,000 Euros per claim yet there has still not been a single instance of a consumer suffering fraud as a result of making a bank transfer. The whole process is run to the highest standards, in fact since launching Sofort have processed many million transactions and have not had a single fraud case, making it one the safest ways to pay online. We do not see any of your banking details ever, we simple receive a payment from you together with a notification that your order is paid for.

It also costs a lot less to perform a bank transfer than it does make a credit card payment. In respect of that, we’re giving a free pair of clip on earring cushions to every order paid for by Sofort! It’s never been more comfortable to shop online!