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It only seems like yesterday when we were all living our best in our very first lockdown. We were hosting Zoom parties, having drinks with neighbours via our covid safe distanced balconies and decks. Ringing friends, posting funny memes and commiserating with the ‘joys’ that came with homeschooling.  We were reasonably happy to deal with the cards that were dealt to us and to just get on with it. Fast forward to this year and ‘Round 2’ or ‘Round 5’ if you’re in Victoria! is proving to be more challenging than what we were used to.

Oh beautiful Pisces, it’s your birthday!!! Can I wake you from your fantasy and dreams you are having right now to wish you a big happy birthday?  You do love losing yourself in such enchanting faraway places but this won’t take long I promise, and you can go back to escaping….

I’ve always loved an anklet.  I have quite a few thrown in my jewellery drawer, which really isn’t a jewellery drawer at all but I don’t know what else to call it.  You know the one I mean – it’s the drawer that holds random items like bangle, your child’s first tooth, foot cream, lavender pillow spray that’s never been used, a few crystals and the standard opened packs of ibuprofen and paracetamol for when the Margarita hangover kicks in.  
I spied my very first anklet when I was 10 years old.  The year was 1985.  Fashion was at its best, and I say that with my tongue firmly implanted in my cheek.  It was summer and we were holidaying up the Coast. 

Oh hey Aquarius it’s your birthday! Hip, hip, HOORAY!!!  I would run and embrace you with a thousand kisses but oooh yep, that’s right…You can be a little hesitant in the old ‘fluff and bubbles’ department.  You are too busy thinking seven light years ahead of anyone else, so you just do not have time for such frivolity!  You are off to debunk or start the next conspiracy theory which you will focus steadfastly on until you are proven otherwise. Which will be never, as your beliefs are so fixed due to your stubborn personality.  It’s ok Aquarius, you bring such hope and dream fulfilment to so many others that we can sometimes let you have your opinion and be done with it. 

A belief about birthstones is to do with the planets. Each month experienced a deficit of colour, depending on which planet was furthest away from earth during the month of that birthstone. So the birthstones were chosen for the colour missing during that month and supposedly that colour is lacking in people born during that month.

So wearing your birthstone helps to make up for this inadequacy and restores your cosmic colour.

Nothing makes us happier (well, except maybe cheesecake) than stacking a huge pile of bangles on each wrist. We are definitely not alone in this adoration, so in our latest blog we’ve put together a collection of bangle stacking tips and inspiring bangle stacks to try. Check it out!

Sagittarius impatiently says, “Ok folks, who is ready for an adventure because I’ve had my bags packed since last week!”.  Hold on to your hats because we are ready to go and explore about the wonderfully optimistic sign of Sag!! 

Have you ever been stuck with the wrong ring size? It’s incredibly annoying! We are on a mission to help you find the right ring size, each and every time you purchase a ring online. Check out our blog for our must-read guide on how to choose a ring size.

Scorpio’s are notorious for having the ‘Scorpio sting’.  Got a secret you need to tell someone?  Tell a Scorpio.  It will never, ever be revealed.  Careful though if you break a Scorpio’s trust or reveal their secret.  Once gone you will never get it back. Ever.  And I can guarantee you that.  They will never see you in the same light ever again and you will forever remain tainted or spoilt in their eyes