Enamel bracelets for the UAE: colour for lunch, sets for the wedding

The useful part of this drop in the UAE is the colour, not another gold necklace. Black, cream and sand are what most people wear to lunch. Green enamel and a small red centre show against that. A full kundan collar often does not, once a scarf is on.

Wrist first

A bracelet is visible when a sleeve is pushed up. A long necklace disappears. Two that make sense for a Thursday or a Friday visit:

• Green Square cuff, ₹4,250. One block of green enamel, a small red flower. Nothing dangling.
• Green Medallion, ₹4,700. A round green centre. Still one wrist, still one idea.

If the neckline is actually open, the Green Clover set at ₹4,250 is a broad necklace with green enamel drops, plus studs. The three-piece sets, with a maang tikka, are for a wedding when the hair is up and the scarf is off. The Pink Pearl Drop at ₹5,750 is that kind of set.

Scent, heat, timing

Oud first, bracelet after. Perfume sits on enamel and dulls it. The same goes for sweat on a long outdoor majlis. Wipe the piece when you are home.

Gulf orders leave Mumbai on the same checkout as our other international parcels. Allow the ten to fourteen days those orders usually take, and longer if customs is slow. This week’s order will not make a party this weekend. It will make a December wedding.

Prices here are in rupees. Checkout shows dirhams and the shipping line before you pay. Cash on delivery stops at India. The fuller list of which cuff, which link and which set has a tikka is in the India piece.