![]() ![]() This is how my two-tone Essence bracelet started out, with a soft mixture of blue stone and pearl: I’m not going to do a series of stylings for these Essence charms, as I don’t have enough Essence beads to play around with, but I will show you my finished two-tone Essence bracelet, and how it looks stacked with my original silver one. Some people worried about the mosaic squares potentially coming loose in the MOP beads – but you don’t need to worry about this, as they’re not actually stuck on top. The shimmering, opalescent effect isn’t quite as striking with this one as it is with the blue Balance bead, but it really works well with other pastels or the pearl Dignity bead, which is a similarly subtle colour. It doesn’t detract from the overall effect, but I think I would have preferred to be a little more like the Balance bead in finish! I don’t know if this is true for every example, but you can see much more of the background colour behind the stones in this charm. In contrast, the Generosity bead is a gorgeous milky-creamy off-white, with shimmering pearlescent squares set into a warmer background. They are set against a dark background, which you can’t see all that much of – what you do see lends a little drama and really sets off the play of colour in the tiles. The Balance bead has a beautiful subtlety of colour, with shades of blue and grey rippling across each square. Both the blue and the white versions are just stunning, and in quite different ways! However, the MOP blue Balance bead and the white Generosity proved just as perfect in person. Therefore, it’s really very remiss of me to be so tardy in reviewing the purchases I did get from this launch! From the stock images, I’d earmarked the Generosity, Balance, Compassion and Freedom beads as potential buys. In person, I found the pink beads so pretty, but a little too bright for my bracelet design, which is a subtle blend of pastel pinks, blue and cream (picture by Pandora Orchard Park!). The CZ beads might not be to everyone’s taste, but they also represent a more contemporary look for the Essence collection, and demonstrate how Pandora is looking to broaden its appeal. There are a fair few pieces that I have purchased and not yet reviewed, such as the Pandora Spring 2017 Dazzling Daisy Fairy, Luminous Floral and Disney’s Maximus, and Pandora Autumn pieces like the Pavé Inspiration safety chain, the Pandora Rose heart clasp bracelet and the popular Heart of Freedom. I’ll try and do as many as I can (do let me know if there are any you’re more keen to see), starting with a look at the mother of pearl mosaic Essence beads that came out back in September!īack when the first AW16 previews came out, the Essence Autumn 2016 collection was the one that got me the most excited! With its pretty, soft pastels, the delicate patterning on the enamel Freedom bead and the use of genuine mother of pearl on three of the beads, I was head over heels. Today I’m posting my next Pandora AW16 review, with a closer look at my favourite beads from the Pandora Essence Autumn 2016 collection! We have a little window of time between now and the launch of the Pandora Valentine’s 2017 collection mid-January, and so I thought that I’d do a little series of mini ‘catch-up’ reviews, where I take a look at various charms from earlier collections in 2016 that I didn’t manage to review at the time. ![]() ![]() Review Review: Mosaic charms from Pandora Essence Autumn/Winter 2016 ![]()
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