While shopping at Neiman Marcus, I discovered this jewelry brand named Kiki McDonough. I liked the pieces but decided to find out more about the brand. I Googled it when I got home and found that it's a UK brand, and that the ladies of the British Royal Family wear the items going back a generation or two. So that was reassuring in terms of quality.
Then I realized that I'd heard of the brand before, on the style blogs I follow (which feature many of Europe's royal women) and also on the Royal Jewels thread here on Pricescope.
I figured out that if you ordered the pieces from the UK, it's much cheaper than buying them at Neiman's because the tax is taken off when you input your US delivery address. However, the Kiki shipping was GBP40, which is about 65 dollars. For shipping? I thought that was a lot, so I searched for other UK suppliers and found the wonderful Berry's Jewellers, who only charge GBP25 shipping.
Berry's have been very kind and efficient, answering all my emails regarding ordering these pieces from Kiki McDonough in London, receiving the pieces at their location in the north of England and then sending them to me in the USA. It sounds like a hassle but it was cheaper than getting them at Neiman's in the US. Also, some of the pieces I wanted were not available at Neiman's.
www.berrysjewellers.co.uk
I bought the large citrine bee, the purple amethyst pear drop earrings and the green amethyst pear drop earrings. The items are all beautiful and very finely made. They are all 18k, the earrings hoops are nice and thick, and the diamond wings on the bee are really sparkly. I couldn't be more pleased with these pieces.
The citrine bee is 16 inches long with a loop at 15 inches.
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/necklaces-c4/kiki-mcdonough-eve-18ct-yellow-gold-citrine-bee-necklace-p3927
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/earrings-c2/kiki-mcdonough-eternal-18ct-yellow-gold-green-amethyst-earrings-p3926
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/earrings-c2/kiki-mcdonough-eternal-18ct-yellow-gold-amethyst-drop-earrings-p2881
Then I realized that I'd heard of the brand before, on the style blogs I follow (which feature many of Europe's royal women) and also on the Royal Jewels thread here on Pricescope.
I figured out that if you ordered the pieces from the UK, it's much cheaper than buying them at Neiman's because the tax is taken off when you input your US delivery address. However, the Kiki shipping was GBP40, which is about 65 dollars. For shipping? I thought that was a lot, so I searched for other UK suppliers and found the wonderful Berry's Jewellers, who only charge GBP25 shipping.
Berry's have been very kind and efficient, answering all my emails regarding ordering these pieces from Kiki McDonough in London, receiving the pieces at their location in the north of England and then sending them to me in the USA. It sounds like a hassle but it was cheaper than getting them at Neiman's in the US. Also, some of the pieces I wanted were not available at Neiman's.
www.berrysjewellers.co.uk
I bought the large citrine bee, the purple amethyst pear drop earrings and the green amethyst pear drop earrings. The items are all beautiful and very finely made. They are all 18k, the earrings hoops are nice and thick, and the diamond wings on the bee are really sparkly. I couldn't be more pleased with these pieces.
The citrine bee is 16 inches long with a loop at 15 inches.
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/necklaces-c4/kiki-mcdonough-eve-18ct-yellow-gold-citrine-bee-necklace-p3927
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/earrings-c2/kiki-mcdonough-eternal-18ct-yellow-gold-green-amethyst-earrings-p3926
http://www.berrysjewellers.co.uk/jewellery-c1/earrings-c2/kiki-mcdonough-eternal-18ct-yellow-gold-amethyst-drop-earrings-p2881