I Stopped Buying Branded Cosmetic Jewellery And Switched To Gold Ones Instead

The Simple Sum

02 Sep 2024

I am obsessed with jewellery and I used to buy branded pieces because they were statement pieces. It was probably a few years after I started working that I realised many office workers were wearing branded earrings. This got me interested in buying them too as it felt like a status achievement to be able to buy them and wear them on special occasions. This went on for a couple of years until I stopped wearing them for a while due to my interest in attending yoga sessions after work. The hassle of removing them and storing them safely led me to wear them less. I also started developing a mild allergy to nickel earrings.
I started exploring precious metals and silver as they were said to be hypoallergenic. That’s when I stumbled on gold earrings. They are priced cheaper than branded cosmetic earrings but have real value and could be kept for generations. I saw a YouTube video online talking about the wasting of money when buying cosmetic branded jewellery as they do not last and have low resale value, and I was convinced that gold is the way to go for me. The great thing about the switch is that my ears no longer have allergic reactions, and I can also wear the stud earrings to my yoga sessions as they are less likely to tarnish. I am now wondering what to do with my branded cosmetic earrings that are collecting dust on my shelf. Perhaps I will try to sell them away to secondhand stores or on online secondhand resellers like Vestaire.
This article is part of TSS Confessions, a weekly column where we delve into personal finance topics that are unscripted and genuine real accounts from people. 

I Stopped Buying Branded Cosmetic Jewellery And Switched To Gold Ones Instead

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