Jewels at my Doorstep: Loren Nicole Fine Jewelry

It was the combination of ancient techniques in jewelry making and the high karat gold that had me feeling like I was transported back in time to some place in the Mediterranean while wearing the jewelry of Loren Nicole. Her background lends itself well to her eponymous line of fine jewelry, which debuted this year. Her forte: hand crafted pieces (each one created from vision to finished piece all by Loren herself at her Venice, CA studio), high karat gold (she uses mostly 20k and 22k gold) and Greek goddess vibes (granulation and other ancient Greek techniques are used).

I immediately was drawn to the 22k yellow gold Beechnut collar, which features a wide strip of gold with dangling beechnut charms, and lays up close around your neck like a choker. The piece is just utterly sexy and has a personality of its own. I felt very commanding and on a different level wearing this collar, no matter what I was wearing or doing. The earrings feature that granulation technique I keep mentioning, something Loren has mastered and is becoming her signature. If you sit and stare at each piece that features this, you will soon realize how tedious and patient one must be when employing this ancient technique. I am awed by Loren’s background in archeology and ancient civilization studies, as well as her passion for creating handcrafted jewelry. Her pieces are works of art and belong on women worldwide.

Loren Nicole Fine Jewelry has an incredible selection of rings and being the ring guru that I am, I couldn’t decide which ones I wanted to feature in this shoot! The two dome rings really appealed to me, along with the leaf ring because all three featured granulation and gave off some serious Mediterranean feels. The wide Etruscan band was a favorite for me because it seemed like one of those pieces that become your second skin, with loads of comfort and major style. I was right, boy was I right. The entire Hellenes collection flows well together and creates quite the look.

Here are the pieces featured in this post:

22k yellow gold “Beechnut” collar necklace, Price: $10,700

22k yellow gold “Granulated Leaf” post earrings, Price: $1,500

20k yellow gold wide Etruscan band, Price: $1,125

20k yellow gold “Granulated Dome” ring, Price: $1,375

20k yellow gold “Granulated Dome” ring with blue diamond, Price: $2,500

20k yellow gold “Granulated Leaf” ring, Price: $1,140

All photography shot by Lauren Newman for GemGossip.com

This post was brought to you in collaboration with Loren Nicole Fine Jewelry.