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BE VALENTINE’S DAY-READY

So, while it might be a little more difficult to feel in the mood for romantic gestures at the moment, that doesn’t mean that Valentine’s Day is cancelled (any more than Christmas was). If your window displays or on-line shop don’t have a generous smattering of heart-y and flowery pieces, then you could be missing a trick.

For those who feel the need to fill a few gaps, we have gathered together a selection of suppliers who can help – right now – with suitably love-laden ideas.

Nineteen48

(Almost) nothing is more romantic than having a piece of jewellery created using a personally-chosen gemstone. And since we’re talking Valentine’s Day, perhaps the stone should be red, or maybe pink… and certainly from an impeccable source.

Nineteen48 offers responsibly mined gemstones from Sri Lanka, Tanzania and other carefully selected sources. They extensive portfolio includes high quality Sri Lankan pink sapphire and ruby, as well as a wide range of other Valentine-appropriate gemstones, including spinel, garnet, pink tourmaline and amethyst. But what’s not to love about citrine, peridot, aquamarine, moonstone, zircon and topaz?! Every stone they sell comes with details of its provenance.

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