Happy 2026, from Caprilicious Jewellery

Hello folks, how are you on New Year's Eve of 2026? Snow has been predicted in the UK, so we may be having a white New Year's Day, rather than the traditional white Christmas. As usual, we plan a small celebration at home, snuggled up in front of Jules Holland on the TV with a bottle of champagne and the cat. No New Year's shindig for us, I'm afraid. 

Champagne with Attitude

​This necklace was never going to be called something polite. Champagne With Attitude has a bit of fizz, a bit of bite, and absolutely no interest in behaving itself — which feels about right for a piece built entirely around blister pearls that refuse to play the perfection game.

Let’s talk pearls, because these are not your prim, symmetrical, finishing-school pearls. Every single one in this necklace is a blister pearl. They form when an irritant lodges itself against the shell of the oyster rather than floating freely, so the nacre builds up unevenly, creating flatter backs, organic contours, and surfaces that tell the truth about how they were made. When they’re harvested, some nacre can be lost or interrupted — that’s not damage, that’s process. Think character lines rather than flaws.

I love blister pearls precisely because they look a bit unfinished, a bit raw around the edges. They’re quietly rebellious. They shimmer, but they don’t simper. Paired with the warm, champagne-toned palette of this piece, they feel luxurious without being precious — the jewellery equivalent of knowing when to raise an eyebrow rather than curtsy.

​The structure of the necklace leans into contrast: softness against strength, glow against grit. The pearls catch the light in that subtle, silky way only nacre can manage, while the surrounding elements give them backbone and confidence. Nothing here is accidental; it’s all carefully chosen to let those imperfect surfaces do the talking.

​And yes, the clasp is absolutely worth mentioning. I don’t do shy little clasps that apologise for existing. This one is decorative, secure, and deliberately beautiful — designed to be worn to the side or even at the front if you’re feeling bold (and I hope you are). It’s not an afterthought; it’s the final punctuation mark. A reminder that this necklace doesn’t hide how it works, because it has nothing to be embarrassed about.

​Champagne With Attitude is for someone who appreciates that beauty isn’t about uniformity, and elegance doesn’t have to behave. It’s celebratory without being saccharine, glamorous without being stiff — best worn with confidence, a dry sense of humour, and possibly an actual glass of champagne. Preferably chilled.

That's me for this week, folks. Have a wonderful week, and Happy New Year to you all from Caprilicious Jewellery. See you in 20261
Until then
​xx