• Discover Today's Hottest Jewellery Fashions

• Follow Celebrity Jewellery Trends

• Jewellery Shopping Checklist

• Find Fashion Jewellery on eBay

• Buy Fashion Jewellery With Confidence

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Discover Today's Hottest Jewellery Fashions

Discover Today's Hottest Jewellery Fashions

Although trends come and go, quality jewellery withstands the test of time. You can almost guarantee that if a popular jewellery fashion retires for a season, it will come back and when it does, you'll be ready for the trend. Some of the latest trends in jewellery include:

• Rose gold jewellery: If you're lucky enough to have the rose gold watch your great-grandmother passed down, start wearing it now. If not, invest in rose gold earrings, rose gold rings or a rose gold watch like the one adorning Sheryl Crow's wrist.   

• Jewellery inspired by nature: As Bohemian and ethnic trends begin to fall by the wayside, refined jewellery with nature-inspired themes are beginning to take centre stage. Check out leaf jewellery, including leaf earrings, jewelled leaf brooches and leaf necklaces. Butterfly jewellery, especially butterfly brooches, continues to soar to the top of everyone's must-have jewellery list. Mariah Carey, is a celebrity well known for her love of butterfly jewellery. 

• Dark, moody stones: Dark jewellery is really hot. Check out stones that have an earthy, exotic look such as black onyx, black jade, Australian black opals, black pearls and black diamonds.  

• Dangle earrings: Dangle earrings are the new “it” earrings. Long diamond dangle earrings can make a dramatic statement for the evenings, while more demure gold dangle earrings can work nicely for the daytime. Pearl dangle earrings can add a touch of glamour during the day, but perhaps you can save those extra-long shoulder sweepers for the evening. For that maximum ‘wow’ factor, combine your dangle earrings with a swept back hair-do or with a high-pony. 

• Piles of pearls: Pearls can add that touch of class or make your look trendy. For a classic look, wear a strand of pearls. To get the hottest look, wear various types of pearls in different lengths. Mix strands of pink pearls, black pearls and freshwater pearls. Sharon Stone recently purchased beautiful black pearls in Tahiti. She also wears her freshwater pearls mixed with a strand of puka shells along with a white tank top and jeans.

Follow Celebrity Jewellery Trends

Follow Celebrity Jewellery Trends

Many jewellery trends start and gain momentum on the red carpet. Paying attention to the jewellery that adorns the celebrities can keep you in touch with the latest fashions.

Dress up with diamonds

Marilyn Monroe once sang, “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend," and many of today’s red carpet regulars will vouch for the importance of the bling-factor. Diamonds of every kind—from white diamonds, to yellow diamonds, to pink diamonds and blue diamonds—continue to dominate the Logies, ARIAs, AFI awards, with everyone from Bec Cartwright to Naomi Watts wearing them.

Heidi Klum received a wonderful birthday gift from husband Seal, a huge canary yellow diamond heart. He bought it to match the canary engagement ring he gave her not long ago before they were married. Tom Cruise recently surprised Katie Holmes with a single-strand diamond choker. Not long after that, she started wearing a five-carat Edwardian-style diamond engagement ring. Also expect a return in popularity of diamond initials, stemming from Madonna wearing her diamond “M” at the Live 8 concert.

Draw attention to your face

The way to draw attention to your face is to adorn yourself with earrings, necklaces, and hair ornaments. Celebrities want to put the ‘bling’ where it shows and draw attention to their faces. Delta Goodrem recently celebrated her 21st birthday by leaving her customary boho-chic jewellery at home, instead wearing a classic pair of chandelier drop earrings to complement her designer Akira Isogowa dress.

Embrace bangle bracelets

Stars continue to wear bangle bracelets when they’re out and about. Kyra Sedgwick was recently seen with her right arm full of skinny gold bangle bracelets and her left with a single wide jade bangle. Lindsay Lohan also loves accessorising with lots of skinny gold bangles on her arm. Delta Goodrem, Bec Cartwright, Kate Hudson, and Jennifer Aniston, all wear wooden beads and bangles as part of the funky Boho style.

Mix and match your jewellery

Celebrities can rarely escape the attention of the media, so like their clothes, they don’t want to be seen wearing the same jewellery too often. They think up of ways to mix-up their jewellery to make it look different. For example, in the 2004 Golden Globe awards, Nicole Kidman looked fantastic wearing a golden headband, encrusted with tiny crystal gems. Another celebrity had her hairdresser put a strand of pearls in her up-do. The popular pearl belt is often just a long strand of pearls. Cate Blanchett wore pink, yellow, lavender, and green sapphire daisy brooches in her hair. Other celebrities put crystal brooches or vintage rhinestone brooches on daytime bags to turn them into purses for evening-wear.

The important thing is to have fun with your jewellery and recognise its versatility. With just one piece of jewellery and a clever idea, you can create a whole new look.

Jewellery Shopping Checklist

Jewellery Shopping Checklist

Buying jewellery can be an extremely fun and rewarding process, but it’s important for buyers to be consumer savvy as well. Buyers should read thoroughly through the listing description of jewellery items, before committing themselves to a purchase. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published jewellery advertising industry guidelines, and buying from sellers complying with the guidelines makes good sense.

For consumers who would like further information about their consumer rights and how jewellery sellers are required to comply with the Trade Practices Act, visit the ACCC for more details.

Find Fashion Jewellery on eBay

Find Fashion Jewellery on eBay

Once you know what type of fashion jewellery you want, go to the Jewellery, Gems & Watches portal and start searching for items on eBay Australia.

• Categories:The Categories list on the left hand side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. For example if you click on Fine Jewellery you'll find links to Bracelets, Earrings, Necklaces, Rings, Vintage, Antique, and more. As you dig deeper into the site, you'll see other Categories lists on the left side of listings pages that will allow you to further narrow down your choices by subcategory.

• Keyword search: Search eBay Australia listing titles for specific words. For example, if you wanted to find a gold bangle, type "gold bangle” into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay Australia's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords.

If you can't find exactly what you want, try shopping eBay Stores, tell the eBay Australia Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now, or save a search on My eBay and eBay Australia will email you when a match becomes available.

Buy Fashion Jewellery With Confidence

Buy Fashion Jewellery With Confidence

Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay Australia and PayPal protect you.

Know your purchase

Carefully read the details in item listings.

• Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships.

• If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question" link under the seller's profile.

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• Never pay for your eBay Australia item using instant cash wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.

Know your seller

Research your seller so you feel positive and secure about every transaction.

• What is the seller's Feedback rating? How many transactions have they completed? What percentage of positive responses do they have?

• What do buyers say in their Feedback? Did the seller receive praise?

• Most top eBay Australia sellers operate like retail stores and have return policies. Do they offer a money-back guarantee? What are the terms and conditions?

Buyer protection

In the unlikely event that a problem arises during your transaction, eBay Australia and PayPal are there for you.

• Pay safely with PayPal: PayPal enables you to pay without the seller ever seeing your bank account or credit card numbers. In fact, PayPal protects buyers 100% against unauthorised payments from their accounts. Plus, with PayPal Buyer Protection, your purchase can be covered up to $1,500.

• eBay Australia Security & Resolution Centre: Visit the Security & Resolution Centre to learn how to protect your account and use eBay Australia's quick and efficient resolution tools.

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