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Our Charms. Your Hoops.

Our Charms. Your Hoops.

Our Charms. Your Hoops.

Introducing the Ever Citrine — As Seen in Vanity Fair UK

There's a particular kind of jewelry that doesn't ask you to start over. It asks you to look at what you already have — and see it differently.

The Ever Citrine Earring Charm is that piece.

A warm, baguette-cut citrine set in gold, designed to clip onto most hoops you already own. It's the charm that was featured in Vanity Fair UK's July Seaside Sparkles editorial — and the one I keep coming back to when I want something that feels intentional without trying.

Here's how to style it.


Style 1: Full Gold — The Classic

The most polished way to wear the Ever Citrine is exactly as it sounds: gold on gold. A 14k gold hoop with the charm hanging clean beneath it.

The citrine catches the light differently depending on the hoop size — on a smaller hoop, it becomes the focal point. On a larger hoop, it whispers. Both are right. That's the point of the modular system.

Shown: Ever Citrine on small 14k gold hoops.


Style 2: Mixed Metal — The Unexpected Edit

This is my favourite way to wear it right now.

A sterling silver hoop with the gold Ever Citrine charm hanging from it. The contrast shouldn't work as well as it does — silver and gold, cool and warm — but it does. It looks considered without being coordinated. Like you put it on without thinking too hard, which is always the best compliment a piece of jewelry can get.

Mixed metal dressing has been having a moment in fine jewelry for years now, and this charm makes it effortless to participate. You don't need to buy new pieces. You need one charm and the hoops you already own.

Shown: Ever Citrine on sterling silver hoops in two sizes.


Style 3: Size Play — Subtle or Statement

The Ever Citrine scales beautifully. On a petite huggie hoop, it sits close to the ear — delicate, almost architectural. On a larger statement hoop, it swings with more movement, more presence.

The charm itself doesn't change. What changes is the energy.

This is what modular jewelry is designed to do: give you range without requiring a collection.


Shown: Ever Citrine on petite gold hoops and medium hoops.


Style 4: The Full Edit — All Your Hoops, One Charm

This is where the modular system becomes something more than a styling trick — it becomes a wardrobe philosophy.

One charm. Almost every hoop you own. Gold, silver, mixed, large, small. The Ever Citrine works across all of them because the design is intentionally clean: a baguette stone, a simple bail, nothing competing for attention.

You don't need to commit to one combination. You can change it by outfit or by mood.


As Seen in Vanity Fair UK

The Ever Citrine was featured in Vanity Fair UK's July Seaside Sparkles editorial — part of a series spanning three consecutive issues devoted to jewelry as personal language. To see a piece built around adaptability and identity featured in those pages was everything this brand was made for.

Read more about the feature here!


The Ever Citrine Earring Charm is available now at hillaryalexandria.com.

Shop the Ever Citrine


Hillary Alexandria is a female-founded, Black-owned fine jewelry brand based in Berlin, handcrafted by artisans in Spain.



 

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