Hello everyone! It's been so long since i actually had time to do a proper blog post, so here's one today! It's also my first post of 2014, and i would like to briefly wish you guys a happy new year with lots of love hehehe. As you can tell from the title, i'll be blogging about my pandora story.
How i got it, how much does it cost and the story behind each and every charm. I'll also be explaining a bit on Pandora to those who're new on this and wanna get a bracelet for yourself too cos i'm ALWAYS receiving qns on my
ask.fm about my bracelet. Sometimes, i'm too lazy to be constantly answering the same qns so i'll be clarifying all your doubts with this blog post today! :)
Ok so i've been wanting a pandora since Nov-Dec 2012 but i didn't want to spend the money.. So in Aug 2013, my boyfriend got me a pandora bracelet for our 3rd monthsary present. I was OVERJOYED to get it!!
Here's how my pandora bracelet looks like in 5 months! Yup it's full, but i think can put one more spacer/dangle charm in!!
Sterling 925 Silver bracelet - 17cm ($124)
Here's another pandora bracelet which my bf got for me, for my 16th birthday.
Black single braided bracelet - 17cm ($88)
I try to polish my pandora once every week and look how dirty it is after using for a couple of times only!!
Basically you screw on your charms. It's not authentic if you can't screw it on, unless it's a spacer or openwork charm.
Btw, both of my bracelets are too big for me! :( The smallest size is 16cm but when my bf got the bracelets, they're OOS for 16cm alrdy.. Anyway, let me show you the charms i have according to how it's arranged on my silver bracelet!
1) Eternal Hearts safety chain - 4cm ($71)
I've always wanted this!! I always search up #pandorasg on Instagram to look at others' pandora bracelet and always envy those who have this lor. Plus it's better to have a safety chain so that the bracelet won't drop when you're taking it off or putting it on. I got this from my bf, once again, for our 5th monthsary i think. He went to fetch me from work @ Paragon Orchard and he surprised me by bringing me to pandora outlet @ ION Orchard. I usually buy my charms there cos a lady named Eileen there is very friendly. When i go other outlets like Takashimaya, they don't even bother about me one. Maybe bec they think i cannot afford lol. But anyways, he asked me to picked something and i was decided btwn this or another charm *i forgot which* but i ended up getting this cos i've always wanted it. I was so so so happy on that day and i really feel blessed having him in my life. No matter what, he'll always spoil me.. And sometimes i feel damn bad when i don't buy him stuff, PS/ i'm damn stingy when it comes to $$$. #funfactaboutclara
2) Faith, Hope & Charity Trinity ($53)
I got 4 charms and 1 bracelet from my bf for my 16th birthday and this was one of the charm i received! I was damn shocked when he got this bec on the previous day, i ALMOST got it from ION. Just loved it too much, it has all the symbols i love. Cross, anchor and heart.
3) Fairy Tales Book ($53)
It was an impromptu plan to get this charm, but i got it at the same time with my momsie hehehe. But we really loved this charm TOO much to give it a miss so she got it for me as an early X'mas pressie! Definitely worth $53.
4) Pink Faceted Glass ($71)
My bf's mom wanted to get me a X'mas present from pandora but she didn't know which charm to get for me so she asked me to choose smthg i like. And since this baby have been in my pandora wishlist for WAY TOO LONG, i decided to choose it! It was rather pricey for a simple murano glass charm but i swear, it's even prettier irl!
5) Money Bag $ ($53)
I bought this at the same time with the pink faceted glass charm but i paid for this myself bec it's the cheaper one.... Hehehe. I've been eyeing on this for so damn long lor. I think it's really meaningful to me bec whenever i look it, it'll remind me instantly that money is always hard earned and save money for rainy days..
6) Cow ($53)
I got this myself as well, i'm born in the year of ox and i used to have a pretty crazy amount of cow stuff in the past. Everything also must have cow one. And btw, i don't eat beef at all bec i'm born in the year of cow so that'd be eating myself! Hahaha.
7) Fairy ($88)
My first dangle charm, and my first two-tone charm as well! It's damn expensive lor, a tiny fairy with a tiny bit of 14K gold for $88?!?! When i paid for this, my heart literally shattered. *88 stabs in my heart* But after looking at it for the entire day, it's definitely worth it!!!
8) All Wrapped Up In PANDORA ($71)
This has also been in my wishlist for too damn long....until my mom got it for me as a surprise randomly hahaha. So super blessed to have a generous mom and bf who gets me charms randomly.. Anyway, this is damn pretty!!!!!!! Even got heart tag on the gift box one. But it's pretty pricey though :(
9) Baby Boy Teddy Bear ($71)
Another charm i got from my bf for my b'day! Was shocked to get this cos i thought he didn't know that i wanted this to match with the pink one i alrdy had. I like how he's always so thoughtful hehehe. Its damn matchy matchy with my pink ver. of this but i put a heart (scroll down) in between the 2 teddy bears!
10) Key To My Heart ($53)
This was my second charm if i'm not wrong, also a gift from my mom! It's a classic pandora charm and a bestseller as well! Usually most people who get this cos it's damn pretty. It's a bit Tiff & Co inspired hahaha.
11) Baby Girl Teddy Bear ($71)
My first ever charm!! I got it myself and i was alrdy broke at that point but it's kind of weird to wear an empty bracelet so i decided to just get it.... I didn't regret though. It's expensive for a not-that-special charm but i think the pink enamel part is what made me get it.
12) Angel ($53)
My friends (Amandy, Cheryl & Jun Nian) got this for me for my 16th b'day!! I wasn't even expecting such a pricey gift from them. Hehehe. They asked my mom which charm i didn't have so my mom said this. True enough, i really love this angel charm. Actually beforehand i bought an angel charm online for $40 but i got scammed. It was a replica and i was so damn upset. When i found out it was a fake, obviously i immediately took it out since i don't wanna ruin my bracelet! And i was waiting for a chance to buy it again but my friends got it for me so YAY for that! Hehe.
13) Bow ($53)
This is my favorite charm among all, i've been eyeing on this for so damn long. It's actually from the X'mas 2013 collection and it was a hot selling charm. It's a gift from my bf for my b'day and he actually bidded for 60+ for this charm when the RTP is $53. It's OOS islandwide so he had to bid, he knew i wanted this damn badly. I was so happy when i received this, i still look at this all the time to admire it. Hahaha
14) Friends Forever ($106)
My bestie, Amelia, got this for my b'day as well! It's bascially $53 each and it's quite overpriced for such a small charm lol. But at least it's a meaningful charm hahaha. I didn't even expect her to get this cos she doesn't like dangle charms and she told me the day before my b'day that she doesn't have a present for me except a card. HAHAHA nice lying skills.
15) African Elephant ($53)
My mom got this for me randomly cos i think elephants are cute. Don't you think so?!?!! I'd like to ride on an elephant one day.
16) Pandora Bow Bag ($53)
Another charm my mom got for me, i didn't even knew this charm existed HAHAHA. When i saw this..... my eyes were just poppin' out. It suits me very well since i like shopping so much!
17) Pink Glass Cherry Blossom ($53)
SUPER LOVE THIS MURANO. I think it's damn worth it for the price cos murano charms are so damn delicate and pretty man. Anyway, i got this for my 16th b'day from my bf. I was screaming inside my head when i opened the box and saw this bec it's like so damn pretty?! Thank god he didn't buy the black one bec i preferred the pink one hehe.
18) Open Hearts Spacer ($35)
First pandora item my bf got for me! He thought it was pretty so he bought it for me hahaha so sweet right. Anyway, a spacer is different from a charm. It's to fill up awkward gaps in your bracelet and i really like the idea of that!!
19) Family * Love ($53)
Last but not least, my aunties got this charm for me all the way from Perth, Australia! I've always wanted this cos i think it means a lot to me since my family and my love holds such an important place in my heart.
I hope you guys enjoyed reading my pandora story, i'll be updating again very soon with an advertorial and some photos i took @ Chinatown recently so stay tuned!!
XX
CLARA
