Zentosa loves Sex and the City!

As crooned by Alicia Keys - "Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yoooork!"

There's nothing I like more than a bit of fun and frivolous entertainment and for many years, the Sex and the City series gave us just that. I avidly watched the antics of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte on telly, gossiped about the show with friends over Manhattans, coveted Manolos, cried when Carrie broke Aidan's heart (yes, I'm on Team Aidan), bought the mega box set when the season 6 ended and stood in line with legions of other SATC fanatics when the first movie came out. With the sequel to the movie due for release in a few short weeks, (27 May to be precise) we are really excited to launch the official, licensed Sex and the City SATC jewellery range. This is designed by cool Californian brand, Dogeared.
Each of the charm necklaces is inspired by the Sex and the City ladies and are presented on the signature Sex and the City Dogeared cards with luxurious pink and black satin pouches - just fabulous! We love them all!

Love is in the Air - Valentine Gift Ideas!

Love is in the air, la la la, la la la, love is in the air....

Some of you may think Valentine's Day is commercial and cheesy but you have to admit, it does brighten up things at a time of year when it's all a bit grey and spring still seems ages away. I am always happy just to receive a nice box of chocolates (preferably from Artisan du Chocolat - hint) but if you need to get something a bit more exciting to impress your Valentine, here are some suggestions:

For fashionista Valentines, you can't go wrong with some CC Skye Jewellery and just in time for Valentine's Day, we have in stock their fabulously simple Love Necklace - made from 18 gold-plated vermeil (plated sterling silver), it is a beautiful and timeless gift. Alternatively, maybe a sterling silver angel wings necklace for your angel? This style is famous for being worn to death by Nicole Richie so you will also get brownie points for your celeb awareness.

For the musical Valentine, Dogeared Jewels from California designed this gorgeous and simple gift necklace - a delicate sterling silver chain with a tiny musical note pendant.


For the princess in your life, you are spoilt for choice! Disney Couture have a huge array of appropriate designs which would make perfect gifts for some one special in your life. Our two bestsellers include the gorgeous enchanted rose necklace and the princess pendant:

For a more traditional gift, look to Butler & Wilson's range of heart jewellery - we particularly love the pave crystal heart necklace - all sparkly with Swarovski crystals, it is a very romantic offering.

If it's a little gesture you are after, then you won't do much better than the LOVE word keyring - since a similar item featured in the Sex and the City Movie, these have been popular all over the world and have sold in their hundreds.... Maybe love does make the world go round... xxx

Coming soon - Dogeared Jewels' Sex and the City Collection

Regular readers of the blog will know that I am a huge fan of the Sex and the City series. Just as 2010 couldn't get more exciting with the release of the sequel, to the movie, Californian jewellery brand Dogeared have announced that they have officially licensed the SATC brand from HBO and will create a stunning collection of Sex and the City inspired pie ces.

The range will feature charms on necklaces to represent iconic themes from the award-winning series including a stilleto shoe, a diamond and the Eiffel Tower. These will be presented on specially designed cards, printed with New York's famous skyline and a memorable line from Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha including "Single & Fabulous" and "Hopeless Romantic"

As an approved UK stockist of the Dogeared Sex and the City collection, Zentosa will have the pieces available to buy from mid-April. The designs are currently top secret - it's all terribly hush hush and exciting - but we will show the designs as soon as we are allowed to. I can assure you, they're really fabulous! In the meantime, I thought you'd appreciate a pic of Aidan Shaw (after the hair cut) my favourite male character from the series - Carrie, why oh why?

Top 10 Celebrity Jewellery Must-Haves

Being a bit of an avid celebrity follower as well as a jewellery-enthusiast, I've put together a list of our top 10 celebrity jewellery must-have items since Zentosa.com was established back in those pre-doom and gloom days of 2006. They're not in any particular order and I've cheated a bit by grouping all the Disney Couture pieces together but it's just a bit of fun. If you have any comments or can think of any additions for the list, feel free to share!

1) Kenneth Jay Lane's Large Gold Butterfly Necklace - as worn by Carrie/SJP in the Sex and the City series many yonks ago now, this is still a hugely popular piece. Currently out of stock , we are waiting for the lovely peeps at KJL NYC to send us more. Watch this space....

2) Nicole Richie's CC Skye Black Leather Double Wrap Bracelet - this gorgeous accessory epitomises rockchick-chic, we love it!

3) Michelle Obama's St-Erasmus Necklace - designed by the fabulous Pieter Erasmus, this beautifully handcrafted necklace is made out of gold thread, freshwater pearls and crystals - a true piece of art.

4) Mischa Barton's Dogeared gold wishbone necklace - designed by Hip Californian designer, Dogeared, this gorgeous gold-plated necklace is a classic.

5) CC Skye's Swarovski Angel Wings Necklace - we adore this sparkly piece and so does Rihanna!

6) Kenneth Jay Lane's Breakfast at Tiffany's pearl necklace - this gorgeous piece is a re-creation of the necklace worn by Audrey Hepburn in the iconic movie. Worn by Natalie Portman and Jenny Love Hewitt, it also featured in the 2008 Christmas edition of BBC soap Doctors (supplied by yours truly...)

7) Butler & Wilson jewellery has been worn by celebrities for ever - Beth Ditto is one cool lady who can really pull off Simon Wilson's statement pieces.

8) We think everyone needs (yes, really needs) a Kenneth Jay Lane enamel flower ring - as featured on Lindsay Price from Lipstick Jungle. We love them so much, we have them in a spectacular range of styles and colours. The bestselling style is the classic white and pearl.

9) The celebrity following of Disney Couture is in a league of its own with numerous famous fans including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and our own gorgeous Pixie Lott....

10) And finally, our home-grown Duffy in her kitsch yet cool Envelope Love Necklace.

Mad for Sex and the City

There's no point hiding it, I am immensely excited. I loved the series, movie number one and for one cannot wait for the sequel. The photos released this week of Carrie and her friends back in action (especially the hilarous 80s costumes!) have just fuelled the sense of anticipation.

As a serious SATC fan, I have put together a collection of items for the store to bring out the Carrie in you! Our Love keyring is a bestseller - a simple design that conveys a wonderfully romantic notion.

Our Eiffel Tower bag is chic, spectacular and best of all, a fraction of the price of the designer original. It's a cute statement clutch that will make your SATC-addicted friends that teency bit jealous.

And finally, the gorgeous Kenneth Jay Lane Huge Gold Butterfly Necklace - this exact design was worn by Carrie in season 2 and featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Immensely popular, we have have to continually re-stock it! This necklace screams "look at me, I'm fabulous!"