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The other day I impulsively bought a necklace that I had no intention of buying again.

Necklace = a general term for accessories around the neck

Pendant = a type of necklace that means an ornament dangling from the end of a string

According to that, what I bought this time was a pendant,

but in this blog I will refer to them as "necklaces".

The reason why I don't buy necklaces in the first place is simply because I "can't bear the weight".

It's a common thing that happens as you get older.

I think I wore them normally until I was in my mid-40s.

Gradually,

- It was bothersome to have something around my neck

- The weight pulled on my neck and stiffened my shoulders

So it became painful and I took them off halfway through.

When I entered my 50s and got my ears pierced,

I thought "I'll have piercings from now on, so I don't need to wear necklaces."

The other day, I had the opportunity to go to a friend's boutique, and although my purpose was to look at clothes, what caught my eye the most was a necklace that was coordinated with various items... I tried it on and it looked good, so I bought it. In the past, I've only bought things that were jingly (about 20 years ago? They were popular!) or things with cute pendant tops, so this is a fresh experience for me. I think this is an example of how a design that doesn't stand out when you see it alone at an accessory shop can be effective when coordinated with clothes. By the way, all the necklaces I bought a long time ago and still have are like this, except for pearls for formal occasions. The length is perfect for tops with an open neck. I don't wear open tops much these days, and the design has a strong impact, so I can't balance it with earrings. Also, the top feels heavy, so I don't wear it at all.

Above all, this is

Light!

(A big reason why I liked it immediately)

I weighed it

It was 8.1 grams. (including the leather string)

So I weighed all the crystal pendants I own

and they were all around 9 grams. The heaviest was 16 grams.

16 grams is an exception, but does that mean that 8 grams and 9 grams,

a difference of 1-2 grams is significant?

I agree with that,

but the weight you feel when you hold it in your hand

is much more than 1 gram.

It's the weight of the top itself.

Baccarat crystal feels like a single lump,

but the necklace I bought this time

has a large, flat top

(8 cm vertically from the clasp of the string to the pointed tip of the heart, and about 4.5 cm wide at the widest point of the heart)

It's made of plastic, so you don't feel the weight of it itself.

It's distributed.

So when you hang it around your neck

you don't feel like you're being pulled by the top,

and it's comfortable! So, what I recommend for middle-aged and older women is a lightweight necklace that you won't feel the weight of when you wear it around your neck. The neck (no joke) is a design like this (ethnic flavor) that can easily look cheap... but... It's just an accessory, but as you'd expect from a high-end boutique, the leather strap and gold clasp don't look cheap. The heart part is made of resin (plastic), but it goes well with pretty clothes. By the way, in terms of bone structure diagnosis, it is a good length for natural and straight people. (When laid flat, the total length from the end of the string to the tip of the heart is about 45 cm.) If a wavy person wears this length, their center of gravity will be lowered, so try layering it with large earrings or short necklaces to draw the eye upwards. It will be useful for summer coordination when you tend to wear simple clothes such as cotton cut and sewn tops (which is already the case!)