Maipearls blog

Happy Christmas!

Thank you for your interest and custom during 2008 and we at Mai Pearls wish you a VERY Happy Christmas and New Year!

Mai Travels

Whilst everyone is preparing for a week or so of eating too much good food and lots of festive cheer, I am preparing for something completely different. At the end of this month, I will be travelling to China to meet my suppliers Wu and Jenny in order to put together two new collections; Autumn Winter 2009 and Spring Summer 2010! It will be great to catch up with my suppliers and to see what new things that they have been working on since I last saw them about a year ago. Of course sadly the new collections will not be revealed for a while but you do have the launch of the Spring Summer 2009 to look forward to in mid January!

Christmas shopping deadlines!

As Christmas is nearly less than a week away, this is a gentle reminder to place your Mai Pearls orders. For deliveries before Christmas, please place your orders by Monday 22nd December at 2pm to avoid disappointment.

January has come early!

Great news! January has indeed come early and Mai Pearls have launched their January sales today! Have a look at the Sale 25% off pages for some Christmas present inspiration that will definitely not break the bank.
Plus, we have just lowered our postage and packaging costs to a mere £4.99 per order. All orders are sent by special delivery insuring the items whilst in the post and insuring that they arrive quickly and efficiently.
Enjoy shopping!

Cancer Research UK

Sadly everyone seems to know someone with cancer. However, Cancer Research UK's vision is a statement of what they aspire to, why they exist and the impact that they would like to have on society. Their vision of beating cancer is an enormous challenge. These four purpose statements set out how they address that challenge.
1) They carry out world-class research to improve their understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer
2) They ensure that their findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients
3) They help people to understand cancer, the progress they are making and the choices each person can make
4) They work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer

All these points come together to do something positive about cancer. Tomorrow Thursday 13th November, Cancer Research UK are hosting their Christmas Fair at the Bank of England Sports Centre, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ in order to raise money for the charity. The fair will be open from 9am - 3pm and there will be many stalls all selling wonderful christmas gifts for everyone. Mai Pearls will also be selling there and donating 12% of our takings to Cancer Research UK, so please come and say hello!

Christmas shopping

As Christmas is fast approaching, internet shopping is reported to be up by 30% to date, driven by convenience, easy price and product comparisons, and high motering costs. Mai Pearls offers the customer an ideal way of tackling that overwhelmingly long Christmas list from the comfort of your warm cosy home. If you have had enough of making decisions, there is always the Mai Pearls Gift Voucher option whilst Mai Pearls also offers a Gift Wrapping service enabling you to leave a special message in the gift card provided and reducing your piles of wrapping up.

Internet shopping

The High Street has seen great change in the last few years. Last December, the High Street footfall was down by 2.6% against the previous year, while internet shopping enjoyed a 46% increase. Retail has changed irrevocably. So why not join the statistics and do your christmas shopping online this year? It will save you time and you can do it from the comfort of your home. The majority of online shops have sound returns policies just like any high street shop. www.maipearls.co.uk

The Recession

With Gordon Brown finally announcing to the UK that we are going into a recession, no one could blame us all for feeling a little down in the dumps about things. So why not brighten up your mood by wearing something bright today? For bright jewellery, check out the Mai Pearls Contemporary range, and even better, have a look at the 25% off Sale Page!

Autumn Winter 08 jewellery trends

Big jewellery is what it is all about this Autumn as shown on the Givenchy Autumn Winter 08 catwalks. Jewellery was supersized with layers of necklaces, piling on heaps of chains and armfuls of bangles. For once, less is not more, so don't hold back, but pile your jewellery high this month! If you are in need of a few more layers, then have a look at www.maipearls.co.uk for some inspiration.

Dorset Branch of the British Red Cross at Lulworth Castle

No news is certainly good news...
Apologies for not blogging before now, things have been busy in the Mai Pearls office!
We will be selling at Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, South Dorset tomorrow (Thursday 16th October) from 10am - 4pm along with many other boutiques with money raised going too the Dorset branch of the British Red Cross. They are hoping to raise enough to enable them to purchase a new vehicle for their ever-increasing Medical Loan service.
Hopefully see you then!

Mai Pearls have been in the press

Mai Pearls jewellery has been featured in Woman's Weekly (Sept 9th issue) and Attire Accessories this month and have received great response from this. To view our most recent press, please click on the following link PRESS. Should you come across any other features including Mai Pearls, please CONTACT US and tell us!

Mai Pearls newsletter

The second ever Mai Pearls newsletter has just been sent out today containing all sorts of goodies. Updates on recent features in magazines, fashion tips and news, sale events along with any Mai Pearls news. So if you'd like to join up to our newsletter please click on the following link Newsletter and fill in your details to receive a twice monthly newsletter.

Green with Envy

Today I have spent part of the day getting organised to exhibit at Pepsico's fashion and beauty show 2008. Tomorrow employees will be putting on a "green" catwalk show with opportunity for them to make some purchases afterwards. All surpliers will be eco friendly and ethically minded and this is a great way for Pepsico to lend their support to environmentally aware companies.

As you may already know, Mai Pearls gives 10% of it's profits to charity whilst also insuring that their suppliers are paid fair wages and working conditions are good. We also try to reduce packaging where possible and use recycled content and natural dyes.

If your company puts on similar events and you would like Mai Pearls to join in, then please contact us!

The Launch of the Autumn Winter 08 Collection

With the end of the Summer 08 sale comes the launch of the new Autumn Winter 08 collection.

In the Contemporary Collection this season we see a green revival which includes a range of inspiring natural greens.

This collection also plays with shades of neutrals; beiges and creams are must-haves of elegance with yellow and balsamic traditional hues highlighting the collection’s palette.

A great deal of sober colourings such as prune and deep purple can also be found in this season’s collection whilst flower patterns remain strong.

The Classic Collection continues to include a wide range which brings the public affordable classical pearl jewellery with some new and inspired design additions.

Enjoy browsing the new Autumn Winter 08 collection

Last few days of the Summer 08 Sale!

Sadly all good things do seem to come to an end and this is the case with the Mai Pearls Summer 08 sale which will end tommorrow. So hurry and place your orders online. But it's not all doom and gloom, the Autumn Winter 08 collection will be launched very soon...