Our Top Picks

Bonmarche Satellite Chain Pendant Necklace
BONMARCHE UK Bonmarche Satellite Chain Pendant Necklace
£6.00 BONMARCHE UK
Necklace MATT Coolmax Eco
SNEAKIN UK Necklace MATT Coolmax Eco
£14.00 SNEAKIN UK
Eve Mermaid Tail Silver Necklace
LOUCHE Eve Mermaid Tail Silver Necklace
£8.00 LOUCHE

A good necklace is what elevates an outfit from feeling incomplete to feeling put together. Most women understand this on an intuitive level. And yet buying necklaces has a frustrating way of going wrong. You buy that boho number that looked incredible on the blogger in the wheat field photoshoot but nothing you actually own goes with it? We’ve been there too. We’ve curated this collection because we wanted to solve that problem. Here you’ll find necklaces that have all been picked with actual outfits in mind. Real outfits. The crew neck jumper you live in from October through March. The cracking shirt you chuck on with jeans when it’s a warm day. The easy black dress that always looks like it needs something but you never quite have the right thing. We’ve considered neckline and chain weight and that tricky balance of a pendant that looks intentional vs one that just slips unnoticed into your neckline. We’ve also provided a range so that there is something here for everyone. Your day-to-day jewellery that you can throw on without thinking but that layers really well (delicate gold chains mostly.) Bold happy catches for when you want to wear your necklace neck-down. Pendants that actually have some character to them. Modern pearl styles that don’t feel like something you’ve inherited from your gran. We’ve been picky about what we include because this is a huge category and most brands do it badly. Backstage no one is wearing their jewellery laid across a stark white muslin background. They wear it layered on top of expensive fabrics, in dimly lit rooms where you can’t see the sparkle. Things that look incredible on that setup can often read completely differently when you’re just going about your day. There’s nothing more frustrating than a necklace that: Doesn’t have a secure clasp that you can’t fasten yourself Is so dang skinny that it knots around itself every time you wear it Features a pendant that flips around to the back of your neck whenever you move We’ve avoided anything that falls into these categories. Because those might not sound like deal-breakers but trust us when we say they are. Every piece in this edit has been held to a standard far higher than just how it looks in pictures. Necklaces are special in that they quickly become part of your style without you ever actively deciding that. You forget you’re wearing one until you suddenly don’t and realise that something feels off. THIS is the standard we’ve held each piece to. Not if it’s trendy, not if photographs well. But if it’s the kind of necklace that you’d actually notice if you didn’t have it on.