Which spelling of Jewellery for UK based online store
Hi everyone, A good friend of mine asked this question, and I am not entirely sure since I am not an SEO. She is based in the UK, but obviously wants to sell her handmade jewellery worldwide. She's been using both the US and British spelling on her site, i.e jewellery and jewelry. What's the best practice? What would the pros here suggest? Thanks!
Best online stores for high-quality (affordable) jewellery in the UK?
All of my current jewellery has been bought directly from piercers, mostly Neometal. I'm keen to buy some new jewellery for my conch/helix, and I'd like to stay with the better quality brands like Neometal, Anatometal, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy decent jewellery online? Preferably in the UK, but anywhere reputable would be useful since most jewellery seems to be wholesale only. Ideally the more affordable end would be good - I'm happy to pay a little more but not sure I can quite afford BVLA yet lol
The First Online Jewellery Store In The UK To Accept Bitcoin As a Payment Method – SallyMetHarry.com – Shipping Jewellery And Accessories Worldwide In Return For Bitcoin
We're back again for 2020! Thank you to everyone who contributed last year, it was a lot of fun! Posting this a little earlier this year so people can plan ahead.
If you have something new to share, please check to see if it's already on the list, then submit it using the survey and it'll go in the spreadsheet for everyone to see. Brand owners are welcome to submit their own info!
If you have an update for something already on the list, please comment below and tag me (u/theyellingcat) and I'll update it on the sheet/list.
New this year, by request: filters! Now you can browse just makeup, perfume, nail polish or "and more"! You can switch between filters on Google Sheets under Data>Filter Views, or find them linked below for your convenience.
Text list is included below for easy skimming. I plan to update that at least once per day through 11/21, and then more frequently 11/22-11/28 (week of US Thanksgiving). The spreadsheet is directly populated by the survey and will always be most up-to-date!
Last year's post can be found here if you'd like to get an idea of past sales/releases.
Finally, as much as this is an exciting time for indies I realize this can be a financially (and generally) stressful time of year, especially this year. My hope is that this list will help people make informed, planned purchasing decisions, but if you'd prefer not to see this post at all, you can hide it using the option in menu below the post on desktop or in the menu to the right on mobile.
Winter Collection release 11/30 1pm EST. Holiday three pack gift bags for $25 containing 3 "gourmandy" scents. All December orders over $50 receive free GWP Winter Solstice Alchemy 2020, all December orders over $35 receive free GWP Yuletide Blessing if you let them know you are a member of a forum (such as IMAM!) in the notes at checkout.
New Winter collection out now, plus rerelease of past scents. FREE SHIPPING: Shipping is FREE for all domestic orders now through December 5. As always, international orders of $40 or more will ship for only $8. FREE LAYERING NOTE: Now through December 1, you can get a free Layering Note when you spend $60 or more. (And the Layering Notes have been restocked!) No code is needed, but you will need to place your free LN(s) in your cart.
Wintertime collection now available. GWP: Purchases of $25 will receive a 1.8ml vial of the Black Friday Cyber Monday blend of the customer’s choice. Purchases of $50 will receive a 1.8ml vial of the BFCM blend of the customer’s choice and one vial of my choice. For every $75 spent, the customer will receive one full bottle of the BFCM blend of choice. Details of GWP on sheet.
30% off excluding AEngland new releases, pre-orders, prior purchases and no combined shipping. Use code BFCM20
Black Baccara 11/27 at 8pm EST - 11/30 at 11:00pm EST
Save 20% off everything on the website, including jewelry, with code SNOW20 excluding purchases of gift cards. GWP tiers @$100 and $200, see sheet for details.
Black Friday all month long, 15% off entire site with coupon code BLKheartedFRI. Can't be combined with any other offer. UPDATE: Buy three 10 mls and get one free! (Includes any combo of perfume oil rollers, layering notes, and EDPs)
15% off all orders over $25 with code SHOPSMALL15, 25% off all orders over $100 with code SHOPSMALL25 Orders that are still over $100 after discounts will also receive free domestic shipping (and $10 flat rate to Canada.) AND, every single order placed will receive a free sample of one of our loose leaf tea blends. New product releases, details on sheet.
Save 15% on orders of $25+ with code GRAVY15, Save 20% on orders of $75+ with code: CRANBERRIES20, Save 25% on orders of $125+ with code: TOFURKY25, Save 30% on orders of $200+ with code: CASSEROLE30
15% off everything except sample vials (limit 3 sets per person)
Color 4 Nails Now - 2nd December 2020 (no timezone listed)
25% off almost everything excluding KBShimmer (15%) and final sale with code BLFR2020
Color Spectrum 11/27 @ 12pm (possibly am/midnight?)EST - 11:59pm EST 11/30
25% OFF shop wide (excluding new releases), 3 for $10 Mystery Bags, FREE US SHIPPING with all orders over $35 (after discounts). FREE MINI polish with every order, no minimum, FREE EXCLUSIVE BLACK FRIDAY FREEBIE POLISH with every order over $45, while supplies last
20% off and Exclusive GWP for orders $20 and up. UPDATE: GWP is Capitalist Figs: Black figs, blackened honey wine, and swirling black sugar on a bed of black patch
$25 - 10% off, $50 - 15% off, $75 - 20% + samples of The Nice List & The Naughty List, $100+ - 25% off + 5ml bottles of The Nice List and The Naughty List. BF exclusive scents + Winter Releases. More details on sheet and here
Free shipping on all orders over $20, with different daily deals. Friday: For every $10 you spend, receive $5 worth of free mystery items. Saturday: For every $20 you spend, receive $5 of store credit to use on a future order! Sunday: GWP @ $50 and $100. Monday: For every $25 you spend, get 1 month free in our exclusive Nail Polish of the Month Club! More details on spreadhsheet
Free gifts with purchase, must add to cart and then use code to get it for free. Does not stack with any other promos, including Nov. promo. GWP @$40, $65, $115, $160, $200, all details on sheet! UPDATE: EDP + rollerball gift sets available through 11/30
Use code BF2020 for 20% off storewide. 20 random orders receive a free gift valued up to $20. First 20 orders over $20 receive free Black Friday exclusive polish ($20 must be order total before tax/shipping). Other restocks/releases on sheet
25% off site wide, orders over $70 get a hair bow, orders over $180 get a face towel, small suitcase, and original version of Mars Melter. 40% off lips, 40% off Cyber Bronze palette.
35% off from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST, 25% off from 12:01 PM to 4:00 PM CST, 15% off from 4:01 PM to 8:00 PM, 5% off from 8:01 PM to 11:59 PM CST. No coupon code required
New Winter collection of 36 flavors releasing 11/27 (they appear to be available now, the full collection set will be available in limited numbers Nov 27- Dec 1 (or until it sells out)
30% off with code LOVELOVE30 through 11/26. UPDATE: looks like the code has a minimum purchase of around $25, unsure of exact amount. New release out now: Kinfolk collection. 40% off $60 purchase with code WEKIN40. Free shipping over $90 (before discount, so $54 after discount). Adding new products/restocking throughout sale. Givaway: 1 winner per day from those who sign up for the newsletter during the sale. More details on sheet and here
20% off all LVNEA products with coupon code ‘firbalsam’ at checkout. Excludes boutique items by other brands or makers. Free 2 oz pouch of Rose & Bois coconut milk bath soak with any purchase over $100.
Half off most everything with the code THANKS. New 6 piece Victorian Christmas collection just 30 dollars with the THANKS code. Various GWP and mystery bags, see sheet for details.
Discounts up to 25% off: code 202015OFF - 15% off any amount, 202020OFF - 20% off orders of $20+, 202025OFF - 25% off orders of $40+. Orders of $60+(after discounts & before shipping) get free domestic or discounted international shipping. Doorbuster, restock, new releases, details on sheet
25% with code NMBF25, excludes Haunted AF palette + coupon set. All orders placed during sale receive GWP. No coupon stacking except rewards, various daily specials to be announced. Please see full BF exclusives/release details on the spreadsheet, hover over the cell to view!
Nui Cobalt 11/26-11/30, new release @11/27 at 11:11 am Pacific
10% off any order with code BlackFriday10, 15% off orders $75+ with code Black Friday15, 20% off orders of $125+ with code BlackFriday20, 25% off any order $200+ with code BlackFriday25 Yuletide collection release 11/27, details of scents to be announced in newsletter
Oden's Eye November 27th at 0:00 European Time to November 29th at 24:00
40% off all products, free shipping over €50, some countries and regions excepted
New Studio Ghibli collection + various other items on sale. GWP @ $50 and $100, details on sheet. Free US shipping at $50, Canada at $80, all other international at $120.
$6 door buster polish, 10-30% off throughout site with no code needed, free nail buffer with any order while supplies last, free polish with $50 order while supplies last, 10% off new releases through 11/27 12 PM EST.
Up to 60% off makeup combos. 40% off mini sets of makeup brushes. 20% off site wide on top. Orders over $150 receive free full-size Medium Shimmer. No code necessary
Code HOLIDAY10 for 10% off all orders; Code HOLIDAY15 for 15% off orders over $75; Code HOLIDAY20 for 20% off orders over $150. Discount applies to regular priced merchandise only. Free random fandom jewelry bag with every purchase over $30 while supplies last. (Value $20-40)
15% off with code BLACKFRIDAY2020 from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. Additional products will also be available starting on BF, see sheet for details.
All orders save 10% with code MISTLETOE, Spend $60 and save 20% with code YULETIDE, Spend $125 and save 30% with code SNOWFALL Orders $50 & up (after discounts & before shipping) receive a FREE exclusive Black Friday 6ml fragrance Turtle Doves. NEW COLLECTION RELEASES: Holiday 2020 Collection, Black Friday Exclusive Trio, Holiday Layering Sets, Holiday Bath/Body More details on spreadsheet
Winter Collection Release begins 11/27 10pm EST and runs until November 30th at 10pm EST. 10% off all orders with code GIFT10, 20% of orders $50+ with code GIFT20, 30% off orders $100+ with code GIFT30, excludes Krampus gift set + gift cards.
Freebies (all calculated in CAD, and all stack) every $25 ($@ $25, $50, $75, etc), all details on sheet. Possibly must be added to cart? Cabinet of Curiosity (discontinued scents) available during sale: 7.5mls high-concentration only, 30% off of usual unlisted scent prices. List of some on sheet, will try and update if more are released. Collections being discontinued (though still available as "unlisted scents"): DECLASSIFIED, The Secret of Time and Heaven, Halloween: In the Darkness. These will be leaving the site @ 12pm EST on Saturday 11/28
20% off, discount is automatic so you can layer it (much like our scrubs) with discount codes from your Candy Coins balance or your Candy Cluster sub. Double Candy Coins on Cyber Monday.
20% Off (almost) site wide, $3 mystery protos, $5 overpours, $6 mystery bags, 5 new fragrances in hair oil, milk bath, mango body butter, sugar scrub, new collection (excluded from 20% off sale) and more.
All 15ml base and topcoats are $0.05 with code GOBBLEGOBBLEDOO (limit 3 per item, per customer). Mystery grab bags of 3 for $10 (limited quantities; sorted by color group). 50% off discontinued and last chance items (no code needed). Free shipping on orders $50+
Free gift with purchase (1 currently unreleased holiday sticker on all orders under $25 CAD, pack of 3 unreleased stickers on orders over $25 CAD, free pin of your choice (or random if not chosen) + sticker pack orders over $50 CAD. Before shipping)
BOGO on all regular shadows, highlighters, and loose pigments (buy any single qualifying product and get the second product of equal of lesser value for free) with code discounted from BOGOTM50. Various discounts on other products, see sheet for details.
Starting Thursday, use coupon code BLFR2020 and save 20% on all orders.Winter collection just arrived based on The Dark Side of the Rainbow and Company of Wolves
Untitled_Co 11/27 12 AM - 11/30 midnight (no timezones given)
20% off all orders. This Friday (11/27), keep an eye on instagram for our last sample sale of the year! Free shipping with code YOULUCKYDOG, or local pickup with code LOCALPHILLY
Sales TBA across social media channels. Two new general catalogue collections, two limited seasonal collections, and a limited birthday collection, 12-day Advent Calendar release. More info on sheet. New options for ordering perfumes, including 5ml bottles and Create Your Own Full-Size Sets at a discount. UPDATE: Tiered discounts, 15/20/25/30% off, see sheet for details. GWP every $30 spent, unsure if they stack or not.
Use code BF2020 for 15% off at wertherandgray.com. Etsy shop is also marked down 15%. Both shops are now offering free shipping on orders over $75, no code required.
25% off storewide through December 1. Discount automatically applied at checkout, no coupon code needed. Free US shipping on Etsy @$35, however not all products are available on Etsy
15% off all orders with code MERRY, 25% off orders over $60.00 with code MERRIER. Free domestic shipping on orders over $35.00. Limited number of discounted, pre-made mystery scent shot samplers available (3 per set for $8.00). GWP tiers @ $25, $50, see sheet for details!
Shop Local This Christmas! (r/NorthernIreland's list of local shops and businesses)
Thanks for all the awards! And shout out to u/davidc535 who mapped a lot of these on Google maps. Also, this ran on too long, more places in the comments.
Dustie Roo sell prints of floral arrangements that are really beautiful (From u/hm8g10) Noop designs have some really great Northern Irish themed prints (From u/hm8g10) Camlake Canvas - Fermanagh based artist with some amazing stuff. Also takes commission - painted our doggo and it was brilliant. Aly Harte also does prints and paintings (From u/hm8g10) I love Doghouse Gallery in Comber and Kingfisher Gallery in Killyleagh for local art, prints, jewellery, decorations etc. (From u/isotala) John Robinson Art - Belfast. He does the art on Boundary Brewing cans, based in Belfast. (From u/TunaFish88) Le Petit Pois Gallery abstract paintings and prints (From u/redditor930530) A Work of Heart bespoke and personalised prints based in Tandragee (From u/redditor930530) Armagh Damsons - Does commissions of your favourite landscape, cityscape, your home, your pet, whatever really. From u/tartanbornandred Horner Gallery - Castledawson, @ liamhornerart (instagram) and has a gallery in Castledawson, has lots of original landscape paintings and prints- also does Seamus Heaney themed work. From u/Carbsandmayo Studio Cole is a Scottish artist living locally and makes custom abstract paintings and prints. (From u/TheTyphoonteabag) Terry Bradley Art galleries - Belfast and Bangor. Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) One of Ireland's best known artists, recognised worldwide. (From u/SCOdoubleT16) Kaela Elliot Gifts - Derry. Derry based, hand designed cards, prints, mugs. Takes custom orders. (From u/pettydavis) Born and Bred (from u/oldfilmjanitor) - This site actually looks amazing. Based in Belfast they've a pile of really great gifts, all sourced from local artists and designers. little heart -Belfast. Personalised paintings, greetings cards /tree decorations, &some cute gifts on the website. Has some Harry Potter things, Disney ornaments, and teddy’s she sells in her store in queens arcade. Always get compliments when I buy people a gift from there. u/Mearbhail
Bath / Body / Candle Gifts
Mermaid Cove - Richmond Centre, Derry. (bath, body and home products...bath bombs, soaps, wax melts, all cruelty free & vegan, owner is an absolutely lovely woman!) Hex Bomb - Belfast. (Another Northern Irish bath bomb company, though I believe are Belfast based) Bubba's Meltys (And a wax melt company) The Scented Scullery - Lurgan is fantastic. From u/RiverPondlife Serenity Beauty - Maybe not local crafts but let's face it,the beauty industry is dying here and I know for a fact the owner of this place goes above and beyond for her clients. She has her own skin care range if you're thinking of gifts for the missus. From u/RiverPondlife Plumpy Balms - Plumpy is a beautiful little Vegan brand with the greatest lip balms. Check out their Lemon Pop - it's a miracle cold sore treatment. They also do tinted lip balms and face and body balms too. (From u/eimcca80) Sweet Scentsations - Derry and Belfast. They sell hand made wax melts. Bearded Candle Makers - Belfast. Candle from Bearded Candle Makers just arrived, not only is the packaging really nicely done (including a handwritten note on a postcard), the candle smells unreal. Highly recommend. (From u/Crimsai and u/hm8g10) Legenderry Candle Co. - Derry. Handmade soya wax melts, candles and other scented products (car air fresheners, reed diffusers, etc.) (From u/djfrfc) Belfast Beard Company - Been using their stuff for years, the lads running it are all great. From u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Plumpy Balms - Beautiful little Vegan brand with the greatest lip balms. Check out their Lemon Pop - it's a miracle cold sore treatment. They also do tinted lip balms and face and body balms too. u/eimcca80
Book Shops
No Alibis probably best known local book shop. Books Papers Scissors also in Belfast Little Acorns Bookstore in Derry (girl who runs this place seems like a legend!) Bookends in Bangor Bridge Books in Dromore The Secret Bookshop - in Carrick. It’s a lovely wee place that’s just opened this year and can order the books in for you if they don’t have it in stock. From u/kittenmish (Comic stores in 'Games / Nerdy stuff / Models category)
Harland Homesyle - Etsy store from u/PM-me-Gophers &his wife, selling handcrafted herbs &spices. Perfect smaller gifts for friends / stocking fillers. Update: Now with expanded range, including two Christmas specific offerings (Winter Spice and a Mulled Wine Mix). https://www.rockadoodledo.com/products/ - Redditor u/rockadoodledobelfast sells some amazing hot sauces online and at St. George's Market. Started out years ago by giving away samples to 50 redditors for feedback! Erne Larder Preserves - Fermanagh. For delicious jams& chutneys (From u/fermango) Layer Cake - Lisburn. does great cupcakes. It was the one place that made me actually venture to Lisburn when I’d be back home for a visit) (From u/ambivert1902) Mike’s Fancy Cheeses - Belfast. Locally sourced and produced. Has a wee shop in Belfast and also does deliveries including breads etc. Great idea for social distancing Xmas pressie (From u/RedLouStar) Ebron's Enterprise - Portadown. (family run bakery - flipping delicious and Christmas range coming out soon!) (From u/redditor930530) HollieBerrie cakes and treat boxes (From u/redditor930530) Lily Pink Bakery incredible cakes and currently doing treat boxes too! (From u/redditor930530) Nearynógs do all things chocolate, based in Newry but have stockists all over. (From u/Louthgirl) Enrich & Endure make gorgeous linen aprons and have also started making face coverings. Online shop but you've probably seen their aprons in your favourite café (From u/Louthgirl) 387 Ormeau Road (that's the cafe name & address) does great food and it's all vegan friendly. Brownies, cake slices, hot food, independent soft drinks and coffee blends, and groceries. They even post what they have available on their FB page, with the ability to reserve items u/Irockz The Nutmeg - lovely health food store on Lombard Street in Belfast. Stocks all sorts of healthy, organic, &vegan things, from supplements to frozen food to crisps to chocolate to homemade sandwiches and sausage rolls. LocalBoxNI.com - Deliver all kinds of local food - nice cheeses, breads, meats, hampers etc. They're delivering food right up to Christmas Eve and are run by reddit u/justin344. MooToYou - Deliver to Belfast area and surrounding, food is sourced from local suppliers. From u/mlmxp Two Sisters - Belfast. Independent Belfast based food shop, also selling arts & crafts and good coffee. Highly recommended! (From u/chrissedoff55) Madame Macs - Redditor u/PsychopathicMunchkin makes incredibly good French macarons. Definitely worth a wee purchase! (me) graze2u - Derry. Grazing platters & artisan foods, delivered in and around Derry. Burren Balsamics Armagh - really good flavoured balsamic vinegar, I like the Armagh Apple Ristretto Coffee Roasters Banbridge - really high quality coffee Hannan Meats Moira - for the turkey. Can be ordered in advance (this &2above from u/fjleish)
UseLess Shop (Society Street in Derry....environmentally friendly shop, sells reusable items, restock of grains/pasta) Whiskey Woodcraft for handmade gifts from Irish whiskey barrels (Personal note - this is class). From u/fermango
Games / Nerdy stuff / Models
Replay Games in Bangor from u/mangokid555 Angry Cherry (Foyle Street, Derry....comics/geeky shop, also sell the likes of Nemises Now/Alchemy England) Modeller's Corner - Enniskillen. From u/Scrabo - Radio Controlled Cars/Aircraft, Plastic Model Kits (Airfix etc), Model Railway, Collectors Models, Terrain and Paint, Board Games and puzzles. Small family run business. Coffee and Heroes - Belfast, Smithfield Market. Huge range of comics & comic related goodness. If they don't have it they can usually source it quite quickly for you, well worth a visit :) From u/CaptainGurrash Comic Book Guys - Belfast. Great comic book shop in Belfast. Great selection of comics, gifts, tshirts etc. Would be a great addition to the games/nerdy stuff category. From u/DogLor Football Fortunes - Football management tabletop and computer game you can play with friends and family, created by u/Creative-Ad3337 On Table Top - Coleraine. Table top based company in Coleraine that does miniatures etc. (From u/Old_Gregg97)
Cool Discs - Derry for CD's / Vinyl (mostly vinyl cause who the fuck buys CD's anymore) (From u/CMadden1) Voodoo Soup - Across from Smithfield Market. Does a mad variety of CDs & Vinyl for good prices (£3 a pop for almost every CD (From u/Irockz) Matchetts - Belfast. Well known local instrument store. (From u/made-in-china-)
PhotomonkeyNI - Personalised photo gifts, custom framing, photo printing, t-shirts, photo canvas Any thing image orientated. Even does cine and video to DVD (From u/HarrysDa)
Sports Wear
Topping Leisure - Comber. Always recommend. Website not great, but the kind of place you visit. Only shop here(and maybe all of Ireland) which will custom fit, heat molded ski boots. From u/SomewhatIrishfellow Galibier - Craigavon. Pretty niche but Galibier sells premium cycling clothes. I was gifted one of their coats and it's by far the best one I have. (From u/rocketship92) See the rest of the list here.
Chanel Black Jumbo Caviar Silver Hardware from TS Alisa 🖤🔗
Chanel Black Jumbo Caviar with Silver Hardware from TS Alisa Long background- feel free to skip to “The Review”! A lesson in buying the one that “makes your heart sing”. The Jumbo has been my holy grail ever since the idea of owning a Chanel was vaguely possible, so a couple of years ago when I actually purchased my authentic Chanel jumbo I ventured to to nearest store to try it on I asked for gold hardware because for me this was the “classic combination”. For some reason I always noticed gold hardware on the resale market, and was conscious of resale value for such an expensive purchase. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for me that day, they only had the silver in stock. I tried it on and immediately fell in love. The sales associate pointed out that it really suited me and went with the jewellery I was wearing as I mainly wear silver and white gold. I didn’t buy the bag that day as I was torn. Fast forward, a few months later on a business trip to Paris I decided to pick up the Jumbo as the exchange rate in Euro made it slightly cheaper ~ £200, however, most of the Paris stores were sold out! I had dreamed of picking it up at the flagship and getting the famous white box but it wasn’t meant to be and the only store that had it in stock only had silver! So I took it as a sign that I was meant to have the silver and got it. When I got back to the UK a few days later I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had made the wrong choice! It’s a pricey bag, something I planned to hold on to, and pass on, or sell later down the line and I was concerned about the resale value of the silver hardware. I checked Chanel’s return policy and was still within the period I could exchange. I called around and there was a gold available in one of the London flagships so I went along and they exchanged it for me. I also loved the gold but it just didn’t look as good as the silver imo. In my mind I thought I would buy another bag in silver later (when I could justify the price) but given the price increases and the amazing reviews I’ve seen here on God factory’s Chanels I thought I would give one a try! I added Alisa a while back on Wechat but had never ordered anything, one day I noticed in her stories that she had a beautiful Chanel medium flap, I asked which factory it was from and she said OF, I asked if she had the same in the jumbo size and she gave me the price with the new customer discount. I then asked if she could source it from God Factory and she said yes and her price with the discount was very similar to Mins. I had tried to buy from Min as she was having an 11.11 promotion but communication was super slow and trying to get payment details was like pulling teeth! On the other hand Alisa was super fast and responsive so I went with her. The Review Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Size with SHW Factory: God Factory Seller: TS Alisa Incentives for review: None Price: Total 3510CNY ~ $498 ~ £385 (November 2011 Prices and included Repladies 10% discount) Factory Price: 3900CNY Commission: n/a Domestic Shipping: EMS 380CNY ~ $54 ~ £41 Payment Method:Paypal FF £2 fee Timeline: (FYI I’m in the UK so dates are day/month/year) 13/11/19 and 14/11/19 Inquired and asked many questions 15/11- Paid 19/11 *- Received PSP and GL *20/11- Received tracking info and bag shipped 25/11- Inbound into customs 25/11- Cleared customs 26/11- Delivered (oh the good old days before Covid-19) Photos My Photos 📷 THE BAG. COMPARISON WITH AUTHENTIC. THE LEATHER. THE HARDWARE. PSP. Factory Photos. Authentic Quality - 9.5/10 When I opened this bag I was amazed as everything looked to be exactly like other Chanel items I own. This is a mirror replica, and subject to the minor issues I point out in the “Accuracy” rating below it felt like I had bought a bag from the boutique. The materials are high quality and the bag is well made. Alisa had packed it well and there were no dents or damage. I had been a bit worried as she was not providing full packaging, but she assured me that it would arrive safely, and she was correct. The leather and hardware feel just like my authentic, the jumbo is quite a heavy bag and they have copied the dimensions and weight accurately. The only thing I would point out is the turn lock is not as secure as my authentic. It’s hard to explain but when I turn the lock it feels quite loose, however I’ve used the bag on numerous occasions and it has never opened by itself so I don’t think it’s an issue, but I would prefer it was tighter as it would feel more secure. I’ve deducted 0.5 for this. The stamping is neat and looks similar to my authentic, but to be honest I don’t really pay much attention to the stamping and serial numbers etc as long as it looks ok...who is really looking at that anyway? Anyone that would call you out over a serial number should be called out as a weirdo imo. Also, it may not be a popular opinion but I don’t think serial numbers and inside stamping should be completely accurate to stop people from passing on these bags as authentic to unsuspecting people. Accuracy 9.25/10 This bag is spot on and I can’t tell the difference with my authentic jumbo on first glance. Leather: The caviar pebbles are bigger but I understand that this varies, and actually matches the caviar of my authentic gst. I know it varies batch to batch so I haven’t deducted a point for this. See the picture I tagged about the leather. Shape: The shape is accurate and proportions such as the strap and tabs are accurate. Quilts: The puffiness is accurate and I can’t tell the difference with my authentic Jumbo Chanel. Hardware: I have a WOC with silver hardware and the silver tone is the very similar. The authentic chain is smaller so in pictures it looks more muted but in real life they look the same. I have deducted 0.25 as the only thing that is off for me and if I’m being picky is the “Chanel Paris” on the button closure is upside down. I have searched online for other examples but the ones I can find all have the Chanel on top and Paris at the bottom like my authentic. This is not an issue and not something someone would notice but I thought it worth pointing out of it would bother someone. Feel free to correct me if you have an authentic that is the same. The grommets: The authentic measures approx 23mm from the grommet to the edge of the bag, whereas the replica measures 28mm. I’ve deducted 0.5 for this as I don’t think it’s noticeable but have pointed it out if it bothers someone. See the picture in the authentic comparison. The quilting alignment and back pocket alignment are all accurate in my opinion and I can’t detect anything different from the authentic. If I were being very picky the internal logo stamp is actually more vivid on the rep, the leather tends to peek through on the authentic, also the font is slightly different. I haven’t deducted any marks for this as personally I’ve seen this vary with authentics so I don’t think it’s a callout. Seller Communication and Service 9.5/10 Alisa is very responsive, does she sleep? She is not chatty and straight to the point. She doesn’t speak English so simple sentences are best that can be translated using the wechat translate feature. Min had told me the bag was out of stock in silver so I was surprised when Alisa said it was in stock. I was expecting her to turn around and say that I would need a custom order so was pleasantly surprised when she sent through the PSP 4 days after payment. The only reason I deducted 0.5 is because I had asked for the box but she asked me to pay a price without the box and as I had understood she would include the box if she could within that price but if she couldn’t I would pay the difference. When the bag arrived from the factory I asked again for the box and she point blank stated that the box would not be included as it was too heavy even though I was willing to pay the extra shipping. The experience was pleasant overall and I would buy from her again. Satisfaction- 10/10 I am pleased with the bag and the overall experience. I have had it for a while now and it’s still in excellent condition and I have no issue wearing it into a Chanel store. I have several authentics and it’s my only rep Chanel that I use (I have a beige jumbo that I purchased years ago) but it feels no different to my others. I actually get more wear out of this bag and should have gone with the silver hardware initially, but you live and you learn! Hope this review helps someone!
Help with setting up a web presence for my small jewellery business.
Hello fellow jewellers. I am hoping to start setting up an online store for my small jewellery business in the UK, and was wondering if any of you who do something similar and have had online success, could share some tips and advice with me. I currently make pendants, earrings and rings (mostly coloured stones) custom order for clients. I am only small time so not huge volume but I am looking to expand online. What I specifically want to know is where online you sell, be it your own website or through a site like Etsy or Ebay, and how you grew it to become successful? Have you encountered any problems? Any tips in regards to marketing? Thanks in advance.
I'm having issues with my septum jewellery as the balls keep falling off and I can't see my piercer because of covid. Had it done in August so it's healed up. What good stores are there online to buy jewellery that also ship to the UK.
Hey guys, I got my nostril and ear lobes pierced around September-October last year and I’m looking to buy some new Jewellery for them, as it was pretty easy to take them in and out for work so it seems they’ve healed enough (the ears at least, I wear a mask so I can keep my nostril in but I’d like to swap that one too if possible). I double checked with the store and my nostril was pierced with a 1.2x8mm labret with a 2mm ball and my ears were done with a 1.2x8mm labret but with a 3mm ball. My issue is that in the shops I’ve looked at online, they’ve referred to the measurements as bar thickness and bar length and I’m not quite sure which is which. Could anyone give any advice about which of the measurements is which and, if possible, does anybody have any recommendations for good UK based online stores to order jewellery? Sorry if these questions have obvious answers this is my first time getting anything pierced. Thanks :)
YAVP with too many words: 6-rune FoWr of Ashenzari (0.23ish)
http://crawl.montres.org.uk/morgue/damerell/morgue-damerell-20210107-125417.txt In September, I had a 2-streak; CeTm then MfAr. I'm playing random combos now, and the RNG gave me MiBe. "Well, this should be OK for a 3-streak", I thought, before dying of overconfidence on Orc:2. Sigh. Next the RNG gave me DgTm, and I thought, "OK, but Beastly Appendage should be a permabuff." Unfortunately, development has kind of slowed to a crawl (aha) during the plague, so I actually played that DgTm in January, and only until it died on D:10. A HETm was next to go down (and always seemed a bit doomed), and then the RNG gave me FoWr. FoWr. Hooray! Ideally positioned to make no use at all of the starting blink scroll and early access to the Blink spell. Still, I had to give it a go, having Shroud of Golubria early doesn't hurt, and - as you know, since this is a YAVP - it panned out. However, my main piece of advice is "arrange to find a +11 randart trident of piercing on D:4" and it's not clear how universally applicable this is. I found Makhleb and Xom on D:2, but I'd recently won a game with Makhleb. I also found a book with Regeneration, which was a nice fit with having trained Charms for Shroud of Golubria; and on D:4 I found the aforementioned +11 trident, polishing off Pikel and Eustachio. There was also an Ash altar on D:4 and, since Ash was the first viable god I hadn't won recently, I took it. This would pan out nicely later when Ash's skill boost helped me cast spells in crystal plate. I mashed my way down the Dungeon to Lair; I seem to have got into some trouble with a wolf pack here, but also picked up a shield. After Lair, I went to Orc; there was a bailey on Orc:1 which ended with 3 scrolls of enchant armour (not unusual in bailey_polearm_5) and a crystal plate mail. I took the hint, slightly wondering if I should check out the O:2 shops first. On O:2 I identified acquirement; the other choices were lackluster, so I took a manual of Spellcasting, wondering if I'd be able to make any spells work (I was strong/intelligent enough this wasn't obviously absurd), or just if I might find guardian spirit. There was a 2,500 gold runed gold dragon scales in a shop; I did spend all game wondering if I should have taken the gold from that acquirement and saved up for and enchanted those. With Ash I had no jewellery swaps and to make spells work I really wanted to wear my +4 strength and +6 intelligence rings, so for almost all the game I was wearing a scarf of resistance where I could otherwise have had a cloak. (I found mid-Zot I had, even having bought all the consumables, enough money for it; it was +2. This would have been better than the CPA, but how could I have known?) I bought another scroll of acquirement for 832 gold, but it had nothing good; I took 650 gold as a consolation prize. However, this did leave me richer than I would be if it had offered me something I wanted, so I decided to buy a randart battleaxe in an antique weapons shop on the off-chance it was better than the trident. It was - {elec, +Inv rF+ Dex+3} - and I'd use it almost all game. As is traditional, I'd not Evoke Invisibility as often as I should. On D:14 I'd get enough gold to chance buying a second pair of boots from an antique store - running, hooray! I got Abyssed by a wizard because my MR was lousy; it was lousy all game, only getting to MR+++ on Zot:2. I escaped quickly, however. On D:15 I found a trove that wanted 13 heal wounds; not a chance. (I did have a peak of about 15, but I was very glad later I hadn't taken the bait.) I still had no rPois; I really didn't fancy Swamp without rPois or any hydra weapon, you can get very badly poisoned if a swamp dragon lays down a cloud you can't easily walk out of; so I went to Snake. Snake:1 had an amulet of guardian spirit, neatly justifying my decision to take the manual of Spellcasting, and I found my spells were coming back online; by the end of Snake I could decide to learn Vampiric Draining and BVC. (However, I didn't use spells much thanks to my solid melee; a game where you have Iron Shot at 4% failure and good spellpower but cast it 5 times is not a typical game.) Snake hadn't been a problem, but I still didn't fancy Swamp. I wasn't that worried about being Abyssed with Ash-vision to help me out, so I went to Elf instead. After that I really had nowhere to go but Swamp, so off I went; I'd learn LRD and Passage of Golubria, but barely used either. (PoG perhaps I should have, but LRD didn't really do much that BVC didn't do more conveniently). Hydras, it turned out, could just be BVCed in place and picked apart with boomerangs; a hydra's melee is not scary in crystal plate. I went to Vaults next. I'd been training Necromancy for a while with the aim of using Death Channel. As it turned out I only used it in very tough fights until Zot, then all through Z:1-4 (where any fight can turn nasty in a hurry); but the extra spellpower on BVC won't have hurt. Things seemed to be going well enough I decided to carry straight on to V:5. Do not try to clear the V:5 welcoming committee with immolation and Death Channel; the explosions turn the spectral things hostile. I should have seen that coming, especially because I think it is a mistake I've made before. V:5 did reward me taking the risk, acquiring a manual of Earth Magic (which I cashed; I expected to use it for Iron Shot, but in practice it mostly seems to have gone to make BVC better) and a +6 large shield with {rPois rF+ Str+4 Dex+3}, which was really just what I wanted. I learned Yara's; I'd found it very useful on SpWr, but it never saw much use here. However, at max Ash piety with everything cursed, it costs almost nothing to invest the skill to get a mid-level spell online. Depths was pretty routine; I found a ring with {Wiz MR+ Dex+3} but while I was hurting for MR I didn't want to give up melee damage from strength or spellpower from intelligence. After Depths, I had 3 runes, but I try to go for at least one extended rune; I did Pan last win and Fo can shortcut the Hells by shafting itself, so it was off to the Vestibule. Geryon went down with ease to the usual combination of BVC and battleaxe; Murray turned up (second time ever) but I read a fog to get him to close the range rather than summon, and flattened him. I didn't feel quite ready for the Hells, on reflection, so I thought I'd try Crypt; I had no rN but otherwise was in very good shape. It wasn't too bad except I got badly drained killing off mummies on the Tomb entrance, so it's not clear it actually helped me in the short term. To Dis! I phantom-mirrored Dispater and killed him without too much difficulty. To Gehenna! Overconfidence had set in; while I phantom mirrored Asmodeus, I was stupidly saving my precious consumables I had loads of, and ended up having to quaff a bunch of heal wounds because I didn't use my other consumables. From a peak of 15, I was down to 5 (including two in shops); it was clearly time to stop messing about in the Hells and go and win. ... well, go and buy all the consumables, get the Abyssal rune, then win. As luck would have it, I landed right next to a rune vault on A:3, with nothing guarding the rune but some angels and a juggernaut. To Zot! I found a +1 cloak of magic resistance on Z:2 and decided I'd prefer an extra pip of MR to the scarf of resistance. Clearing Zot 1-4 was not a serious problem apart from one nasty curse toe encounter; I learned Dispel Undead to give me another option for them. Z:5 was also not a problem; one of the lungs had a permanent teleport trap making it ideal for attack by formicids. I used Death Channel on draconian packs and Klowns, just meleed Orb Guardians, and a mix of spectral things and box beasts on the OOFs I saw. (High-Evo box beasts absolutely steamroller most Zot creatures). The orbrun was not too problematic; a Tzitzimitzl turned up in the orb vault, but I could just run away behind a cloud of spectral things. I escaped two panlords, but had to fight one.
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Since the Franks got reworked Culture Card Art, I went ahead and typed up a comprehensive mutli-paragraph breakdown (and a shorter tl;dr) on the Aztec's Culture Card Art, and how it (and the Jaguar art) can also be improved and corrected, as it's been bugging me since it was shown off.
EDIT AS OF NOV 4TH 10:15PM EST: I made some minor tweaks and corrections throughout the day after I posted this, but I just made a pretty major addition since I realized I missed something notable regarding the dress of ball players. EDIT AS OF NOV 14TH 4:15AM EST: I fixed linking the Aztec male hairstyle image reference twice in the detailed clothing section instead of both the male and female image, alongside some other minor edits. For context, here is the Aztec Culture Card art, and the art for the Jaguar Warrior. It's been bugging me pretty much since it was shown off, and here and there on this subreddit I've noted it's got issues, but since I now know that some of the art is being revised, I figured i should do a detailed explanation. Before I begin, I wanna go ahead and note that the devs actually DID do a much better job depicting Aztec archtecture and clothing in the Food Market art (the weird basket-hat and lack of painted accents on buildings aside). I'm not sure why there's such a discrepancy, but I think that the Culture Card Art might be a tweaked version of alternate/unused Maya art, as the motifs and archtectural style and color scheme is almost identical to on their Culture Card Art and the clothing and body paint shown in current Aztec Culture Card Art is drawing a lot of Maya (or rather, sterotypes of Maya) influences. The only distinctively "Aztec" thing in the main Culture Card art now is the Great Temple with it's twin shrines to Huitzlipotchli and Tlaloc visible in the background, and the roof comb on the other shrine likewise being in a style associated with Aztec architecture (taken from the Santa Cecilia Acatitlan pyramid, though apparently the roof comb reconstruction on the pyramid isn't accurate to what that pyramid in particular originally had!) I'll do a deeper explanation of what's wrong with the current Aztec culture card art further down, but since that ended up being like multiple paragraphs/pages (And even then, i'm only reviewing stuff that would be relevant to the existing art and i'm not covering absolutely everything, so I link suggestions on further references on Aztec art/architectural/clothing motifs at the bottom), I'll sum it all up in short bullet point format, and people interested in the full breakdown. For the linked visual references in both the bullet points and full post, I'll primarily be using images from existing artistic recreations for the sake of making adapting stuff to the Culture Card art easier, rather then using images of actual surviving ruins, art, or images from manuscripts, but I can provide those upon request as well. So, here's the tl;dr, bullet point feedback:
The Culture Card art shows buildings with bare masonry/brick visible. Actual monumental Aztec architecture had smooth stucco over the brickwork, and then painted frescos and accents over that. (This is a problem with the Maya culture card art to an extent, but their clothing and archtecture is closer otherwise and it's not as visible so it's less an issue there)
The colors of paint and accents seen in the culture card doesn't match the colors used in Aztec archtecture in Tenochtitlan as it's supposed to be depicting. It's using White, Red, and Teal/Green (same as the Maya art, in which that's fine), it should be White, Scarlet, Azure, Yellow, and Black.
This is less an accuracy and more a thematic issue, but I don't think the Ball-Court is a good thematic representation of what makes the Aztec unique, other Mesoamerican cultures had the ball game (same for sacrifices re: the Sacrificial Temple being their unique quarter, though that's DEFINITELY not changing even if the art can). A garden in a palace courtyard or chinampas and their canals would represent the Aztec's unique elements for their Culture Card Art more.
And that's the summary.... again, if you read these and look at these images, the Food Market art is MUCH closer to what I describe then the Culture Card art. I really think the Culture Card art was modified from one intended for the Maya or something. If you want a longer, deeper dive into all this... then keep reading! Contextual Preamble For starters, I need to give a short preamble about what "Aztec" even is, as people use the term differently. Humankind almost certainly means it to primarily mean "Mexica", the denizens of Tenochtitlan (and Tlatelolco, which split off from and was eventually reabsorbed by Tenochtitlan). They are whom the term is most associated with, and we see Tenochtitlan's great temple in the existing Culture Card art, and the Jaguar knightly order was an element of their military. The Mexica were one subgroup of a broader culture/civilization in Mesoamerica known as the Nahua (which "Aztec" is also sometimes defined as) Other Nahua subgroups beyond the Mexica include the Acolhua, Tepaneca, Xochimilca, Tlaxcalteca, etc. The "Aztec Empire" as a political unit was an alliance between Tenochtitlan and two other Nahua city-states, Texcoco (of the Acolhua subgroup) and Tlacopan (of the Tepaneca subgroup) and the their various subject vassal and tributary states. Not all of these subjects were Nahuan (some were Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi, Huastec, Totonac, etc), and not all Nahuan states in Mesoamerica were a part of that "Empire". (notably the Kingdom of Tlaxcala wasn't)... as you can see, depending on how you define the term, a LOT of things could or couldn't be considered "Aztec"! I'm going to be primarily focusing on Mexica stuff when possible (and as such what I mention here may not be applicable to other Nahua groups), though at times I'll be pulling from broader Nahua sources when it's reasonable to do so, as there is very little surviving architecture and manuscripts from solely Mexica sources. For simplicities sake i'm going to continue to use the term "Aztec" unless the distinction becomes important, in which case I'll say Mexica or Nahua, etc. Architectural Accuracy For architecture, there shouldn't be much if any masonry and brickwork visible on the ballcourt, temples, and other fancy, ceremonial or administrative structures. Monumental architecture for virtually all Mesoamerican civiilzations, including the Aztec was covered in stucco and then painted accents and frescos, over the internal stone and mortar and outer brickwork. The only likely place you'd likey see bare masonry in Tenochtitlan would be commoner residences (which would be daub/straw or adobe brick) or less fancy noble homes, but even then some accounts assert even these would be covered in clean stucco even if some pictorial depictions show otherwise.... but for the Culture Card art that shouldn't be a problem, since that'd be showing large structures in the ceremonial precinct or even if the view is changed, probably fancier palaces. As far as the painted accents, frescos, and murals on top of that white/biege stucco, the most common colors should be scarlet, azure, yellow/mustard, white and black, not the red and teal/green seen in the image, as those 4 colors (plus a base off white stucco) is what's seen in surviving structures and objects found in Tenochtitlan's central ceremonial precinct. To simplify it down further,the base white stucco, scarlet, azure, and yellow (like what the Scott & Stuart Gentling painting I linked above uses, though note that apparently more recent research has gleaned that the Great Temple had more paint on it then that, and that the layout they used for the precinct's structures is slightly out of date... though I don't think the devs need to go THAT far with accuracy). The white/red/green used in the Aztec Culture Card art currently is less "Aztec" and is more typical of some Maya cities like some structures at Copan, or in Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, as seen in a 3d reconstruction of the Cidudela complex and it's temples . If i'm going to nitpick, I'd also note that the square geometric pattern visible on the building on the far end of the court isn't something that i've seen in Aztec art, or even really Mesoamerican art in general (though if I had to place it i'd say it looks Zapotec). A safe bet would be a Xicalcoliuhqui step fret based pattern, which is very common in the art of virtually every Mesoamerican civilization; if the developers aren't interested in painstakingly making a custom mural based on actual manuscripts and iconography. I'd also note that while a view of a ball court works, I don't think it really highlights the unique elements of Aztec society or urbanism when all Mesoamerican societies had ballcourts. In fact, (and I note this again further down when disscusing the attire of Ball-players) there's VERY little depictions of the ball game or players among Aztec art (even Nahuan art as a whole, not just Mexica) relative to, say, Maya art. A view of a palace courtyard with a garden (I'm not sure the "asian" style of garden here is accurate, though, but I don't think that sort of hyper accuracy is needed here), or of canals and chinampas, would be better (likewise I think these would make a better emblematic quarter then a sacrificial altar, but I realize that's not changing): The Aztec placed a huge emphasis importance on botany, herbal, medicine, using them to ward off misasma and the like, to the point where they had formal taxonomic systems for categorizing plant life and Tenochtitlan was largery built out of artificial islands used for aquaculture with canal,s between them, with many impressive aquaduct and dike systems; etc. This, especially the botany stuff, is what makes them unique; though keep in mind for the latter option that not many canals reached very deep into the city center, as the center of Tenochtitlan was natural ground, not chinampas, though according to various maps there was a canal close to the ceremonial precinct behind Moctezuma II's palace in front of his zoo/garden. Clothing & Fashion Accuracy For clothing of the spectators, things are entirely off. Both the men and women here are shown with random geometric tatoos, the women are wearing blouses which leave the shoulders and upper chest exposed; and the men just have loincloths and random collars on, piercings made out of bone, wierd headbands, etc. The hairstyles are off too generally (though I do see some signature hair-knots on some men). I noted before how the clothing and fashion here seems to have some Maya influences, but even for the Maya things are pretty off, and I'm sensing a lot of influence from Mel Gibson's Apocalypo, which... is not a good idea. The Women should primarily be wearing a garment as huipilli: these are blouses, but they cover the upper chest, shoulders, and sometimes the arms as well (note here the woman in the red dress is Maya, not Nahua/Aztec). The men, in addition to loincloths (sometimes a cloth tied to the hip was also worn over the breechcloth, but more on that in the ball player section), should generally have a mantle/cloak known as tilmatl, worn in different styles depending on social class. A basic huipilli and tilmatl should be white or biege with perhaps small color accents, but those worn by nobles had rich patterns: often with floral or avian motifs (especially for huipilli), geometric designs, marine or animal motifs, etc. Nobles would also have a variety of jewelry: earrings, piercings (notably for labrets for men), necklaces, braclets, etc. You would NOT see the big feathered headdresses associated with Mesoamerican civilizations and Moctezuma in particular: The Aztec did use them, but not very often relative to other garments, not in the way often depicted (they were curved, like Great Plain Indian's feather headdresses) and seemingly mostly in military contexts; nor was it a "crown": The Aztec equivalent to a crown was rather a turquoise mosaic diadem, which you can see in this set of infographs for the typical regalia and dress of royalty. However, noble men DID often wear feather-tassel garments known as Quetzallalpiloni (the Jaguar warrior in the current art actually has one of these which is nice, as some were seemingly built into helmets though a bit of a fanciful one, but it's a game, so that's fine). For hair, men generally had a very distinctive "bowl cut" hairstyle, often with a large tuft or knot on the top, though the presence and style of said knot varied depending on social and military rank. You can see a variety of hairsyles and helmets/martial regalia in this image, but the typical civillian hairstyles and dress are towards the bottom. Women had more common variation in styles, but a variety of bulbous knots and braids such as along the sides were pretty typical. Body and face paint wasn't really used much in general everyday contexts, aside from some women using yellow paint, as that was fashionable. The main exception to what I noted about hair for men and body/face paint was for priests: Priests often had black paint, and their hair was messy and unwashed (an exception from the normally stringent hygiene norms in Aztec society) caked with dried blood. Priests likewise had a variety of special ornaments and bits of regalia and various ceremonial outfits, much like what you see deities depicted with, but i'm not going to go into this much as A: I'm honestly not that familiar with the variations, function or names of these,other then a shirt/jacket garment known as a Xicolli, and a ceremonial (and perhaps sometimes secular-high status) garment for women known as a Quechquemitl, and B: as the art is now there's no priests shown, though it would make sense for a few to be present... in fact, they may have played ritualistic ball matches in the above getups, based on some pages ofthe Borgia Codex (though the Borgia is probably not Mexica). On that note, in regards to the Ball Players: The current Card Art has them more or less wearing the same thing as the spectators (though the person at the bottom of the image in shadow seems to have one of those highly ornamented ceremonial outfits I noted). There's actually not a lot of depictions of Aztec ballplayers, even if you go by Nahuas in general rather then just Mexica, so I actually had to do a bit of research and asking around here. Based on what I was able to find, the few depictions we have (aside from the prior two images of priests in a ritualistic match) seems to just show players with a breechcloth, lacking the hair topknot., with some also showing some sort of hand protector covering the top of their hands. That second image there (from Duran's History of the Indies of New Spain) also makes it easier to notice something I missed at first (and i'm editing in now), which is that they seem to have an additional skirt garment known as a hip-cloth in Indian Clothing Before Cortes in the first image (you can see another worn by the man on the bottom left in this depiction from the Codex Magliabecchiano), or thigh-waist protector of some kind in the second. I didn't think anything of these initially, as an additional cloth tied around the waist over the breechcloth is just something you see in depictions sometimes and is seemingly just something people wore at times without a clear class or context based association (The only real pattern I see is it tends to get depicted more often with a man who doesn't have a tilmatli on). But, in this second image from Duran, now that i'm looking close, clearly a different kind of garment, seemingly wrapped around each thigh or the waist, with the band of the breechcloth resting above it and likewise the tassels/ends hanging off the breechcloth's knot laid ovein front of it... I really don't know what this is, but in light of it's presence and that seems to be colored the same way as the handguards, I think it's meant to be some sort of protective garb, and perhaps the hip-cloth serves a similar purpose in this context: Some variants of the ball game did use the hips and thighs for hitting the ball, and a waist protector known as a Yoke is common in art of Maya ball players, though Maya Yokes were very different looking and were bigger, thicker, and more complex pieces of equipment. Accuracy of the Jaguar Warrior art The Jaguar Warrior, is, aside from the Quetzallalpiloni, almost entirely off. To begin with, the main garment/armor he should be wearing is a Tlahuiztli, this is a "onsie" suit which covered the whole body, from the neck or shoulders down to ankles, and was made of thick cloth, and then a mosiac of thousands of feathers, the different colors arranged to make different patterns, in this case jaguar spots. The colors need not be yellow and such as an actual jaguar, as we have examples of Jaguar patterned tlahuitzli in red, blue and white and potentially other colors. Some sources do suggest that commoners who entered the Jaguar order via merit would have had suits made from actual Jaguar pelts instead, but this isn't consistently stated. The helmet (Cuacalalatli) was made of hardwood, and may have also had feather mosiac coverings and impeded precious stone and metal bits. (Something I think is really neat and would be awesome if it was borrowed for the Humankind art is how the Blue Jaguar tlahuiztli art by Angus Mcbride I linked earlier uses the red and white iconographic symbol for the Jaguars's eye that represent eyes or stars in the Mixteca-Puebla style common in Central-Mesoamerican art), Technically the Jaguars, and any other soldier with a Tlahuiztli would also have Ichcahuipilli, which is a padded vest or tunic (like Eurasian Gambeson armor) worn under the Tlahuitzli (or alone by mid-ranking soldiers who didn't have Tlahuiztli or the even more prestigious Ehuatl to wear over it) but I don't think it's that important to have the padding be visible bulging up from under the Tlahuitzli or anything; and just felt it was worth noting even it not necessarily relevant to the art. Likewise, while i'd like to note that the Jaguar and Eagle orders were actually the LEAST prestigious of the 4 Mexica knightly orders: The Cuachicqueh or Shorn Ones, seen here in yellow with the mowhawks was the most elite (there were other high ranking titles and positions outside of those 4 orders, some even of higher status, like the Tlacochcalcatl.) and would make a better Emblematic Unit, again, as I said with the emblmatic quarter, I realize that's not changing at this stage of development, and it's not that big a deal. Aside from the colors and the proportions being a bit wacky and some other fanciful bits, the helmet in the current art is okay, it's within acceptable limits to spice it up for the sake of it being a game, I guess. I'd suggest that the shield pattern be altered to something that was actually used, though: We have dozens of examples of actual shield patterns, which I have linked both Mexica and other Nahua examples of here and here from Armies of the Aztec and Inca Empires, Other Native Peoples of The Americas, and the Conquistadores (which isn't actually that good a source but as a quick reference of shield and banner types it's useful), there's really no need to invent a fake one as the current art does. Shields, or at least the fancier ones used by Jaguars and other high-status soldiers, had either a thick woven reed or hardwood backing and then a padded/thick cloth layer over it, and then feather mosiac to make the pattern, previous stone/gold bits, etc. Shields often had a feather fringe around the edges, and the bottom edge often had leather strips/flaps or feather tassels extending from the bottom. I'll also link THIS compilation of (mostly) back-mounted banners/standards. I don't think he'd NEED one for the art, but it wouldn't be unusual for a soldier of status like a Jaguar to have one, these were given to higher ranking soldiers or officers/captains of divisions for coordination, like the flags mounted to Japanese Smurai or the crests used by the Romans. Macuahuitl don't usually have engraved patters on them, but that's just me nitpicking, it's fine. Likewise, just as a bonus, you may also want to have some Atlatl darts/arrows held behind the shield, as that's where soldiers stored them, and it's very possible a Jaguar, even if he had a Macuahutil, would also have an atlatl... again, though, this and the Macuahuitl pattern thing aren't big deals. Further References For people interested in more or if the developers want more art references, I highly suggest seeking out the following, some of whose art I used for the above links. I know some of these people were brought up on Twitter and some were trying to be humble and noted their art wasn't perfect, but their use of art, architectural, and fashion motifs and designs is much better then the current Aztec Culture art and would be good references regardless of minor errors or stylistic concessions they make.
Paintings of Aztec Cityscapes and street scenes by Scott and Stuart Gentling
Art of recreations of Mesoamerican fashion (both clothing, hairstyles, etc, including Aztec) by Kamazotz/Zotzcomic
Art of clothing and building interiors by Rafael Mena (also here ) (be careful you don't mix up his Aztec vs Maya vs Totonac vs Mixtec stuff, it's not clearly labelled at times, read descriptions!)
Art of clothing and street scenes by OHS688 (note that his work is often anthro/furry, but the archtecture and clothing is on point regardless)
Paintings of Aztec soldiers and other historical soldiers by Angus Mcbride (mostly from Osprey Publishing books, note that while Angus's art is generally great, the information in the books's in terms of text or even descriptions of his art can be off)
Art of Aztec street scenes and building interiors and clothing/historical figures by Nosuku-K (see also here, they also have a blog and some other sites) (their art is in a manga/anime "chibi" style, but again, the actual designs are generally accurate, just make sure you don't get their stuff for other cultures such as Mesopotamia mixed up with their Mesoamerican work)
The Free, online Aztec Empire Webcomic, which is easily the best telling of the Cortes expediton and the fall of the Aztec, and is meticlously well researched for both narrative and visuals. It relies a lot on using Teotihuacano mural/fresco patterns for Aztec structures, worth noting, but IMO that's an acceptable crutch to lean on, especially when limited to floral and geometric motifs (The Aztec took a lot of influence from Teotihuacano art)
I also have a large collection of other art (such as some by the people I noted above who don't have online accounts/platforms or that only shows up in out of print books) and photos I'm happy to share; and i'm likewise happy to answer questions and give further information; if anybody is interested, please DM me. Additionally, for more information about Mesoamerican history, see my 3 comments here:
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