finally revealing my secret project 🌷✨.

Hello friends, it's Zoe and today I'm announcing that I designed a necklace with Ana Luisa. So it's been almost a full year since I first started working with Ana Luisa. Nice to meet you. So I'm thinking about doing a gold necklace, like a gold pendant, a secret project and I'm just so so excited to finally be able to share this with you guys and now I can finally and proudly wear my necklace in my videos. In case you guys aren't familiar with Ana Luisa, they are a premium jewelry company based here in New York and they're known for making really high quality pieces available at affordable prices as well as their commitment to sustainability and since this was like my first time ever working with a brand it was really important for me to know that their core values aligned with my own. They're carbon neutral and all their pieces are at fair prices and ethically made without compromising on the quality which was also something that was very important to me. They've also collaborated with many other amazing YouTubers who I look up to and all their pieces came out so beautiful so when I got the email that they wanted to work with me I just I couldn't believe it and I felt so honored. Okay so for the actual process of creating my necklace I first put together a mood board of different images that I found on Pinterest just to give them like an overall I guess vibe of what I was trying to go for. Also I forgot to mention that I originally wanted an abstract tulip design but the Ana Luisa team was super knowledgeable and explained to me that a design like that wouldn't work during the casting process so here's a clip of them sketching the tulip engraving and honestly I love the design even more. I think it really fits with the overall daintiness of the necklace. And then they sent over some renderings, we made some edits, and then we eventually came to the final design. I chose a necklace because as you guys can probably tell from my videos I love my necklaces I almost never take them off and I basically wanted to create like my dream necklace that I didn't already have in my collection and I also didn't think that I had ever really seen anything like it before if that made any sense. So this is what it looks like I just love it so much. So it's a rectangular pendant with a little tulip engraving and I also wanted to play with texture so there's a very thin dainty twisted rope detailing along the border. So initially I wasn't sure if I wanted the pendant to be round or rectangular but I felt like I already had a few round pendants in my collection so we decided to go with a rectangle just to make it a little bit more different. Also I'm sorry about the noise my landlord apparently just started to suddenly build something. And then for the tulip, tulips are my favorite flowers and they're also one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring so they represent hope, rebirth, and just like new beginnings which I thought would be fitting considering the last year that we had. So this could be a little meaningful gift for yourself, for a loved one, or you know it could just be a cute accessory. So I wanted to create a timeless piece that you can wear every single day and because the pendant is pretty dainty I feel like you can pair it with any outfit or occasion whether it's casual or formal. And the chain length is adjustable so you can wear it on its own or you can also change the positioning if you wanted to layer it with necklaces that you already have. So the material of this is brass plated with 14 karat gold and the brass that they use is very high quality so you don't have to worry about it tarnishing. I personally just wouldn't wear it in the shower or when I'm sleeping just to ensure that it lasts longer. All of their pieces also come with a one-year warranty so in case if it breaks or anything they've got you covered. The necklace is now live on the Ana Luisa site which I will link it down below so be sure to check it out and I'm just so happy and also kind of nervous about this launch. I've never collabed with a brand or like sold merch before so this was a very new and exciting process for me and I just think that this is such a great fit because as you guys know I love my gold jewelry but I also really love what Ana Luisa stands for and overall I had a really positive experience working with the team. They were insanely patient with me because I obviously knew nothing about making jewelry but at the same time I still felt like my ideas and input were really heard and they just did such an amazing job at helping my vision come to life. I really hope you guys love the necklace as much as I do and regardless whether or not you guys are actually able to buy it I just want to thank you so so much for all the love and support. Without you guys this wouldn't have even been possible so this is for you guys but if you do please please let me know, tag me, I would love to see it. Oh my god just the thought of people wearing my necklace Thank you so much to the Ana Luisa team for working with me. This has been such an amazing journey and I've learned so much throughout the process and I'm really looking forward to hearing your guys's thoughts so I'll see you guys in my next video. Bye!