I Heart Valentine’s Day Heart Pendants

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I Heart Valentine’s Day Heart Pendants

Heart pendants are one of those polarizing jewelry items: people either love them or they don’t. I think they can be wonderful–good heart design does not have to be an oxymoron. If they are done well, hearts can be beautiful and very romantic. You are wearing a tangible symbol: someone loves you!

There are a lot of hearts out there. For my edited list below, I had a few criteria I looked at carefully. Graceful design. Quality of execution (as far as I can tell online). Integration of the pendant with the chain. Value.

Find yourself (or your gift recipient) in the descriptions below and see if cupid’s arrow makes its mark.

Purist: You value good design and want something enduring.

You can’t beat Tiffany. Elsa Peretti created THE iconic design, and it’s a good value in sterling silver, and possibly gold. How else can you give the little blue box (and probably get a nice smooch) for $165?

Tiffany Small Heart Pendant, $165 Retail

Another nice Tiffany design, I like the rose gold with the silver:

Tiffany Double Heart Pendant w/Rose Gold, $675 Retail

Classic: You like simple, tailored designs and want something brilliant, but tasteful; sparkly, but not overwhelming.

Lovely little piece from Blue Nile, it’s definitely a nod to Tiffany, but a good value:

Blue Nile 1/4 ct Curved Heart Pendant, $455 Retail

Very sweet piece, love the pearl, and it’s a steal at $60:

Blue Nile Heart Lariat w/ Freshwater Pearl, $60 Retail

This should lay right in the hollow of the neck, like a little kiss:

Blue Nile Infinity Heart Pendant, $480 Retail

Sporty: You want good design, but you don’t want it to get in the way of your active lifestyle.

This is clean and simple, I like the way it floats on the snake chain:

Platinum Diamond Heart Slide, $1025 Retail

I like the bezel setting for these diamonds–no prongs to catch on anything, and it’s a clean look:

C. Gonshor Diamond Heart Pendant, $2895 Retail

Downtown: You’re a little bit rock and roll, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t a romantic.

I’m a big fan of this designer, Wendy Brandes. This is kind of spendy, but I bet it’s pretty substantial, and beautifully executed. Very organic:

Wendy Brandes "Diana" Pendant, $6000 Retail

Inspired by the Illusionist, ingenous twisting mechanism allows it to go from heart to oval (PS, I think this is the one I would buy if I had my choice, I love the mechanics plus it’s got over 1 carat in diamond weight):