Hey Harper Review: A Fashion Editor's honest thoughts

When it comes to the hardest working items in your wardrobe, jewellery is certainly up there, along with handbags and boots. But with spring/summer riiiight around the corner, the combination of sunscreen, water, hand sanitiser, and sweat can mean that some of our favourite pieces fall prey to tarnishing. Whether you've bought a necklace from a high street shop, or invested a pretty penny in something gold (or gold plated), having your jewellery go all discoloured ain't a vibe. If this is all sounding familiar, there's one affordable jewellery brand that I wanna introduce you to called Hey Harper.

The brand's mission is to democratise high-quality designer jewellery. This basically means that they make fashion-forward pieces which look super spenny but are very reasonably priced. Plus - and this is the best bit - Hey Harper is waterproof, so tarnishing ain't gonna cramp your style this summer. "Jewellery doesn’t need to be gold or expensive to be long lasting - it needs quality, and that’s not a luxury but a standard," says Hey Harper Founder and CEO, Catarina Oliveira.

So how does it stay waterproof, you ask? Well, it's a bit sciencey, but stay with me. Whereas other jewellery brands often use gold or silver plating, Hey Harper uses a thing called 'Physical Vapor Deposition' (or PVD). PVD is apparently a 10 times stronger coating process than the gold or silver types. In fact, they're so confident in the longevity of the jewellery that Hey Harper offers a lifetime colour warranty.

I've got the pair of Grace hoop earrings (due to be restocked next week) and the Eloise bracelet (which is about to sell out) - both of which feels as good as quality as they look. They're that nice weight that makes the piece feel substantial without, for example, weighing my earlobe down.