Mumbai's unsual jewellery nooks: Take your pick

You are a woman who believes in having liquid cash in her bank account. Hence, platinum rings or gold biscuits would hold zero interest for you. So here is your kind of unusual and inexpensive jewellery at these nooks. Stock up.

Colaba Causeway is a shopper's delight. Here you will come across pretty baubles—from faux pearls strung in vivid blues to chunky bracelets, beaded necklaces and tribal chokers. Remember to haggle because though the stuff may look semi-precious, it actually is not.

Start from the pavement stretch near Regal Cinema (Apollo Bunder) and move down with the air of an experienced shopper, while browsing through the wares of the roadside stalls. Curious terracotta earrings—from pretty petite studs in black to the tiny danglers and delicate wrist wraps in ochre—catch your eye.

For tag-sensitive shoppers, the station market at Santacruz West offers a virtual treasure trove of gleaming picks. It can be half price, when compared to Colaba Causeway. Bargaining is a skill that fetches you the best results inside this narrow lane flanked with small shops, crammed with hanging beads and pretty bracelets in red stones, cat’s-eye hues and effervescent yellows.

For a slightly suave look, that a single sleek accessory can lend, move to White Peacock, a hip boutique in Khar West. From limpid blues to watery turquoise, dancing oranges to flaming yellows, strikingly-dyed wooden ball-shaped beads with crochet accents jostle for your attention. If you are looking for a subdued appeal, choose the colourless quartz strung in togetherness on ivory threads.

If that weren’t enough, paper jewellery at On My Own (OMO) in Bandra will floor you completely. Fashioned from recycled paper, these are striking necklaces and chandelier earrings. Dried melon seeds hanging from flattened paper discs in bright reds and mint-green paper strips curling up to fringe yellow centres are sure to astound you.

Whoever said women were high maintenance?