"If you're anything like us, the current lockdown has you fluctuating between wearing cereal-stained pyjamas for 72 hours straight and putting on a full face of makeup and your fanciest dress just to take a selfie. But fear not, friends; there's a happy medium somewhere between our wildly oscillating sartorial moods.

Much like the lipstick effect – where lipstick sales rise during an economic downturn as women seek out small, affordable pleasures – we've found ourselves reaching for modest pick-me-ups in the form of jolly accessories. Requiring minimum effort but providing maximum impact, something as simple as a pair of drop-pearl earrings is brightening up our Zoom calls (even if we are wearing joggers on our bottom half)."