The Dictator

The Dictator rules: Not so smart. You just talked yourself out of a trip to exotic locales such as Turkey. Plus, just because you conjecture that the earrings you spotted on a magazine page were made with precious materials, it doesn’t mean they are or that they weren’t crafted to offer protection in the same way as the trinkets you dismissed may have been. And who knows when you might need such an amulet? (I’m giving you the evil eye right now, for example.) OK, let’s get shopping. Step one: release the earrings you saw from your mind’s eye. You probably won’t ever see them again. Step two: head to a multibrand online jewellery store Max & Chloe (www.maxandchloe.com). Our search uncovered, for example, the lovely Hari Jewels Evil Eye Hypnotic Drop Earrings in green onyx, brown diamonds and 14-carat gold (about HK$12,000). If you’ll consider other types of jewellery, Solange Azagury- Partridge’s Eye ring is a colourful mix of lapis, onyx, mother of pearl, turquoise, rubies, diamonds and black diamonds set in 18-carat yellow gold (HK$198,000; IFC Mall, Central, tel: 2234 7099; www.solange.co.uk). Greek designer Ileana Makri’s pretty Evil Eye collection just might convert you (www.makri.gr). You’ll find a small selection of rings and bracelets in the fine jewellery area at Lane Crawford (HK$9,200 to HK$18,500; IFC Mall, tel: 2118 7777). Also, keep an, um, eye out for Lanvin’s Left Eye and/or Right Eye brooches in brass, glass and resin, which should be out soon (about HK$5,400; IFC Mall, tel: 2234 7323).