THE BLOG

I appreciate that spring may not feel super-relevant to folks in tropical Singapore, but please indulge me. It’s the metaphor of spring I wanted to discuss. What have I learned this my first spring in the UK? Much. Some delightful, some painful. Springing into life Initially, as the days lengthened...

What are your dreams? What holds you back from pursuing them? I'd long dreamt of more space. I wanted the children to have the childhoods I'd read about in books - adventure, woods, lakes, fun, and a healthy amount of mischief (not that it was ever really lacking!). I also...

What is Ikigai? I didn't know when I started Lula J. I'm beginning to now; maybe my journey might help you! As life normalised (slightly!) as my son became a toddler, I had a feeling, deep down, saying something like, "Is this it?" Don't get me wrong, I have loved...

Here at Lula J, we celebrate mothers. And we celebrate non-mothers. On Mother’s Day, even as articles, ads and Instagram posts tell you what you should be gifting mummy dearest come May 9, and which restaurant you should be making reservations at (who else’s Mother’s Day lunch and dinner plans...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and we don’t mean the shiny diamonds we put on our Lula J jewelry), you’ll have read about or seen that explosive interview given by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Oprah Winfrey, where, in a nutshell, the Duchess unleashed bombshells about...

It’s time to look into 9 carats and gold-plated jewelry. 24 carat is the purest gold out there, but it’s soft and vulnerable to scratches. 18 carat is 18 parts gold, 6 parts alloy. 14 carat is what we use, it’s strong enough to hold our elegant and fine designs...