As part of my daughters Christmas box, I managed to get (what I thought anyway) a very pretty and cost effective charm bracelet with a few charms from my Avon book, with one of those charms being the subject of this review. The charm in question is - "Cupcake charm". My daughter had previously been asking for a bracelet due to one of her friends having one for her 10th birthday, but from what I can gather had been filled with nice but rather boring and non-descript looking charms, and with my daughter being the character she is I (larger than life, and very funny to boot!), I wanted much quirkier and colourful charms for her ...  Read the complete review

For my 30th birthday my friend had the lovely idea of making me a gift box with thirty different small gifts in which must have cost her a fortune! One of the items which she bought for me was the Avon cupcake charm and this is my review of that. The Avon cupcake charm fits in very nicely with all of the cupcake items which seem to have been all over for the past couple of years. It is quite a small item, perhaps a centimetre tall, and made out of a silver coloured hard material. The bottom part of the charm is ridged so to look like a cupcake case whilst the top of the charm is painted a pale pink colour and has small diamantes within it. The cupcake ...  Read the complete review

---Why I Buy This--- I am not one into charm bracelets - but I do love cupcakes - so thought I would order this one. I tend to buy anything with a cupcake on it - or be given them as gifts - I have tote bags, boxes, candle holders etc - even sticky plasters and key rings. ---The History--- The wearing of charms may have begun as a form of amulet to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. Queen Victoria wore charm bracelets that started a fashion among the European noble classes. Teenagers in the 1950s and early 1960s collected charms to record the events in their lives. Although interest and production waned ...  Read the complete review

This is a really lovely charm. It simply attaches itself to bracelets by a silver clasp. It is easy to fit on to bracelets and it can be used on many different types of bracelets, not just the one advertised in Avon brochures. The charm is quite small in size but it looks pretty and is nicely decorated. The pink colour looks lovely as it's not too overpowering and the stones are well embedded into the cupcake that I doubt they will drop off. The charm is really strong and durable. It is very sturdy and it's not too heavy when worn on bracelets. You don't have to use the charm on bracelets. You can use it on necklaces or use it as a phone charm. The ...  Read the complete review