Today sees the launch of the brand-new Pandora Shine collection worldwide, and – huzzah – I am finally able to write about it! Pandora has been very cautious about this launch, but now that it’s all officially out there I’m covering its launch with HQ photos of all the new pieces, live shots, and commentary. :D

For those who really are unaware, Pandora Shine is a brand new line of 18kt-gold-plated jewellery launching with the Pandora Spring 2018 collection.

I’ve put in pricing where I have it, but I didn’t make it a priority to track down the full set of pricing ahead of time as I knew I wouldn’t be able to preview it before stores were listing these pieces anyhow. In retrospect, I should have done as I’m still writing this ahead of time and won’t have time to put the prices in for the article’s launch, so apologies for that! :)

There will be more pieces coming out in April with the Mother’s Day 2018 collections, too, although I am not permitted to preview those yet.

Pandora Shine – An Overview

Pandora Shine is Pandora’s first big new concept since the launch of the Pandora Rose line back in 2014, which is why there’s been such a huge marketing campaign to mark its launch, bringing in bloggers, promos and advertisements galore. To begin with, the collection will only be sold in concept stores and online.

The Shine jewellery is 18kt-gold plated sterling silver jewellery. It will look quite different to Pandora’s existing solid gold line, which is 14kt, and much less yellow in person.

The plating consists of several layers – the sterling silver is overlaid with a layer of palladium and then finished with a very thick layer of 18kt gold.

Pandora Shine Bracelets

The Pandora Smooth Bracelet is the closest thing we have to a traditional Pandora Shine charm bracelet – it has no threads, however, and you’ll need either silicone-lined clips or rubber stoppers underneath your clips if you want your beads to stay in place on it. It’s $175 USD.

The Sliding Bracelet is $175 USD or £150 – slightly eyewatering, but it is a lovely finish. I’d love to make a little mini Shine bumblebee design on this one!

Pandora Shine Charms

One of the pieces that has featured very heavily in Pandora’s pre-release campaign is this Queen Bee pendant ($90 USD/£70), and I can appreciate why – it’s detailed, very striking and yet rather sweet with its tiny heart detail. Also, the motif of the queen bee plays rather well into ideas of female empowerment, which crops up in Pandora’s marketing a lot at the moment – do celebrate, do shine, do Pandora.

The Heart and Bee is refreshingly free of any enamel or sparkle, and I love the little dangling bee detail. This one is another of my favourites, although I’d like to know if it’s threaded or not. It’s $55 USD.

This openwork, retailing for $50 USD, might be my favourite of the bee pieces, and I’m considering it to go with the Enchanted Garden Glass bee murano.

The Golden Honey charm, priced at $65 USD, offers a beautiful colour combination. As I’ve said many times, I love enamel detailing done well, and the amber enamel is a perfect honeycomb.

The Honeycomb Lace is rather a statement piece, only loosely connected to the other bee pieces through its honeycomb detailing. It’s pricey at $90 USD, however.

Finally for bee charms, we have the Sweet as Honey dangle, RRP $100 USD. I’d have preferred this one without the CZs at the bail and across the beehive – and I think it would have been great to make the bee stand out a bit more against the hive with some more black enamel stripes.

What you might not realise from the stock image is that the gold swirls of the beehive actually surround a golden ‘tiger eye’ stone at the centre of the charm, which is pretty nifty. This must also account for some of the high RRP.

For this initial collection, Pandora have been careful to pick motifs and concepts that are actively complemented and enhanced by the use of a gold metal – as well as honeycomb and bumblebees, we have two sunshine-themed charms. The Rays of Sunshine openwork features ‘warm yellow enamel’ and CZs around the edge, and will retail for $90 USD.

I think I prefer the You are my Sunshine charm, however, with its secretly sweet message hidden inside it. The CZ at the bail seems superfluous, but the overall effect is warm and cheerful. It’s $75 USD.

There is one Pandora Shine murano, offering a swirled white glass design priced at $50 USD. White and gold are a lovely combination, and it’s nicely versatile.

The Filled with Romance charm is one of my favourite Pandora hearts, and I have it already both in Rose and silver finishes! ☺ This new Shine version will be $50 USD.

The only Shine safety chain available at launch is this clip Logo design. It’s silicone lined, which it would have to be to be effective on the Shine Smooth Moments bracelet. The price is high, however, at $150 USD, and I hope they come out with a more affordable and less heavily branded option soon.

The Shining Elegance clip is silicone lined, and will work on any of the three Shine charm bracelets pictured above. It’s $65 USD.

There are also two regular Shine clips being released – however, you’ll need silicone inserts to use them with any of the Shine bracelets above, as none of them have threads, which seems a bit odd. I’m surprised not to see a Pandora Shine traditional barrel clasp bracelet. This is $65 USD.

I am glad that they included a plain Shine clip, with no CZ, but it would have been nice to see something that wasn’t so heavily Pandora branded. A plain ball clip would have been great, or perhaps a honeycomb design to match the bees! This is $55 USD.

The Golden Pavé Ball has a lot going on, mixing CZs of different sizes and colours. It’s $100 USD.

Rounding off the charms, we have a bumblebee petite for the floating lockets. I am not sure about the idea of wearing a little bee inside a locket – it might look a bit like a specimen! This is $20 USD.

Pandora Shine Jewellery

The Rays of Sunshine charm has a matching pendant – this is very large and would probably be best suited to a necklace rather than a bracelet.

The Honeycomb Lace is, like its sister charm, a very striking statement piece – it wouldn’t be for me, as I don’t like rings with very thick bands, but it is certainly wonderful to look at!

The Honeybee ring is another limited edition piece, and another bumble-themed piece that I think works incredibly well. The honeycomb shape of the ring is so pretty!

From the stock image, I’m not sure on the contrast between the yellow stone and the gold metal in this ring, but I’d have to see it in person to be sure.

The Enchanted Crown is coming out this Spring in Rose and silver finishes as well, and I’ve seen several live shots that pair contrasting metals together to beautiful effect.

The next set of rings all offer Shine versions of existing Pandora designs. I particularly love the Linked Love in gold – it’s such a pretty, but elegant little ring!

And, to finish off, the PANDORA Forever earrings are $75 USD.