In honour of summer's apparent and untimely demise - and since we could probably all do with a pick-me-up right now - Because presents ten top tips to enjoying the perfect cocktail ring.

• Prep well: Manicure hands to within an inch of their lives. All eyes are going to be on them so baby soft digits and high shine, juicy red nails are a must.

• Build your bouquet: Blooming lovely Diorette cocktail rings and a smattering of Dior's Rose Pré Catelan finger fancies should do the job.

• Added extras: Lacquered ladybirds and handcarved coral and quartz roses bring a certain je ne sais quois to the proceedings. A solitary diamond set on each thorny band adds requisite zing.

• Ingredient overload? Impossible! More-is-more is hot right now so if you're having trouble deciding what to go for, don't fret. Pile it all in, and on.

• How to take it: May we suggest on the rocks? Better still, full of rocks. These beauties are brimming with mouthwatering aquamarines, amethysts, tsavorite and pink and yellow sapphires. De-li-cious.

• Mix it up: Unexpected combos are where it's at which is why we've turned to Susan Caplan for some vintage arm candy. Straight from the 80s come a coil snake cuff and a cabochon spiral bracelet; adding a dash of 50s flavour, Edouard Rambaud's embellished bracelet completes the look.

• The finishing touches: Orange, watermelon and strawberry go some of the way to providing you with those essential five-a-day but a Mandarin garnet earns bonus points. Look closely and you'll spot one glinting in there somewhere.

• Don't be shy: A naughty nibble and knowing glance draw attention to those luscious lips and that spirit-level fringe which, frankly, deserve to be shown off.

• Christen your cocktail: We've called ours the Little Gem.

• Sit back, relax and enjoy: As if you needed to be told.

Time was, if you wanted to know what the future held. All you had to do was cross a wise woman's palm with silver. But times change, and these days any fortune teller worth her salt knows there are far better ways to get her hands on - and in - premium grade metal of an altogether more desirable kind.

Gazing into her crystal ball, our witchy oracle looks ahead to see what's hot, and what's not, as the cooler days and darker nights set in. Love, life, wealth and health are all well and good but what matters here is the alchemical transformation of raw materials into spellbinding jewellery.

Putting the Hex into hexagons (and other shapes too) our diviner conjures images forth with fingers bedecked in Kara Ross' geometric rings that are bold in stature and rich in hues of violet, turquoise and gold.

With a flash of lightning and a puff of smoke Susan Caplan's vintage treasure swirls into view. Essential witch kit includes an Art Poison Ring (perfect for secreting illicit pills) from their diffusion line Boutique By Susan Caplan and a bracelet festooned with lucky charms on which to make a wish. The snaking silver coils of a modernist ring (Boutique By Susan Caplan) complement an elaborate, forearm-encasing diamante cuff from Erickson Beamon, and a discarded Chanel bangle that erupts with beatle-black beads.

Echoing the herbs and plants used to brew powerful potions, Pomegranate's golden rings boast organic floral carvings that reference ancient tribal artforms of India, Thailand and Turkey. True to the myth that gems are imbued with supernatural qualities, the choice of a limpid green prehnite stone - said to enhance powers of prophesy and inner knowledge - is proof, if any were needed, that when jewellery's at its best, it's nothing short of magic.

Flickering in the lenses of the baroque inspired Prada sunglasses 1960s classic, La Dolce Vita plays out. In the dim lights and hush of the cinema Marcello a young journalist is bewitched by star Sylvia. Rome's hot debauchery and decadency is captured in the flamboyance of Muiccia Prada's SS11 design.

South Pacific star Mitzi Gaynor stands soaping her hair and singing in the rims of the acid yellow Cutler and Gross glasses. Island life with it's backdrop of sun bleached brights and palm trees suits the pop of colour and a brand who take inspiration from the big screen.

Cut to Versace's pair where Donatella's finesse for fierceness and uncompromising sex appeal holds the dangerous, brooding and equally sexy Sin City.

Wether the sun shines or not sunglasses are the darlings of Hollywood. Oversized, dark and terribly cool they add mystery and film star status for all.