Jewellery is one of the oldest types of archaeological artefact – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery. If you take a close look at the jewellery you wear often or which has perhaps been left unworn for some time, you’ll quite likely notice it looking grimy, dull and far from its sparkling best. If you do opt to wear one or more sentimental jewellery pieces all or most of the time, then consider how you can layer those pieces with other jewellery to add interest and variety to your style. Just because something is sentimental doesn’t necessarily mean you need to wear it every day . Consider how you’d feel about not wearing a particular piece every day and if that’s an option for you. If you’re wearing a bold pair of earrings then not having a necklace to detract from your …