"Don't gift cheap jewellery," would be the best advice that Eina Ahluwalia can share, as we begin discussion on the rules of gifting trinkets this Christmas. "Everyone has so much of everything, so why not gift them something custom-made?"

Before you think up a piece of jewellery for your partner, spouse, close family, friend, a favourite colleague or the boss, check it twice alongside a reasonable budget. "It's important to factor in affordability, and the meaning behind a particular piece," suggests Kaabia Grewal of Outhouse, a label she co-founded with sister Sasha.