There’s an unknown kid in jewelry town. Her name is Nomination. For the holiday season, this Italian jewelry company is offering a set of earrings that looks VERY much like Paloma Picasso’s sugar stacks design carried by Tiffany’s. Not only is Nomination offering their set for almost four thousand dollars LESS than Tiffany’s, they’ve agreed to give away a free set to one lucky Wise Bread reader. Submit a comment by 9:00 a.m. December 10th with an email or web site to contact you at, and you’ll be entered to win a set of these gorgeous little beauties. Read on for product details, and of course to leave your contest entering comment . . . (**ADDED Dec 10th, 2007 - This drawing is over.  Congratulations to Anne, our winner!)

The earrings pictured in this article are from Nomination, an Italian jewelry company that just launched their United States ecommerce site in November. To see how closely they compare to the Tiffany’s set, check out this link.

Notice the price tag? Four thousand, one hundred dollars.

As you can see from Nomination’s set of earrings featured here, this company is offering an equally glamorous holiday look to Tiffany’s for two hundred thirty-three buckaroos. That’s a savings of over thirty-eight hundred USD. And the pieces are remarkably similar. While the semi precious stones are slightly different, both are set in 18K gold. I chatted with the product rep, and amazingly enough, the designs were developed completely independently from each other. The color combination is so classy, I guess I'm not surprised multiple designers were inspired.

Judging from their overall site, there are some other very interesting pieces here. I’ll be working with the product rep to try out some samples and see how they measure up for look and durability. Look for a product review post in the fairly near future. For now though, I wanted you all to have a chance to snag the look for less (these sets are apparently going fast), and get in the door for a chance to win a pair. Good luck, Wise Bread readers!