TOD:
I was never much of a jewelry person, except in my plastic-hippie sixties youth. I did buy my high-school class ring, and then my fingers grew fatter, and a few years later I had to have a jewler cut it off. The ring, not the finger.
My Joe is a Gold person, being Italian, and has quite a collection of necklaces, bracelets, and rings, which he wears mainly on special occasions.
We both have gold rings on our well-dressed left hands. (Oh, a Destry reference!)
And I have one simple gold chain that he gave me several years ago, which I wear constantly.
Neither of us is a cologne person. I must agree with those who say that Americans simply do not know how to wear purfume. The idea of "a hint" seems foreign to most. Our doctor's office actually has a sign posted asking people not to wear purfume when they visit because of the offense and actually physical distress it can cause some patients in the waiting room.
On occasion, I would like to say to some of the worst offenders, "Okay, I've smelled it. Now can you turn it off, please?"