Melinda Maria
Authorized Melinda Maria Retailer · Long Island
Melinda Maria is a Los Angeles-based jewelry brand built around a single belief: life is too short to wear boring jewelry. Founded in 2005 by Melinda Maria Spigel — a self-taught designer who started making her first pieces at age eight and built the company by selling one bracelet at a time to women in line at a Los Angeles Starbucks — the brand has grown into one of the most recognized modern jewelry labels in America. Melinda has earned the title E!'s "Hollywood's Bling Queen," and her pieces are worn by Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Michelle Obama, the Kardashians, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Julia Roberts, and Zendaya — on the red carpet, in the school carpool, and everywhere in between.
Every Melinda Maria piece is handcrafted in Los Angeles using the finest custom-cut semi-precious stones, the brand's signature simulated diamonds known as Diamondettes, and high-quality metals. The result is jewelry that looks like fine jewelry, wears like fine jewelry, and lives in the layering territory between everyday and event-night — the Julian, Jaguar, Norah, Maven, Ashley, Love Letters, Opals, Hoop Shop, Tennis Shop, and Zodiacs collections all designed to mix, stack, and travel. Pieces are backed by Melinda's Lifetime Guarantee.
Designed in Los Angeles. Loved by Hollywood. Available to try in person on Long Island — not just shipped from a warehouse.
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From a Starbucks in LA to Hollywood's Bling Queen
Melinda Maria Spigel grew up in Spokane, Washington, designing her first piece of jewelry at age eight by taking apart her mother's necklaces and reassembling them into something new. After high school she moved to New York to work as a nanny, kept making jewelry on the side, and eventually arrived in Los Angeles in 1996 with three thousand dollars in her pocket and no industry connections. For years she worked odd jobs — restaurants, makeup, anything that would pay the rent — while she hand-beaded jewelry at the local Starbucks.
She became known to the regulars as "the jewelry girl at Starbucks," selling one piece at a time to women waiting in line. That direct connection to her customer — what they actually wanted to wear, what they were willing to pay, what made them feel good when they put it on — would become the foundation of the brand. In 2005 she officially launched Melinda Maria Jewelry, working off the table in her apartment living room with help from her husband Art Spigel.
Twenty years later, Melinda Maria is one of the most recognized modern jewelry brands in America — with celebrity press across every major outlet, an appearance on Oprah's Favorite Things, and pieces worn on red carpets by Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, the Kardashians, Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Rihanna, and Zendaya. The company is still 100% owned by Melinda and Art — they took no institutional funding — and Melinda still personally designs every collection.
The Collections Long Island Shops
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The Statement Stack
Julian Collection
The signature Cuban-chain-inspired collection set with white Diamondettes — necklaces, bracelets, and lock styles in gold and silver. The Julian line is one of Melinda Maria's most enduring and best-selling, designed to stack and layer with itself and across other collections.
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The Newest Drop
Jaguar Collection
Sleek pavé curves and vivid emerald accents in silhouettes designed to stop a room. The Jaguar collection is Melinda's most current statement-piece line — bold enough for evening, easy enough for every day. Available in necklaces, rings, and earrings.
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The Personal Piece
Love Letters & Zodiacs
The Love Letters initial medallion necklaces and Zodiac amulets — Melinda Maria's most-gifted personalized pieces. Available in gold across every letter and every sign, perfect for birthdays, milestones, or layering with the Julian and Jaguar lines.
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The Everyday Sparkle
Tennis Shop
Melinda Maria's tennis necklaces and bracelets, anchored by the Not Your Basic Tennis line in white Diamondettes. Built to wear daily, designed to layer, and priced at a fraction of a fine-diamond tennis piece while delivering the same visual impact on the neck or wrist.
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The Color Story
Opals & Pop of Color
The color of the season — opal-set pieces with the brand's signature soft palette, plus Melinda's curated A Pop of Color and She's On Point collections for vivid statement moments. Designed to mix into a neutral stack or stand alone.
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The Foundation
Hoop Shop, Ashley, Maven & Norah
The everyday foundation collections — The Hoop Shop covers earrings from huggies to statement hoops; Ashley, Maven, and Norah deliver the brand's signature mix of dainty and bold across rings, bracelets, and chains.
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Many Melinda Maria styles in our showroom are not displayed online. The best way to find your piece is to come in and try them.
The SVS Melinda Maria Experience
SVS Fine Jewelry is Long Island's authorized Melinda Maria retailer. Our 4,000-square-foot showroom in Oceanside carries one of the deepest Melinda Maria inventories in the Northeast — with the Julian, Jaguar, Norah, Maven, Ashley, Love Letters, Opals, Hoop Shop, Tennis Shop, and Zodiacs collections in stock and available to try on in person. Many of our in-store styles are not displayed online.
The difference between buying Melinda Maria at SVS versus shopping online is the difference between guessing and knowing. Online, you scroll, you order, you wait, you hope it lands the way the photo promised. At SVS, you can touch the metal, feel the weight, see the Diamondettes catch real light, and stack pieces against your skin tone before you decide. Our team works with Melinda Maria every season and knows the collection inside and out — how Julian layers with Jaguar, which tennis length sits best for your neckline, which Love Letters medallion size reads best at a glance.
Every Melinda Maria purchase at SVS Fine Jewelry includes flexible showroom financing options, complimentary lifetime cleaning, Melinda's manufacturer Lifetime Guarantee, and the assurance of working with a locally owned Long Island showroom backed by 2,500+ five-star Google reviews.
Long Island Delivery & Nationwide Shipping
Every Melinda Maria order placed through SVS ships from our Oceanside showroom — not a warehouse three time zones away. For Long Island customers, that means same-day options no online retailer can match.
Same-Day Curbside Pickup — order online, we pull and prepare your piece, you pull up at 3323 Long Beach Road and we bring it out. Free, no minimum, available during showroom hours.
Same-Day Local Delivery — Nassau County only. Place your order by 3pm and we'll deliver to Oceanside, Long Beach, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Island Park, Merrick, Garden City, Mineola, Valley Stream, Great Neck, and other Nassau County zip codes the same day for a $25 flat fee.
Nationwide Shipping — standard USPS $9.99, free on orders $75+. Priority 2-3 Day USPS $20, free on orders $300+. Overnight USPS $35, free on orders $599+. Every Melinda Maria piece arrives in the brand's signature packaging.
Where Long Island Shops Melinda Maria
SVS Fine Jewelry is Long Island's destination for Melinda Maria. Shoppers travel to our Oceanside showroom from across Nassau County — Long Beach, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Island Park, Merrick, Baldwin, Freeport, Wantagh, Garden City, Mineola, Valley Stream, and Great Neck — as well as Suffolk County, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the wider New York tri-state area. Melinda Maria is one of our most loved Instagram and gift-purchase brands, with new arrivals added regularly. Order online by 3pm for same-day curbside pickup or Nassau County delivery, or visit in person — same-day appointments available, Thursday evening hours run until 8pm.
Shop, Visit, or Order Today
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Try in Person
SVS Oceanside Showroom
See the Julian, Jaguar, Tennis Shop, Hoop Shop, Norah, and Love Letters collections in person. Try Diamondettes against real light, layer styles together, and walk out with the right piece.
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3323 Long Beach Road Oceanside, NY 11572 Mon–Wed & Fri–Sat 10am–6pm Thursday 10am–8pm |
Shop the Full Collection
All SVS Fashion Jewelry
Pair Melinda Maria with our broader fashion jewelry collection — necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings from Gabriel & Co., Shy Creation, Lafonn, and the SVS Exclusive Collection.
Shop All Jewelry
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Gift It
Melinda Maria as a Gift
Melinda Maria is one of our most-gifted brands — from $100 Love Letters initials to $200 tennis necklaces, the line delivers a meaningful gift at every price point. Explore our curated gift guides for ideas by recipient and occasion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Life is too short to wear boring jewelry.
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