Red Glass Bangles with Golden Bead Accents, Set of 12

Twelve red glass bangles come as a set here, each one carrying small golden bead accents along the glass. Red is a colour with real weight in Indian jewellery, worn through weddings and festivals as much as chosen for its own sake, and glass gives it a depth that a plastic bangle in the same shade doesn't quite manage.

The golden beads sit as a detail rather than the main event, catching a bit of extra light without competing with the red glass itself. Sold in a set of twelve, these are built for the layered look a stack of bangles gives on the wrist, one colour repeated rather than a single bangle worn alone.

They come in three sizes, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.8, so fit is worth checking against your usual bangle size before ordering rather than assuming a single size fits every wrist. Glass bangles need a bit more care than metal ones: they don't bend, so they should go on and off gently rather than being forced over the widest part of the hand.

Suited to a saree, a lehenga or a salwar suit, this set works for festival wear as much as for adding colour to an otherwise plain outfit. At ₹149 for twelve, it's a full stack rather than a single piece.