Independent & Reader-Funded — Every Product Purchased, Never Gifted — Est. 2026

The Institution

About Luxury Item Reviews

Luxury Item Reviews is an independent publication. We purchase every product we review at retail, with our own funds — never gifted, never sponsored. We live with each item for a minimum of four weeks before a single word is written, then score it across twelve weighted criteria that are identical for every product in a category.

No score is ever for sale. When we earn an affiliate commission it is disclosed, and it never influences a ranking. Read how we test for the full methodology.

The Examiners

Elena Vasquez — Editor-in-Chief

Horology — 15 yrs · Former auction specialist

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Sofia Marchetti — Senior Editor

Leather goods — 12 yrs · Master-artisan trained

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Amara Okafor — Reviewer

Cosmetic chemistry — MSc · 9 yrs

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Priya Anand — Reviewer

Gemology — GIA certified · 8 yrs

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Julian Reyes — Reviewer

Menswear & tailoring · 11 yrs

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Hana Kim — Reviewer

Industrial & product design · 7 yrs

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