The tooth jeweller and musician discusses Mexican upbringing, the Mayan origins of tooth gems, and the way she brought butterfly smiles to the world
4 Swarovski crystals glisten under a pair of lined lips and clear gloss. Two are classic circles; the others are marquise cuts. They adorn the highest incisors, beside a lone gem on the tooth to the best. Together, they turn out to be a holographic butterfly, with Graciella Masterton’s small gap acting because the body between the wings.
When Masterton shared her creation back in January 2021, it was eight months before tooth gems became TikTok’s favourite Y2K accessory, and a 12 months before WWD predicted a full revival...
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