Christin Marie didn’t set out to start a jewelry brand. She simply followed the creative instinct that had always been there, stringing beads and shaping wire for herself, posting her experiments online, letting the process speak for itself. But the internet had other plans. Requests started rolling in, then multiplying, until it became clear that what she was making for herself needed to be shared with a wider world. That spark became Christin Marie Studio, a space rooted in inclusivity, personal curation, and the belief that jewelry should feel as tailored to the wearer as a good playlist or a signature scent. Her sizing, colorways, and styling options reflect that intention. Everyone deserves pieces that meet them where they are.
At CMS, jewelry is more than shine. It is storytelling. Marie crafts pieces with the understanding that two people can buy the same chain and walk away with two completely different narratives. Her designs are intentionally open, intentionally adaptable, and intentionally personal. The charm of the brand is that each item becomes a visual biography, a way for the wearer to say this is who I am without having to explain a thing.
Marie credits this point of view to her own identity, which she jokingly describes as a little bit all over the place. Her mind is a mood board of possibilities, ideas coming faster than she can sketch them, all begging to be translated into metal and gemstones. The challenge and thrill is taming the inspiration into something people across ages, cultures, and genders can see themselves in. Creation is her constant. Refinement is the second language she has had to learn to share her work with the world.
And through it all, she is carrying a legacy that sits at the core of Black culture. Gold hoops, nameplates, bamboo door knockers, heirloom chains passed down from aunties and uncles. Marie wants her pieces to live in that lineage. They are meant to be stylish today and still hit twenty years from now. Longevity is more than quality control. It is cultural stewardship. When she sees customers gifting CMS pieces to sisters, cousins, and friends, she knows the work is doing what it should do: travel across generations and hold meaning long after trends fade.
Her journey has not come without friction. Being a Black woman in the jewelry space means dealing with copycats, the kind who treat Black creativity like an open-source library. Instead of shrinking, Marie doubled down on ownership. She knows the worth of her work and protects it fiercely. That confidence has become a blueprint for other Black women watching her build something uncompromising and intentional.
What she hopes people feel when they put on her pieces is simple. Elevated. Beautiful. Regal. Whether they prefer loud and maximal or clean and minimal, there is something in her collection that acts like the final detail you did not know you needed until you saw it on. A finishing touch with personality.
As for what is next, Marie is already buzzing about her holiday drop. She has been perfecting a new Solstice gemstone color for over a year, and her audience has been begging for it. The reveal is coming during the brand’s mega livestream and she is already predicting a sellout. Consider this your warning to tune in. The CMS girlies do not play.