Do you want to introduce yourself for people who don't know you?

Sure. I'm Naderie Goff, and I'm a culture writer at Slate.

Nadira Goff, who's my co-worker here at Slate, is also very stylish.

The other day, you and I were in the office together, and we were talking about how we were both

gold jewelry girls. Yeah. Like, I feel like, yeah, why gold for you? I just think that my skin

undertones, they're warmer, or at least I'd like to believe so. That's what I've gathered from

internet research and comparing it to myself.

And I think gold jewelry makes my skin pop in a way that silver jewelry doesn't.

I'm asking this because I noticed that you were wearing, among your other jewelry, a gold aura ring.

If you're not familiar, aura rings are one of a huge number of wearables available to consumers

right now. Much like smartwatches or Fitbits, an aura ring can track various fitness goals,

sleep, or even your menstrual cycle. And aura rings are popular. At the end of 2025, the company's CEO said he

expected to reach a billion dollars in revenue for the year. That's twice the amount from the year

before. The ring is marketed as a way to know more about yourself and your body. Orra's website

says it gives you unlimited access to accurate data and information about

your body so that you can make more informed decisions and lead a better, healthier life.

Naderra got hers after a really frustrating year. I have had a really hard year last year in

terms of health. I basically discovered that I

had some sort of chronic illness or at least, or multiple. And the doctors and I were having

a hard time trying to figure out what they were, if they were autoimmune, if they were something

else. And I also knew

that my sleep schedule was also really feeding into my flare-ups or my symptoms and the

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