Eva Mendes is feeling green
The actor, entrepreneur and mom chose vibrant emeralds to be the star of her new Cast piece, the Havana Flip Ring.
Mendes’ love of the rich gemstone is the real deal—so much so that she even named her oldest daughter Esmerelda, emerald in Spanish. But her affinity for bold color is just one of the many reasons we were excited to partner with her.
Not only is Eva a longtime fine-jewelry girl, she’s authentic, stylish, successful and a true lover of the arts. In other words, the perfect human to collab with on our debut Flip for Good ring, a new program which gives a portion of proceeds to creative causes.
Playing with stones
Like everything she does, Eva was all in when it came to designing (and naming) her artful piece with mid-century-modern vibes. “The chance to play and pick my favorite combination of colors for the amazing Flip Ring was a delight,” she says.
Cast's Rachel Skelly + Eva Mendes collaborate on the Havana Flip rings
Inspired by her Cuban roots, the Havana Flip Ring features sparkling emeralds, fresh white agate and diamonds, and comes in two sizes: The classic Flip, set in 18k reclaimed gold, and the smaller Signet, set in sterling silver with matte gold. (Also worthy of note: emeralds are exclusive to this ring.)
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Flip for Good
As for the ring’s beneficiary, Eva chose The Art of Elysium. She’s a longtime supporter of the LA nonprofit that provides community arts programs and artist services to those facing challenges. “To be able to partner to support The Art for Elysium was the icing on the cake for me,” she adds.
For all of 2024, 10% of net proceeds from the Havana Flip Ring will go to The Art of Elysium. And the same holds true for purchases of any Flip Ring now through April. Time to do a little do-good shopping, don’t you think?
Partnering with Eva was a dream, as was our recent conversation about her experience working with Cast.
Eva Says
Dressing with heart: I would describe my personal style as random but with meaning. Every day, even if I’m in sweats, I must have at least one thing on that's meaningful to me in some way. It could be the pair of boots that got me through a tough winter the prior year or my grandmother’s earrings from Cuba.
As much as I love a matching print top and bottom, I never feel it’s important to match. I think if you wear what you love and feel good in it then it’ll all come together somehow. That’s also how I adorn my home.
