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Fashion Designer’s Jewelry – Fashion Creators Jewelry Trends While some jewelry pieces—the pearl necklace, the wedding band, and the diamond stud earrings, to name a few—will be around forever, there are always times when a well-dressed woman needs a more trendy piece of jewelry. Fashion designer’s jewelry, especially jewelry pieces from fashion houses known for haute couture and trend-setting ready-to-wear collections, can suit this need perfectly. These jewelry trends work with exi... more

SAG Awards Red Carpet Jewelry Roundup   Someone must have sent a memo throughout Hollywood before the SAG Awards last night. “Leave all those heavy statement necklaces at home,” this super-secret memo must have read. “Take all the bracelets you own and wear them. All at once.” How else can we explain the extraordinarily strong presence of statement-making bracelets, bangles and cuffs on last night’s red carpet? All in all, we counted 33 celebrities with fabulous diamond, gold a... more

The Perfect Pair of Perfect Diamonds     Ultimate Perfection Meets Ultimate Precision   It boggles the mind to try to estimate the rarity of this pair of world class gems. The old adage “one in a million” would be way too conservative!   Two absolutely perfect AGS certified diamonds: Both D color and Internally Flawless, both perfectly crafted A CUT ABOVE® Super Ideals, and each one weighing 1.06ct   1.06 ct D IF A CUT ABOVE®  AGS-104045... more

Jewelry Box – Important Part of the Present?     In a scene straight out of every romantic comedy and drama, a man kneels on the ground in front of a woman. He reaches behind his back and pulls out a small velvet box. With a crowd of onlookers holding their breaths in expectation, he cracks open the hinge of the jewelry box to reveal a sparkling diamond engagement ring. “Will you marry me?” he says, but the question is practically unnecessary, the opening of that iconic velvet box and... more

Most Common Questions when it comes to Jewelry Shopping   When buying jewelry, like other major purchases, it is a good idea to acquaint yourself with the industry and key terms before handing over your credit card to make the purchase. Just like you wouldn’t buy a car without reading up on various makes and models, and learning about key concepts like fuel efficiency and horsepower, you shouldn’t buy fine diamond jewelry without understanding essential terms like the four C’s, karat leve... more

Rock the Vote: the Whiteflash “Say Yes” Facebook Engagement Ring Contest  January 23 , 2012 (Houston, TX) – Inspired by the 2012 national elections, Whiteflash, leading retailer of ideal diamonds and fine jewelry, is running another installment of their own democratic elections. By casting your vote between two top engagement ring settings in their collection you will be entered to win one for yourself.   Fun, fresh and engaging, the Whiteflash “Give it the YES Vote and Win&rdqu... more

World’s Largest Emerald Up For Auction In the world of oversized gemstones, one often hears about the three or even five-carat diamonds set in celebrity engagement rings. Occasionally, there is even the ten or twenty carat ring worn on a starlet’s hand. Then there are the world-famous large diamonds and gemstones with weights that soar upwards in the two- and even three-hundred carat range.   But now, there is a new stone vying for the title of world’s largest gemstone. And this one is too... more

Online Jewelers Ratings     It’s become second nature to most of us to turn to the Internet when shopping for inexpensive daily purchases like clothing, shoes, housewares and even groceries. But when shopping for a big, important purchase like an engagement ring or wedding band, many people are still hesitant about giving up the in-store experience for a point-and-click online store. How will you know what the jewelry will look like in person? How can you trust a website without ever having tal... more

World’s Most Expensive Diamonds   R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles may have the biggest and most expensive diamond engagement ring in the world, but that doesn’t mean she owns the world’s most expensive diamond. The most expensive diamonds in the world are decades or centuries old—many have been passed from estate to estate, from museum to museum for generations of diamond lovers to gawk at. Blue, pink and other fancy colored diamonds are among the rarest diamonds, and so it is not ... more

Lost Engagement Ring Found...On a Carrot You’ve heard of lost engagement rings being rediscovered through Craigslist, being found in behind couch cushions, or even turning up in an x-ray of a pet’s stomach. But when Lena Paahlson was weeding her garden at her home in Northern Sweden earlier this month, she made an even more unusual discovery. As she pulled up a carrot by its top, she noticed a band of metal encircling the carrot. As she looked closer, she realized that it looked a lot like her engageme... more