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Don’t Let the Market Dictate your Fashion

Natural gems can be beautiful, alluring and as most of us have heard, “a girl’s best friend,” but one potentially large problem with natural gems lies in the fact that the prices are subject to shoot up depending upon the availability.  If you spot the perfect cut and carat weight diamond set in the perfect [...]

Star Studded Event

The Oscars, the most star studded and fashion filled night of the year,
are less than a week away.  The night where nearly every television event in the US is tuned in to see what their favorite stars are wearing to the celebration.  The red carpet is loaded with photographers snapping pictures and correspondents interested in [...]

Keeping Up with the Trends without Breaking your Budget

There are constant changes in what’s hot in the world of fashion and jewelry, in order for the average person to be able to maintain a current look they need to find affordable options or alternatives to what happens to be in at the moment. Some of the winter trends, like headbands and hoop [...]

A Question of Durability

There is no doubt about the fact that a diamond’s resilience is among the top of any gem, natural or created – in fact diamond is at the highest point on the moh’s scale of hardness at a rating of 10.
Many people look a cubic zirconia as a viable replacement to a natural diamond in [...]

Elegance at a Price Anyone can Afford

The state of the nation’s economy has some people in a quandary when it comes to the tough decision of picking out an engagement ring. People are finding it more and more difficult to find a natural diamond ring in the look that they want at a price that they can afford and no [...]

Purple Cubic Zirconia Amethyst Is February Birthstone

The rich royal purple color of amethyst cubic zirconia makes February’s birthstone a popular wholesale cz seller. In nature, amethyst is the most valuable colored quartz gem. Ranging in color from pale, washed-out lavender to deep, dense violet, large amethyst crystals suitable for gem cutting are rare in nature. In the lab, however, colored cubic zirconia [...]

Role of Crystal Formation in Cubic Zirconia Creation

Natural gems are minerals that have a characteristic chemical composition and exhibit a definite crystal structure. Under favorable conditions, which, given the rarity of natural gems, happen less often than one might think, minerals in nature form defined crystals. Gemologists have found that there is a direct relationship between a mineral’s crystal structure and the [...]

Stars Tone Down Glitter at Golden Globes

Last night’s Golden Globe Awards may have spotlighted a new jewelry trend. Despite impressive displays of decolletage as Hollywood’s elite traipsed down the red carpet, few stars chose to wear the impressive gem-laden necklaces popular in year’s past. That’s not to say there wasn’t plenty of glam and glitter on display, but most of it [...]

What Drives Demand for Wholesale CZ Gems?

Demand for the wholesale loose cubic zirconia and loose lab created gems used by jewelry-related businesses is generally driven not by need but by the more esoteric currents of culture. After all, you may need jeans, but you don’t need jeans decorated with loose cubic zirconia, yet you want them. Hip new fashion and shoe [...]

What’s in a Name? Understanding Lab Created Gem Terminology

What’s in a name? Sometimes quite a bit. Although laymen may use the terms lab, created, simulated and synthetic indiscriminately when talking about gemstones, wholesale gem experts understand that while some of these terms are interchangeable, others can indicate distinct differences in composition or production that affect the quality of the gem being offered for [...]