Yellow Diamond Eternity Band

What better way than to represent a lifetime together than a diamond eternity band. Recently, eternity bands have become one of the most popular jewelry trends. These bands are often given as anniversary gifts to symbolize eternal love and devotion.

You may ask, what makes an eternity band an eternity band? The answer is a band with diamonds placed all around the ring. Unlike other diamond bands, the diamonds circle around the entire length of the ring. You can find diamond eternity bands with diamonds of almost any cut. 

Round diamonds are the most common shape for eternity bands. In fact, eternity bands also come with colored gemstones as well. Birthstone eternity bands make great birthday gifts or a just-because token of love. One could also choose an eternity band that alternates between a colored gemstone and diamond for contrast!

Not only do diamond eternity bands complement an engagement ring when worn together, but eternity bands are also great to wear alone. They are perfect to wear for traveling as a substitute for your engagement ring because you wouldn’t want to lose the big diamond on your ring! Additionally, the diamonds will give that extra sparkle to enhance the beautiful diamond in your engagement ring. 

Diamond eternity bands come in a variety of different styles and settings, such as prong, bezel or channel set, another way to wear diamond eternity bands are to stack them together. You can mix and match them to suit your style and your mood. 

And to make a more fashion forward statement, stack a blue sapphire or red ruby eternity band next to a diamond eternity band to change the look of the rings completely. They are a beautiful and versatile way to change up your style.

INTA Gems offers diamond eternity bands you in white gold, yellow gold, or platinum. You can view their selection online at http://www.intagems.com or come down to their store located in the heart of the Los Angeles Jewelry District.  formal-wedding-dress

White Gold Wedding Band

Rings have been offered and worn as love tokens for hundreds of years and in the present day, rings are the established symbols for engagements together with weddings.

Deciding upon rings for those important occasions mustn’t be a quick decision, as they are likely to be worn and cherished for quite some time ahead. These days, the fashion might be more for white gold or platinum diamond rings plus white gold wedding rings, as opposed to the yellow or rose gold wedding rings which were favored by previous generations. Should you favor white gold jewelry but like the old-fashioned designs, you might have to look at antique style engagement rings, as opposed to authentic antique rings as not many older pieces were made from white metal.

The standard gold wedding band, though of terrific emotional value and meaning, can be somewhat bland. In selecting rings for a marriage ceremony, why not acquire something a lot more unusual. Claddagh style wedding rings are one kind of ring which is less frequently viewed as a wedding ring. 

The traditional Irish layout of a couple of hands, (intended to be one male and one female) holding a heart between them and with a crown above, is a token of love that has been used for hundreds of years. If you like, a whole different effect could possibly be accomplished with a Russian wedding band, which includes distinct colored gold rings twined together. An extra strategy to get something absolutely personal for your wedding would be to have custom wedding rings created to your own personal design.

A wonderful gift for just about any woman is a wonderful pair of earrings. Even so, when selecting jewelry as a gift you have to take notice of the kind of jewelry which the intended receiver generally would wear. Many women want jewelry created from white metal along the lines of sterling silver, white gold or platinum, and for those a variety of silver earrings will be perfect. 

When you have decided on sterling silver earrings, then the following thing to find out is whether the intended recipient likes a plainer design of earring – like studs or small hoop earrings – or perhaps if they prefer their jewelry to be noticed more, by putting on drop earrings including dazzling gems such as chandelier earrings. Doing a small amount of research in advance, you are more likely to find the pair of earrings they’ll appreciate.

An old-fashioned kind of ring that can be used as an unconventional engagement ring or just as a cocktail ring might be filigree rings. The word filigree can be used to describe a pattern of precious metal rings in which the metal is pierced, or even where the ring is in fact made of gold or silver wire crafted into complicated designs to be like lace. Sterling silver filigree rings and other jewelry pieces were fashionable during the 19th and the early 20th century and are enjoying a revival now. A semi-precious gemstone, like a wonderful yellow citrine set into an intricate filigree silver ring creates a eye-catching stylish jewelry piece while not costing a fortune.

Choosing jewelry for you is so much easier than looking for it for a gift, as it is such a personal item and preferences in designs of jewelry can be extremely different. For any significant investment including engagement or wedding bands it will always be better to select the rings jointly with your partner in order that you are both equally pleased with your choice.  formal-wedding-dress

Holiday Jewelry Trend: Bling Out in Black and Gold

The holiday season is full of jewelry fashion conundrums. With office parties, ornament exchanges, kids' concerts, family functions and all manner of caroling and cocktailing - it's no wonder someone thought it best to spike the eggnog (well played).

But I've got a simple jewelry solution for every festive occasion that's both on trend and traditional: bling out in black and gold.

I spotted Katy Perry in the trend at the Grammy Nomination Party just last night.

Fashion darling, Christian Siriano, just launched his own vintage-inspired bauble line, Regal Estate, that's littered with black and gold beauties - all for $29.95 on his burgeoning fashion site sendthetrend.com.

The always fab, JewelClub, has a ton of black and gold styles in their sample sale stash for a steal.

And my favorite luxury location, Luxist, highlighted the trend recently with these more expensive interpretations.

My thought this year is to get two or three classic black and gold styles and rotate them. Pile 'em on for the big events or add just a sprinkle of sparkle for the daytime dalliances. And the looks will keep on giving year-round - unlike some trends that expire as soon as they make a splash (bug jewelry, anyone?)

So the moral of the story? Keep Santa season simple this year without skimping on style. And keep the eggnog close.

Kanye West's Diamond Dental Work

Kanye West is topping his giant gold jewelry display at the BET Awards earlier this summer with a doozy of a diamond statement. According to his recent 'tweets', the self-proclaimed king of hip-hop has replaced his lower teeth with, um, diamonds. (And apparently his cerebral cortex with Play-doh).

This isn't your run-of-the-mill diamond grill a la Lil Wayne, folks. When asked by his Twitterati if he was for real, he came back with this:

"No seriously ... I said my teeth are real diamonds... these are not fronts... I replaced my bottom row of teeth with diamonds."

These are his twitpics to prove it!

It seems bling is back in a big way for Kanye - but will the world care? Maybe he should just stick to peeving off pop stars? What do you guys think of his icy move?

Jennifer Aniston & Courtney Cox: BFFs in Boring Black

The little black dress. It's timeless. It's elegant. But it's the equivalent of a 'forfeit' on the red carpet if you're an A-lister like Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox.

What's the rub? Once you've got syndication royalties rolling in you can throw in the fashion towel?

Aniston, in particular, wears basic, boring, black to nearly every movie premiere (perhaps she's in mourning for a good script) - and don't get me started on her (dare I say its name) 'pants suit' to the star-studded 'I'm Just Not That Into You' red carpet.

Every once in a while? Fine. But to every. single. friggin. event? Enough already!

But I digress. The leading ladies did look lovely at the recent Women In Film celebration in Century City this week (maybe it was a black and white dress code, who am I to judge?).

Loving the big hoop looks on these 'Friends', despite the basic black.


Hair jewelry is another hot trend I'm spotting like this sparkly headband on Emily Blunt (in BLACK Elie Saab):


And Zoe Saldana continues to hit it out of the park in a (white!) MaxMara gown with black and white diamond drops:


What are your thoughts on the basic black bonanza? Should I step away from the ledge and chillax? Who wore your favorite look? Weigh in!

Jewelry Gifts for your Graduate

Ah graduation - that warm and fuzzy time when high schoolers break curfew for late-night keggers, and college grads realize their Liberal Arts degree gave them lots of debt and no job experience.

Seriously, though, this rite of passage is an event that warrants an important gift to commemorate the occasion. So whether you’ve got an uber-achievor or a ‘scraped by with Cs’-type on your hands, it’s time they got a little bling to remind them that they no longer have to suffer through Chem class or BS their way through another essay question.

Here are my top graduation jewelry gift ideas for the educated woman in your life (insert: me throwing my imaginary graduation cap Mary Tyler Moore-style.)














1. Diamond Studs:

They’re like a good bra. Every woman needs them, and mom is usually the one who will shell out the bucks for 'em.















2. Right Hand Rings

The ultimate expression of independence. She’ll have plenty of time to get a diamond on her left hand (stop hyperventilating). Celebrate her unique self with this empowering gift of diamonds.















3. Birthstone Bling

Jewelry that celebrates the day she was born and the woman she is sure to become. Awwww…















4. Personal Pendant

Is she leaving her favorite pet behind? Maybe she'd like a dog or cat pendant to keep them close to her heart? Or maybe she loves butterflies, frogs, pigs – whatever her passion let her know you know what makes her heart sing.

And I know what makes your heart sing. Wholesale prices. A reminder that you have access to my favorite Friends and Family site, Jewel Club, for your graduation shopping spree.

Use the code: INSIDER and gawk at the prices you won’t get anywhere else.


Happy Shopping, and congrats to all the upcoming graduates out there!

Ring in the Super Bowl!

The most coveted piece of jewelry this time of year does not come from Paris Hilton's jewelry box or Tiffany's display window. Nope, it's the Super Bowl ring, symbolic of victory in the National Football League's annual overhyped, usually anti-climactic championship game.

Some players wear them. Some store them. Some have even sold them. But for the most part, it's the only piece of jewelry guys have ever really dreamed about. Welcome to our world.

Here is a snippet of a piece done in the New York Times a while back that gives interesting details about the coveted bauble. And while we're at it - - Go Saints!

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WHO GETS THEM?: Every winning player and coach. The N.F.L. pays for up to 90 rings, and then it's left to the team to buy more than that, or to add extra diamonds and other modifications that surpass the league's $4,000-a-ring outlay. "Jerry Jones said it cost the Cowboys $8,000 last year," said Jim Steeg, the league's director of special events, referring to the Cowboys' owner.

SIZING IT UP:This is jewelry for big, beefy men! Men with thick, often gnarled fingers! Men who fling and maul other men every Sunday for a living! The average ring size is a 13, according to Jostens, a ring-making company; that is two sizes above the average man's ring size. But there are men AND THERE ARE MEN. For his Super Bowl XX ring in 1986, William (The Refrigerator) Perry, the enormous former Chicago Bears defensive tackle, broke the mold at a 23, a ring so large that a half-dollar coin can pass through it.

WHO MAKES THEM?: Ring makers like Balfour and Jostens, which have made 19 of the first 27. There are general design guidelines, but teams add their own touches to personalize the ring, including bromides like "Harmony, Courage and Valor" (Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl I), "Winning Edge" (Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl VII) and "Team of the '80's," (San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIV).

JUST THE BASICS: The N.F.L. approves of a ring with diamonds weighing 1.2 carats at a certain clarity, but each team can vary the points and clarity to its desire. Generally, the rings have the Super Bowl and N.F.L. logotypes; the words "World Champion"; a depiction of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which goes to the Super Bowl victor, and the player's name and number and the team name.

LIZ TAYLOR MAY NOT HAVE ONE, BUT . . . Showy? Extravagant? Ostentatious? The Super Bowl ring is all these things. The San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl XXIV ring boasts three .35-carat marquis-cut diamonds and one three-quarters of a carat diamond set into a football-shaped white gold insert, surrounded by smaller diamonds. The ring celebrates the 49ers' four Super Bowl victories, and features four tiny Lombardi trophies, a depiction of the Golden Gate Bridge, the player's name and the team's 17-2 record.

The Bears' ring was quite a piece of work, featuring a half-carat diamond surrounded by 13 smaller diamonds in the shape of a "C," bordered by 26 smaller diamonds. And lest we forget, the Pittsburgh Steelers' ring for Super Bowl XIII showed a Lombardi Trophy rising out of the Orange Bowl, where the game was played, and the Miami skyline in the background.

LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT: Terry Bradshaw owns four of them from quarterbacking the Pittsburgh Steelers but never dons a single one. "I don't wear it," said Mr. Bradshaw, the irrepressible former CBS football studio show analyst who just signed on for the same role with the Fox Network. "Man, it's made of diamonds!"

Book of Eli Bling

Gold jewelry lit up the black carpet at last night's Book of Eli premiere in Los Angeles. The Denzel Washington-starrer is a post-apocalyptic drama which centers on a lone warrior named Eli, who realizes his destiny is to save humanity. Oh, is that all?


A MUCH easier task is just gawking at the black carpet beauties - many who showed in yellow gold including Eli star, Jennifer Beals, and Kimberly Elise in traditional hoops and a layered necklace.

Continuing the simple elegance was Mila Kunis in diamond and onyx drop earrings and The Karate Kid star, Taraji P. Henson, who made the ubiquitous diamond heart pendant somehow look new.
And the lone statement piece was worth the wait - a stunning turquoise necklace worn by castmember, Lora Cunningham. Does she need the earrings? Notsomuch, but overall the look is a nice surprise...in my book.

H2-Au??

Gold jewelry will always make my heart sing (despite the skyrocketing price these days), but there are some folks who take their gold obsessions to ridiculous heights.

Sure, we've heard of gold iphones, gold cars and gold fashion - but some folks want to trade in their Evian for a fancy bottle of gold-leaf spring water at a price you won't believe.

Billed by Exousia Luxury as an 'anti aging and anti-stress elixir', the company is putting natural spring water in a fancy bottle, throwing in some 24 karat gold petals and calling it the fountain of youth. Think Goldschlager for the health conscious.

So how much does it cost? Well, that's a big secret. You have to fill out a form on their website to qualify for that information, apparently. (Is this the Soho House or glorified tap water?). HOWEVER, this entry on the Luxury Insider site claims one bottle is $24,000! Seriously!!

I suggest staying young by indulging in a little gold retail therapy instead. These gold hoops from JCPenney are under $50 on Jewelry.com - just one example of many gold gems you can get without taking out a second mortgage to quench your thirst.