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Choose a page number: 1 Accessories RSS FeedsHigh Lead Levels Prompt Daiso to Recall Children's Coin Purse and Jewelry - Daiso has joined the growing list of companies whose products are being recalled due to their high lead content. Recalled coin purses have rainbow stripes, and the words The Coin Purse and Mobile Case Coin Purse are printed on labels. Children's earrings and necklaces are made from blue, pink, red, white and yellow beads, with labels that begin with the words Colorful Drop. Products were sold at Daiso stores in California and Washington from May 2009 to December 2009. Daiso's Recall Site Also: Reputable Companies Drawn into Toxic Jewelry Game, Vancouver Sun...Feed Source: jewelry.about.com Before You Buy a Color Diamond - Forget everything you've heard about the way white diamonds are judged, because fancy color diamonds are priced and graded using a different set of guidelines. Color diamonds made by nature exist in many colors, and some of them -- like red -- are extremely rare. Yellow diamonds are more plentiful than red, except when they are vivid yellows -- when it occurs naturally you can label that color scarce and expensive. Pink and green diamonds are other popular colors. Learn the Four Cs of color diamonds if you're ready for jewelry that's far from ordinary.
Photo by Peter Macdirmid/Getty ImagesBefore You Bu... How to Buy an Affordable Engagement Ring - Think you can't buy an affordable engagement ring? Yes, you can, and there are more options than you might realize. The first rule to follow is to throw out all of the rules. Who says you have to spend two months' salary on a ring? The jewelry industry, that's who -- your checkbook (or credit cards) might not agree. Explore a few of these engagement ring options before you shop.
Photo © Jamie Grill/Getty ImagesHow to Buy an Affordable Engagement Ring originally appeared on ... Jewelry & Accessories Rock the Eclipse Premiere - Textured gowns, some in feathers and lace, were fussy enough to keep the cast of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga from overdoing it with jewelry, but the designs they chose for the Eclipse premiere in Los Angeles were (mostly) stellar. Some of the guys accessorized with jewelry, too -- including Bronson Pelletier and Kiowa Gordon, members of the La Push Wolf Pack, who wore silver bullet pendants. ... Which Precious Metal is Your Favorite? - Everyone has a favorite precious metal, one we gravitate back to even if we wear something else occasionally. Do you choose a metal by its color or by its content? If you like white metals you have multiple choices. Three are sterling silver, white gold and platinum. If you like yellow metals you probably wear a lot of gold--it's a versatile metal and its color can be changed dramatically dependi... Gemstone... or Not? - Your friend just bought a "top notch" Broghton emerald pendant and is excited about the "deal" she made for it. The pendant is gorgeous, but you hope she did get it for a steal because you're about to tell her that a Broghton emerald is made from green glass. A huge number of gemstones that are advertised with descriptive terms before their names are actually gemstone impostors. Like Herkimer diamonds -- I have some loose stones and they're very pretty, but they're not diamonds at all. And Cape rubies -- they're garnets in disguise. Brazilian sapphires are really blue tourmaline, and a Gilson emerald is a lab-created version of the gem. There are hundreds more -- use my list to become familiar with some of the most common impostors.... Pearls Are a June Birthstone - Pearls and Alexandrite are both June birthstones, but genuine Alexandrite is rare, and usually expensive. So most Junies wear pearls to represent their birth dates. There's no shortage of pearls. You'll find them in so many colors and shapes that you might have a hard time choosing just one piece of jewelry. Try wearing an assortment of pearls in different sizes and colors, or mix them with other jewelry like Sandra Bullock did for a movie premiere.
Most pearls are very affordable -- if you love them you can build a collection without too much strain on your budget. Use these resources to learn more about the types of pearls you'll encounter when you shop.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images... Thumbs Up, or Thumbs Down? You Decide - We all help establish jewelry trends by what we decide to buy (or leave behind) when we shop for jewelry. What do you think of the jewelry these celebrities are wearing? Are their styles hits or misses? Flip through the gallery first, and then hit the opinion link to tell us what you think.
Photo of Brit Morgan by Michael Buckner/Getty ImagesThumbs Up, or Thumbs Down? You Decide originally appeared on About.com Jewelry / Accessories on Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 08:14:41.... All About Turquoise - I think we often visualize the color blue when we hear the word turquoise, but it's a gemstone that exists in other colors, including my favorite, bright green Orvil Jack turquoise from the Blue Ridge Mine in Nevada. Even blue turquoise is varied though, because you'll see everything from pale shades of the gem to a bright robin's egg color, all with different amounts of the metallic veining called matrix. Turquoise is the December birthstone but it makes a wonderful gift for anyone, and many pieces work just as well for men as they do for women. Read a few ... MTV Movie Awards Jewelry - Most of the women who attended the MTV Movie Awards kept their looks classic by wearing delicate jewelry. Like Kristen Stewart, with a small pendant suspended from a chain, and Elizabeth Reaser, who wore pretty gold hoops. Some of the guys wore the most massive jewelry -- Tom Cruise, aka Les Grossman, had an oversize watch on one wrist and Olympic Gold Medalist ... Copyright © 2010, 795hosting-TopLinks. All Rights Reserved. |
