July 13, 2010

Gifts For Women: Opting For Beautiful Diamonds Or Pearls

What woman wouldn’t love sparkling diamond or pearl jewellery? Despite the cost of these diamonds and pearls, they make ideal gifts because of their ageless, conventional look. But sometimes, if you have to be careful what you spend, you just can’t afford such luxurious things. But you can find imitation diamonds and pearls which look very close to the real thing. Below are a few facts regarding a couple of wonderful collections: “Cubic” (imitation diamonds) and “Eternal” (coloured glass pearls).

Gifts For Women -What About Cubic Zirconia?

Cubic zirconia (known as “CZ”) is a artificial gem which copies a diamond. Developed in 1977, CZ now comes in many colours that replicate citrine, peridot, zircon, ruby, sapphire plus a variety of different gemstones. This material is optically flawless and extremely hard. CZ is definitely a different product than zircon. Zircon is a natural gemstone, whilst CZ is man-made. CZ is is comparatively cheaper to create, has a close visual likeness to diamonds and is quite durable.

Gifts For Women -About the Cubic Collection

Though CZs might be cut in a variety of shapes, the most sought-after is the stunning round CZ. The Cubic collection has a limited amount of delicate CZ jewellery pieces. The first to speak of is a gorgeous CZ pendant with a sparkling solitaire that drops from a graceful sterling silver snake chain. This pendant fits closely around the neck and will accentuate any manner of apparel whether dressy or untailored. Round CZ earrings are also a wonderful option. Their simple, unfussy design makes them a great gift for someone with a great sense of style who enjoys classic looks. Why not opt for a set that includes the pendant, fine snake chain and earrings? This set also comes with three other pieces to compliment it: hairpins, hairgrips and cufflinks, all decorated with the same kind of fiery solitaire. Each piece in this Cubic collection are accessible only in silver.

Would You Like to Know about Faux Glass Pearls?

Glass pearls are man-made gems that are inspired by beautiful (and expensive) natural and refined pearls. The most exquisite glass pearls have a surface finish just like nacre, the the natural element that is a coating for natural and refined pearls. It is nacre that gives pearls their luminous, iridescent glow. At what time nacre shows up on the inner surface of a mollusc shell, it’s called mother of pearl. Having a considerable weight and feel, glass pearls are cool to the touch like their natural and refined counterparts. One of the benefits of glass pearls is that they are more reflective and may be designed in a diversity of sizes.

Gifts For Women -The Eternal Collection

This assortment contains a comb, hairpins, pendant, necklace, bracelet and earrings in a fascinating cluster design indicative of a torsade. Available in sterling silver or gold plated, such jewellery is comprised of tinted glass pearls and also aurora borealis crystals. The comb comes in silver or gold plated and contains matching embellishments. The hairpins finish the grouping with ornamentations fashioned from tinted glass pearls or maybe freshwater pearls that have miniature aurora borealis crystals at the tips.

Opting for a lady’s gift from the Cubic or Eternal collection shows your classic sense of style and elegance.

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