Earings for Girls

Inevitably during my day to day e-mail perusings at MoissaniteMaven.com I will come across the following question: “I can afford to buy a diamond ring, so why buy moissanite? Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!” Well, it’s not always asked exactly like that, but you get the point. In response I will tell them that by all means, if buying a diamond wedding ring specifically is that important to you then don’t let me get in your way. Before you do however, there are a few things you might not have considered…

Why is it so important for you to buy a diamond wedding ring? Quality, durability, beauty, and many other reasons come to mind. All of these traits and many more are symbolic of what a marriage should be. This is why most people shy away from buying synthetics and alternatives because they don’t want to think of the symbolic representation of their marriage as a sham, or to believe that stinginess was the overriding factor to their purchase. All of these sentiments can be understood in regards to an alternative like cubic zirconia, which is quite inferior to a diamond in look, feel, quality, beauty, and value. However just because in comparison to the prices of diamonds you can buy moissanite much more cheaply, this does not mean that the quality of the product itself is cheap.

The prices of diamonds have essentially been inflated by a diamond mining monopoly which greatly benefits from their perceived value being much greater than their actual value. Diamonds are certainly a valuable commodity due to their many positive traits mentioned above, but their true value is nowhere near what their cost is in the marketplace. In fact, a truer representation of the value of a diamond would be to discover the price of an equivalently sized moissanite gem. Not only that, but there are issues globally with the diamond mining industry that may concern you, and regardless of what sort of guarantees you receive about the origins of the diamond you purchased, you inevitably cannot sleep as well as you can if you’ve purchased a moissanite ring instead.

Though most moissanite today is created synthetically, it occurs naturally in rare circumstances on meteorites and below the Earth’s crust as silicon carbide. Moissanite is a gemstone with a durability and hardness nearly the same as that of a diamond, and its brilliance, fire, sparkle, and luster ratings are even higher than that of a diamond. So in fact, regardless of the price, depending upon what your own personal standards of value and taste are, you can be confident in the fact that you purchased a high quality piece of jewelry when buying a moissanite wedding ring. This is the point in the e-mail when I suggest to them that maybe it’s time for girls to have a new best friend.

As Kate Hudson says, “Frost Yourself” in the movie how to loose a guy in Ten days, Women love diamonds…….women love to be frosted and the best, most affordable way is through simulated diamonds.

Simulated diamonds are not composed of the same material with the very expensive diamond but they have the look that is IDENTICAL TO A FLAWLESS DIAMOND.

The 4 C’s of the real diamond are the ff:

Cut it is the most important characteristic of a diamond. It is what determines the brilliance of the diamond and how the light comes to reflect the many facets it has. The cut in simulated diamonds are considered ideally cut or the perfect cut reflecting the full brilliance.

The Color, Simulated diamonds are D in the color scale. Diamonds that are D in color is extremely rare because it is the highest color grade.

Clarity, simulated diamonds are very clear they have no inclusions, it is rare to find a diamond that has no inclusions and not to mention very pricey.

Last on the list would be the carat weight…..that is self explanatory, the bigger the diamond the more expensive however, simulated diamonds are a fraction of the price.

To women, the bigger the sparkle, the better. Simulated diamonds are what a perfect diamond should be. The fashion trend of today is that of big colorful jewelry with a lot of brilliance. Channel has launched its blue collection for the year with a lot of accessories; the most popular colors are the blue shade of blue sapphire and aquamarine. Blue is the color picked for 2008 by the designers. A chunky Cocktail ring with a lot of sparkle is very popular that you see it in several of the fashion magazines with the gemstone encrusted dangling earrings.

You just have to shop and find the biggest sparkle with the smallest expense to go with it! Remember No one in the world would know that you are wearing a simulant because it looks real! Lastly, buy the jewelry set in at least 14k gold so it will last a lifetime and Frost Yourself!