Monday, May 12, 2008

Gemstone Jewelry

From the ancient time, the beauty of gemstones has been fascinating people around the world. In nature, a gemstone with a pure color is very rare; however their cut, color and pattern captivate everybody. Besides that, gemstones are not only the adornments of beautification but are also the perfect energy medicine tools due to having powerful energies and profound resonance with the human body. Like other forms of energy medicine, gemstone energy medicine uses the body’s inherent healing force to nourish and heal us in multiple ways. And it is undeniable that each type of gemstones has a unique quality which serves various purposes in humans life.
It is true that gemstone studded jewelry are mainly worn for their natural beauty or as a fashion statement and also to heal body, but some of us also wear this for mythical and mystical symbolisms of gems as well.
Whatever a person’s reason to wear the gemstone jewelry, today the world of gems offers an almost nonstop choice. Many new gems have been discovered and quite a few are in labs too.
Thus,gemstones are widely available in reds, blues, greens and many unusual shades as well. But there are five gemstones that are most popular - the diamonds, pearls, emerald, ruby, and sapphire.

Furthermore, gemstone jewelry also comes in various gemstones colors like Green Gemstones, Red, Pink and Purple Gems, Yellow and Gold Gemstones and Blue Gemstones.

Usually, a gemstone’s rarity and value is determined by seeing its closeness to a pure spectral color. Gems come in an infinite combination of pure spectral colors with varying degrees of black, brown, gray or white. There is a lot of neutral, taupe, cream and white in fashion but accessory colors are purple, coral, blue, and yellow which are good for gemstone jewelry. Pieces that are especially fashion forward feature are gemstone rings, gemstone necklaces & pendants, bracelets and gemstone earrings.

And Cocktail rings and Bib shaped necklaces have all become increasingly popular styles of gemstone jewelry. The beauty of this jewelry generally depends upon the cut of gemstones. There is no general rule which can be applied to the various cuts but the way a gem is cut affects its intensity and tone. However, three groups or types of cut can be named: Faceted cut, plain cut, and mixed cut. And the other cuts that are also popular Brilliant-Full cut or Round-brilliant cut, Eight cut ,rose Cut and half Dutch Rose, Ceylon cut, Old Mine cut and Antique cut, or Cushion Cut.

Some other cuts like Square cut, Antique cuts, Emerald Cut, Baguette cut, Octagon cut and French cut are also famous to give gems a different look. The cut of Gemstone gives gems higher luster, often better play of color and also improve their appearance or durability. So make your choice from the huge range of gemstone jewelry that is perfect to delight for today, tomorrow and forever.

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