Citrine at the Smithsonian
One of my favorite ways to look at jewelry is in museums. You can browse to your heart’s content, price is irrelevant, and there’s...
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Stories of Gems
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Stories from history and current events - about fabulous jewelry, gemstones, designers, and collectors
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Tips for buying jewelry, and jewelry trends
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 4 min
3 things you can thank Estee Lauder for
Today, Estee Lauder is up for my Women of Influence (for Women’s History Month) series. She’s another cosmetics maven. And if you’ve ever...
- Mar 12, 2020
- 5 min
Women of Influence – Meet Helena Rubinstein
Alright, gem gals, my Women of Influence series (for Women’s History Month) continues with the amazing Helena Rubenstein. She originally...
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
Best Jewelry at the 2019 Emmys
Sometimes I think the jewelry on the red carpet just gets better and better, and this weekend’s 2019 Emmys was no exception! It’s no...
- Feb 14, 2019
- 5 min
Princess Kate’s Best Jewelry
True confession: I love Princess Kate! For me, she is my aspirational style icon! I love how she always looks classy and elegant. I love...
- Jan 31, 2019
- 4 min
Best jewelry at the SAG Awards 2019
We are in red carpet award season, and the Screen Actors Guild just handed out statues! But I don’t care about that. No, I care about the...
- Jan 10, 2019
- 6 min
Best jewelry of the Golden Globes 2019
Award season is here, gem gals! That means all the stars get decked out all fancy, and I get to see all sorts of sumptuous jewelry....
- Dec 20, 2018
- 4 min
Meet Neil Lane just in time for awards season
Gem gals, you know by now how much I love watching jewelry on the red carpet! Another name that always gets thrown around is Neil Lane....
- Dec 6, 2018
- 5 min
Why is the red carpet obsessed with Harry Winston?
So many times, I hear actors on the red carpet gush about their jewelry, and then the name – Harry Winston. He seems responsible for...
- Nov 22, 2018
- 7 min
Finders keepers – the story of a stolen diamond
Happy Thanksgiving, gem gals! Today is Turkey Day, where I eat myself into a coma, watch football, and visit with family. In my life,...
- Sep 20, 2018
- 4 min
Best gems of the 2018 Emmys
Gem gals! I was soooo excited to see all the color and variety of gemstones this year at the Emmys! I won’t lie, the show this year was a...
- Sep 14, 2017
- 4 min
Learn the real story behind a famous Hollywood necklace
Woot woot gem gals! This weekend is the Emmys! So of course I’m thinking about Hollywood. And since we’re talking about famous sapphires,...
- Apr 23, 2016
- 4 min
The flamingo tells a love story
We are past the World War II era, but we’re still talking about beautiful bird pins that tell a story. Today, I’ll tell you about a...
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