One evening I reread that 2016 Allure piece about the “rose gold obsession” – and I still nod along. The Google-Trends curve has swooped downward since its 2018 peak, yet the metal never slipped into oblivion. We’re no longer breathless; we’re simply at ease with it – and that’s a healthier kind of love. From…
There was a time I couldn’t stand red gold. Growing up in the post-Soviet world, I associated it with bulky rings , sharp prongs, and those deep synthetic rubies that never quite looked real. Sometimes you’d see a cluster of tiny Czech garnets or a dull amethyst, locked into a heavy red setting. The whole…
I’ll admit it up front: purple rarely makes my personal shortlist, whether in a gemstone parcel or my own closet. Even so, amethyst – the violet member of the vast quartz clan – has earned a level of reverence I can’t ignore. Its availability, generous size options and centuries-deep lore keep it perennially popular ….