Non Piercing Body Jewelry

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Non-piercing body jewelry is jewelry which looks exactly like piercing body jewelry, but does not actually make any type of hole in the skin. Typically they adhere by clips, or, in some case, even with the aid of special magnets. Body piercing is a recent trend with the new generation. But wearing body-piercing jewelry is often accompanied by a series of allergies and infections, if not taken care of properly. Such infections can leave you with life long scars or complications. For example, nipple piercing can cause nursing problems, as there are many milk ducts in an average nipple. So, in these types of situations, wearing non-piercing body jewelry is the best alternative.

Non-piercing body jewelry is similar to the piercing body jewelry, with the only exception that they do not require a person to get his or her body pierced to wear this type of jewelry. In non-piercing jewelry, magnets are used to hold the jewelry in place. This type of jewelry squeezes the body to hold itself in place. Non-piercing jewelry is available in a variety of metals – from gold, silver, platinum, and titanium to non-expensive metals like plastic, glass, and ivory.

Non-piercing body jewelry is the perfect accessory for those who want to be seen as heavily pierced but in fact are not. The various examples of non-piercing body jewelry are nipple shields, nipple chains, belly clips, handcuff jewelry, earrings, etc. With non-piercing body jewelry, you can experience all the pleasure that you want to enjoy by wearing body jewelry with none of the pain of wearing the piercing jewelry.

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How to Choose a Diamond – A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying a Diamond

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Choosing a diamond can be an intimidating experience. You may feel you are at the mercy of the salesperson behind the counter, or (in the case of buying an engagement diamond) forced to enlist the help of your significant other, thereby spoiling the surprise. However, if you have a basic understanding of the traditional “4 Cs” of diamonds (Cut, Color, Clarity, Carat Weight), you can use this step-by-step guide to quickly sort through the thousands of choices available to you and find that perfect diamond.

Step 1: Diamond Shape

Virtually every diamond created for use in jewelry falls into one of ten shapes (Round, Princess, Pear, Oval, Radiant, Asscher, Emerald, Marquise, Cushion, and Heart). The recipient of the diamond will most likely have a strong shape preference. Pay attention to the jewelry she already owns, ask friends or family what her preferences are, look for opportunities to elicit her opinion of ring styles featured in style magazine ads or jewelry store display windows. If you are unable to identify her shape preference, and don’t want to spoil an engagement surprise, consider a Round or Princess Cut. Both are classic shapes that never go out of style, and can be mounted in almost any engagement setting.

Step 2: Diamond Carat Weight

Here, the recipient’s expectations are important. If she has her heart set on a one carat diamond, no half carat diamond (no matter how great a bargain) will satisfy her. Most engagement ring diamonds fall between one and two carats, with prices running $5,000 or more depending on the quality. If your budget is limited, and you need to purchase a diamond under .75 carats, consider a Marquise Cut, which has the largest surface area (the part you see when you look down at the diamond) in relation to carat weight of any diamond shape.

Now it’s time to start narrowing the field by making informed compromises in the areas of Clarity, Color, and Cut. Identifying those qualities that have a significant impact on a diamond’s price, but little effect on appearance, will allow you to find a diamond that suites your taste and your budget.

Step 3: Diamond Clarity

Clarity refers to the presence of imperfections (usually natural) in a diamond. All diamonds contain some degree of imperfection, and are graded using a Clarity scale that runs from FL (meaning flawless) to I (meaning easily visible imperfections).

The highest Clarity grades (FL through VVS2) designate levels of imperfections that are impossible to see with the unaided eye, even in an ideal viewing environment. Unless you cannot tolerate any flaws, even those unseen, you can safely look at diamonds with clarity of VS1 to VS2 (the lowest grades that contain no imperfections which are readily visible to the naked eye). If you are still not able to find a diamond within your budget, the next step is to lower the color grade.

Step 4: Diamond Color

Color refers to the presence of body color in an otherwise white diamond. Colored diamonds, such as pink and blue, have a separate scale for grading color intensity. For white diamonds, color is graded from D (absolutely colorless) down to Z (a pronounced light yellow color). Diamonds used in jewelry are almost always M or higher in color.

The highest Color grades (D through F) refer to degrees of color not easily visible to the unaided eye. Assuming you are unconcerned about levels of color that can only be detected by a gemologist, you can safely consider diamonds with a color grade as low as G to H (the lowest grades with color levels not easily detectable under normal viewing conditions). If you are still not able to find a diamond within your budget, the next step is to lower the Cut grade.

Step 5: Diamond Cut

Cut refers to a diamond’s proportions, symmetry, and polish. The impact of cut is perceived in the brilliance and sparkle of a diamond, qualities which are maximized in the proper positioning and angle of every facet (individual cut surfaces) of the diamond. Cut is the least understood of the four C’s, but the most important. For this reason, reductions to cut are made only after clarity and color have been reduced to their lowest acceptable levels. Cut is typically graded on a scale from Excellent through Poor. (more about diamond cut)

Reduce the Cut grade of the diamonds you are considering to as low as Very Good for round diamonds, or Good for fancy (non-round) shapes. Round diamonds are held to a higher cut standard than fancy, because well cut round diamonds are in greater supply than well cut fancy diamonds, making compromise less necessary.

If, after making adjustments to Clarity, Color, and Cut, there are still no diamonds of your desired shape and carat weight within your price range, consider a modest reduction in carat weight. In most cases, lowering the carat weight slightly (10% or less) will have little effect on the apparent size of the diamond, but a measurable impact on price. In addition, most diamonds that weigh just under the popular carat weights of 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, and 3.00 will actually sell at a price-per-carat discount, since many customers demand nothing less than the “rounded” carat weight.

Final Steps:

If there are still no diamonds that fit within your budget, even after making the adjustments to Clarity, Color, Cut, and Carat Weight described above,  you still have a couple of alternatives:

1. Reduce Clarity to SI1, the lowest grade for which imperfections remain difficult to see under everyday conditions. For diamonds of one carat or less, this is a safe bet as imperfections are more difficult to see in smaller diamonds. For larger diamonds, especially those with clear and open facets such as Emerald and Asscher, clarity should be maintained at VS2 or better.

2. Reduce Color to J, often a good value due to the combination of near colorless appearance and relative abundance in the marketplace. If your diamond will eventually be set in yellow gold, you may be able to go as low as K, since the reflection of yellow light from the setting will obscure small traces of yellow in the diamond.

3. Reduce Cut to as low as Good in round diamonds, Fair in other shapes. Any lower, and the diamond will seem lifeless and dull in appearance. If the diamond you seek is under .50 carats, this is a safe compromise, since even in higher cut grades, this size of diamond tends to have less sparkle once set within a ring.

If you are still outside your price range, your original budget and carat weight expectations are probably unrealistic. One or the other will need to give. Consider purchasing from a jeweler with a strong trade in policy, so that you have the option of exchanging a smaller diamond purchased today for something larger in the future.

Alan Ricks, Diamond Consultant
Lumera Diamonds – Certified Loose Diamonds

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Precious Diamond Jewelry

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Diamonds are often referred to as symbols of love. Give the diamond as a gift to proclaim our love and commitment with that person. Pure natural diamonds have four characteristics that determine their value. They are color, cut, clarity and carat. While the clarity, color and Carat is acquired naturally as a stone is “cut” that effectively determine the desirability of diamonds.

The diamonds produced from different parts of the world, differ in character. A one carat diamond is needed and the color can be transformed into an object of desire in the hands of a skilled diamond cutter. Proportional reductions and at the proper angle to improve the clarity of the diamond.

It became an act of fashion jewelry using stone. Jewelry can be of certain metals such as raw, gold, sterling, gold or titanium. But the diamond encrusted jewelry making its appeal. Fine jewelry made with diamonds and yellow metal are much coveted by our women and girls.

Modern Jewelry comes in various forms and types. Diamond necklace just make a woman shine between meetings. Sparkling earrings simply make others weak (either jealousy or appreciation). Brooches, rings and bracelets are the other pieces of diamond jewelry in common use.

The purchase of diamond jewelry has become easy and reliable with the arrival of some sales employees. You can be sure that the diamond is about to buy is real and not fake. Look for sellers who promise to refund money to the diamond, within thirty days, if you are not satisfied with the product.

Do You Really Need a Diamond?

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We’ve all heard the quote, “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend“, but did you know that this was simply a slogan for the marketing campaign the most successful of all time?DeBeers, the world’s largest producer of diamonds wanted to sell more diamonds, so they came up with a marketing campaign that sold us on diamond engagement rings wedding rings diamond solitaire and how all this was part of our Anglo heritage Saxon tradition.

He also had the idea that the conduct of what might happen in an engagement ring for three months for a charge – understand, I just came with this idea is presented as a tradition and the modern consumer market has soared over.

The truth is there is no need to spend a small fortune on an engagement ring or wedding ring, and certainly should not be a diamond. Many women prefer an alternative to diamonds and is not uncommon to see other gemstones that can be used in place of them. Better yet, modern technology has given man-made diamonds that are much less expensive and also have a bonus not usually associated with diamond and jewelry manufacturers – are organic

Man-made diamonds are indistinguishable from natural diamonds and, occasionally, playing even better in some tests of diamonds, because of imperfections and flaws can be eliminated from the production process.

Moissanite is an example of artificial diamonds, which can not be easily distinguished from natural diamonds – so well is that a special piece of machinery should be developed only to be able to distinguish the two pieces. In terms of quality that really matter in a piece of jewelry – the brightness, fire and brilliance – Moissanite is better than diamond, but is only slightly harder than diamond. An important factor that differentiates the two is that moissanite is much cheaper than real diamonds and again, a jeweler, would not be able to differentiate between the two!

Another alternative to real diamonds, cubic zirconia, which is the form of crystals of zirconium dioxide – a synthetic material that is durable and is very close to the diamonds. It is cheap to deal with a diamond and lends itself to be cut and shaped precious needle. Since the mid-seventies was the diamond more commonly used alternatives, but with the development of Moissanite has competition.

Use of real diamonds can be whatever you want to get their rings, but there is nothing in the tradition of marriage that says it should be. Engaged and getting married is very expensive and many couples end up deep in debt after their marriage and the cost of the wedding – not a good start to married life to be saddled with debt! You can be sure you have the same look and feel of real diamonds using alternatives therefore not falsely marketing the trap of “Diamonds Are Forever!”