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Diamonds are everlasting because of their unique qualities. They are the hardest material found in nature. In spite of these features it is not free from proper care to maintain its bright shine.

Diamond care can be done with special equipment, but in majority of the cases, home care routine that is given to the fine diamond jewelry pieces is effective enough for keeping your diamonds clear.

Generally jewelers advise to go for professional cleaning of your diamond jewelry or loose diamond once a year. This service can also guarantee a security check to avoid the losing of gem by checking the setting.

A Diamond is hard, but depending on its cut, it might be at risk of getting chipped. Do not wear your diamond jewelry if you are working with household chemicals or chlorine bleach.

Avoid using your diamond jewelry when you are doing rough work.

For regular cleaning you can consider using mild, soapy water once a week. A soap and water solution is the best cleaner for all your diamond jewelry.

For basic jewelry care all you need is a mild, non-abrasive soap dissolved in water and a soft brush. Never wear your diamond jewelry while bathing and always dry your diamonds with a plain towel to keep them lustrous.

Always wipe your diamond jewelry after wearing, just like you do with other fine jewelry. If your diamond looks slightly unclear, use a damp cloth and gently rub its surface to recover its shining beauty.Before storage clean your diamond jewelry pieces, keep them separated from each other, and take them out once a month for a routine cleaning.

JRDunn.com, the largest designer jewelery store on the web, has announced a chance for bloggers to win a Swiss timepiece for Father's Day. Simply by sharing how great their dad is, bloggers will be able to enter to win a unisex Michele Deco Classic watch ( http://store.jrdunn.com/product-p/mw00mw06a00a0025jrd.htm) with a black leather strap.

HOW TO ENTER:
Bloggers should write a post on their blog about why their dad is the most deserving of this great Swiss watch and either direct message @jrdunn on Twitter.com, or email dsnyder@jrdunn.com with the link to the blog entry. Mashups of video, images, and other media are encouraged as creativity always wins points with one of the most creative jewelry retailers in the world, JR Dunn.

Submissions will be accepted from now until June 11th at 7:00 pm EST. At that point in time, JRDunn.com will pick the top three entries, and post them at http://founder.jrdunnblog.com. The winner will be decided by Internet users as polling will take place on http://founder.jrdunnblog.com, as well as @jrdunn on Twitter.com. The final votes will be tallied on Friday June 13th at 3:00 pm EST, and the winner will be announce shortly thereafter, so the winner can announce the gift and share their blog with their Dad on Fathers Day. As an added bonus, any bloggers that enter will receive $25 off of a minimum $250 purchase at JRDunn.com.

Hmmm, and if your father doesn't really need a new watch, ladies notice that that is a Michelle unisex watch!! Sing Dad's praises - and do it now!

There is a lot of gold jewelry out there that is said to be what it?s not. It doesn?t matter if you bought your gold jewelry from a regular jewelry store, online jewelry store or the markets; it?s just fake gold you need to look out for. Some sellers prey on consumers who don?t know the difference between gold plated jewelry, gold filled jewelry and solid gold jewelry.

Understand the terms

Understanding how to test and knowing the different types of gold jewelry will help avoid paying too much for your next piece of fine karat gold jewelry at an online jewelry store or an offline fine jewelry store.

The first thing you should do is educate yourself about the differences between gold plated and gold filled jewelry so that you can understand what these terms mean. The most reliable and easiest way to test whether you have real gold jewelry is to take it to a local jewelry store and get it tested there.

 Some online jewelry stores may also offer this service.

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When one buys a diamond, apart from it being expensive, there is a certain emotional value attached to it. No wonder whenever you as a customer buy the diamond, you expect nothing but the best, and a good value for your money.

To help you authenticate the loose diamond you are buying, a variety of diamond certificates are available, providing you a detailed analysis of the diamond. The big dilemma that arises is that which certificate is the apt choice for your diamond with the availability of an array of certification institutions like G.I.A., A.G.S., I.G.I, H.R.D, E.G.L., etc.  However, the main conflict arises between G.I.A certified diamonds, E.G.L certified diamonds and A.G.S certified diamonds.  GIA (Gemological Institution of America)), EGL (European Gemological Laboratory) and AGS (American Gem Society) are the three main institutions that provide certifications for loose diamonds.

The main advantage of the GIA is that they also certify fancy loose diamonds. GIA has come out with a grading report of loose diamonds that is close to 70,000 human observations.

One limitation of AGS is that they grade only round brilliant diamonds. The AGS began grading fancy diamonds in 2005 and is thus catching up with the GIA, though many reckon that the AGS is on the top spot. AGS came out with a revised report in 2005 based on ray tracing technology.

Though the EGL uses state of the art technology, it is found by many to be lenient with color as well as clarity of loose diamonds, which according to many is a disadvantage of this certification.

It is observed that any loose diamond, first appraised by EGL, is later re-appraised by the GIA, it quotes a roughly 5% hike in the price. So many retailers go for such certification even after having their diamond certified by the EGL, the price hike covering up the charges for shipping and certification.

Though the GIA certified loose diamonds and the AGS certified loose diamonds hike up the price of a diamond, loose diamonds with EGL certification are equally credible and hold equal authenticity.

*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are solely of the author.

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Gift of A Life Time

Deciding on a gift for someone is, undoubtedly, the most challenging task; but this doesn?t apply when it comes to selecting one for the feminine gender. The best way to please a lady is to adorn her with jewelry. Jewelry is not just cherished by a woman as a precious life long gift but also as a bond with beauty and worthiness. This particularly holds true incase of presenting jewelry as a gift to mothers.

With Mother?s Day right ahead, it?s obvious that everyone?s trying real hard to find that appropriate gift for our special mothers. The search for this perfect mother?s day gift terminates. On this auspicious occasion, B2C Jewels brings to you Mother?s Day special jewelry items at unbeatable prices.

Mother?s Day Bracelets:

This marvelous pearl bracelet is an apposite gift for mothers of all ages. The pearls held by a wry of 14K yellow gold and sterling silver are a great means towards the celebration of womanhood as pearls symbolize immense innocence and are considered to be the most feminine of all gems.

 Mother?s Day Pendants:

This pendant exhibits two frames of sparkling diamonds embedded in a glossy bed of 14K white gold. These frames of the diamond pendant symbolize the warmth, security and protection enclosed in the love showered by a mother. A gift that would form an ultimate means of expressing your gratefulness towards your mother.

Mother?s Day Earrings:

The elegant enclosure of the diamonds arranged in a circular pattern in a rich yellow colored gold, in these diamond earrings, are sure to form an appreciated gift for a mother. The circular patterns have been so designed as to epitomize the infinity of a mother?s love and care.

Whatever you may consider to be THE GIFT for your loving mothers, B2C Jewels is glad to have a contribution in making it achievable for you.

The Garnet family is chemically as complex as its varieties suggest. The term Garnet does not stand for a single mineral but a group of similar minerals namely, Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartite, Andradite, Grossularite, Hydrogrossular and Uvarovite; also referred to as the species of Garnets. Depending on the intermingling of these species the family offers various hues. The industry gives names to these blends such as Rhodolite Garnet having a purplish red to pink color and the Malaia Garnet exhibiting a sunset orange color, the two most preferred Garnets as far as gemstone jewelry is concerned.

The Garnet family offers a much more rich color spectrum than known to most people. To list these one can come up with a whole range of references from the fruit family; you have the raspberry of rhodolite, the Welch’s juice color of grape Garnet, mandarin Garnet’s fresh orange, and the lime green of tsavorite and demantoid. Both the green Garnet varieties are extremely rare and brilliant and are often seen drooping in gemstone pendants.

The popularity of garnets in gemstone jewelry is attributed to the extensive color array offered. Garnets are usually witnessed in gemstone earrings, danglers in particular, in combination with diamonds or other gemstone varieties.

The only color that Garnets are believed not occurring in is the blue; but recently, a greenish-blue stone has been discovered in the late 1990s in Bekily, Madagascar put this belief on test. This gemstone changes its color from blue green in day light to purple in incandescent light and is found in parts of United States, Russia and Turkey. The color changing array of Garnets ranges from shades of green, beige, brown and gray when seen in daylight which covert to reddish or purple pink colors when seen under incandescent light.

Color isn?t all that is offered by Garnets; there are rich rarities such as the Star Garnets which is recognized for its beauty in gemstone rings when used with as a solitaire stone. They command a high refractive index causing Garnet?s high brilliance. They hold a position of 7 ? 7.5 on Moh?s scale of hardness. Most commonly occurring in round, oval and cushion cut, these brilliant gemstones are easy to care for owing to their durability.

One can keep pace with the changing styles and color trends, courtesy wide color spectrum offered by the Garnet family. With such wide variety you have a Garnet to match every color in your wardrobe and one that would surely complement your personal style.

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Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz occurring in hues ranging from a light pinkish violet to a deep grape purple. The most sought after color is the deep violet exhibiting flashes of red. This variety is termed as the ?Siberian? though it is got from places other than Siberia. Most material from Brazil occurs in a tender violet, while that coming from Madagascar are generally red or violet. Uruguay has the most exquisitely deep colored amethysts but the supplies have almost tarnished.

The legend of this stone holds that the Greek God of intoxication, Dionysius, was once insulted by a mortal and swore revenge on the next mortal crossing his way. Amethyst, a beautiful maiden, who was on her way to pay tribute to the Goddess Diana, happened to be the next mortal in Dionysius?s way. To save her from the brutal attack of Dionysius, Goddess Diana turned Amethyst into a crystal statue which turned purple by the tears of Dionysius in repentance at the sight of the statue. This is how the stone acquires its name.

Amethyst has been celebrated as an idyllic gem for use in gemstone jewelry by designers owing to its royal color, size and shape variations and an extensive tonal range from pale lavender to dark purple. Its popularity in the gemstone jewelry industry can also be attributed to its modest price, due to abundance in all parts of the world, making it affordable for jewelry lovers and a hardness of 7 to ease the caring process.

As an ultimate choice in jewelry, amethyst often finds its way in gemstone rings and gemstone pendants as a solitaire stone. Gemstone earrings, mostly danglers, with a fine intersperse of amethyst with diamonds or other varieties of gemstones are gaining peeks in popularity in recent times.

Apart from its use as an ornamental stone in gemstone jewelry, amethyst also has a firm niche in medicine and is believed to be bestowed with miraculous powers. It is held that amethyst brings good fortune in war and hunt, drives out evil spirits and inspires the intellect. It is referred to as the gemstone of friendship and is the birthstone of the month of February.

We have all faced ups and downs in life and encountered hardest of times. We might or might not have had friends to support us then but someone we always had, someone who is close irrespective of geographical distances; someone who is there for us even if we have missed to do so; someone who doesn?t care if you can repay debts; someone whose prayers comprise of your wellbeing and happiness; someone god created as a reflection of himself who loves you and cares for you without any self interest. That someone, I bet, you know is your Mother.

?Mother is the truest friend we have.?

Almost all of us take things for granted. The assumption that we will get help in hard times, be loved when lonely, comforted when depressed are always expected but never really valued by us for these are things that she often does. We expect something that we should praise. So there has to be a way to express our gratefulness towards our mothers, a way to let her know that we acknowledge her unselfish intentions in everything she does for us, to thank her, to pay our dues.

There is! There is a way ? ?Mother?s Day?. It is not that mothers should be praised only on this day, it really should be done throughout the year, but there has to be a special day for honoring the greatest gift god gave us. Mother?s Day should, therefore, be considered as a way to expresses the unsaid emotions.

Jewelry is often considered the most appropriate gift for such an auspicious occasion. Not just because women share a bond with them, that definitely being one of the reasons is not solely the reason. It is more of the preciousness denoted to jewelry that people relate to as a means to depict ?Mother you are precious for me?. Also jewelry forms a gift that one cherishes all life long.

Diamonds known for their durability, brilliance and high value are presented to mothers to articulate to her that we recognize the timeless brilliance of happiness she sparkles in our life and that we value it the most. Pearls, the most feminine of all gems and a symbol of innocence, often form the apposite gift in admiration of the womanhood of a mother and the altruism in her deeds, love and care. You can view special gift offer for Mother?s Day at B2C Jewels.

Whatever way you select to present your love to your mothers, grandmothers or anybody who has been guiding you through all the ups and downs in life we hope your day will be filled with joy.

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