When thinking of diamonds, many people believe that all diamonds are clear, like beautifully-cut crystal. In truth, diamonds can be found in many colors. The pink diamond is the rarest of all diamonds. All pearls are not white, but are also pink and black. All sapphires are not blue, but are also pink. Thus, it [...]

Lab created diamonds are simply diamonds that have been grown in a laboratory. They are chemically identical to naturally mined diamonds, but cannot be sold as such. Lab created diamonds are less expensive than natural diamonds, making beautiful jewelry affordable to the masses.
Carbon is Carbon
The controversy associated with lab created diamonds arose when a diamond [...]

Rare, beautiful, a lifetime of exquisite quality; all these words describe the fabulous blue diamond. Many people believe that diamonds are only white, but in reality, diamonds are also yellow, green, black, pink and a gorgeous blue. The colored diamonds are referred to as the “fancy diamonds.” If you wear a blue diamond, it may [...]

Sierra Leone Diamonds: How Conflict Diamonds Brought Both Joy And Pain To Africa
When the first Sierra Leone diamond was found in 1930, the people of Africa rejoiced. For this impoverish land, the presence of diamonds brings about some promises of prosperity. By the year 1935, significant mining and production of the Sierra Leone diamonds started. [...]

If you saw the movie “Titanic” you might have been surprised to learn that diamonds come in other colors than clear. The blue diamond in the fictional Heart of The Ocean necklace wasn’t a sapphire. Diamonds really do come in colors and red diamonds are one of the rarest of all colors.
The Colors of Diamonds: [...]

Most people are aware that all pearls are not white, but are also pink and black. In the hit movie trilogy, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” the scoundrel with the heart of a hero, Captain Jack Sparrow, prized his ship, the Black Pearl, above all things. But a black diamond? Not only do they exist, they [...]

There are a handful of famous diamonds in the world that carries with it very colorful history. A few of these famous diamonds are very old that they are even associated to some the deities being worshipped in the areas where they were found. On the other hand, some of these famous diamonds are associated [...]

The history of blood diamonds is not pretty but it’s a case of reality for far too many people.  Blood diamonds are so called because they result from conflict within a country and are usually illegally traded.  The history of blood diamonds has been linked with brutal civil wars and savagery as numerous atrocities have [...]

When we tune in on the television, we may see a jewelry commercial that is saying that diamonds are forever and since it depicts the promise of eternal love and passion, you must give a diamond to the love of your life especially when you are asking her hand for marriage.  Because of these advertisements [...]

The round cut diamond will forever be the most popular shape diamond for many pieces of jewelry today from rings to necklaces to earrings and more. However, people who are looking for something slightly different turn to square-shaped princess cut diamonds.
Many brides favor the square shape simply because it is different from the more traditional [...]