Information to remember!

I wish to share some information with you, I am regularly asked at parties about gemstones and their colours for birthdays, and anniversaries.  Past customers have said that it adds to the personal touch when buying either for themselves or for others.  I have also included some other little tips they may not help in your day to day lives but you never know when you may need it! 

Real or fake pearls?

When purchasing fresh water pearls there is a test that you can do to ensure you are buying the real mccoy, rub the pearl on a tooth and if it feels like grains of sand the pearl is real, if it feels smooth then its a fake.

Obviously you can't do that test in a shop so a couple of other tricks is to do the weight test, gently bounce them in your hand, if real they will feel dense and heavy.  Real pearls will have natural flaws in the surface, if they look too good they probably are not real.

The hole of the real pearl where the string goes through will be sharpe and even chipped.

Semi precious stones - How to tell if real

To tell if your piece of jewellery has real semi precious stones, when putting it on it will feel cold, that is the natural source giving you a shiver!


Birthstones

 January  Garnet  A lovely warm red 
 February  Amethyst   Shades of purple 
 March  Aquamarine  Pastel blue to bluish green
 April  Diamond  No explanation required!
 May  Emerald  Green
 June  Pearl  Cream / white
   Alexandrite  Greens, red and purples
   Moonstone  Browns, pink, grey, green, yellow
 July  Ruby  Red
 August  Peridot  Bright green
 September  Sapphire  Many colours eg, blue and pink
 October  Tourmaline  Various, pinks, watermelon, green and blues

 Opal  Red, white and various of others
 November  Citrine  Yellow and browns

 Topaz  Various, pinks, blues white
 December  Tanzanite  Blues, lilac, violet

  Zircon  Blues, green, red, white and yellow

 Turquoise  Turquoise


Anniversaries

 1st  Gold  20th  Emerald 
 2nd  Garnet  21st  Lolite 
 3rd  Pearls  22nd  Spinel 
 4th  Blue topaz  23rd  Topaz 
 5th  Sapphire  24th  Tanzanite
 6th  Amethyst  25th  Silver jubilee 
 7th  Onyx  30th  Pearl jubilee
 8th  Tourmaline  35th  Emerald 
 9th  Lapis Lazuli  39th  Cat's eye
 10th  Diamond  40th  Ruby
 11th  Turquoise  45th  Sapphire
 12th  Jade  50th  Golden jubilee
 14th  Opal  52nd  Star ruby
 15th  Ruby  55th  Alexandrite
 16th  Peridot  60th  Diamond jubilee
 17th  Amethyst  65th  Star sapphire
 18th  Cats eye Beryl  70th  Sapphire jubilee
 19th  Garnet  75th  Diamond