Lapis Lazuli Jewellery: What to Look For Before You Buy
|Christy Wu
Ask most people to picture a blue gemstone and they'll describe a sapphire. Ask them to picture blue itself and they're much closer to lapis lazuli: opaque, deep, faintly dusty,...
Moss Agate: What It Actually Is, and Why It's Suddenly Everywhere
|Christy Wu
Moss agate looks as though someone captured a tiny landscape inside a gemstone. Delicate green branches spread through clear or milky-grey stone, and no two pieces ever look quite the...
Briefly, yes. Washing your hands with a labradorite ring on won't do any harm, and neither will getting caught in the rain. What you want to avoid is leaving it...
Quick answer: yes, moonstone can handle brief contact with water — washing your hands while wearing a moonstone ring won't hurt it. But prolonged soaking, hot water, chlorine and soaps...
The Stones That Shift Light: Labradorite, Moonstone & Iolite Explained
|Christy Wu
Most gemstones reflect light. A handful of stones do something stranger and more beautiful: they seem to hold light, moving and flashing as you turn them, as if there's weather...
How to Layer Necklaces: The Easy Guide to Chokers, Pendants & Lariats
|Christy Wu
A single necklace is beautiful. Two or three, layered well, create an outfit. Necklace layering has become one of the easiest ways to elevate even the simplest wardrobe. Whether you're...
Peridot vs Emerald: Which Green Birthstone Makes the Better Gift?
|Christy Wu
Here's a piece of jewellery history that says everything about these two stones: for centuries, some of the world's most famous "emeralds" turned out to be peridot. Cleopatra's celebrated emerald...
