Naomi Campbell in Fur and Diamonds!

A super model Naomi Campbell is wearing nothing but fur and incredible jewelry for Madame Figaro Magazine's latest issue. In her 44 years she looks gorgeous with her short-hair style and seems to be born for wearing this beauty!

All jewelry is massive and impressive, like meant to compensate lack of clothing. There are diamonds, sapphires, garnets, emeralds and more. Diamonds are set in white gold. All in all the pictures below are worth a thousand words (pictures below):

Amazing Collection from Kama Schachter Revealed at Indian International Jewelry Show

Jewelry shows are the places where you can't stop oohing and aahing. The brilliance of the showpieces will make your eyes shine but Kama Schachter's collection will also make your jaw drop once you see their exquisite collection revealed during the 31st edition of the show.

Since this is the Asian leading manufacturer of jewelry with a headquarter located in Mumbai, the idea was inspired by Indian culture and traditions. There are beautiful pieces revealed including amazing haath phools, lovely bajubands, impressive long earrings and pendants. The whole collection is a mixture of excellence and handicraft.

Smile With Diamonds

There is a good old technique a man uses to show he is interested in a woman: wink of an eye. In some cases it works of course, but it can't be called a 100% win-win method what most of men expect it to be. Now if an Indian man wants to win a girl over, he gives her a glimpse of his diamond... teeth.

India is one of the largest exporters of diamonds in the world and diamond gems are in favor there. Even though the greater part of the population is poor, there is nothing to prevent rich ones from buying diamonds or from capping them in teeth (don't mix it with diamond grills) . According to Dr Vivek Saggar, dental jewelry is very popular among youth now and being an orthodontist he has a range of patients who inquire about dental jewelry procedures. Actually, this trend for 'diamonds in teeth' started seven or eight years ago but at that time it could be only one person per month who was interested in capping a gem in his/her tooth. Now the number of them is growing very fast with about 10% increase almost every year.

Who are they?

These are mostly young ladies in their twenties and thirties who do want to shine a diamond glimpse. Guys want to be the eye-catchers as well, but the ration of males vs females is 3 to 7, with girls wining!

Where do they put diamonds?

As far as this is the gem to be shown off, it should be in plain sight so the choice of a tooth is evident: this is either an upper canine or lateral incisor.

What gems do they opt for?

They are diamonds but in fact synthetic ones! Similar to natural diamonds they possess that brilliance needed to jazz up any smile. The choice of a color depends on the personal preferences. White diamonds are more popular compared to colored but some fashion-mongers prefer green, pink and red gems. These are mostly round cut diamonds, but star-shaped also seem trendy.

To sum up, if you want to add some zest to your smile choose a diamond as a win-win option.

Diamonds and Platinum on the Red Carpet 2012: Primetime Emmy Awards

The Red Carpet has always been a grandiose event, when the whole world is thrilled with the expectations to get to know who is the best lead actor, lead actress, guest actors, director, etc. But not only that, this is always a huge party flashy with luxury gowns, eye-catchy high heels, bizarre accessories and fine jewelry. Speaking about the latter this is platinum that is again

loved by celebs today.

Hollywood's stars as if all of them were in collusion celebrated this big event wearing platinum. The choice is absolutely decent. This is the precious metal that never changes its color or fades over time. Couple it with diamonds and you will get an everlasting jewelry that can be handed down to many generations.

Platinum is a beneficial setting for diamonds of any color: while it enhance the brilliance of colorless stones it also underlines the beauty of colored ones. Now it's clear why such mega stars like Sofia Vergara, Padma Lakshmi, Christina Hendricks, Tina Fey and others were radiant with drop earrings, cuffs bracelets and rings. Male stars such as Jon Hamm and James Van Der Beek didn't yield the ladies in terms of exquisite style and dazzled platinum and diamond cufflinks.

Chopard and Bvlgari are definitely an old-school brands that stood the test of time and rivalry, but these were Neil Lane, Lorraine Schwartz and Fred Leighton who ruled the Red Carpet. The most exotic jewelry (Neil Lane) were worn by Padma Lakshmi who chose platinum pendant earrings from the 1920's with coral, onix and diamonds, and platinum coctail ring from the same period featuring diamond and onix. Starling Sophia Vergara opted for the largest pieces offered by Neil Lane, this is a set of platinum and diamond earrings (45 carats), cuff bracelets (110 carats) and a ring with two center diamonds (20 carats).

Yellow Gold vs White Gold Setting

As you can notice there is lots of information on this blog about diamonds, gadgets incrusted with diamonds, man made diamonds, etc. but not a word was mentioned about the setting. It's time to change the situation.

Normally the setting ranges from white gold to yellow gold and it's always a dilemma what color of setting to choose. If you are to face this choice or already stumbled over it then this information can save your time and nerves and can help you to make a right choice, simply go on reading.

First, decide on what diamond color you want to see in your jewelry. The way how the whole item will look depends on the shade of the diamond: you can intensify fancy yellow diamond by yellow gold but at the same time can suppress the brightness of white diamond and give additional orangish shade to red diamond.

Second, what effect you expect to get: to preferably mark out a gem or to draw attention to the jewelry. Better take white gold for the first and yellow for the second, because yellow is of a brighter and warmer color while platinum is silvery and less catchy, however the effect can also depend on your skin tone (see below).

Third, mind your skin tone. It's always better to compare yellow and white diamond jewelry as it may happen that you like one color while the other is more complementary for you. If you don't know what your skin tone is, cool or warm, have a look on your wrist where veins are visible. People with cool skin tone have bluish colored veins and platinum is more preferable for them. Correspondingly, people with greenish colored veins are offered to wear yellow gold diamond jewelry.

Forth, consider your budget. Keep in mind that it's always recommended to buy the jewelry within your budget. In this case you should know that white gold is a tad more expensive than yellow gold, however it doesn't mean it's more wearproof. Both of them will never wear thin over time even though they are vulnerable to scratching, but white gold is considered to be a bit more durable as far at it's reinforced by a variety of alloys it has in its structure.

Choose wisely!

Diamonds and... Men!

There is a buzz phrase which is known to nearly each person: "Diamonds are girls' best friends", but why only girls'? Men wear diamond too! Diamonds are worn by both men of business who appreciate severity and style, and by dandies who go to any length to entice tender daughters of Eve. Diamonds accentuate preciosity of style. They could be compared to the fragrance of very expensive perfume: subtle and discreet, but at the same time perceptible. What makes diamonds so observable is their unique fire, which is common to all gemstones regardless their size. Thus, women are not the only diamond-fanciers, men are also.

So, the most popular diamond-encrusted thing men used to wear is a watch. Men can find a huge variety of them: with diamond crystals instead of figures, with a whole row of little gemstones set full-circle, with diamond gems scattered all over a dial, with diamonds wristband, etc. Each man could choose a watch to match his individual style and taste, and price of course.

Diamond rings are usually associated with girls' engagement rings, it's true. However, men like to have a signet ring on their fingers either. And here men-customers could really lose their bearings among gillion of men's diamond ring designs. Men usually wear rings (if they are not wedding) on their right hand, on the middle finger or just opposite the wedding ring. Some prefer to wear it on a pointer or on a pinky. Anyway, there are a lot of sizes to fit each finger it seems. If not, there is an opportunity to order an individual ring of unique design and particular size for you.

You could also meet a man wearing a dog tag or a pendant. Yes, men like something to hang around their neck, especially to peek out of a shirt. Though you might think there is nothing special about dog tags as they are of the same shape, but they differ in style. Diamond dog tag even feature fancy colored diamonds, such as black, blue and green diamonds. As for pendants, they could be various: traditional crosses, stars of David, initial letters, skulls, zodiac pendants, anchors, even boxing gloves, tires and Mickey Mouse, whatnot!

Cufflinks used to be traditional men jewelry. There are diamond cufflinks made of either yellow of white gold. A man of business should have a pair of them to make an impression on his colleagues. A perfectly ironed shirt with a pair of diamond cufflinks not only looks perfect, but raises your social status.

Men's diamond bracelets the same as women's are great. They are worn to impress. Men's diamond bracelets could be encrusted with fancy colored diamonds alongside white gemstones. Bracelets are usually worn on a right hand, so that when you are greeting someone your opponent could see your bracelet.

For most elegant dandies there is a collection of diamond earrings. Square, round or triangular they feature usually white and black diamond gems, though yellow, blue and green diamonds could be set in either.

Well, it seems in some cases diamond jewelry is not a folly but a necessity. However, sometimes you need to spend a whole fortune to satisfy your whim. Do you think it's possible to have the first without the second?

Oscar fever: diamonds on the Red Carpet

Oscar nomination is coming! Surely, some come to Oscar Award show to see celebrated actors and outstanding people but a greater part of visitors are eager to see new trends in fashion and jewelery dictated by nominees. Oscar Red Carpet is the best place of glamour. Film stars wearing couture dresses are so dazzling, it seems due to jewelry they wear - diamonds! A lot of diamonds!

Each year at Oscar Award the worth of diamond jewelry equals normally $400,000,000. The thing is that diamonds are used to be the best complement to any dress and they are always in fashion. This year there is a tendency (as it has been noticed at Golden Globes and SAG Awards) to wear big colourful diamonds. What before seemed to be "gaudy" now is treated as "essential".

But here is the main news for today (drumming roll) - lab-grown diamonds take great stride forward! This year for the first time in the history of Oscar Award celebrities will wear lab-grown diamonds. Gemesis corporation is one of the leading producers of cultured diamonds. Using patent pending high-pressure high-temperature technology Gemesis creates real diamonds in the laboratory environment. The process of diamond synthesis is carefully controlled for each stone to come completely flawless. By the way, all lab-grown diamonds are flawless, but in comparison with flawless natural diamonds, they are less pricey. And they do exist in different colours, so that it will be easy to be in fashion this 2010 Oscar nomination. Another advantage that makes these stones more "precious" is that they are environmentally friendly.

So, let's watch Oscar 2010 and stars walking the Red Carpet with a slogan "Lab Diamond Rock!".