Emerald Earrings

Emerald is a stone of dark green, saturated deep color. Very beautiful and eye-catching, often having a beneficial effect on the one who wears it in his jewelry. Recently, earrings with this stone have been especially popular.

Emerald is a stone with a number of properties that can very positively affect its owner, bring him joy, wealth, peace and comfort.

Its color is green, but shades vary depending on the percentage of iron, chromium, and vanadium in the stone.

Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Russia are famous for the best deposits for its extraction.

There is a difference between emeralds mined in the deposit and artificially grown in the laboratory. Of course, the second option is cheaper, although in its properties and qualities it is close to real stones.

A stone has a greater value and is considered more valuable if the color is bright. Now it happens that in natural emeralds there are impurities of other minerals, but even then their price is higher than that of their artificial counterparts.

Quite often emeralds can fake. To determine if a real stone, the best option would be to consult a jeweler, since it is difficult to verify the authenticity of your own.

However, one of the most obvious characteristics of an emerald can be called its saturated green color - plain or with a bluish tint. The decoration of yellow-green or too light color is the Ural emerald or garnet, peridot, beryl.

It would seem that everything is simple, and yet, a stone with a crystal clear sparkling can also be artificial, since in natural there may be impurities that give the stone a slight turbidity.

The very name of this mineral in the literal translation from Greek means "green stone". The Aztecs loved him, considered him sacred and worshiped him.

During the Middle Ages, it was a tradition to present emerald products as a gift for young girls, so that they protect them from diseases, spoilage and the evil eye.

In particular, in ancient times, earrings decorated with such stones and diamonds symbolized the high status and noble position in the society of the woman who wears them. It is not surprising, because in them is the embodiment and syncretism of femininity and royal greatness, luxury and grace.

According to archaeological data, the history of jewelry with this mineral goes back to ancient Egypt, since this stone was used to decorate and decorate outfits during the period when Cleopatra lived. Moreover, it had great value - then one clean, large-sized emerald stone was equal in value to a handful of diamonds.

In Europe, he began to gain popularity in the 16th century, and the peak of his popularity came in the 19th century. At first it was fashionable to straighten emerald minerals with silver, and later it was replaced by gold, because, unlike gold, silver tends to fade over time.

The most common stone was in England, and even now, Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain does not change her love for emeralds and is often shown at events in jewelry made of emeralds. By the way, this stone fell into the royal family almost randomly: Augustus Wilhelmina of Cambridge won forty emerald stones in the lottery, and since then they have been part of the history of England.

As mentioned above, an emerald has properties that can greatly help its owner. It is believed that this stone is more favorable to noble and decent people, and therefore if its owner is a lying person, inclined to steal and cheat people, then the stone will not only not help him, but may well harm him.

Emeralds are strong and powerful amulets. Previously, women in position wore emerald throughout the entire period of pregnancy, protecting and protecting themselves and their baby from the evil eye and bad influence. After the baby was born, they often put a piece of stone in his crib.

Being a symbol of love, an emerald brings good luck in family life, is able to discourage envious people and protect them from the evil influence of ill-wishers.

Now a wide selection of emerald earrings is presented to women of fashion. Different models, different materials, different shapes and sizes - even the eyes run up. And how do you choose for yourself those beloved and practical who will not only bring joy, benefit and pleasure to their owner, but also perfectly complement the fashionable look?

First of all, do not forget about the rules for wearing emerald jewelry, in particular, earrings. Compliance with these rules will emphasize the great taste and sense of style.

• Designers and fashion designers do not recommend choosing huge earrings with emeralds, since not a single gemstone likes large sizes and negligence. In addition, the emerald is quite fragile, and of course, a large stone is much easier to damage.
• Jewelry with this mineral is introvert by nature. They are best worn without complementing your look with other jewelry. That is, you should not wear a ring or a pendant with a stone for earrings with emerald, otherwise your image is in danger of becoming vulgar and pretentious. Stones will attract a lot of attention, but will distract this attention from you.

• A huge plus of the emerald is that it suits almost all women. It looks good on blondes, and brunettes, and on red-haired girls, goes well with absolutely any eye color.Since, as we have already determined, it is better to choose earrings with small pebbles, the mysterious and mysterious gleaming in them literally focuses on the eyes.

• Despite such obvious advantages, it is not recommended to wear jewelry with emerald for girls, as they will visually add age.

By the way, there are certain difficulties with the cut, because the emerald can rarely be found in classical forms. The exception is a “rose” cut, similar to a diamond cut, but a stone with such a cut has a certain unevenness.

Usually they just give it some form - a circle, square, triangle. Or they cut small crystals in the shape of an oval.

In addition to the above advantages, the emerald is also good in that it goes well with any metal, both in terms of properties and color. With gold, cold shades of a delicate green color look best, and silver perfectly sets off the emerald of the color “bottle glass”.

Now consider the most common earring models that women love so much.

• Stud earrings are cute and simple, modest, but at the same time giving zest to their owner. The stone in them can be either without a cut in general, or with a cut, usually a “rose”. If not cut, then it resembles a slightly cloudy crystal. Other, smaller crystals, usually transparent: diamonds or zircons, are often added to faceted emeralds. Such earrings can be made of gold and silver.
• A classic earring is a model of usually gold earrings that uses emeralds in the shape of a circle, oval or drop. The cut is thin. Often decorated with castings or small zircons.
• Clip earrings. Very comfortable to wear, as they are easy to put on. In addition, they have the richest and most diverse design: it can be the addition of emeralds alongside smaller ones, and molding, and patterns.

• Long earrings with pendant. Mostly they have a clasp-clove and decorated with two stones. The most fashionable version of such earrings is when the earring is decorated with a round emerald, and the pendant is a drop-shaped emerald.
• Despite the fact that emerald earrings are already catchy and bright, one can often see models of earrings with diamonds and emerald. This is a special chic. These earrings are worn on special and special occasions.

However, jewelry with emerald, even gold, even silver, is recommended to wear at evening events. Emerald earrings are perfect for evening wear, be it an elegant evening gown or silk evening gown. Designers advise to emphasize with the help of a large emerald, but, as already mentioned, do not overdo it.

The stone perfectly sets off other colors, and does not favor the proximity to green. Emerald earrings with black, gold, silver and white colors look especially impressive. In this case, it is advisable to choose plain clothes.

Such a valuable stone, like an emerald, requires personal care, however, like any jewelry. By proper and careful handling of your emerald jewelry, you will not only preserve its beautiful appearance for a long time, but also create conditions for the circulation of energy in various areas of your life.

It should be remembered that to clean the stone, do not use any sharp objects or abrasive products that contain concentrated chemicals.

You can clean jewelry, including earrings, with a solution of clean warm water and a dishwashing detergent. Dip the items in the solution and leave them there for ten minutes. Then remove, brush with a soft toothbrush or cloth and rinse under warm water.Water with a drop of ammonia will add freshness and brilliance to your jewelry.

Often, cleaning jewelry is not advisable. Jewelers recommend doing this no more than three to four times a year.

It is worth putting on jewelry with an emerald already after you are fully dressed, and your hairstyle and makeup are finished, because during the application of varnish or hair spray, or other chemical makeup products, drops can also get on the stone, thereby spoiling its outer view. Moreover, if you protect your jewelry from chemical attack, you do not have to often clean them.

If you have your product for a long time, and you often wear it, it will be useful to give it for additional oil treatment. It is better to entrust this procedure to an experienced jeweler, having previously consulted. In the same way, if you want to perform additional processing, cutting emeralds, then take care to entrust this to a good specialist.

It is worth knowing that you can harm an emerald without even using it. Do not store emerald jewelry in the same box with other jewelry, as hard stones may well damage soft ones. It is especially important to keep the emerald separate from topaz, alexandrite, sapphires, diamonds and rubies, as these are harder crystals. In turn, for example, garnet is softer, so in this case the emerald can cause damage to the grenade. Aquamarine is identical in hardness to it; it is also better to store them separately from each other.