Earrings with Emerald

Emerald is a stone of dark green, rich deep color. Very beautiful and attracting attention, often having a favorable effect on the person who wears it in his jewelry. Recently, earrings with this stone are very popular.

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

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

Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Russia are famous for the best deposits to mine it.

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

The 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 in this case their price is higher than their artificial counterparts.

Quite often emeralds can forge. To determine whether a stone is real, the best option would be to consult a jeweler, since it is difficult to verify the authenticity yourself.

However, one of the most obvious characteristics of emerald is its rich green color - monophonic or with 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 nevertheless, a stone with a crystal clear sparkle can also be artificial, since there may be impurities in natural materials that give the stone a slight haze.

The name of this mineral in 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 wares for young girls to protect them from diseases, damage and the evil eye.

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

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

In Europe, it began to gain popularity in the XVI century, and the peak of its popularity came in the XIX century. At first, it was fashionable to straighten emerald minerals with silver, and later gold came to replace it, since, unlike gold, silver tends to fade with time.

The most common stone was in England, and even now the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth does not change her love for emerald and is often shown at events in emerald jewelry.By the way, this stone got to the royal family almost randomly: August Wilhelmina of Cambridge won forty emerald stones in the lottery, and since then they are 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 deceitful person, prone to stealing and cheating people, then the stone will not only not help him, but may well harm him.

Emeralds - strong and powerful amulets. Previously, women in the emerald wore position throughout the entire period of pregnancy, protecting and protecting themselves and their children 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, the emerald brings good luck in family life, is able to ward off envious people and protect them from the evil influence of ill-wishers.

Now the choice of fashionable women presented a huge selection of earrings with emerald. Different models, different materials, different shapes and sizes - even the eyes diverge. And how to choose for yourself exactly those beloved and practical that will not only bring joy, benefit and pleasure to its owner, but also perfectly complement the fashionable look?

First of all, do not forget about the rules of 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, as no gem loves large sizes and negligence. In addition, the emerald is quite fragile, and of course, a large stone is much easier to damage.
• Decorations with this mineral are by their nature introverts. It is better to wear them without complementing your image with other decorations That is, it is not necessary to wear a ringlet or a pendant with a stone to the earrings with emerald, otherwise your image is in danger of becoming vulgar and fancy. The stones will attract a lot of attention, but they will distract attention from you.

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

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

By the way, with cutting there are certain difficulties, because the emerald is rarely found in classic forms. The exception is a rosette cut, similar to a diamond cut, but the stone with such a cut has a certain unevenness.

Usually they only give it some form - a circle, a square, a triangle. Or cut small oval-shaped crystals.

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

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

• Stud earrings are cute and simple, modest, but at the same time giving a highlight to their owner. The stone in them can be either without cut in general, or with a cut, usually a “rose”. If not cut, then it resembles a slightly clouded crystal.Other, smaller crystals, usually transparent: diamonds or zircons are often added to the faceted emerald. Such earrings can be made of gold and silver.
• The classic shackle in the earrings is a model of usually gold earrings that use an emerald in the shape of a circle, oval or drop. The cut is thin. Often decorated with castings or small zircons.
• Earrings with clasp type clips. Very comfortable to wear, as they are easy to wear. In addition, they have the richest and most varied design: it can be an addition to emerald by a number of smaller ones, and casting, and patterns.

• Long earrings with pendant. Mostly they have a stud fastener and are 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 drop-shaped emerald.
• Despite the fact that emerald earrings are already bright and bright, you can often see models of earrings with diamonds and emerald. This is a special chic. These earrings are worn on special and solemn occasions.

However, jewelry with emerald, although gold, even silver, is recommended to wear for evening events. Earrings with emeralds are perfect for evening wear, whether it is an elegant evening dress or a silk evening suit. Designers are advised to focus on a large emerald, but, as already mentioned, do not overdo it.

The stone perfectly shades other colors, and the neighborhood with green does not favor. Emerald earrings with black, gold, silver and white colors look especially impressive. At the same time it is desirable to choose monophonic clothes.

Such a valuable stone, like an emerald, requires personal care, however, like any jewelry. Proper and careful treatment of your emerald decoration will not only keep 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 for cleansing the stone should not use any sharp objects and abrasive products, which contain concentrated chemicals.

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

Often clean the jewelry is not desirable. Jewelers recommend doing this no more than three or four times a year.

It is worth wearing jewelry with emerald after you are fully dressed, and your hair and makeup are finished, because during the application of lacquer or hair spray, or other chemical cosmetics products, drops can get on the stone, thereby spoiling its outer view. Moreover, if you save your jewelry from chemical exposure, you do not have to clean them often.

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 make additional processing, cutting emerald, then take care to entrust this to a good specialist.

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