Amethyst – The February Birthstone

If your birthday arrives in the month of February, then you are one of the lucky ones to own this royalty symbol. Amethyst has appealed the early monarchs with its gorgeous color. This purple colored stone embellishes every heart with its stunning beauty.

Amethyst is the traditional birthstone for February and also the 6th wedding anniversary stone. It is believed to have many powers like securing against intoxication and also helps to overcome any difficulty since it brings in positive energy. It is also said to bring peace and harmony in your life.

It also strengthens the love between a man and woman in a relationship and hence regarded as the perfect gemstone for engagement or anniversary.

Amethyst gemstone looks gorgeous with any metal, but is said to look the best with sterling silver:

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Christmas Lucky Lure- Celebrity Style

Birthstones are a hot jewelry trend among celebrities this season! The gems used as birthstones are said to possess healing powers and also add lucky lure to your look. No wonder they are a celebrity favorite!

So lets check the birthstones of every month and also the celebrities that share the same birthstone as yours!

January’s birthstone Garnet, is a stone of vital power, energy and strength. The January birthstone starlets include Alicia Keys, Faye Dunaway and Kate Moss.

February’s birthstone Amethyst, is said to bring mental peace and harmony. February celebrities include Drew Barrymore, Clark Gable and James Phelps.

March’s Birthstone Aquamarine is said to protect health and provide optimism. March celebrity includes the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Joan Crawford and Liza Minnelli.

April’s birthstone Diamond, a girl’s best friend, are said to strengthen the body and soul of the wearer and are said to be an everlasting symbol of love. April celebrities include Jessica Alba, Ashley Judd, Doris Day and Betti Davis.

May’s birthstone Emerald, the beauty of all gems, are a promoter of love and inspire intuition and cleaning. The celebrities of May birthstone are Clint Eastwood, Katherine Hepburn, Candice Bergen and Audrey Hepburn.

June’s birthstone Pearl, symbolizes faith, charity and peace. June celebrities are Angelina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Jenny Jones.

July’s birthstone Ruby, symbolizes love and passion and also linked with blood. Celebrities having this luscious red birthstone are Tom Hanks, Princess Diana, Lizzie Borden and Harrison Ford.

August’s birthstone green Peridot, a volcanic gemstone, is said to ward off evil spirits. August celebrities include Halle Berry, Whitney Houston, Martha Stewart and Macaulay Culkin.

September’s birthstone Sapphire is a symbol of wisdom and good fortune. September’s celebrities include Gwyneth Paltrow, Buddy Holy and Jesse James.

October’s birthstone Opal is said to foster love, loyalty and fidelity. The celebrity sharing the same birthstone are Julie Andrews, Neve Campbell, Chevy Chase, and Suzanne Somers.

November’s birthstone Topaz is said to be a healing stone. November celebrities include Demi Moore, Stephanie Powers, and Patty Page.

December’s birthstone Turquoise is said to inspire leadership, spiritual growth and insight. December celebrities include Susan Dey, Britney Spears and Bette Milder.

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Ruby – The King of Gemstones

Ruby, one of the most valuable gemstone, belongs to the corundum family and is considered to be the King of Gemstones. Only the red variety of corundum is at liberty to command the title of Ruby, while all other varieties are categorized as Sapphires.

Rubies consist of aluminium oxide and chrome, the latter giving rubies their wonderful color. But chrome is also responsible for creating multitude of fissures and cracks inside the crystals. It is, therefore, rare to find rubies of considerably big sizes. The big sized rarity of rubies is almost always used as a solitaire gemstone rings to mark its significance.

Some rubies display a splendid and glorious silky shine called the “silk” of the gemstone which is caused by the fine needles of rutile. Sometimes the rutile forms a star-shaped deposit within the ruby causing a mesmerizing light effect called asterism. Such rubies are called Star- Rubies and are precious rarities.

By far, the use of ruby in the gemstone jewelry industry was often witnessed in gemstone rings and gemstone pendants. But the popularity of rubies in gemstone earrings is gaining momentum in recent times.

The red of the rubies is a hot, passionate and powerful color. Rubies are considered as a perfect way to expresses compassionate and powerful feelings. Engagement Rings set in rubies are, therefore, thought to symbolize passionate love.

The value of a ruby depends on its color and attractiveness of the color. Rubies fall into various categories depending on their color and value. The top most category being the “Burmese Ruby”. It does not necessarily mean that the gemstone is of Burmese origin; it is merely an indication of a rich, full red with slightly bluish hue of the concerned ruby, which is a peculiarity of the stones from the famous deposits of Burma, now Myanmar. The color is sometimes referred to as “pigeon-blood-red”.

Other qualities that are determinants of the value of a ruby are cut, clarity and size, similar to that of other gemstones.

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