Opal is not high up on my list of super-desirable stones, but here, rising from an intricate black diamond and sapphire setting and looking like a deadly, poisonous pouch, it is anything but dull. I’m envisioning this creature weaving all sorts of glamorous webs, but this is actually a tarantula, not a spider. Which is … Continue reading “Lydia Courteille Opal and Black Diamond Tarantula Ring: An Unlikely Seduction”
Sharon Khazzam has lured me in again. Her awesome name initially caught my attention, but it’s her utterly awe-striking jewels that keep me gazing! I find her Stitch ring to be especially romantic. The sweet notion of being stitched together is apropos for an engagement, wedding, or commitment of any kind. And it’s symbolic on … Continue reading “Sharon Khazzam Diamond Stitch Ring: You Keep Me In Stitches”
Jewels need not have any boundaries. When you see something deeply unusual, go ahead and pounce on it! I’m all for showing a sense a flair for bling in an unexpected way. Like with Sabido & Basteris’ wild take on flowers. Voluminous to the max, their floral rings and cuff make you look like a … Continue reading “Sabido & Basteris Floral Rings and Cuff: Flower Power”
If I were in high school, this would be a totally acceptable and fashionable promise ring (symbolizing the promise to not be a jerk, not the promise of marriage. No one should be thinking of marriage in high school!). Or if you’re already married or in a relationship, your supremely hip and cool man can … Continue reading “Alexander McQueen Spiral Twin Skull Ring: To Have and To Hold”
This ring is so sick, I could die. You don’t want to do black diamonds dainty – they’ve got to be hardcore and rock ‘n’ roll all the way. Stone’s appropriately named Vicious ring proves that doesn’t mean you have to eliminate delicacy altogether. With Gothic-inspired detailing, they do black diamonds justice – and make … Continue reading “Stone Vicious 18-Karat White and Blackened Gold Diamond Ring: A Leap in the Dark”
When all of your animal-print clothes, bags, and shoes start to feel a little tired (at least for a moment or two), yet you still want some sense of the untamed in your wardrobe, look no further than a bold ring that belongs in the wild. Animals like panthers, foxes, elephants, and snakes may be … Continue reading “Top 5 Wild-Animal Rings: The Glass Menagerie”