SHOP emerald jewelry… and her gorgeous DOPPELGÄNGERS

Shop discerning emerald jewelry and her doppelgängers: garnet, tourmaline, and sapphire! Emerald is rare, but these are attainable, equally gorgeous emerald-hued options.

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What to know about EMERALD!

I talk a lot about why jewelry “ingredients” matter and emerald demonstrates one of the many “facets” of this topic. While on the “hard” side of the Mohs Scale, Emerald naturally has inclusions that can make it brittle. A designer who knows their jewelry ingredients can set it in a ring that really protects this rare gemstone.

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SPOILER: aquamarine is way more diverse than you might think!

SPOILER: aquamarine is way more diverse than you might think!

I promise you'll never see aquamarine the same way after this "Study in Aquamarine", starring gemstones from Douglas and jewelry by Zaffiro Jewelry, Original Eve, and Debra Navarro.

You'll also get a hint about what gemstone expert Adrianne Sanogo has to say about aquamarine and it's gorgeous doppelgangers!

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