Earrings with emerald

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

Emerald is a stone with a number of properties that can have a very positive effect on its owner, bring him joy, wealth, peace and comfort.

Its color is green, but the shades vary depending on the percentage of iron, chromium, 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 mined emeralds 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.

The stone is more valuable and is considered more valuable if the color is bright. Now it happens that natural emeralds contain impurities of other minerals, but even in this case, their price is higher than that of their artificial counterparts.

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

However, one of the most obvious characteristics of an emerald is its rich green color - monotonous or with a bluish tint. Decoration of yellow-green or too light color is the Ural emerald or garnet, peridot, beryl.

It would seem that everything is simple, but nevertheless, a stone with a crystal clear sparkle can also be artificial, since natural impurities can be present that give the stone a slight turbidity.

The very name of this mineral literally translated 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 to young girls, so that it would 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 noble position in society of the woman who wears them. It is not surprising, because they embody and syncretism of femininity and royal grandeur, 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 during the period when Cleopatra lived. Moreover, it possessed great value - then one clean, large-sized emerald stone was equal in value to a handful of diamonds.

In Europe, it began to gain popularity in the 16th century, and the peak of its popularity came in the 19th century. At first, it was fashionable to set emerald minerals with silver, and later it was replaced by gold, since, unlike gold, silver tends to tarnish 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 emerald jewelry. By the way, this stone fell into the royal family almost by accident: Augusta 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, 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, 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 an emerald throughout the entire period of pregnancy, protecting and protecting themselves and their child from the evil eye and bad influence. After the baby was born, they often put a piece of stone in his crib.

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

Now fashionistas have a huge selection of emerald earrings to choose from. Different models, different materials, different shapes and sizes - even the eyes run up. And how to choose for yourself exactly those, beloved and practical, which will not only bring joy, benefit and pleasure to their owner, but also perfectly complement the fashionable image?

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

• Designers and fashion designers do not recommend choosing huge earrings with emeralds, since no gem likes large sizes and negligence. Besides, the emerald is quite fragile, and of course, a large stone is much easier to damage.
• Jewelry with this mineral is introverted by nature. It is better to wear them without complementing your image with other jewelry. That is, you should not wear a ring or a pendant with a stone to earrings with an emerald, otherwise your image is in danger of becoming vulgar and pretentious. The stones will draw a lot of attention to themselves, but they will divert that attention away from you.

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

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

By the way, certain difficulties arise with cutting, therefore emeralds can rarely be found in classical forms. The exception is the "rose" cut, similar to the cut of a diamond, but the stone with this cut has a certain roughness.

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

In addition to the above advantages, emerald is also good because it goes well with any metal, both in properties and in color. Cold shades of delicate green look best with gold, and silver perfectly sets off an emerald of the color of "bottle glass".

Now let's look at the most common models of earrings that women love so much.

• Stud earrings are cute and simple, modest, but at the same time add 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 are often added to cut emeralds, usually transparent: diamonds or zircons. Such earrings can be made of either gold or silver.
• The classic earring hook is a model of usually gold earrings that use an emerald in the shape of a circle, oval or drop. Fine cut. Often they are decorated with casting or small zircons.
• Earrings with a clip-on clasp. Very comfortable to wear as they are easy to put on. In addition, they have the richest and most varied designs: it can be the addition of a number of smaller emeralds, and casting, and patterns.

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

However, jewelry with an emerald, be it gold or silver, is recommended to be worn at evening events. Emerald earrings are perfect for evening wear, be it an elegant evening dress or a silk evening dress. Designers advise focusing on a large emerald, but, as already mentioned, do not overdo it.

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

Such a valuable stone as an emerald requires personal care, however, like any piece of 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 you should not use any sharp objects or abrasives containing concentrated chemicals to clean the stone.

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

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

It is worth putting on jewelry with emerald after you are fully dressed, and your hairstyle and makeup are finished, because during the application of hairspray or hair spray, or other chemical cosmetics, drops can get on the stone, thereby spoiling its appearance view. What's more, if you protect your jewelry from chemical attack, you won't have to clean it often.

If your product has been with you for a long time, and you often wear it, it will not be superfluous to give it for additional oil treatment. It is better to entrust this procedure to an experienced jeweler after consulting. Likewise, if you want to make additional processing, cutting an emerald, then take care to entrust it 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 can 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, a pomegranate is softer, so in this case the emerald can harm the grenade. In terms of hardness, aquamarine is identical to it, it is also better to store them separately from each other.