28.01.2010
Dress for Success event took place last night at V lounge Earls in Yaletown. Dress for Success® Vancouver promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women in the Lower Mainland by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. I donated a few hand [...]
24.01.2010
We all know the importance of an engagement ring. Engagement ring can not be called a materialistic way of displaying one’s love. It has a lot of emotions attached with it. Why do people mostly prefer a diamond engagement ring? Diamond is the hardest substance on earth, represents the unbreakable love of the couple. An engagement ring is not just a [...]
19.01.2010
I am a big Sex and the City fan. I have watched all the episodes and the movie and still can’t get enough of it. I noticed that each girl in Sex and the City has their own very unique style and when it comes to Miranda Hobbes played by Cynthia Nixon, she has always [...]
18.01.2010
I was reading the latest issue of Flare magazine the other day and came across fashion trend page showing many “love bands”. There’s a picture of Scarlett Johansson wearing both her engagement ring and wedding band on her left hand and a flower band on her right hand. I see the resemblance of her right [...]
15.01.2010
Say no more…pics are worth 1000 words. It’s not difficult to see why I am in love with these “chandelier sandals” from Prada’s 2010 collection. They come with different types of stones and some hanging elements in several colors. These high sandals are available in transparent, yellow, and green. I am so in love with [...]
12.01.2010
Conflict-free diamonds are diamonds that can be individually tracked through their full chain of custody to ensure that ethical practices are used in mining, cutting and polishing. Their certificates of origin guaranteed that these diamonds are not to be obtained through the use of violence, human rights abuses, child labor, or environmental destruction. Diavik Diamond Mine in North West [...]
11.01.2010
There’s an entry level alternative pink diamond phone to the $3.2 million iPhone. The new Nokia Supreme for $160,000 US. For that price you get a basic Nokia phone with 12.50 cts of pink diamonds, 83 grams of platinum, and a navigation button with a 3 ct flawless diamond. Only three of these phones were made.
11.01.2010
Pearls are seen as unique and it’s been said that no two are alike just like diamonds. In Eastern mythology, there’s also a story as to how they came – they were said to be tears of the moon which were swallowed by oysters! Most people think of pearls as something our grandmothers wear and pass on [...]
02.01.2010
1.77-carat, radiant-cut, fancy deep purplish-pink diamond that didn’t get sold at Argyle Pink Diamond tender in 2008 has been purchased and recut into a 1.61-carat, radiant-cut, fancy purplish-red stone in 2009 by a dealer in New York and is now worth an estimated $2 million. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) graded the stone, and Argyle [...]
