Jewel & Jewel

Birthstones since the ancient times have been the circle of concentration for most of the people. People in those times believed that they have some magical effect on their lives including bringing good and bad luck, protection from diseases etc. Whether birthstones did something like this during those days or not, but the tradition is still live with a huge number of followers. Many of the people in contemporary times still have same concepts.

The traditional link of birthstones with Zodiac signs is also the product of same historic era, but a modern concept maintains this link according to calendar months. And according to this classification each month has it’s own unique stone that possesses some properties, which have some effect on the person born during that particular month.

Whether it’s based on Zodiac or monthly linking of birthstones, believers love to wear such stones in the form of jewelry, probably to keep the ancient concept alive or there’s some science behind this. Ring is mostly and often earrings are the best choice for keeping birthstones in them.

Not only wearing birthstone but also presenting an item of jewelry set with their birthstone is a considered as a heart touching a delicate gift. According to most of the jewelers, birthstone pendants or birthstone brooches are most common gift items in this concern.

Presenting a birthstone to someone or wearing it both if considered especially with the meaning associated with historic thought makes it special. And when it comes to a quality, no other gem can give this much level of association with beautiful sentiments behind the stone.

Diamond Jewelry being precious on one hand and delicate on other needs special care. Taking good care of diamonds not only maintain a long life of your jewelry but also the pleasant effect on your personality. Better is if it’s stored in individual jewelry cases or cloth pouches, but more care can go for more benefits. Here’s a short list of DOs and DONTs for good care of your diamond jewelry.

• Cosmetics like lotions, soaps, perfumes and powders and hair sprays can affect the spark of the diamonds by leaving a film on them, so avoid keeping diamond jewelry near any of these.

• Another important thing to be noticed is to take off your diamond jewelry while participating in sports and swimming.

• One of the properties of diamonds is that it repels water but readily accepts wax and grease, so keep all such ingredients away from diamonds.

Taking care while cleaning the diamond jewelry:

• The diamond jewelry needs special care while getting cleaned and a better way is to soak the jewelry for a short while in a liquid dishwashing and then give it a mild and gentle scrubbing.

• Use a lint-free cloth to dry the diamond jewelry.

• There’s no need to get it cleaned very frequently, once in a single or two years is enough for its professional cleaning.

Though diamond is known as the hardest metal but delicate jewelry made of it can be ruined even with a little change in day-to-day activities, and taking care of such dainties increases its life and your charm.