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[voce]

Omg that was you who bought it! You really saved my bank account there.

Totally gorgeous, let us know how it looks in person, please!

 

[2Neesers]

Omg that was you who bought it! You really saved my bank account there.

Totally gorgeous, let us know how it looks in person, please!

That was me . It was kind of a half asleep impulse purchase, lol. He usually includes a hand shot in his listings, but didn’t on this one, so I’m hoping it will be as red as as it looks in the photos.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I'm watching this chinese series set in the Qing Dynasty where the king gave his Queen a hair ornament as a thank you present for managing his harem.

I got SUCH a kick when I saw this hair ornament from a jade vendor.

I would have loved this as a little girl to play kings and queens. Now I'm too old and am too sensible to ask that nice boy I married to buy it for me!

 

[peacechick]

I'm watching this chinese series set in the Qing Dynasty where the king gave his Queen a hair ornament as a thank you present for managing his harem.

I got SUCH a kick when I saw this hair ornament from a jade vendor.

I would have loved this as a little girl to play kings and queens. Now I'm too old and am too sensible to ask that nice boy I married to buy it for me!

Awww it’s gorgeous! But unless you wear a bun everyday... and even then!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Awww it’s gorgeous! But unless you wear a bun everyday... and even then!

haha the only use for it would be to wear it on a bun and pretend to be a Consort in the Qing dynasty!

But it's pretty!

 

[qubitasaurus]

I would be scared it would fall out of my hair and break. I have always thought the idea of a jade comb sounds nice, and even admired a bunch in korea a few months ago (looks like they were a part of traditional jewlery, you can still buy them in places like the crown plaza ontop of seoul city hall). But I am a klutz who runs arround like a chicken with her head cut off on a semi periodic basis. So the reality is completely different.

 

[2Neesers]

Does anyone have any incoming stones they would like to share? I always love to see the new stones PS’ers have purchased .
I scored this opal from Barry’s drop last night. I’m super excited to see it and am also happy to see his store is back open after a short break.
http://www.acstones.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=141&idproduct=5636

 

[2Neesers]

I also have pair of purple garnets on their way from AureliaGems on Etsy. I plan to pair them with a round gray spinel I have in a three stone. AureliaGems is the new retail branch of PrimaGems and Sukrita pulled pairs for me to choose from and was super helpful
https://www.etsy.com/listing/582378735/purple-garnet-55-mm-rounds-loose?ref=shop_home_active_20

 

[lovedogs]

I also have pair of purple garnets on their way from AureliaGems on Etsy. I plan to pair them with a round gray spinel I have in a three stone. AureliaGems is the new retail branch of PrimaGems and Sukrita pulled pairs for me to choose from and was super helpful
https://www.etsy.com/listing/582378735/purple-garnet-55-mm-rounds-loose?ref=shop_home_active_20

omg I didn't know that Prima was doing retail! yay! And those are gorgeous.

 

[2Neesers]

Omg that was you who bought it! You really saved my bank account there.

Totally gorgeous, let us know how it looks in person, please!

I forgot to follow up on this. The stone is gorgeous and a deep juicy red. It’s overcast here and I can’t do the color justice with my phone, but here are a couple of quick pics. I need to set this one soon!

 

[2Neesers]

omg I didn't know that Prima was doing retail! yay! And those are gorgeous.

Yes! She said she is working on getting everything listed on eBay and Etsy, but has much more to list and to ask if you need anything you don’t see

 

[Rare gem lover]

I forgot to follow up on this. The stone is gorgeous and a deep juicy red. It’s overcast here and I can’t do the color justice with my phone, but here are a couple of quick pics. I need to set this one soon!

Wow !! Love it. How does it look indoors in CFL ? I just always assume red will brown out

 

[2Neesers]

Wow !! Love it. How does it look indoors in CFL ? I just always assume red will brown out

Hi @Rare gem lover! I took those pics in my kitchen, but it was an overcast today so there wasn’t good natural light coming in the room. I have an overhead light fixture in the kitchen with GE Reveal Incandescent bulbs that reflects nicely off of stone facets . I’m not sure how the stone would look under CFL bulbs, but so far it hasn’t browned out, it just gets darker and less flashy in very low light like my other medium to medium dark garnets tend to do.

 

[peacechick]

I forgot to follow up on this. The stone is gorgeous and a deep juicy red. It’s overcast here and I can’t do the color justice with my phone, but here are a couple of quick pics. I need to set this one soon!

What a beautiful pure red!

 

[princessandthepear]

@2Neezers that is a stunning red! I bet people can see it from across the room. Looking forward to seeing how you decide to set it.

 

[Rare gem lover]

Hi @Rare gem lover! I took those pics in my kitchen, but it was an overcast today so there wasn’t good natural light coming in the room. I have an overhead light fixture in the kitchen with GE Reveal Incandescent bulbs that reflects nicely off of stone facets . I’m not sure how the stone would look under CFL bulbs, but so far it hasn’t browned out, it just gets darker and less flashy in very low light like my other medium to medium dark garnets tend to do.

My purple garnet also gets dull in a very specific lighting. I get that. But doesn’t go brown either. That’s awesome, best you can get from a garnet. I have to say that red is just brilliant!

 

[voce]

I forgot to follow up on this. The stone is gorgeous and a deep juicy red. It’s overcast here and I can’t do the color justice with my phone, but here are a couple of quick pics. I need to set this one soon!

I'm just a sucker for an excellent red. Your garnet has me !!! Dibs if you sell it!

 

[ShinyPink]

I just received two ooh-la-la gems today from Bayoto (Instagram). Here are my 2.09ct peach garnet and 2.53 ct tourmaline.

 

[2Neesers]

I'm just a sucker for an excellent red. Your garnet has me !!! Dibs if you sell it!

Sure thing!

 

[2Neesers]

I just received two ooh-la-la gems today from Bayoto (Instagram). Here are my 2.09ct peach garnet and 2.53 ct tourmaline.

Wow, they are both gorgeous! I love the tourmaline and a peach garnet is now on my must have list! Love it!

 

[lovedogs]

omg the spess is amazing @2Neezers !!!!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Hey guys how light would this be in real life you reckon?

I'm curious and I'm normally not into but I reckon it's quite pretty! Not buying, got no budget! Just being nosey!

 

[2Neesers]

Hey guys how light would this be in real life you reckon?

I'm curious and I'm normally not into but I reckon it's quite pretty! Not buying, got no budget! Just being nosey!

I think it would be quite light, maybe somewhere between the studio pic and hand pic? I’m so tempted to buy it and wear it as a solitaire ering when traveling or being outdoorsy, but it’s not in my budget either! It comes with an AGL report too!

 

[2Neesers]

These three stones came to me from Westview Gems in the last month. I love the polish he puts on his stones. They are like shiny sparkly pieces of candy.
8.4mm Afghan Tourmaline
8.4mm x 7.1mm Cambodian Zircon
8.4mm Tanzian Umbalite Garnet

 

[leslie1956]

I have a new zircon stacking ring in RG coming my way very soon. Yvonne used it in a couple of "glam" shots with some other stackers.

 

[Bluegemz]

I have a new zircon stacking ring in RG coming my way very soon. Yvonne used it in a couple of "glam" shots with some other stackers.

So lovely! Congratulations!

 

[Rare gem lover]

I just received two ooh-la-la gems today from Bayoto (Instagram). Here are my 2.09ct peach garnet and 2.53 ct tourmaline.

Very pretty! I just got a teal tourmaline from him too. He has the best stuff, too bad it’s running out.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Just ordered this from Barry. 8.4 mm.

 

[Stone Hunter]

I have a new zircon stacking ring in RG coming my way very soon. Yvonne used it in a couple of "glam" shots with some other stackers.

Stunning!!

 

[voce]

I received my gems from Mastercut Gems' Rocktober sale. I bought the spess and star sapphire, and the little chrome vanadium beryl was a raffle gift. It's a lovely pale seafoam color but not in a rush to set it. The green stone there is my new chrysoprase pendant. These do not do the spess justice but I will show the spess in the future when I set it so I decided to be lazy now.

Also decided to pull the trigger on a couple of gem silica cab from Murphygems on Etsy. They're a 7mm-ish square and a 4.5mm round. I'm waiting on my settings to come in from China (they're in LA now, yay) so I can set my Holley agate and some smaller star sapphires/pearls. Then the next batch of settings will be for the large star sapphire and the purplish red star sapphire, as well as a heart-shaped 10mm amethyst from the same shop who is making me the setting for these two stars. AFTER all that is done my next projects will be getting settings for these two gem silica cabs. When it comes to cabs and large calibrated stones, I figure I should practice setting them myself.