CBianco's Eye Candies

[Autumn in New England]

Your spinel ring is one of my very favorites here on PS. And that opalescent sapphire is so dreamy... is it set in rose gold? What are the accent stones? I feel like I'm seeing both pastel purple and pink. Or are they opalescent too and shifting colors? I have so many questions!

 

[CBianco]

Your spinel ring is one of my very favorites here on PS. And that opalescent sapphire is so dreamy... is it set in rose gold? What are the accent stones? I feel like I'm seeing both pastel purple and pink. Or are they opalescent too and shifting colors? I have so many questions!

Thank you Autumn, what an honor for my ring to be one of your favorites

The sapphire ring is set in rose gold with pink spinel accent stones. In person it's slightly more purplish, and flashes orange with any direct lighting. It's very magical looking facing certain directions outdoors, and in lower lighting more opaque and just purple. The stone itself is very clean, I think it's just very silky. It only shifts from pinkish purple and orange to just purple, not much more than that. Overall a very cool specimen and a lot to learn from!

 

[icy_jade]

I also bought a opalescent purple sapphire ring. I really like the ring and the stone is super cool, but I have to admit its extremely photogenic.

I love your pretty floral halos! So lovely

 

[Autumn in New England]

I love your pretty floral halos! So lovely

Agreed! @CBianco Would you mind if I save the new ring in my inspiration folder? I'm looking for a more literal floral halo design for my padparadscha, and I'm not having much luck. I'd really like to do something honoring the lotus blossom, but the designs I've seen so far are not doing it for me. This one is lovely... you have really fine taste.

 

[CBianco]

I love your pretty floral halos! So lovely

Thank you icy

Agreed! @CBianco Would you mind if I save the new ring in my inspiration folder? I'm looking for a more literal floral halo design for my padparadscha, and I'm not having much luck. I'd really like to do something honoring the lotus blossom, but the designs I've seen so far are not doing it for me. This one is lovely... you have really fine taste.

Of course you can! I think this style would look amazing with a padparadscha @nutellakitty made and designed this ring, so all credits to her

 

[Autumn in New England]

Of course you can! I think this style would look amazing with a padparadscha @nutellakitty made and designed this ring, so all credits to her

Really?! Oh how wonderful!! You did a smashing job, @nutellakitty!!

@CBianco Thank you for the go-ahead! If you find a minute (and are so inclined), would you mind snapping a photo of the profile, so I can get a better idea of the petals?

I just think this diamond-shaped silhouette (that you clearly fancy) is so flattering.

 

[CBianco]

Really?! Oh how wonderful!! You did a smashing job, @nutellakitty!!

@CBianco Thank you for the go-ahead! If you find a minute (and are so inclined), would you mind snapping a photo of the profile, so I can get a better idea of the petals?

I just think this diamond-shaped silhouette (that you clearly fancy) is so flattering.

Yes of course! I'll try to snap some more pics of it later today!

I do have a soft spot for diamond/kite shaped silhouettes, it's one of my favorites! I think it's very unique as most rings and halos are either round, oval or cushion/square shaped. For my spinel ring I was actually nagging the vendor that did my ring for it not be too squarish lol but I think it came out good, floral and flowery looking

 

[CBianco]

@Autumn in New England

Hope these help a little

These 2 pics are from nutellakitty:



Overcast day today



Dim lighting

 

[nutellakitty]

Your spinel ring is one of my very favorites here on PS. And that opalescent sapphire is so dreamy... is it set in rose gold? What are the accent stones? I feel like I'm seeing both pastel purple and pink. Or are they opalescent too and shifting colors? I have so many questions!

The side stones are baby pink Mahenge spinels. The side stones are silky&opalescent too. When I worked on that piece I thought of using rose-cut diamonds/purple sapphires/non-silky spinels. I ended up using opalescent spinels because they look better with the opalescent center stone. I think it will look lovely too for non-opalescent center stone with rose-cut on the petals.

 

[Autumn in New England]

@CBianco This is immensely helpful, many thanks!!

What I like about this design, in particular, is that it is stylized (not just a floral-inspired halo of diamonds). And it's managed to be 3D without being overwrought. I really think something like this could work for my pad. Can't thank you enough! I was seriously having "designer's block" with that concept. lol

@nutellakitty You're so talented... I appreciate the insight!!

 

[CBianco]

Sorry for the spams everyone, but then again I remember why I started this thread in the first place

My ring making a peekaboo appearance in my doggo pics



Unfortunately he's been diagnosed and confirmed of pemphigus foliaceus (a rare autoimmune skin disease) this week and racked up some very expensive vet bills... One of the reasons I have been trying to sell my champagne diamond too. Fortunately he's doing well so far on meds, hopefully it'll stay that way.

 

[Eli22]

I love love love all your pink bling, @CBianco !!! Not normally a pink fan, but am totally drooling over your collection. I am actually sooo interested in your “galaxy stone” (at least it looks like a galaxy to me). Wow!

I hope your pup stays ok!

 

[Avondale]

Fingers crossed that gorgeous furball of yours stabilises and goes on to live a long, long happy doggy life. I would say your pink spinel really suits him.

 

[CBianco]

I love love love all your pink bling, @CBianco !!! Not normally a pink fan, but am totally drooling over your collection. I am actually sooo interested in your “galaxy stone” (at least it looks like a galaxy to me). Wow!

I hope your pup stays ok!

Thank you so much! The bicolor sapphire really does look like a little galaxy! Gary from finewater did a phenomenal job in cutting the stone to face up like that.

Fingers crossed that gorgeous furball of yours stabilises and goes on to live a long, long happy doggy life. I would say your pink spinel really suits him.

Thank you, I hope so too he'll have a long and happy life. He's the sweetest boy and deserves the world. Everywhere we go people love him and say how well behaved he is. We are cherishing every day that he's here with us

 

[Autumn in New England]

Sorry for the spams everyone, but then again I remember why I started this thread in the first place

My ring making a peekaboo appearance in my doggo pics



Unfortunately he's been diagnosed and confirmed of pemphigus foliaceus (a rare autoimmune skin disease) this week and racked up some very expensive vet bills... One of the reasons I have been trying to sell my champagne diamond too. Fortunately he's doing well so far on meds, hopefully it'll stay that way.

Well now you've gone and done it... goldens are the only breed I've ever owned. Sweet babies from heaven, they are!! Your floof looks to be an English cream, correct? Beautiful! I'm so happy he's responding well to the meds (but sorry for the expense)!! Add that ring into the equation and this is just nirvana.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Well now you've gone and done it... goldens are the only breed I've ever owned. Sweet babies from heaven, they are!! Your floof looks to be an English cream, correct? Beautiful! I'm so happy he's responding well to the meds (but sorry for the expense)!! Add that ring into the equation and this is just nirvana.

Omg

You own goldens???

Meeeeet my baby!!!!!!! She's ancient but she still here with us. Our perpetual toddler!

 

[CBianco]

Well now you've gone and done it... goldens are the only breed I've ever owned. Sweet babies from heaven, they are!! Your floof looks to be an English cream, correct? Beautiful! I'm so happy he's responding well to the meds (but sorry for the expense)!! Add that ring into the equation and this is just nirvana.

Yes he is an English cream golden! They are the absolute sweetest little polar bears I actually own a German shepherd as well, who's also a gentle giant but is a little naughty sometimes lol. They have a little friendly brotherly rivalry

 

[Autumn in New England]

Omg

You own goldens???

Meeeeet my baby!!!!!!! She's ancient but she still here with us. Our perpetual toddler!

Didn't you share this precious baby on another thread? I thought I remember cooing over her previously. lol

 

[Autumn in New England]

Yes he is an English cream golden! They are the absolute sweetest little polar bears I actually own a German shepherd as well, who's also a gentle giant but is a little naughty sometimes lol. They have a little friendly brotherly rivalry

Shepherds are my other favorite breed!! Aww...

 

[CaseyLouLou]

Shepherds are my other favorite breed!! Aww...

I don’t have a golden or a shepherd but my adorable mutt would like to say hello.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I don’t have a golden or a shepherd but my adorable mutt would like to say hello.

Wow, he's beautiful. I bet he has some Belgian Malinois in him, which is very closely related to the GSD.

 

[CaseyLouLou]

Wow, he's beautiful. I bet he has some Belgian Malinois in him, which is very closely related to the GSD.

That’s funny. We thought he was a Malinois too but we did the DNA test and he’s mostly border collie and cattle dog and Australian shepherd with some, ahem, chihuahua.

 

[Autumn in New England]

That’s funny. We thought he was a Malinois too but we did the DNA test and he’s mostly border collie and cattle dog and Australian shepherd with some, ahem, chihuahua.

I think I was seeing cattle dog; that makes sense! So handsome...

 

[CBianco]

I think this is one of the coolest rings under UV light ever

 

[Timor]

Hope your fur baby gets well soon!
And the ring is so stunning...!! I too would love to save the style You take beautiful photos too.

 

[CBianco]

Hope your fur baby gets well soon!
And the ring is so stunning...!! I too would love to save the style You take beautiful photos too.

Thank you! I think my trick for getting decent photos is just taking a bunch of them and choose whichever one focuses properly lol! I also tend to take them further away and then cropping after, as I find the color much more accurate that way rather than taking directly close up

 

[Timor]

Thank you! I think my trick for getting decent photos is just taking a bunch of them and choose whichever one focuses properly lol! I also tend to take them further away and then cropping after, as I find the color much more accurate that way rather than taking directly close up

Thanks for the tips! I do cropping as well, but I feel it is difficult to take accurate ones with my phone, sometimes I had to adjust. It would probably be easier with a proper camera.
Also love your jedis btw. You have a stunning pink collection!

 

[CBianco]

Thanks for the tips! I do cropping as well, but I feel it is difficult to take accurate ones with my phone, sometimes I had to adjust. It would probably be easier with a proper camera.
Also love your jedis btw. You have a stunning pink collection!

I take all pics with my samsung S20, it's not perfect but not bad either. From what I've gathered throughout this forum it seems that iPhones are the worst for gem pictures haha

Thanks again

 

[Autumn in New England]

I take all pics with my samsung S20, it's not perfect but not bad either. From what I've gathered throughout this forum it seems that iPhones are the worst for gem pictures haha

Thanks again

I would like to throw my z flip4 into the running for worst (at everything) camera. It's too bad, because otherwise it's my favorite phone I've ever had. Your photos are excellent, but I think you just have really nice pieces. lol

 

[CBianco]

I would like to throw my z flip4 into the running for worst (at everything) camera. It's too bad, because otherwise it's my favorite phone I've ever had. Your photos are excellent, but I think you just have really nice pieces. lol

Why thank you Autumn, and sometimes I also think maybe I'm only taking glamour pics and not showing the "bad" side lol. But my jedi ring literally looks good in ANY lighting and its not an exaggeration.

Morning coffee snaps:
The subtle saturation difference between jedi and mahenge is apparent I think.

Probably the most "unflattering" look: