Aqua-hued gemstones: a “Sparkling Tasting” of responsibly sourced gems. Beyond aquamarine, tourmaline, topaz, zircon, and sapphire can also exhibit aqua hues!

A private “Sparkling Tasting” experience for women leaders in travel that explores how gemstones can empower your personal brand with intention and connection.

Shop discerning ruby jewelry and her doppelgängers: spinel, garnet, and tourmaline! Ruby is rare, but these are attainable, equally gorgeous ruby-hued options.

Shop discerning emerald jewelry and her doppelgängers: garnet, tourmaline, and sapphire! Emerald is rare, but these are attainable, equally gorgeous emerald-hued options.

Emerald-hued gemstones: a “Sparkling Tasting” of responsibly sourced gems. Emeralds are rare and valuable, but sapphire, garnet, and tourmaline are equally gorgeous doppelgangers!

SPOILER: aquamarine is way more diverse than you might think!

I promise you'll never see aquamarine the same way after this "Study in Aquamarine", starring gemstones from Douglas and jewelry by Zaffiro Jewelry, Original Eve, and Debra Navarro.

You'll also get a hint about what gemstone expert Adrianne Sanogo has to say about aquamarine and it's gorgeous doppelgangers!

I talk a lot about why jewelry “ingredients” matter and emerald demonstrates one of the many “facets” of this topic. While on the “hard” side of the Mohs Scale, Emerald naturally has inclusions that can make it brittle. A designer who knows their jewelry ingredients can set it in a ring that really protects this rare gemstone.

Emerald has doppelgängers! These are gorgeous emerald-hued stunners that are more attainable: garnet and tourmaline!

Emeralds are wildly gorgeous and rare - and the rarest of these have few inclusions.

Tsavorite garnet and chrome tourmaline are more abundant at a larger size and have fewer inclusions.

I love gemstones for their inclusions and emerald inclusions are like a uniquely beautiful walk through Mother Nature's garden!