Classic white pearls can be the same color, shape, and size, yet have very different price points! Join me as I decode this with a pearl value game!

To pearl girls near and far, The Skinny on Pearl is for you! Our ancient ancestors discovered this luminous “Queen of Gems” while seeking food from the sea - and pearls have been a global sensation ever since.

Catherine the Great was not dull. She changed the world, least not as a woman who supported women. Discover her transformative story, a bow jewel she commissioned, and modern interpretations by Kristin Hanson!

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!

A Mother's Day Gift Guide with jewelry, thoughtfully designed by women such as Jolly Bijou, Hargreaves Stockholm, Debra Navarro, JFine, and Margherita Burgener.

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.

Peridot is the only gemstone that shares the same origin as diamond: deep in the Earth's mantle (a-la lava and meteorites), not in the crust. It's also one of the earliest recorded gemstones mined in history. It was the “gem of the sun” to Egyptians and to ancient Romans it deterred jealousy. On the topic of Rome, you'll see Dubini Jewellery's authentic ancient coins, set off by the juicy hues of peridot.

This week on All The Brilliants I celebrate Power Woman Dorothy Hodgkin with a jewel by Ornella Iannuzzi. Both women were inspired by the formation of crystals!

On a shocking note, Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 866 men, compared to 54 women. 3 women won for physics and 5 women for chemistry. Dorothy is one of those five. I can’t wait for this ever-growing wave of incredible women in STEM to overwhelm the Nobel Committee culture in ways they will soon be unable to deny!

There is also a lot of science packed into this month's jewelry wardrobe theme: Color Changelings. You will NOT want to miss the beautiful science behind the jewelry ingredients in the work of Cora Sheibani, Dubini Jewellery, and Loren Nicole.

Sapphires and Chardonnay: a private “Sparkling Tasting” experience of colored sapphires and Chardonnay made by women winemakers from around the world!

I sat down with Debra Navarro to chat about her thoughtfully designed jewelry, her unique jewelry "ingredients" and how her work creates positive change in the world.

For me, any of her pieces are an epic “TalisWOMAN” for so many reasons!

What makes one sapphire more valuable than another? Watch to find out!

I sat down with MP Allegart of "Life's A Spritz" to chat about fashion and jewelry wardrobe staples, along with few memorable sapphires from Nash James.