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What colored gemstone do women prefer most?

Posted by embassye • 7/26/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: diamonds, emeralds, gems, gemstones, opal, rubies, sapphires, tanzanite, topaz, tourmaline

Here's a plug for my blog, but also a fun discussion. What colored gemstones do women prefer most? There are dozens of types of gems out there, so this should be interesting.

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7/26/08

thefly

The one that costs the most.

buzz buzz

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7/26/08

MadameX

I suspect that most people prefer diamonds because of the prestige factor, but like everything else it's a matter of personal preference. I favor emeralds.

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1. 7/26/08
  
  urikalish
  
  Remember this movie?
2. 7/27/08
  
  embassye
  
  That looks like John Cusack. Any good?
7/26/08

embassye

Many people do like diamonds alot, but I'm meeting more and more people who are not impressed and avoid diamonds for anything other than accent stones. If you think about it, diamonds command $$ and prestige, but really only because DeBeers regulates the market to ensure that. Diamonds are not that rare. Not as rare as emeralds and many other colored stones.

BTW, some other stones I find interesting are Ametrines (Citrine/Amethyst), paraiba tourmaline, and rubies. I'm supposed to get some pigeon-blood rubies from Afghanistan soon that I'm quite interested in seeing.

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7/26/08

maryse

I like turquoise gemstones, do they have a special name!?

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1. 7/26/08
  
  embassye
  
  Maryse, besides turquoise there are some gems that have a turquoise like color such as some paraiba tourmalines and blue topaz off the top of my head. I'm sure there are others out there.
7/26/08

keyster94

I've never really liked Diamonds, except for in engagement rings.

I like amethyst, sapphire, emerald, black onyx, marquisite

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7/26/08

EavesdropWriter

I like smokey topaz and amethyst, which is my birthstone and also my favorite color.

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7/26/08

legbamel

I love emeralds. Not only are they my birthstone, they are my favorite color, with ruby being a close second. Opals are really interesting-looking, too.

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7/26/08

DrowseyMonkey

I think everyone's different, but diamonds do seem to be more popular. I never wear jewllery, so I say none, LOL

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1. 7/27/08
  
  CrotchetyOldMan
  
  My kind of lady.
  
  My exes wore ton$ of it.
7/26/08

gingerbeer25

I won't wear a pretty baubles on my body that symbolizes someone elses poverty and I resent that the question is aimed solely at women when men participate in this vulgar body decoration as well.

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1. 7/26/08
  
  MadameX
  
  Life would probably be a lot simpler and more productive if you didn't waste time and energy "resenting" simple questions posted by strangers on message boards.
2. 7/26/08
  
  keyster94
  
  I'm not sure how wearing jewelry represents someone else's poverty when, if you look back, native tribes on every continent adorned themselves with pretty baubles....it's natural to decorate yourself....rich or impoverished....you can wear jewels that are not gotten from created poverty for others....I don't wear a lot of jewelry, so I am not speaking as someone who owns them, I don't have much, I just don't know how you can berate people for having jewelry as being party to creating poverty.
7/26/08

polybore

I like garnet but I am a man. My wife really likes the diamond and platinum ring I bought her.

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7/26/08

gingerbeer25

@Keyster There is no denying that when it comes to exchange gem stones cause human misery...have you never heard of a blood diamond?

@MadameX It is not a waste of energy to call out sexism when you see it. To sit silently when someone says something essentialist is to agree that said statement is true. It is the daily small slights that we turn away from that help form the basis of patriarchal power.

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7/26/08

keyster94

yes, of course I have heard of blood diamonds, but not all diamonds are blood diamonds and not all gems are begotten in this way. That's all. People should be responsible when purchasing gems the same way the are about anything else.....

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7/26/08

embassye

I respectfully ask that you refrain from using this discussion as a soapbox for your personal or political beliefs. It was an honest question. I simply want to hear what gems women prefer. Please keep it on topic. Thank you.

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7/26/08

gingerbeer25

@embassye you didn't "respectfully ask" anything when you called a legitimate criticism a soap box.

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7/26/08

ender

i don't really care what colour most women like - there's just one woman whose preference matters to me!

we both prefer the "semi-precious" stones, however. denim lapis, turquoise and tiger's eye. hematite is nice, too.

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7/26/08

lawrencevon

i think there's also seasonality. ive read somewhere (i think a local luxury mag) that brown diamonds are hot right now.

and i guess there are other factors like the dress the woman is wearing, the color of her eyes, etc.

cheers!

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7/26/08

ChicaX

Cubic zirconia. Oh wait now that's not a gemstone..

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1. 7/26/08
  
  ender
  
  *snicker*
7/26/08

riverstyxxx

Whichever one the ring machine in front of the food store gives me for my quarter. I'm just that smooth, no price is too expensive for my woman.

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1. 7/26/08
  
  ender
  
  oh, you mean the rare plasticus colouriferous? dang, man, expensive tastes. i gotta hit your food store's ring machine!
2. 7/26/08
  
  riverstyxxx
  
  It's great man, but make sure you take it out of the plastic egg before giving it to your woman. Trust me, it works. She'll be begging for it all night long, begging! You'll have to call out of work for the next two weeks, it's that good. Make sure you stock up on ice packs and ace bandages before giving her the present.
7/27/08

SweetViolet

One of my biggest surprises on moving to South Africa was the dearth of coloured gemstones in the jewellery stores! You can find diamonds anywhere, of course, and the only other stone in ample supply here is tanzanite. Virtually all jewellery stores, especially the upmarket ones, have an entire display window devoted to tanzanite jewellery. My favourite stone is the aquamarine, my birthstone. My husband gave me a beautiful aqua-and-diamond ring last year and I wear it every day.

Diamond mining is a significant source of employment here in a country that has an unemployment rate of about 30%. The industry that adorns us with pretty sparklies is also responsible for putting food into the mouths of thousands upon thousands of children here.

As far as the allegation of sexism, you need only look in a jewellery store window to see where the market for gemstones is: if men wore the lion's share of the jewels, surely the windows would have more than 10 pieces of men's jewellery (outside of wedding rings) on display? I'm an old bird who was among the original feminists and I very happily accept and wear the gifts my husband gives me, including gifts of beautiful jewellery. It saddens me when people twist feminism into a tool to bludgeon others with their own particular sour-grapes agenda. They're just pretty rocks stuck on shiny metal and the industry that creates them (and people like me who buy them) provide employment for thousands who might otherwise go hungry.

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7/27/08

CrotchetyOldMan

I was in the jewelry business (very small time) I couldn't buy lunch based on jewelry for men.
Women's jewelry was 90% + of my business.

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4/07/09

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Women's most asked about pink color gemstone or diamonds.

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4/07/09

asaboy666

Womens like most bright colors like pink, red, and crystal clear.
Colorful gemstones are just anybody's dream to have. Their natural colors more than match your very fashionable dresses. Their sheer range could strike you spell bound.

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4/07/09

SyedImranShah

anything that glitters....

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4/07/09

dosox

pearl, blue

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4/18/09

gemsmins

Pink Kunzite ;), ruby, zircon.

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4/18/09

deepakm

You must have heard: "diamonds are a girl's best friend"

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4/18/09

busylizzy

I like intense blues, greens and purples for clothing and other stuff so I go for blue topaz, emeralds, tanzanite and amethysts.

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