Fresh Gems

Amy Adams

February 28, 2009

Long live the statement necklace! Second on my Oscars “love it!” list (next to Angelina’s eye-popping emeralds) is Best Supporting Actress Nominee Amy Adams’s emerald, ruby, and sapphire vintage Fred Leighton bib necklace from the 1950s. It was so refreshing to see a rainbow of gemstones on the otherwise lovely but safe red carpet. Hooray for the tutti-fruittiness of it all!

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2009 Red Carpet Compact

February 25, 2009

Wonder what Hollywood’s most talented women in film and television were gifted in their goody bags? Cosmetic company L’Oreal Paris teamed up with fine jewelry house Carelle to create big, bold, and deliciously fun fine diamond and colored gemstone good-luck gifts for the Golden Globes, Sundance Film Festival, Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, Academy Awards, and Tribeca Film Festival. The 2009 Red Carpet Compact Collection features different combinations of gems designed to bring on a sense of calm and woo good luck vibes. One of each of the limited-edition designs is on sale now through eBay Giving Works, with all proceeds benefiting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

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Angelina’s Emeralds

February 23, 2009

And the Oscar for best eye-candy on the red carpet goes to…..Angelina Jolie and her out-of-this world emerald drop earrings and gumball-sized emerald cocktail ring, both from jeweler-to-the-stars Lorraine Schwartz. The burst of juicy color was absolutely electric on camera and perfectly set off her chic and simple Elie Saab strapless black gown.

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Over the Rainbow

February 21, 2009

Need a little lift? Strap a rainbow to your wrist! As more and more snow piles up in the gray world outside my window, I couldn’t resist featuring this Rainbow E-motion of Colors watch from Germany-based Rainbow Watch. The concept was developed by German artist Paul Heimback, and goes a little something like this: As the minute hand slowly swoops around the face of the watch, a subtle rainbow display delights your eye with ever-changing gradient colors. Rainbow Watch offers forty-eight different watches plus an array of clocks in stainless steel accented with Swarovski crystals, or you can go for the gold version with real diamonds and gems.

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Silver Lining

February 16, 2009

Banish the tarnish from your silver pieces by tucking them safely inside a Lusterloc jewelry box from Wolf Designs. Each fashionable case is lined with a 21st-century anti-tarnish cloth that keeps sterling and other tarnishable metals sparkling for up to 35 years. This mini-trunk cutie caught my eye—both for its sunny styling and its double-duty potential as a darling evening bag. Choose from pink pebble leather or chocolate or cream teju lizard leather. Tres chic!