If your birthday is in December, your birthstone is tanzanite: a rare and new addition to the gemstone world. Anyone lucky enough to be born in December has a choice of three beautiful, blue birthstones: turquoise, zircon, and the newest addition, tanzanite. Discovered in 1967 and added to the birthstone list in 2002 (the first…

If your birthday is in November, your birthstone is the golden citrine: a gift from the sun.Those born in November are lucky enough to have two stunning gems as their birthstones. One is topaz, which comes in a variety of colours, and the other is sunny citrine. Citrine is the yellow variety of quartz, and…

If you are in search of an engagement ring that stands out from the crowd, look no further than the rare Padparadscha sapphire. This precious lotus pink gem never fails to dazzle and has even won royal approval in the form of Princess Eugenie’s engagement ring… The couple announced their betrothal in January, when they…

If you were born in the month of October, then your birthstone is the intriguing gemstone tourmaline. Tourmaline is one of two birthstones for October babies (the other is opal) and is up there among the most colourful gemstones in the world. Its name comes from the Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) term turmali meaning stone of…

If your birthday falls in September, then your birthstone is the celestial sapphire For centuries, the sapphire has been referred to as the ultimate blue gemstone. Coveted by the rich, the famous and the powerful, sapphires have long been associated with sacredness and play a part in almost every religion and mythology around the world.…

If your birthday falls in July, then your birthstone is the regal ruby. From rubeus, the Latin word for red, the beautiful red ruby is one of the most popular and valued gemstones. Symbolic of passion, protection and power, it’s apt that in ancient Sanskrit the word for ruby was ratnaraj, meaning ‘king of precious…

June’s birthstone is as unique as the people born in this month – the beautiful pearl. Taking its name rather unromantically from the Latin perna, meaning leg (more on this later), the pearl has the distinction of being the only gemstone made by a living creature.  They form when tiny irritants get stuck inside mollusc…

With just days to go until Prince Harry marries his American sweetheart Meghan Markle, speculation around the latest royal wedding is now at fever pitch. And, if their choice of a bespoke engagement ring is anything to go by, we can expect to see one or two new trends appearing in the coming months as brides…

If diamond is the daddy of the gemstone world, then emerald is surely the diva. With its intense greens, this is a stone that wants to be noticed and, throughout the ages, everyone from royalty to Hollywood’s elite have been happy to oblige.   Indeed, May’s birthstone is beloved by the rich and famous for its…

If you’re an April baby then you are lucky enough to call the queen of all gems your birthstone. We are, of course, talking about the diamond. Made of just one element – carbon – a diamond’s structure makes it almost 60 times harder than anything else found in nature and it can only be cut by…

There are many factors to consider when investing in pieces of jewellery, from your skin tone and hairstyle to your dress sense and lifestyle. Face shape is another important thing to bear in mind, as the right pieces can not only enhance your best features, but can also soften any harsher characteristics. Each person has…

Two weeks have passed and our ‘Real Love’ competition has finally come to an end. We asked you to submit your own photos of what you thought real love looked like – and you certainly didn’t disappoint. The rules of the competition allowed for many different examples of love – from the unbreakable bond between…