Birthstones...What they are, Fun Facts, Wear and Tear, and More

December also gets a variety of birthstones which include zircon, turquoise, and tanzanite.   Zircon is another personal favorite of mine. Zircon is not cubic zirconia, the zircon we are talking...

Topaz and citrine are November’s birthstones.  Topaz has always been associated with a golden yellow color, however it does come in other colors. There are three different blues (Swiss, London,...

October babies are some of the lucky ones who also get two different birthstones, opal and/or tourmaline. Let’s start out with some opal facts!  Opal is a very, very cool...

September’s birthstone is sapphire, traditionally most think of blue sapphire when they think of this birthstone. Most blue sapphires, like ruby are commonly heated to improve color. Sapphires come from...

August babes are now blessed with two birthstones, and one of my personal favorite gemstones, spinel. The original birthstone of August is peridot, but spinel has been added in the...

Royalty for those July babes with ruby as their birthstone! How fitting for those fiery Leo’s at the end of the month!  Ruby is the red variety of corundum, (sapphire...