Stone Guide
Moissanite, Zircon, Lab-Grown: What Actually Sets Them Apart
Three stones that all sparkle, three completely different materials. Here is what each one is, how it wears, and how to pick between them.
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Stone Guide
Does Moissanite Cloud Over Time?
The most common worry about moissanite, and the one with the clearest answer. What actually dulls a stone, and what to do about it.
Stone Guide
How to Tell Moissanite From a Diamond
Four methods, from what you can see across a room to what needs a loupe — and one popular test that gives the wrong answer.
Buying Guide
Which Stone Holds Up to Everyday Wear
Hardness is only half the answer. What actually determines whether a piece survives being worn every day, and where each stone gives out.
Care
Caring for Each Stone: A Practical Guide
What each stone and metal actually needs, what damages them, and the routine that covers everything in about five minutes a month.
Buying Guide
Sterling Silver, Vermeil and Gold Plated: What the Words Mean
Four terms used loosely across the industry, one of which has a legal definition. What you are actually buying in each case.
Ritual
Choosing a Stone by Intention, Not by Colour
Every culture that wore stones assigned them meaning first and decoration second. A short guide to picking a piece that carries something.
Ritual
Birthstone by Month: The List, and What It Actually Traces Back To
One stone per month, a tradition older than the gem trade that formalized it. Where the modern list came from, and which months already line up with what's in this collection.
Stone Guide
A Field Guide to Colored Gemstones
Twelve familiar names collapse into four mineral families. Knowing which family a stone belongs to tells you more about how it will wear than its trade name does.
Ritual
Your Sun Sign's Element Decides Its Stone — Here's the Chart
Not the birthstone-by-month list — a different, older grouping. Western astrology already splits the zodiac into four classical elements; here's the color and material that follows from each.