Vendor pictures and owner pictures of PS stones

[Maisie]

Here’s my Zircon and Garnet from Jeff and Daniel Davies. The Zircon is true to the vendor photo but the Garnet isn’t. I don’t know which light was used but I don’t see the bright colour in his photo. I still love it though

 

[ZestfullyBling]

Opal from opolauctions.com
3ct Black opal
Vendor photos are 1st two

Mine

 

[suzanne2]

I'm not a fan of opals, I think I've said that before. Your opal has changed my mind and my heart. It's lovely and a perfect shape and a perfect size. Please put me in as first dibs if you ever want to part with it.

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

3.44ct Malaia garnet I just got today. First pic is vendor, others are mine although they are not good. I'm very happy. Ebay find!

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

The other new arrival today. 2.26ct green "copper bearing" tourmaline. First pic is vendor, others are mine. I was expecting the color to not be quite as vivid IRL than the pics because of my other Cuprians. I'm happy. Ebay find again, same vendor.

 

[ZestfullyBling]

I'm not a fan of opals, I think I've said that before. Your opal has changed my mind and my heart. It's lovely and a perfect shape and a perfect size. Please put me in as first dibs if you ever want to part with it.

LOL!!! @suzanne2 i haven't been able to enjoy it yet. Its being set now. I shipped it off a day after I inspected it. I believe this opal is going to warm my heart for years to come. I am 'middle aged' as my 97 year old grannie says and I finally found an opal that sings to me.

 

[voce]

@Rare gem lover



On my phone and IRL the gemstones look more brilliant and redder than how they look on my computer. Sorry for the lack of a manicure, but growing up my piano teacher always said you can't play piano with long nails and it feels weird for me to have long nails, even after I stopped playing piano regularly.

 

[GirlwithGems]

Wow! Some beautiful gemstones! Fo those of you that use them in rings or other jewelry- do you have someone in particular that you work with?

 

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

Wow! Some beautiful gemstones! Fo those of you that use them in rings or other jewelry- do you have someone in particular that you work with?

Huh...just realized that I've pretty much worked with a different vendor for each of my pieces... I guess it's because I'm always hesitant to go full custom with anyone (where I'd be creating the piece from scratch). Instead, if I see something they've made that is close to what I was envisioning, then I'd go with them.

 

[shelovesinclusions]

A sapphire from Multicolour. Their picture, then my pictures. IRL, it appears a compromise between the two.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Wow!!!! LOVE the heart shape!!!!!

 

[ZestfullyBling]

Jerry at gem art services. To his credit he did tell me the stones photographed darker or mor saturation than the had irl. I just love his cutting

 

[the_mother_thing]

In my quest for a nice crimson red CS, I stumbled upon this pretty Umba Garnet from Litnon, and decided to take a chance on it. It is soooo hard to capture the color I see in person, but it’s really beautiful and very consistently the crimson color vs shifting.

I love the size & color. It’s 2.36ct, 8mm & noted to be IF/VVS precision cut. I think it’s actually much prettier & more crimson color in person than the vendor pics, but that was noted in the description as well.

First, Litnon’s pics:



And my pic (I couldn’t capture the color in a pic face-up, but it does face-up crimson red):

 

[the_mother_thing]

A couple more in outdoor morning light of the above Umba garnet from Litnon, but this time taken with my iPad Pro, which seems to not black-out the stone as much as my cell phone camera did when trying to capture it face-up. It is definitely still more ‘red’ than the pic shows, as the camera seems to make it look more orange-ish red I think, but in person, she is a perfect, bright, crimson red color.

 

[ZestfullyBling]

Linton aquamarine 3.63 ct pear
And My amethyst will become 1 pendant
Vendor photo



Mine

 

[ZestfullyBling]

 

[Maisie]

Daniel Davies 1.95ct purple/pink tourmaline. I couldn’t get the bright colour from his video. Mostly I saw just a dark purple stone in real life. I took photos in sunlight, fluorescent light and dull cloudy daylight (typical British weather lol).

 

[NexivRed]

@Maisie I think that bottom left photo of yours is not far off that vivid colour if I’m honest!

 

[Maisie]

@Maisie I think that bottom left photo of yours is not far off that vivid colour if I’m honest!

I was hoping it would be that colour most of the time.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Vendor: adamant international.



My pics:

 

[elle_71125]

I bought this gorgeous lavender colored spinel from Jim McCormick on FB. It’s a huge 3.93ct in a step cut. I love, love, love the color but, as it turns out, I’m not big into step cuts (who knew ). It also has something that looks like a small window to me (not totally sure). Anyway, I’m sending it back but I wanted to put it out there because the color really is gorgeous and I would love to see someone in PS land rocking this baby in a ring!

His pics


My pics:

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

@elle_71125 I have another lavender EC spinel on the way, but saw your video. Wow! Do you see blue in this stone? Any pink? I would love your impressions since you've seen it in real life. I reached out to Jim, but would like your opinion! Thank you so much for sharing this!

 

[elle_71125]

@elle_71125 I have another lavender EC spinel on the way, but saw your video. Wow! Do you see blue in this stone? Any pink? I would love your impressions since you've seen it in real life. I reached out to Jim, but would like your opinion! Thank you so much for sharing this!

I’m certainly not a pro when it comes to describing color but I would say that outside, it has a blue / lavender color. The blue definitely comes through out there. Inside, it takes on a distinctly lavender color. Not pink...just more of the purple hue, if that makes sense. I really like the color both inside and out. I tried to capture the inside color (my last pic) but it looks closer to the top vendor pic irl. I saw the one you ordered from TGP and would definitely say this one is more pastel in comparison.
Hope that helps.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

From Barry bridgestock

 

[strawrose]

Here’s my Zircon and Garnet from Jeff and Daniel Davies. The Zircon is true to the vendor photo but the Garnet isn’t. I don’t know which light was used but I don’t see the bright colour in his photo. I still love it though

Wow... I’m glad I didn’t go for that garnet. Thanks for the comparison pics.

 

[strawrose]

Here is a rubellite tourmaline from mastercutgems.

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

New pair of medium grape/lavender spinels From yvonne raley. On hand is vendor photo. They are just as pictured, but better! So full of fire! Can't wait to wear these as earrings.

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Red eye opals

 

[lovedogs]

Opal from opolauctions.com
3ct Black opal
Vendor photos are 1st two

Mine

I am not a fan of opals at all usually, but you and @MakingTheGrade are changing my mind!!! Who are the vendors for these lovely pieces? I was browsing opal auctions website but not nervous not inowun how accurate the venfor pics would be

 

[CHRISTY-DANIELLE]

Glowy purple amethyst cab from Seda Gems caught my eye on Instagram. Arrived today and is perfect!