How has your taste in jewelry changed?

[tigian]

Over the years, how has your taste in jewelry changed?

 

[cellentani]

Muuuuuuch more expensive, and now that I''ve been on PS for awhile, I''m much more critical of quality. I got married in ''92 with a yellow gold setting, and now I have a white gold. I have to say though, that sometimes I miss the richness of the yellow gold. I''m also a little more adventurous; instead of just simple, demure pearl pendants, I now love to rock the bigger, blingier stuff.

 

[tigian]

I went to not being interested in jewelry at all, to finding pricescope and making a mile long wishlist in less than a couple months. I'm not sure how to categorize my taste in jewelry yet. I guess I like things that are sort of antique looking. Does pave count in that category?

 

[tigian]

Date: 5/3/2009 9:24:41 PM
Author: cellentani
Muuuuuuch more expensive, and now that I''ve been on PS for awhile, I''m much more critical of quality. I got married in ''92 with a yellow gold setting, and now I have a white gold. I have to say though, that sometimes I miss the richness of the yellow gold. I''m also a little more adventurous; instead of just simple, demure pearl pendants, I now love to rock the bigger, blingier stuff.

haha, that''s what I am gathering by being on these forums. So many ideas! Expensive ideas!

 

[musey]

I''ve pretty much just gone from buying into trends to not, which is really just a matter of taking time to develop my own taste. That and being exposed to enough things to know what my options are.

 

[D&T]

not really, I''ve always bought yellow gold, and never was into trend, my taste have been the same for the last 13 years.. simple really

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 5/3/2009 9:20:02 PM
Author:tigian
Over the years, how has your taste in jewelry changed?

I'm still into clean lines and elegant, timeless designs, but am now open to larger centre stones than I used to be (thanks a ton for that, PS

).

 

[bee*]

No, mine hasn''t changed at all really. I''ve always liked simple, small pieces and I still do. While I love to look at bigger diamonds and blingier pieces, they''re just not me.

 

[Rhea]

I''ve always liked both modern pieces and more detailed antique pieces. Now I just admit that I actually like antique pieces a lot and don''t feel weird wearing something that it more metal than stone, like filigree.

 

[gemgirl]

I don''t want to own "everything" any more. Now I just want really fine quality diamonds. The very best I can afford to buy.

 

[CNOS128]

I think as I''ve gotten older I''ve started to like bolder jewelry. I still love delicate pieces, but now I don''t object so much to the heavier ones.

For instance, when my parents traveled to India about 15 years ago they brought back a beautiful deep purple amethyst & 18k gold ring, and at the time it was not something I ever would have worn -- but now I just love it!

 

[LadyBlue]

Before I was never interested on jewelry, unltil I met my hubby, he likes stones, when he travel he buy stones as a hobby, so now I like gems more than before, but not that crazy about gems to actually wear them, I just would like to own a few pices of jewerly. What I enjoy the most is to play with gems

 

[whitby_2773]

i think as my hands have aged, so i have preferred more streamlined, very classic pieces. i dont like pieces with lots of detail.

and my fingers are, sadly, a totally different size now - so i like much larger pieces to scale in with the rest of me!

and i''ve moved from sapphires to rubies as my great colored gem love - tho LostSapphire''s sapphire ring and ellen''s gorgeous aqua ring both drag me back towards the blues just when i think the reds have finally won!

and i love pearls - which i never loved before. in fact - i luuurve pearls!

 

[Kelli]

I''ve learned from being on pricescope that there''s almost nothing I don''t like. And I go through different phases where I just HAVE TO HAVE something, and then whatever the thing was maically becomes something else to obsess over. I can''t afford to buy most of it of course. I have so little quality jewelry that when I do actually buy things, I aim for classics that build my collection. Now that the pearls forum is open, I''m over there drooling over what just might be my next purchase!

But I don''t have diamond studs yet either, so I don''t know....

I guess you could say my taste has gotten more expensive, as I used to be thrilled with sterling silver and marcasite pieces. Now I want diamonds, gemstones, and pearls!

 

[Bia]

I''m starting to like more intricate designs. I will always prefer simple and classic, but now the more fancy settings appeal to me as well because people here have great taste.

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Date: 5/3/2009 9:24:41 PM
Author: cellentani
Muuuuuuch more expensive, and now that I''ve been on PS for awhile, I''m much more critical of quality. I got married in ''92 with a yellow gold setting, and now I have a white gold. I have to say though, that sometimes I miss the richness of the yellow gold. I''m also a little more adventurous; instead of just simple, demure pearl pendants, I now love to rock the bigger, blingier stuff.

+1

I like so many different things so I honestly have a hard time finding things that I don''t like, but I''ve become much more picky when it comes to quality. I''m having my wedding set re-set because of quality issues. My set was custom made for us my a maul jeweler (Stuller setting) and after being here I really started analyzing it and realized it''s just shoddy workmanship. DH and I are going to a local B&M and having it reset into something much better. This will be a gift that covers our wedding anni, mother''s day and my birthday so it''s well worth it.

 

[upgrade]

I think I've just become a lot more clear on what I do and don't like. Since discovering PS I have a much better understanding of and appreciation for quality pieces and I'm way more interested in vintage pieces. I like things that have a story...

I think I've become a lot more confident in my love for yellow gold since finding this site too. I know it's not the trendy thing to have, but I really do prefer it on my skin tone and it's nice to see that so many others like me are out there.

 

[princessplease]

When I was with my first serious boyfriend and we were talking about marriage (18 years old!), I wanted a simple 4 prong yellow gold solitaire with a solid gold wedding band. I could not stand white gold and platinum. Just wasn''t my style. However, now I am absolutely in love with white gold/platinum, shape cut diamonds (my e-ring is a princess, I LOVE emerald, cushion and asscher cuts thanks to PS) with a lot of bling. Now, I want diamonds in my WB too.
I''m amazed how much my taste has changed.

 

[Steel]

Date: 5/4/2009 3:37:17 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady
Before, I wanted bulk.. more pieces and didn''t care a whit about quality.. NOW.. I want simple classic pieces I can wear forever that are more quality pieces that have significant meaning. I wore yellow gold forever, now I have just one tiny yellow gold band hubby & I found at a vintage shop and pretty much the rest of my pieces are white gold.

I feel the same SDL.

 

[geckodani]

Date: 5/4/2009 12:32:47 AM
Author: musey
I''ve pretty much just gone from buying into trends to not, which is really just a matter of taking time to develop my own taste. That and being exposed to enough things to know what my options are.

Yup yup. Pre-Pricescope I was never really happy with my options as far as resetting my ering, earrings etc. And now - well, now I''ve got all these wonderful vendors with quality stuff to satisfy my jewelry itch in a classier way.

In High School and College I amassed a HUGE collection of kinda bohemian stlyed sterling and semi precious stones. And then I got my ering - and the diamond love was off and running.

 

[zoebartlett]

I used to only think that yellow gold looked good against my skin tone, but I''ve come to love the silvery look of platinum. Other than that, my tastes haven''t changed.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I don''t think my style has changed (I have wanted a Tacori since high school) but I am more practical. Meaning, as much as I LOVE (really love) pave I know that it might not be the best for my lifestyle.

 

[Bliss]

Before, I just bought a lot of jewelry without a lot of thought. Now, I really really enjoy the process of going custom for pieces and enjoy classic clean styles. Also, pre-PS I had my diamond in a platinum setting with huge bulky jaws of life style prongs that I instinctively disliked. DH let me go custom for the reset. Now, after seeing the multitude of prong options, I really love and appreciate a ring''s profile.

 

[Kim N]

I went from liking more intricate pieces to now liking simple, classic pieces. I admit I fall prey to PS trends sometimes.

 

[fabienne]

When I got my e-ring, I hated it because it was a three stone ring with accent diamonds on the side. I didn''t even know that three-stone rings existed and was disappointed that I didn''t get a solitaire. I remember thinking my ring was gaudy because it had too much bling (really it didin''t --its just that I had stopped wearing jewelry for a while) and now..its not enough bling...I love my three stone ring (and other multistone

rings) but I wish my ring had more accent diamonds down the shank!

I went from not wearing jewelry often to dreaming and daydreaming about my next acquisition/project!

Thanks alot Pricescope!