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I hope you'll share you new spinel when she arrives!! :appl:

My spinel just arrived today, and I'm in love! :kiss2: The red flashes and sparkles are just beautiful. It makes all my other coloured gemstones look drab :lol-2: My phone refuses to capture the colour and brilliance accurately though...I'll share the lacklustre pictures I have next time red comes round!
 
My spinel just arrived today, and I'm in love! :kiss2: The red flashes and sparkles are just beautiful. It makes all my other coloured gemstones look drab haha...my phone refuses to capture it accurately though ;( I'll share the lacklustre pictures I have next time red comes round!

Woohoo! That's what we like to hear!!
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Try to snap your pix in indirect daylight around noon. That should bring out the best in her. I can't wait to see!
 
I'll take orange... sure I've shared this ouro preto imperial topaz previously (more golden than orange). She's around 8ct. I'm setting her with these tanzanites, so I thought I'd give her another show & tell.

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YELLOW plays next, peeps.
 
This is phenomenal!!!!! As I recall, your first? You did so well!

Thank you! And yes, this is my first spinel ever; I wasn't expecting it to be so sparkly! It's definitely very different to sapphires and rubies. Please share more pictures of your vivid red next time red comes round!! :mrgreen2: I've decided I like red spinels more than rubies :lol:
 
You couldn't have chosen better than to buy from the curated collection of a fellow PSer, that I will say.

I was very fortunate I happened to be on PS when Dr. Diesel posted that first batch of stones!

I really love your velvet blue btw! I’m currently searching for a similar stone to make a toi et moi with my red spinel, but I’m hoping the spinel won’t look too sparkly next to a sapphire…
 
I was very fortunate I happened to be on PS when Dr. Diesel posted that first batch of stones!

I really love your velvet blue btw! I’m currently searching for a similar stone to make a toi et moi with my red spinel, but I’m hoping the spinel won’t look too sparkly next to a sapphire…

Have you seen the video of the two together?

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I'd say your toi et moi idea should work just fine. :P2
 
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Thank you! And yes, this is my first spinel ever; I wasn't expecting it to be so sparkly! It's definitely very different to sapphires and rubies. Please share more pictures of your vivid red next time red comes round!! :mrgreen2: I've decided I like red spinels more than rubies :lol:

I hadn't realized this was Dr_Diesel's red! I'm so surprised he sold it!! I knew there couldn't be 2 stones that nice floating around. It's so rare to see a truly fine one. Kudos, my friend!!
 
For yellow This isn’t mine but this owl is too cute not to share. I saw it last week at the Van Cleef & Arpels “Paris, City of Pearls” exhibition at the VCA Ecole inParis.

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For yellow This isn’t mine but this owl is too cute not to share. I saw it last week at the Van Cleef & Arpels “Paris, City of Pearls” exhibition at the VCA Ecole inParis.

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Oh isn't he darling! I have an southwestern style owl pendant... love this motif!!
 
Well, don’t mind if I do…

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I was going to tag you for blue, but didn't want to seem bossy. :lol-2: I'm so glad you shared mr. velvet here (and in the claw thingie, no less)! He's positively glowing!!
 
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