Masculine gemstones

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Seriously ?? I though agree agree oink look good on tanned skin tone~

i thinl i read it in national geographic many years ago in a rather fun article on colour

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I love these!! We should absolutely bring back awesome lapel pins, tie pins, and shirt studs to western fashion.

id love them to be hot on the heels of a brooch come back
and not just on the cat walk or on famouse rich people, but on every day folk like when my grandma and her sisters were young ladies going to town

 

[bludiva]

Sounds like pink isn't considered a welcome color for men, here. I'm a bit surprised by that.

i think pink is trickier more b/c different shades flatter different skin tones but i think men should wear all the pink they want and women all the blue and babies every color under the rainbow. really hate that pink/blue have become gendered. i also wish we'd stop describing people as black, brown, white, etc. too but that's a whole other discussion. rock your pink gems!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

i think pink is trickier more b/c different shades flatter different skin tones but i think men should wear all the pink they want and women all the blue and babies every color under the rainbow. really hate that pink/blue have become gendered. i also wish we'd stop describing people as black, brown, white, etc. too but that's a whole other discussion. rock your pink gems!

i have never got the pink girly thing
i grew up in the 70s and my barbies had orange and purple dresses and platform shoes
so although i have found memories of pink & grey from the '80s both are my least favourite colours (although i would like a grey spinal).
....don't start me on Disney Princess


i read somewhere that girls (coloured ) toys cost more than blue coloured toys

what kind of cheating lying sleezebag of a marketing guy thinks this stuff up and then implements it ?

excuse me going off on a tangent

 

[dk168]

Be bold and wear what one likes is my way of thinking.

The colour/gender divide bugs me, especially in toys and clothes.

DK

 

[Neptune]

I mean, look at those colors! I'd wear that in a second!

I would too. Don't forget to check out his red spinel studs.

 

[gregchang35]

Whislt it isn’t jewelry, I wear do pink.

Scarf and ties… today, I have a scarf on.

 

[jordyonbass]

I've got to say, I've seen men bowled over by black opals in ways I've never seen any woman friends react to any gemstones.

Definitely. One of the biggest Black Opal fans I have managed to create was one of my old co-workers when I worked as a geotechnician about 5 years ago, I happened to have one on me one day and he was absolutely blown away by what the geology he worked with every day could produce. I even got him cutting a few stones but being 6'2 and 300lb of Samoan muscle - he wasn't exactly delicate

 

[LilAlex]

Durability is probably more important than color -- I would only go diamond, corundum, chrysoberyl, or maybe topaz. Emerald is too brittle and included.

Quoting myself and kicking myself -- I can't believe I left out spinel. I would wear spinel for sure.

Garnet scares me. Any ring I wear picks up mystery scratches within hours and I think I'm pretty careful. I guess I could get a few good years out of a garnet. My strategy now is to have a couple rings in rotation to increase the longevity; I was originally hoping to just have one that I really loved.

 

[000Ed]

I am a guy and have a huge collection and growing. my hematite set. totally manly