My new spinel

[Kismet]

And it's not a Mahenge pink but a Burma red. It's 2.1ct and cut by Richer Homer. My pictures make it seems slightly pink or brown depending on the lighting but it's not at all... it's pure red. I received it at work yesterday so I know it looks great under fluorescent lighting too (no pictures of that though.)

First up indoors with flash in a gem box. It's rainy here and no sunshine predicted until Tuesday.

 

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Same lighting conditions but on the back of my hand instead.

 

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Outdoors in the rain (I realize now of course that I was standing outside in my teddy bear jammies with cars going by as I took these pictures *whistles*). From a distance, to show the size.

 

[Kismet]

Outdoors again but up close. The outdoor pictures capture the color the best.

 

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And one more outdoor picture.

 

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And under bathroom lighting.

 

[innerkitten]

Date: 3/13/2010 9:11:39 AM
Author: Kismet
Outdoors in the rain (I realize now of course that I was standing outside in my teddy bear jammies with cars going by as I took these pictures *whistles*). From a distance, to show the size.

Hee hee hee! Funny image.
It''s super pretty! I love Richard Homer''s stuff.

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Beautiful stone!

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Goodness! That woke me up better than my morning tea!

 

[PumpkinPie]

such a luscious colour! (that word always makes me feel slightly dirty..

but it suits this stone so well) it''s the perfect ripe raspberry colour

 

[Arcadian]

Very yummy

you''re probably ok being seen in your pjs...unless it was the neighbors that saw you

-A

 

[ma re]

Holy mother of God

That is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! What a color

Any plans to set it? Even if you don''t it''s absolutely stunning, but just wondering.

 

[Arkteia]

God, Kismet, did you come into ineritance from Warren Buffet? GORGEOUS stone! You always choose such amazing settings - I''d love to see the ring (I know you''ll set it into a ring!).

 

[virgoruby]

Amazing colour & cut! It''s so beautiful!

 

[hey joe]

That looks great!!!

 

[brandy_z28]

you said it wasn''t a mahenge like it was a bad thing...what?! *said really loud and obnoxiously*

That color is gorgeous!! I love that stone kismet!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Hubbada!! Kismet that stone is AMAZING! So so so jealous over here. You should post an updated photoshoot of everything in you collection one of these days. I''ve lost track of all the amazing pieces you have!

 

[Maisie]

I don''t know what it is about red coloured stones that make me think I want to eat them. I am probably totally weird and should be ignored.

Its a beautiful stone!

 

[stepcutgirl]

Oh my lord! I love it! Prettier than most rubies!

 

[T L]

Lovely spinel.

 

[Kismet]

Date: 3/13/2010 4:38:38 PM
Author: brandy_z28
you said it wasn''t a mahenge like it was a bad thing...what?! *said really loud and obnoxiously*

That color is gorgeous!! I love that stone kismet!

Heh, it''s not a bad thing that it''s not a mahenge, just that quite a few of the recent spinel purchases around here have been mahenges. I''m quite pleased with the red color, especially outside.

 

[Kismet]

Date: 3/13/2010 12:54:51 PM
Author: ma re
Holy mother of God

That is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! What a color

Any plans to set it? Even if you don''t it''s absolutely stunning, but just wondering.

Oh it''ll be set eventually. Not sure how yet so if you have any recommendations feel free to let me know.

 

[Kismet]

Date: 3/13/2010 1:19:29 PM
Author: crasru
God, Kismet, did you come into ineritance from Warren Buffet? GORGEOUS stone! You always choose such amazing settings - I''d love to see the ring (I know you''ll set it into a ring!).

Haha, I wish. No, some of my options were expiring in February so I had to exercise them or lose them. I exercised them and ended up with some extra play money.

 

[marcy]

Very pretty.

 

[packrat]

Ohhh lucky duck! That color is amazing! Will it be a ring maybe?

 

[empress]

Smashing!

 

[ma re]

Date: 3/13/2010 6:47:12 PM
Author: Kismet

Date: 3/13/2010 12:54:51 PM
Author: ma re
Holy mother of God

That is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! What a color

Any plans to set it? Even if you don''t it''s absolutely stunning, but just wondering.

Oh it''ll be set eventually. Not sure how yet so if you have any recommendations feel free to let me know.

It''s a bit tougher without dimensions, but there''s about 99.9% chance I''d do something with yellow gold and white diamonds. Orientation east-west, for some reason I think N/S doesen''t do much for this stone. Since it''s such a rich color I''d go with a wider band, the width of which would be the same as the lenght of the stone''s shorter side (overall width of the stone minus the corners). Wouldn''t go with too many diamonds, cause that color and cutting should really take the center stage, so maybe just a line of baguettes along each side, or just one larger baguette flush set N/S in the shank.

But again, that stone would look amazing even taped on a cardboard ring so...

 

[chrono]

Lovely red. If it''s the same stone as I think is on RH''s website, I''ve been eyeing it and debating if I should get it for months. Glad to see it go to a PSer.