Pink Sapphire or Spinel

[treasurehunter]

How many like Pink stones ?
Is it too girly ?

Thanks

 

[OreoRosies86]

I love pink, it just almost always looks great in jewelry. A pink center stone can be amazing beyond belief if the cut brings out the best in the material. In fact if my moonstone center stone idea falls through, a pink star sapphire would be my second choice.

 

[Niel]

depends on the color for me. and the shape of the stone.

 

[gemandjewelrylover]

I like pink stones.....pink spinels, pink sapphires, and of course pink diamonds! Hmm, what other gems are pink? I'm drawing a blank

I think overall I prefer pink stones to yellow, but I've seen lots of gorgeous yellow chrysoberyl and sphenes that I wouldn't turn down.

 

[michellechan2211]

It depends on the tone/shade, but I do tend to like the more pastel pinks. Although I wouldn't say no to a mahenge spinel

 

[psproot12]

I think it really depends on what you value in a stone, the color (hue, saturation, shade,etc.), carat size, price per carat, treatments. If you gave a list of requirements it would be much easier to answer sapphire or spinel.

 

[dk168]

I like fuchsia, cerise, magenta, raspberry etc., as in deep pinks. They are my kind of reds, as in blue reds rather than orange/yellow reds.

Pastel and baby pink do nothing for me, too wishy washy.

Apart from sapphires and spinels, tourmalines can have gorgeous pinks too, just have a look at Jeff White's sold gemstones Tourmaline gallery.

DK

 

[chrono]

It depends on the tone, hue and saturation. All in all, I generally prefer spinel because it is easier to find untreated pink spinel and the luster and sparkle is fantastic compared to sapphire. Whether it is too girly or not, depends on the wearer. I enjoy "strong" stones so I balance out pastel pinks with harder angles/edges such as light pink square step cut. If the saturation is intense, then I don't mind "softer" cut shapes like a round or pear.

 

[endless_summer]

It depends on the tone, hue and saturation. All in all, I generally prefer spinel because it is easier to find untreated pink spinel and the luster and sparkle is fantastic compared to sapphire. Whether it is too girly or not, depends on the wearer. I enjoy "strong" stones so I balance out pastel pinks with harder angles/edges such as light pink square step cut. If the saturation is intense, then I don't mind "softer" cut shapes like a round or pear.

I agree with Chrono - the 'girly' color can be balanced out with a stronger shape, and if not by the angles of the stone itself, then by picking an edgy setting.

 

[Kelli]

The first colored stone ring (the first worth mentioning anyway) that I ever got myself was a pink tourmaline. I wear it ALL. THE. TIME. It just looks great with almost everything I wear. I'm not a super girly dresser either. Maybe that's why it works… A nice feminine touch to my jeans and tee shirts!

 

[T L]

I think soft pinks, and baby pinks are more feminine than hot pinks or pinkish reds, or purples.

However, I don't think that just because someone wears a baby pink ring, that makes them look effeminate. The ring design and stone shape also come into play as well.

I like pinks if they're well cut and not a flat color, or a color that has brown in it. Some pinks tend to be brownish.

For example, some pink gems have lovely lavender or orange secondary colors.

I am more forgiving of cut on a nice hot saturated pink gem, or a pinkish red gem.

 

[TristanC]

Hmm what is wrong with pink? I like this shade:





I prefer the more purplish pinks, otherwise the much deeper redder hues. Very bright hot pink is a bit harder to wear I think.

 

[gemandjewelrylover]

Wow, that's stunning.

 

[TristanC]

Wow, that's stunning.

0.55ct vivid purplish pink from argyle, VS2... What dreams are made of...