Share your current obsession.. a gem, a piece, and idea - whatever it is, tell us about it.

[Ibrakeforpossums]

Distinctive Gems has a new website with a number of low alphabet - Ws, Ys - Asschers. No lab reports. Don't care, want one.

One moment, please...

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@Daisys and Diamonds would you send me a message via Loupe Troop? I want to chat about the thistle brooch.

Contact for Lala646 | Loupe Troop

loupetroop.com

Tonight when I home from work

 

[Autumn in New England]

we need to see this - I might need some.

I'm surely going to be put in PS prison for this, but it's worth the risk... click.

 

[Odyssey44]

Thanks. I stalked her insta and saw 35% off last November. I'm trying to decide what to do next. I love the stone and it's unique. And I also love the purple marquis spinel that I posted earlier in this thread, and a cute little victorian diamond and pearl charm on Etsy, and a couple of mabe pearl pendants I saw... It's a little too easy to drop $650-$1000 on an impulse purchase these days.

Tell me about it. I'm trying to space things out between credit card cut off dates.
Try visualizing each one in your possession and rating how happy you feel, and then ranking them, so you know where to strike first.

 

[Odyssey44]

I'm surely going to be put in PS prison for this, but it's worth the risk... click.

I'll bake you a cake with a file in it. Or at least some VB eyeshadow in it!!

 

[LilAlex]

I’m really into cabs right now thanks to this ring.

Blue sapphire cabs are magical. And I love that ring!

 

[toomuchB]

I'm surely going to be put in PS prison for this, but it's worth the risk... click.

You know what. Its sparkly, so it counts. That's my interpretation of the PS penal code.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My latest obsession is a big rose cut or old cut pear citrine ring in a really rich 18 or 20k and silver collet setting. I don't know how this snuck its way into my head, I stick pretty exclusively to diamonds, but it's on my mind all the time these days.

This is the best I've got to go by for now.

that is drop dead gorgeous

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

bear with me as my oppsesion had amethysts

this is The Princess of Wale's new brooch gifted to her as she named the new warship Glasgow this week
ages ago on etsy was this thistle brooch that was just spectacualr, it was only about $300 and i loved it , silver with amethyst thislte flowers
but it seems to be out of production, just about every week i spend about an hour looking at thistle brooches with amethysts
i have always loved them
remember the thistle in Braveheart

https://images.app.goo.gl/dYyMybnyuKidfe1dA

i found it
got my hopes up
but my hopes were dashed

please excuse my terrible spelling
it didnt look that bad when i wrote it

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I could always get a cheaper one lol but I don't love it. What do you think?

wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I'm surely going to be put in PS prison for this, but it's worth the risk... click.

back in the 19th cent they called that kind of prison Australia !

 

[Autumn in New England]

back in the 19th cent they called that kind of prison Australia !

That's why Aussies aren't afraid of anything! Bred from strong stock!!

 

[Autumn in New England]

You know what. Its sparkly, so it counts. That's my interpretation of the PS penal code.

I like the way you think! And if Ella needs even more reassurance, each shade also contains crushed gems. The pink has rose quartz, the green has malachite, the silver has moonstone, etc.

 

[toomuchB]

I like the way you think! And if Ella needs even more reassurance, each shade also contains crushed gems. The pink has rose quartz, the green has malachite, the silver has moonstone, etc.

Oh - I didn't even notice the names and ingredients!

 

[toomuchB]

Okay, I know I am spamming this thread but I have a lot of obsessions. I am not sure I would actually buy this (niche, better/bigger green stones out there). But it is definitely something I visit often and fantasize about owning - a .95ct green spinel w/grs report. Unheard of.

Adamant Gems: High quality sapphires and other natural gems

Fine quality gemstones from Sri Lanka and East Africa. Ceylon blue sapphires, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, fancy sapphires, chrysoberyls, spinels, tourmalines, zircons, garnets and other natural gems.

www.adamantgems.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Okay, I know I am spamming this thread but I have a lot of obsessions. I am not sure I would actually buy this (niche, better/bigger green stones out there). But it is definitely something I visit often and fantasize about owning - a .95ct green spinel w/grs report. Unheard of.

Adamant Gems: High quality sapphires and other natural gems

Fine quality gemstones from Sri Lanka and East Africa. Ceylon blue sapphires, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, fancy sapphires, chrysoberyls, spinels, tourmalines, zircons, garnets and other natural gems.

www.adamantgems.com

lovely shade
green is my favorite colour
like my eyes

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@Daisys and Diamonds would you send me a message via Loupe Troop? I want to chat about the thistle brooch.

Contact for Lala646 | Loupe Troop

loupetroop.com

im having trouble tonight
firefox wont let me in to looupe troop
says its a unsafe site so ill have to work it out on my phone
and right now yahoo email is not cooperating as i need to reset my password for loope troop

 

[Avondale]

firefox wont let me in to looupe troop
says its a unsafe site so ill have to work it out on my phone

You can ignore the safety warning and force it to proceed anyway (there's probably a button named "I understand the risks" somewhere in there with tiny font).

Firefox often issues these warnings when a website's certificate expires, which I believe is an easy fix for the website owner and is more often than not a result of simply forgetting to keep it updated.

When it's a website you know and trust, it's no reason to fret. Just tell it to bypass the warnings.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

You can ignore the safety warning and force it to proceed anyway (there's probably a button named "I understand the risks" somewhere in there with tiny font).

Firefox often issues these warnings when a website's certificate expires, which I believe is an easy fix for the website owner and is more often than not a result of simply forgetting to keep it updated.

When it's a website you know and trust, it's no reason to fret. Just tell it to bypass the warnings.

thank you for the reassurence

 

[Autumn in New England]

Okay, I know I am spamming this thread but I have a lot of obsessions. I am not sure I would actually buy this (niche, better/bigger green stones out there). But it is definitely something I visit often and fantasize about owning - a .95ct green spinel w/grs report. Unheard of.

Adamant Gems: High quality sapphires and other natural gems

Fine quality gemstones from Sri Lanka and East Africa. Ceylon blue sapphires, pink sapphires, yellow sapphires, fancy sapphires, chrysoberyls, spinels, tourmalines, zircons, garnets and other natural gems.

www.adamantgems.com

I don't think I've ever seen a true green spinel... and it's a heart!

 

[lovetodream]

My obsession is with @Dr_Diesel's Jedi Spinel he's selling. Sigh. Sadly, I have an out-of-state college-bound kid who will be picking off our money tree for the foreseeable future. But assuming it's untreated, that color...

 

[Lexililac]

Im always bit into gem-mineral specimens. Here very saturated red spinel, clinohumite, pargasite, pyrite and hematite on marble.

And cobalt spinel with pargasite on marble.

 

[empliau]

I'm surely going to be put in PS prison for this, but it's worth the risk... click.

Looks like the sparkly shadows Shiseido used to make! Back in the Reagan era, I worked at Bloomingdale's and my friend at the Shiseido counter used to do my makeup on slow mornings. She had a dramatic flair and I really loved their colors. Sparkling white, green, and tan in vertical lines! Okay, but really it looked better than it sounds.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Im always bit into gem-mineral specimens. Here very saturated red spinel, clinohumite, pargasite, pyrite and hematite on marble.

And cobalt spinel with pargasite on marble.

just wondering how much does something like that cost
it is so beautiful, the earth did a fantastic job in creations like these/ all our gems

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Looks like the sparkly shadows Shiseido used to make! Back in the Reagan era, I worked at Bloomingdale's and my friend at the Shiseido counter used to do my makeup on slow mornings. She had a dramatic flair and I really loved their colors. Sparkling white, green, and tan in vertical lines! Okay, but really it looked better than it sounds.

its ok i remember
i wore emerald and orange eye shadow to the formal (prom)

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

Looks like the sparkly shadows Shiseido used to make! Back in the Reagan era, I worked at Bloomingdale's and my friend at the Shiseido counter used to do my makeup on slow mornings. She had a dramatic flair and I really loved their colors. Sparkling white, green, and tan in vertical lines! Okay, but really it looked better than it sounds.

Sounds fabulous.

 

[empliau]

I will confess that I bought relative duplicates since Shiseido has, at least for now, stopped making eye shadow. Will I wear it? I don't know - makeup isn't part of my routine. But by gum I have a new set!

 

[Brightshiny]

Tell me about it. I'm trying to space things out between credit card cut off dates.
Try visualizing each one in your possession and rating how happy you feel, and then ranking them, so you know where to strike first.

this is a great idea! thank you.

hmm.. bracelet, charm, or pretty purple candy stone? hard choice.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Looks like the sparkly shadows Shiseido used to make! Back in the Reagan era, I worked at Bloomingdale's and my friend at the Shiseido counter used to do my makeup on slow mornings. She had a dramatic flair and I really loved their colors. Sparkling white, green, and tan in vertical lines! Okay, but really it looked better than it sounds.

Oh they sound divine! Shiseido and Guerlain were the first "luxury" cosmetics I ever bought, because they were available in the Japan and France pavilions (respectively) in EPCOT/Disney. Those were fun days!!

 

[Lexililac]

just wondering how much does something like that cost
it is so beautiful, the earth did a fantastic job in creations like these/ all our gems

Its difficult to tell a price. Depend on time (year), situation (how much interest recently was on such), the person who sell it, it can be quite a wide range! To find one with that many different minerals, all very well saturated and crystalized, no damage. Thats very rare. I watched thousands of such stuff over many years and many travels and that one is a very fine piece. The price was very moderate. But how should I count the time for search? The history with that people I bought it from. Some people with problems I helped out many times and later, sometimes years later something comes back. How should I calculate that into that moderate price?
To tell a price I first would need to visit one or two big mineral shows to may get bit of an idea about prices. What I paied for it I cant calculate because of a complex history. The money I paied for it was more a symbolic act.