Quote Originally Posted by Posh View Post
You underestimated the power that shiny things have on women?
For sure lol. Shiny things and women go hand in hand... I always get left behind staring at all the pretty shiny things at a store counter etc cause of the displays.

Good information Posh. The symbolism and status behind those stones can create too much of a want for the real deal. There are stones out there that are much prettier sometimes with the same symbolism too like garnets which I love because they can be a beautiful crimson. Palladium sounds like a great replacement for my favorite platinum. I wouldn't mind a ring made out of that.

I wonder how many people consider or believe in the stones other "properties" like symbolism, healing attributes etc when they think about or purchase them though...

On the diamond ring note, I just bought a white topaz ring. Its so beautiful and looks like a diamond, just as brilliant but definitely more cost effective. Perfect substitute. Gorgeous arrangement, just what I'd want my real ring to look like whenever that comes my way but with a better quality band haha. I guess its still kinda bad because we want to stop mining and replace all these stones with lab created ones though