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 | | Nov 03, 2006 |
 It's not just the jewelry that comes to my mind when I think of Cartier watches. It's also great historical background that is an inheritance behind all the timepieces or any other things Cartier was in charge of.
It might seem to be strange that one of the most elegant watches in the world have got the name - "Tank". The first tanks appeared during the 1st World War in the British army. It is the ugly shapes of the first military machines terrified German soldiers during their first combat. Now tanks and planes look modern and streamlined at the same time, though in the past the situation was absolutely different.
This is Cartier's genius who managed to see the very essence of the thing and interpret it by means of his watch. I can't help admiring superb elegance and ever modern design.
The Tank timepiece is a reminiscence of the beginning of the 20th century, the time of the desperate chic and restrained elegance yet looking up-to-date for it is beyond time.
If they publish the list of crowned persons, great scientists, writers, actors, sportsmen and other remarkable people carrying Cartier watches, it will be quite a weighty book telling you of XX century history better than any textbook.
It's just the only Cartier in the whole world which is able to brag of such an unconditional adoration of so many different personalities. That is why Tank alongside with a car, plane, space rocket, nuclear bomb, movie camera, radio receiver, TV set and computer can be called 'Icon' of the last century which is still worshiped by the people of the third millennium.
With the stroke of the great Cartier's pen the Tank jewelry watch collection has got a truly creative spirit. This refined creation is the precise watch born by imagination of the jeweler, freely experimenting with shape and color, the architect of time, playing with the volumes, stones, dials and numerals.
Color is one more area of Cartier's superiority where the jeweler likes to create delightful, pleasant and fresh compositions. Sapphires, rubies and carved emeralds show up their magnificent forms and cheerfully reflect sparkling white of brilliants.
Balance of bicolor details is a characteristic feature of Cartier watch collections that serves Cartier the ideal justification of his boldness. It is dazzling white, shining black with the black sapphires emphasizing majestic details on Cartier watches bezel. Or absolutely black numerals devouring time, placed on a surface of small timepiece "Tank Divan".
Cartier's original scheme of bends and lines deceives prospect and creates a new set of geometry rules for watch manufacturing. Clear and extravagant design has got an illusive look.
A Cartier watch is perfect as a gift for a sophisticated woman who's aware of her own value. It is a woman herself who can get this watch. Perfection knows its addressees.
| | Oct 31, 2006 |  Women take out evening gowns from their closets and bands, earrings and necklaces from their jewelry box when they go to a black-tie event. These are things we don't put on often…Magic of night…Charming atmosphere of romance…
There's no other time of day when jewelry pieces play such an important role and their refined design look so appropriate.
Just look at this amazingly beautiful band. It is called Brigitte in honor of one of the most beautiful and legendary women French actress Brigitte Bardot.
"Brigitte" band is very unusual and bright. A bouquet of flowers made of red, pink, yellow and white gold in combination with rubies, sapphires and diamonds create an original work of jewelry art. Such a refined bouquet will bring joy to its owner every day by its freshness and refinement and originality. It is certainly able to present a woman with great mood in any weather and in any environment.
Are you looking for a good and original gift for a gorgeous woman? There's nothing more appropriate than such a beautiful flower band. She will certainly like it. It's just impossible not to fell in love with such an amazingly beautiful thing.
But if you feel that your gift is not full - don't be upset. There's a wonderful pendant and earrings of the same series. But of course such a set is rather expensive. But on the other hand, such an enormous sum of money is worth such a tender and beautiful creature as woman, agree? I hope so.
Just imagine how happy she'll be getting such a marvelous jewelry set! I have no doubts that it will be the best gift in her life.
But if you don't have enough money to buy all the pieces of the set, it's not so terrible. Choose something one you like the most- a band, a pendant or earrings to make your woman happy. But of course don't forget about nice packing. 
Later you can complete her collection by one more beautiful jewel of this kind.
To tell you the truth when I look at these gorgeous jewelry pieces, I feel that these are not flowers made of metals but real flowers. I even have a desire to smell them and I'm almost sure that it's possible to feel their nice and charming scent.
A spectacular woman Brigitte Bardot inspired the most skilled jewelers to create real works of art in her honor. And of course, their creations are able to touch all women's hearts.
| | Oct 24, 2006 | 
It's not always easy to choose an appropriate gift. You always have doubts whether your gift is a good one.
Today I'd like to give you a cool idea concerning the gift for a young lady. Do you have a girlfriend, a younger sister or a friend and don't you know what to present her with? Don't worry, each of us faces such a problem. But just be patient, use your imagination and our advice and everything will be great - just make sure in it!
Look at the picture - this is probably the best idea of a gift for a young girl. Usually young girls are very bright, they laugh and joke and are full of joy and optimism.
That's the reason such a great multicolored bright band will certainly fit the bill. And don't think that it's a cheap bijouterie.
Just imagine: the band is made of platinum - one of the best metals to create jewelry pieces and the noblest one. And all these beautiful gems are genuine sapphires of orange, red, yellow, blue, purple, pink, green and blue colors.
It's a real rainbow on her finger! How great it is to have such an original and beautiful jewelry band that will match any of her bright outfit.
Probably it will be the first her serious jewelry item. Just imagine her happiness - it's so pleasant to make people happy! And how cool it is to make your lovely dear girl smile!
To tell you the truth when I look at this cool jewelry piece, my mood immediately raises.
I think I'm too old for such a bright band but I've found something more appropriate for me. It reminds the first band but it seems to me it look more serious, agree?
It is made of gold and is also set with sapphires of various colors in two rows. I must admit that I couldn't keep from buying such a band for myself. What can I do with myself if I adore beautiful and original bijouterie pieces? Nothing else than to give a treat to myself.
As for the first band, I'm going to buy it for my sister's birthday party that will be arranged in several days. I think this is a cool idea. As I know my sister's taste, she'll be on the top of the world because of such a gift. | | Oct 23, 2006 | 
Once I found myself in a difficult situation. That is something about three months passed since I got employed and I was doing alright there in my new office. However, nothing is simple in the best of the worlds: the time for my chief's birthday came and I had to choose a present for her.
Yes. It was a she. Not that I needed to be really worried about things like that – it was simply a matter of that situation. We had very good relations. It had to do with the way I was advancing in the company: I loved the job and did it best of all. Well, of course, it was appreciated. And the time had come to give something back as a sign of mutual respect, politeness, whatever. The right moment to oil the wheels of my fast professional promotion, you know.
Talking 'bout her she was keen on different kind of bijouterie and jewelry so sophisticated that I couldn't afford it. What could I do? Well, I decided to take a look at the things in the net and while searching and comparing I found an amazing option: Jewelry watches. And then, there immediately appeared two names well-known more than enough: Chopard and Cartier. I'd simply dived into them like into the water.
The watch collection Golden Diamonds Chopard is popular first of all with secular beauties and actresses. It is not casual: Chopard brand is reputed as the hospitable house which spends the most brilliant parties during Cannes film festival. It's also known making "the Gold palm branch".
Golden Diamonds watches are evening accessories. The point of glamour is in remarkable Chopard's invention: white, pink and yellow gold looks like a precious stone. This gold brilliant is framed with the real faceted multi-colored brilliants and sapphires, emeralds, amethyst, pearls, rubies and so on. One year ago Golden Diamonds with round and rectangular cases were presented. This year Golden Diamonds watches with the heart-shaped case have been exhibited during the Basel fair. They are called Golden Heart.
The jewelry watches Cartier Gipnos presented this year during Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie are made in great jeweler house traditions. The point of Cartier "Watch" method is that jewelers set the exact, verified and ideal from design form and just then decorate watch with jewels. New Gipnos is not an exception. Watches have got characteristic for Cartier - laconic oval case familiar to the previous models. 
Watch designers compare Gipnos' dial to the sun: In fact, Roman figures which were of different lengths (Cartier's favorite trick) remind solar beams. Gipnos' Gold case is decorated by white brilliants-pave of a "rose" facet.
Everything was impeccable up to the smallest detail. And nevertheless, I decided to choose Cartier Gipnos as a birthday gift for my chief. That was it. Well, I actually didn't hesitate too much for when I saw her smiling face I realized the choice was correct. No doubt, they simply know how to afford pleasure to a woman and what I had to do was to be attentive to details.
| | Oct 16, 2006 | 
Have you ever seen something more beautiful than this heart shaped blue topaz necklace? As for me this is the most feminine thing I've ever seen. It certainly is a great option for a woman who prefers romantic style.
The necklace has pink sapphires and color diamonds.
I don’t know what about you - but this wonderful necklace with amazing pendant has a charming influence on me. When I look at the picture my mood immediately raises. I think the matter is in its color - it's so bright! Heart with flowers - what else in the world can be so romantic?
In ancient times people thought that topaz possessed a magic power. It was a symbol of Scorpion astrology sign. They thought that those who worn topazes became honest, decent, generous. They used the stone as a protection from madness, insomnia and bad look. It was also great for storm suppression.
Probably it will be interesting for you to find out that topaz is closely connected with Mercury planet. It is the best suitable to people born under Leo and Scorpio astrology signs. And for those who was born in November.
But one more thing has awakened my interest. They say that topaz is good for people whose ruler is Mercury. So, according to astrology, Mercury is my protector. But they also say that people born in May are forbidden to wear topaz jewelry pieces because it can bring them anger and ungovernable character.
But I was born in May. So what shall I do? To wear or not to wear - that's the question.
Probably somebody in my situation will decide to believe in these cautions. But the right decision has just come to my mind. I'm going to buy this amazingly beautiful thing because I want to make a nice gift to a very good and respectable person. I want to present myself with this great topaz necklace.
So, it means that I will neglect all these warnings and I will be taking pleasure of one of the most beautiful gem.
It is always great to make somebody cool gifts. But when you make a gift to yourself - it is a very pleasant feeling. Tell me: why not to make some small holidays to yourself? I think even experienced psychologist will agree that it's a very useful idea.
And how great it is to be an egoist sometimes! But we should be very careful with it not to become egocentric.
| | Oct 10, 2006 | 
What do you think about these cool things? Of course they're really amazing.
There're no doubts that this bijouterie can't be easily compared to classic jewelry pieces.
But as for me, somebody should think about teens and create interesting and original jewelry from high quality materials for them.
And as you've probably guessed their price shouldn't be enormously high.
Bracelets, chains, rings and pendants from Smiley collection greatly meet all these above mentioned requirements.
Jewelry pieces made of noble metals such as gold, silver - these jewelry items are original because of very well known for everybody symbols used. Their price is rather low (moreover all the things are of a very high quality) and it makes them affordable for teens generation who doesn't earn much.
As for me, I use smiles of different kinds very often. That's why I'm going to buy some of them for me too, though to tell you the truth my age is slightly different from 14-15 years old. But it will be our secret, agree?
I think these cool smile bijouterie items are very cute and original.
Moreover such Smiles can become a wonderful gift for a stylish girl who is fond of her PC and who almost lives in web. (I think it is possible to say such a thing about almost every person because of our modern way of life).
I'd gladly buy such kind of bijouterie pieces for my niece. She is a typical modern teenager and I'm sure she'd be happy to get such a cool gift and to have the possibility to boast slightly in front of her friends.
But one small problem is what kind of smile to choose: they all are really cool and amazing. Or probably to buy all of them? 
Yeah, I think it's the easiest way to resolve the problem. In this case it would be possible to wear them according to your own mood. It can be a kind of sign for those around you: is it worth joking with you at the moment or you're too busy or you're not in the good mood.
Anyway it is always cool to have such things and it can be a great gift. But of course you should feel that a person you're going to make such a gift will like it.
| | Oct 02, 2006 | 
My husband and I are invited to a birthday party to a friend of mine. To describe the birthday girl in several words I should tell that she is a very romantic person. She dreams to meet a man of her Destiny - brave, strong, handsome and loving men who will love her. She has a very nice character, is a very kind and gentle person.
She likes to wear cute feminine dresses with flower prints. Everybody likes her; it is easy to find common language with her.
That is the reason we've decided to make a special gift for her. We spent a lot of hours running in search of something special for her. And finally our efforts were crowned with success.
We bought an amazingly beautiful bracelet.
The bracelet is made of red gold. The jewelry piece is decorated with natural chrysolites, garnets and zircons. Have you already guessed its name by the picture? So, it is called 'Waltz of Flowers'.
As for me it is a very elegant and beautiful jewelry piece.
And you know every of three gems used has a particular influence on its wearer.
Chrysolite is a great averter from bad dreams, fires, bad luck and troubles. Chrysolite is a talisman of bankers, lawyers, judges. This gem tries to direct a person towards right and moral acts and also work over a person's intellect.
This gem fulfills the life of its wearer with passion and tender feelings. (I hope it will help my friend meet her Prince Charming soon).
Zircon protects a person from pain and poison. So, as you see this great bracelet is not only very beautiful but useful as well. My husband and I wish her a lot of joy and luck. And of course we believe that all these "magic" properties of chrysolite, garnet and zircon will protect her from all the troubles and misfortunes and vice versa will bring her luck, happiness, love, hope and will make her smile of joy.
And you know what: I even have no doubts that she will like this piece of jewelry very much. I can't explain this but I have a feeling that this bracelet is meant for her. She is the best candidate to wear this flower miracle!
| | Sep 26, 2006 | 
Recently founded people's tribes who live in remote parts of our planet prove that our ancestors adored decorating themselves with various objects even before they started to wear clothing. Interesting, isn't it?
At the beginning people used decorative pieces of grass, parts of plants and feather as things to embellish themselves. Later animals' teeth and bones, fruit pits and shells were also used. When people discovered metals they started using them also in bijouterie making.
Gold has been considered to be one of generous metals but not everywhere they made jewelry of it.
In many cultures bijouterie was used not only to embellish but it carried particular information about its wearer for instance, they symbolized his power, his status and origin.
With time they began using bijouterie as a means of payment. It was very practical because jewelry pieces were rather small and light. It was possible to transport them large distance over.
What do you think about brooches? It is a jewelry piece that is pinned to clothes. It appeared in 17 century. This pin is different from its predecessors by richness of execution and place of attaching. With the help of a brooch it was possible not only to pin a collar or to conceal a cut but to accentuate a décolleté or a neck.
In 18 century in fashion were brooches set with diamonds in form of flower bouquets but later round or oval brooches-portraits in golden setting with pearl edging appeared.
In Romanticism époque appeared brooches where it was possible to keep something as a memento.
Later they've begun using platinum and diamond brooches with platinum open-work setting. Brooches periodically appear in fashion. Today they are also made of wood, leather, plastic etc.
Nowadays brooches are in fashion again. That is why I decided to buy a beautiful brooch as a gift for my mom. She is a very kind and romantic person that is why when I saw the brooch you can see at the picture I immediately understood that that was a right gift for her.
The brooch is made of yellow gold. The jewelry piece is decorated with natural chrysolites, amethysts, garnets, topazes and even zircons.
I like this brooch very much. It is a very feminine piece of jewelry. My dear mom thinks the same.
And you know this brooch greatly suits her. I'm happy I chose the right gift to please my mom.
| | Sep 18, 2006 | 
Everybody remembers how Marylyn Monroe passionately sang "Happy Birthday, dear President" being presented at a John Kennedy birthday party. But I'm sure that everybody was impressed not by her singing but by her dress, am I right? Admit that you remember it!
When organizers invited her for the celebration they asked her to come dressed in a modest outfit. Monroe put on a long evening gown with open back made of transparent fabric and fully embellished with stones.
In the light of projectors fabric "dissolved" but her gorgeous body shined. It turned out to be not diamonds but just pieces of glass though they looked like diamonds. Have you already guessed what those stones were? They were Swarovski crystals.
Do you like them? Of course you do!
When women saw Swarovski crystals for the first time they were on the top of the Earth because of admiration. Mr. Swarovski got plenty of orders for "crystal diamonds". Imitation jewelry stopped to be a bad form even at royal European courts.
And I have no doubt that the reaction of fashion was immediate. The demand for crystal stones has been enormous.
Nowadays the most beautiful and famous people in the world wear these crystals everywhere – clothes, bags, shoes, hair-pins, accessories and even cell-phones are adorned with them.
And of course I'm one of Swarovski crystals' lovers. 
All my friends know it very well that is why they decided to make me a great gift - they presented me a jewelry box full of Swarowski crystals for my birthday!!! When I opened it - I could hardly believe my eyes - there was a heap of small shining miracles… I was so happy that it's difficult to explain you my feelings.
I put that amazing box on my pier-glass and everyday opened it to feast eyes with my treasure though I had no occasion to use my lovely Swarovski crystals in practice.
But one wonderful day the hour has struck – my dear boyfriend proposed marriage to me.
Of course I was very happy and my answer was positive. Then pre-wedding preparations and cares began.
Of course I had a strong desire to be the most beautiful bride in the world. That was my childish dream. I read a lot of fairy tales about beautiful girls that married princes- charming and were amazingly beautiful brides. So I wanted a fairy-tale wedding and of course I wanted to surprise my future husband (who is worth being called a prince charming) that is why I took the way I would look on my wedding very seriously. And Swarovski crystals my dear friends presented me helped me a lot in my cherished dream realization. Their time has come. I ordered a snow-white wedding dress completely embellished with Swarovsky crystals.
The effect was striking: when I entered the church everybody was dazzled by my beauty.
It was a real miracle, a real realization of my dream.
Now I keep my gorgeous wedding dress for my daughter. The gift my friends made gave me the opportunity to feel a real queen!
| | Sep 11, 2006 |  A very good friend of mine prefers original pendants. And she has a lot of them at home. When she goes out somewhere she chooses a pendant to match her outfit and style.
She has various pendants in her collection: bright and exotic, classic and generous, romantic and ethnic. When my friend chooses a pendant in the shop she pays her attention to the technique of execution of the item.
For instance I like enamel pendants she has. My friend told me that those enamel pendants are able to preserve their brightness and purity of colors for many years.
Very original are pendants made of leather. They are distinguished by original design, and become unique if combined with a precious stone because every gem has its own unique print and color.
Some real pearls of her collection are pendants made of wood of rare sort. Especially great they look with mother-of-pearl and silver.
I also should mention pendants reminding very delicate lace. They are full of intricate prints, embellished with multicolored beads, rhinestones and precious gems. Every item of her collection excites imagination and testifies about delicate and refined taste of their owner that is of the taste of my friend.
Author’s jewelry pieces created by hands of skilled craftsmen are exclusive. First of all they’re created to accentuate female beauty and at the same time express her bright individuality. These decorations are not a bijouterie (there is a great number of various bijouterie in the market that serve as things for embellishment.) Jewelry don’t seek after fashion, a woman with such a beauty are able to create her unique image, her own style for herself.
Jewelry pieces are called to pay attention, to adorn, to add zest, to give joy. It’s not on occasion that golden and silver jewelry: earrings or a necklace, a bracelet or a pendant – are recognized as the best gift for a woman. And who else if not us women can admire beauty and superiority of stylish jewelry pieces?
A week ago I was in the great mood that’s why I decided to make my dear friend a wonderful gift – I ordered a very talented jeweler a pendant you can see at the picture.
This great bright pendant is made of flame-colored sapphires white gold mounted. Of course sapphires are amazingly beautiful.
There is a shining diamond in the center of the composition. The rich palette is able to lift spirit even in the cloudiest and cool day. The jewelry piece fascinates by colorful positive, strikes by its originality. Nobody can remain indifferent towards dazzling luxury and color richness.
And of course my friend was on the top of the world seeing my gift.
The heart symbolizes my deep feelings of friendship towards my friend.
One thing I've understood: it's so great to give a present to your close people! When you make people around you happier your life is getting a special meaning.
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