Sustainable Jewelry Blog

All about White Gold and Platinum

Interested in a silver, white gold, or platinum engagement ring? White metals have always been popular, but how do you know which one to choose? This Michael Gabriels blog will help you out. 

How and Why to Buy Sustainable Round Brilliant Diamonds

Round Brilliant diamonds are one of the most popular choices of diamond shape, especially for engagement rings. They are the most iconic shape diamonds are known for, but it wasn’t always that way,...

The Ultimate Guide to the 4 Cs of a Diamond

Are you looking for the perfect diamond for you or your partner but are confused as to how to select the right one? Do you have concerns about the sustainability of your diamond, but  aren’t sure h...

Simple Engagement Rings That Prove Less is More

Have you been searching for the right engagement ring for you or your loved one? Someone who will appreciate something a bit more subdued or modest? Is your loved one someone who appreciates minima...

History of Men's Wedding Bands

Wedding bands have existed since ancient times but exclusively, it would seem, for women.  Earliest given in Egypt, they symbolized continuity, resembling the sun and moon the Egyptians revered d...

Pear Shaped Diamonds

Pear Shaped diamonds never go out of style, and often are at the front of it.  It looks like we are in one of those times again, as pear-shaped stones come roaring back in popularity as celebriti...

Emerald Cuts

Beloved for their at once austere luster and at the same time inviting fire and brightness, Emerald cuts are prized for diamond jewelry of all kinds and have long been one of the most popular ring...

About Matching Jewelry Gifts

Sharing friendship, love, and romantic feelings can be one of the most rewarding parts of life. Expressing that can be one of the hardest. So when you are really trying to express that romance in a...

Hearts and Arrows Diamonds: The Most Ideal Cut

Have you heard of Hearts and Arrows diamonds?  If you are in the market for a round brilliant diamond you may have heard of this beyond-ideal cut.  But you might be asking yourself, why would I, ...

Ultra Thin Bands: Chic and Dangerous

Right now a dangerous trend is putting many diamond buys at risk: ultra-thin rings and minuscule settings that are not strong enough to hold their diamond.  And it makes sense, really, because tha...

Space-tech and Amazing Uses for Upcoming Diamond Technology

Hi Folks, welcome to another Michael Gabriels Blog.  Today, we covered the spaceship Lucy, which has lab-grown diamond equipment onboard.  But technology using diamonds isn't far-fetched, or as in...

Lucy in the Sky with Lab-Grown Diamonds

Hello Folks, Welcome to another Michael Gabriels' Blog.  This is a really fun one today! Tomorrow, May 26, is a very cool day!  It's the 55-year anniversary of the release of “Lucy in the Sky with...

Diamond Infused Nails: Diamonds become a feature of nail art for Machine Gun Kelly, Jennifer Lopez and others.

Machine Gun Kelly made another headline moment in the fashion world recently when he showed up at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards ceremony with a diamond embedded manicure.  Attending the ceremon...

The Great Asscher Cut

One of the more rarified of styles, the Asscher cut was created in 1902 by Joseph Asscher, one of those responsible for cutting the legendary Cullinan Diamond.  Characterized by its symmetry, and ...

Rhodium Plating!

Have you ever heard of rhodium plating?  It’s very likely that you have not, though you might very well be wearing some right now, or using it today at some point.  The rarest and most valuable...

Satisfying Moms this Mothers Day 2025

2.5 min read It is a truth universally acknowledged that mothers tend to possess the kind of unconditional love hardest to destroy. What better way to say thank you for so indefatigable a charact...

The Diamonds in Oceans 8

(Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)  The Met Gala held this last Monday, one of the most discussed and lauded events of the society season, brought out stars, celebrities, and a veritable who’s w...

MET GALA 2022 Diamonds!!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been putting on a fundraiser for its Costume Institute since 1948.  This year's Met Gala was a presentation page for some of the glitziest glamour that walks the ...