Sparkle Like The Stars

Angelina Jolie is pretty and fertile. I get it. Am I the only person who feels like her most recent pregnancy has gone on for about two years? She’s already adopted five or six children from poor, war-torn countries, which is certainly noble and everything, and now she’s making her own, and I am tired of reading about it. Every tabloid runs a feature about her imminent new baby every single issue, to the point where I feel like a midwife. I’m also afraid of what they’ll name this one, after they named the last one Shiloh. Shiloh was a terrible, bloody battle, so if they continue the theme, look for little Guadalcanal or Stalingrad or Khe Sahn in a few weeks. Ugh.

Didn’t she used to make movies? Don’t you miss that Angelina? Three years ago she was running around being sexy and a huge box-office draw, and that was just… so much more fun! Look at her here. She looks beyond fierce. She’s wearing minimal makeup and simple jewelry and looks insanely glamorous. In this picture, you can totally see why she’s a star. She’s chosen simple earrings with a hint of color and a LOT of sparkle, guaranteed to draw attention to her face, not away from it. You can get the same effect with these aquamarine and diamond white gold earrings. Large, trillion-cut aquamarines sparkle out of a semi-bezel setting, enhanced with three small diamonds for even more sparkle. These earrings are sure to make you look and feel like a star - but at $235, don’t require a Hollywood budget.

Musician Jewel was awash on the red carpet recently in colors of the Sun! Check out that BRIGHT dress! Goodness! She looks great though - the color is perfect for summer!

The perfect gem for summer looks is citrine. It’s fresh yellow reminds me of a sunset on the beach. Citrine doesn’t have the formality of diamonds, so it’s easy to dress up or down. Inspired by Jewel’s citrine jewels, I found this pair of 18K Gold Over Sterling Silver Citrine Hoop Earrings by Andrea Barna. Before you get all upset, I am not even suggesting that you wear these kinds of earrings with the style of dress Jewel is wearing - that just wouldn’t work. These lovely earrings however feature citrine and a style that is perfect for summer!


These earrings are just $175 and feature warm 18k yellow gold over sterling silver. The citrine gemstone details are radiant.

Country Music star Jennifer Nettles is rockin’ out in her tight snake-skin print dress. It looks hot and is a super fun way to stand out in the crowd of big belt buckles and huge hats.

But check out her bling finger. Jennifer is sporting a HUGE diamond ring on the middle finger of her right hand. This is totally a bling finger ring. The right hand ring used to be known as a cocktail ring. However, nowadays women are buying these rings for themselves to show their independence and that they’ve made it. In Jennifer’s case, looks like she’s made it BIG!

For just $475, you can get Jennifer Nettles’ look with this 1 Carat Diamond 14K White Gold Ring. It’s on sale right now at 70% off! This dramatic ring sparkles with a galaxy of dazzling diamonds. Gleaming white gold is beautifully crafted into a smooth pave design and then studded with fiery diamonds. It’s a gorgeous, versatile look that is perfect for your bling finger!

Sharon Stone is in the celebrity dog house for her recent controversial comments however, that doesn’t diminish the fact that she has a unique personal style. From her famous Gap t-shirt appearance to this flowing breezy gown, Sharon Stone makes her own fashion rules. To me this dress reminds me of a leopard print or the center of a tiger lily.

A wonderful accessory for Sharon’s dress would be these 10 5/8 Carat Tiger Eye and Diamond 14K Two Tone Gold Earrings. Perfect for summer, these earrings are just $225. The exquisite blend of earthy tiger’s eye and sparkling diamonds is beautifully showcased in these artistic earrings. Designed with 14K yellow and white gold, this precious pair is truly unique - just like Sharon Stone!

Country music star and former Miss California Jennifer Hanson recently worked the red carpet in dangly teardrop earrings. With her hair up, the large earrings made for a dramatic look. If you’re going to a special event like a dance (I know prom is over - but there’s always next year!) or something else really fun, you should get a pair of teardrop earrings.

At just $195, these 14 3/8 Carat Green Quartz 14K Yellow Gold Earrings are perfect for your next special occasion. The light green color would work really well with spring and summer looks but could be great year round too. Sleek and significant, these earrings showcase spectacular marquise shaped green quartz stones. The simple 14K yellow gold setting, complete with shepherd hook drop, is a perfect backdrop to such a lovely stone.

Kim Cattrall is sultry on the red carpet for the premier of the weekend’s biggest hit - the screen version of Sex and the City. This Vivienne Westwood strapless dress is perfect for this vixen. She looks sleek, stylish, and H-O-T!

Foregoing a necklace was a good choice for this dress. The elegant ribbon detailing in the bodice is enough. Plus it let’s Kim’s, um, natural assets take center stage.

Kim’s earrings are nice, but these 1 1/4 Carat Diamond and 9-10mm Tahitian Cultured Pearl Earrings in 14K White Gold would be perfect too. These earrings feature black Tahitian cultured pearls which are beloved for their rarity and for their dusky luminescence. The pearls are gracefully suspended from a sleek white gold setting studded with sparkling diamonds. This is a true Hollywood look!

Sarah Jessica Parker twirls her Nina Ricci gown while sparkling in beautiful diamonds while her husband looks on. Look at those sexy yoga arms! No chicken wings there!

If you want to sparkle in unique diamond jewelry just like Sarah Jessica Parker, you’ve gotta check out this 2 Carat Diamond 14 K White Gold Branch Necklace. The graceful lines of this elegantly modern necklace create a stunning look. A delicate branch design is exquisitely rendered in lustrous white gold and enlivened with dazzling white diamonds. It’s totally something you’d find in Carrie Bradshaw’s jewelry collection.

Canadian Autumn Kelly, left, is seen arriving at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, England for her marriage to Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Sister to the bridegroom, Zara Phillips, is seen on the right. Is it me or does she have a weird tan line? The private wedding took place in front of 300 guests including the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles.

Now take another look at the bridesmaid in the lovely sage dress. I love that look for a wedding. The sage color is perfect for a spring or summer wedding. Look closely and you’ll see that the bridesmaids wore pearl earrings with their dresses. Pearl earrings are the perfect accent jewelry for weddings. Diamonds often seem like too much. However the soft femininity of pearls make them a wedding classic.

Get the same royal look with these 9mm Cultured Freshwater Button Pearl 14K Gold Earrings. These earrings are on sale now for the amazing price of just $30 - half off the regular price! If you’re planning a wedding anytime in the near future, you should buy these earrings for bridesmaid gifts and save them for the appropriate time. In these earrings, two button-shaped freshwater pearls emit their unmistakable shimmer, unhampered by any other decoration. The pearls are fastened to traditional 14k gold posts. Simply perfect!

Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony earlier in May. Talk about high class!

Autumn looks lovely - like a princess! Now, I don’t think a tiara is appropriate so I am not going to even suggest one here! Although I think that every good, self-respecting girl NEEDS one! But on a more practical note, check out that lovely pendant that Autumn is wearing. It’s the perfect accessory to her wedding ensemble.

Getting this royal look is simple. For just $295 you can enjoy this 9-10mm Cultured Pearl and 1/3 Carat Diamond Pendant in 14K White Gold. Feminine elegance exudes from this graceful pendant. An intricate, design is beautifully rendered in gleaming white gold, studded with dazzling diamonds, and punctuated with a luminous drop-shaped cultured freshwater pearl. It’s a gorgeous look that is perfect for a wedding or any day!

French actress and icon Catherine Deneuve waves as she leaves following the premiere of the film “Un Conte de Noel” during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, France. What a character! You have to have a ton of presence and personality to pull off that dramatic look with all that turquoise! Catherine does it though with style and class. What’s more is that turquoise is back in! We’ve seen several stars recently wearing this classic gem.

>There is a casual air to turquoise but Catherine Deneuve definitely looks classy with the formal design she’s wearing. You can start your turquoise collection or add to it with this fabulous Turquoise and Diamond 14K Gold Ring. It’s just $225 and resembles a piece of ancient treasure. It features an impressive and brilliant turquoise stone that is embraced by 14k yellow gold and detailed with diamonds.

Country star Miranda Lambert hit the red carpet recently in gold and turquoise. She looks a little like a Versace shower curtain, but that’s ok. I just wish her heals were so clunky. That boxy look isn’t very elegant.

If you want to get Miranda Lambert’s look you’ve gotta try these 18K Gold Over Sterling Silver Turquoise Earrings by Andrea Barna! They’re at a great price - just $150. These stunning Andrea Barna earrings feature gorgeous gold and turquoise ornaments that glitter with eye-catching movement. Crafted in 18k yellow gold over sterling silver, the exotic design is simply radiant on these extra long earrings.

Deion and Pilar Sanders make such a great couple! They makes a wonderfully classy pair. Pilar looks so radiant in this picture. She practically glows! While Deion isn’t sporting much bling, Pilar is stepping out with beautiful diamond earrings styled in concentric circles. This twist on a hoop design really makes a bold statement and is very dramatic.

You can get a similar look by trying out these amazing 1/2 Carat Diamond 14K Pink and White Gold Circle Earrings.
Very reasonably priced at $450, these earrings offer double the versatility with circles in two tones of precious metal: one pink gold, the other diamond studded white gold. These circles interlock and float within a slender, delicate, dangling white gold and diamonds. It’s an amazing look that you’ll want to wear all the time!

Jane Krakowski (you remember her from Ally McBeal) was spotted on the red carpet recently wearing a tight fitting blue dress - Monica watch out! Thank goodness Jane’s isn’t from the Gap. Anyway, she looks great. She accented the how-low-can-you-go neckline with a long yellow gold necklace with small circles for accents.

You can get a very similar look with this exquisite 14K Yellow Gold Turkish Glass Bead Necklace. For just $595, this necklace offers amazing versatility. Lovely and colorful Turkish glass beads animate this cheerful, contemporary gold necklace. The colorful beads will allow you to mix and match this piece with anything in your closet and in your jewelry collection. It is crafted with warm 14K yellow gold - forever a classic. Depending on your outfit, this accessory can be worn for day or evening.

Jenna Bush, the president’s daughter, tied the knot this past weekend to her beau, Henry Hager. Don’t they look so YOUNG - and cute (maybe stupid…ouch!)?! Anyway, if you’re like Jenna and have a wedding coming up this spring or summer, I’ve got just the thing for you!


This 1 Carat Diamond 14K White Gold Eternity Ring is just $995 - an amazing price for this quality ring. This diamond eternity band is the way to show your eternal love and devotion. Elegant and yet unassuming, this sparkling 14K white gold band glistens with 1ct. of channel set diamonds. It’s a look you’ll love…forever.

I was at a party recently and I caught one of them in the act of showing off her new (and HUGE) engagement ring. Getting engaged is definitely something to crow about - every time! The perfect engagement ring not only represents love and affection, it’s also a symbol of the lasting hope and promise the wedding is to bring.

With this exquisite 1 Carat diamond bridal engagement ring in 14K white gold, you can express your deepest feelings. A lovely round diamond centerpiece is beautifully set amid sparkling accent stones in a gorgeously crafted setting of lustrous white gold. This is a look that will be treasured forever.

Ellen Page is a cutie, and I don’t have more to say about that. She’s talented, sassy, and just, if I haven’t mentioned it, cute as a damn bug. I only have one problem with her - she doesn’t wear a lot of jewelry. It is hard to find a picture of her wearing cute jewelry. I could have done a lot worse than this one, though. The gold dress is a brave and unusual choice, and it looks beautiful on her. Her hoops-with-dangles earrings are youthful without being juvenile, and they match her dress and features admirably.

Try for the same look with these eighteen-carat gold over sterling silver peridot hoops by Andrea Barna. Clusters of vivid peridot beads dangle from gold hoops made of several interlocking rings. A beautiful buy, and a wise one, too - they’re only $95!

I recently traveled to visit my mom for Mother’s Day - it’s next weekend, btw! Get it in GEAR. Anyway, I was visiting Mom and checked out her local paper online. Well, I about fell out of my chair when I saw an article on right hand rings. Now, those of you who read this blog regularly (thanks!) will know that I have been writing about right hand rings for years now. Our series bling finger is all about right hand rings! The right hand ring is a trend among successful women who buy their own jewelry to celebrate themselves. Soooooooo - if you’re not yet a mother or even never want to become one, this Mother’s Day is a prefect occasion to celebrate your womanhood with a right hand ring!!!

A perfect candidate for a bling finger ring or a right hand ring is this fabulous 8 1/2 Carat Green Quartz and Diamond Butterfly 14K Gold Ring for just $350. Sometimes called green amethyst, green quartz is from the same quartz family as the traditional purple amethyst, but its glorious mint green hue gives it a special radiant glow. It’s a wonderful look for any time of the year but is really well suited for spring and summer looks.

Kate Hudson and son Ryder, 4, had fun recently in Miami during an eventful Saturday out and about. - including a bike ride around town. Kate is prepped for the summer weather. She’s looking great and wearing a fabulous chunky turquoise bracelet.

Another great choice for this breezy summer look would be turquoise earrings. These 18K Gold Over Sterling Silver Turquoise Earrings by Andrea Barna are a perfect way to get that back-to-nature look. These stunning designer earrings feature gorgeous gold and turquoise ornaments that glitter with eye-catching movement. Crafted in 18k yellow gold over sterling silver, the exotic design is simply radiant on these extra long earrings.

Word has it that Amy Poehler and Will Arnett are having a baby. People magazine reports:

The Saturday Night Live regular, 36, and her husband, Will Arnett, are to become first-time parents, their rep Lewis Kay confirms to PEOPLE. The baby is due in late fall. The couple have been married since 2003.

Amy is currently seen with Tina Fey in Baby Mama which debuted at #1 this weekend. Amy and Tina are cutting up in this picture. It’s hard to see in this shot, but Amy is wearing a sweet and delicate ring on her index finger.

You can get a look similar to Amy’s with this light and airy 1/10 Carat Diamond 14K White Gold Criss Cross Ring. It’s only $225 and features that classic combination of white gold and diamonds. A delicate, openwork design is gorgeously crafted from white gold and adorned with icy diamonds. The lattice-inspired design is perfect for spring and summer looks! Plus wearing rings on your index finger is super fresh!

I think Faith Hill is one of the most beautiful women in entertainment today. She’s just a freakin’ Barbie. Tall. Blond. Perfect body. I SO have a HUGE resentment against Faith. Anyway, I get her desire to stand out from the crowd - but this Bat Girl outfit is just awful! It’s just a few steps away from a Hefty Cinch Sack. Here’s a word to the wise: unless you’re built like Faith (10 feet tall and slim slim slim) DO NOT attempt to wear tight, high cut slacks. Even on Faith, they make the upper part of her skinny legs seem larger than the bottom. They also make her legs appear shorter than they really are. Most women want the illusion to do the other way - they want their behinds to appear smaller and their legs longer.

But ladies check out Faith’s huge ring on her right hand. She’s working the Bling Finger trend by wearing this huge cocktail ring on the middle finger of her right hand. Buying a diamond that size would be too costly for most of us. This 4 3/4 Carat Rutilated Quartz and Diamond 14K Gold Ring is a wonderful way to make a grand statement like Faith’s ring and stay within your budget. This ring is just $195. Rutile is a mineral that forms in hair-like strands. Quartz crystal can form over any mineral as in this rutillated quartz. The result is an uncommon yet lovely gemstone. The large gem set in lustrous yellow gold and accented by dazzling diamonds makes for a very unique look.