AuAlchemy Jewelry Guide

Starry night sky with the Milky Way stretching across, dense star fields visible above a dark horizon

Scorpio Zodiac Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol, a...

Scorpio is the sign people tend to describe in a lowered voice: intense, private, loyal to a fault, impossible to fool. Which makes Scorpio jewelry an interesting design problem. The...

Scorpio Zodiac Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol, a...

Scorpio is the sign people tend to describe in a lowered voice: intense, private, loyal to a fault, impossible to fool. Which makes Scorpio jewelry an interesting design problem. The...

Gold lion-motif pendant necklace photographed in warm sunlight, close up on a neutral background

Leo Zodiac Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol, and S...

Every zodiac sign gets a personality, but Leo got the whole marquee. The lion, the sun, the gold — of all twelve signs, Leo is the one that was practically...

Leo Zodiac Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol, and S...

Every zodiac sign gets a personality, but Leo got the whole marquee. The lion, the sun, the gold — of all twelve signs, Leo is the one that was practically...

Cluster of faceted deep red ruby gemstones photographed close up on a dark background, showing vivid color

Ruby: July's Birthstone and How to Choose One W...

A ruby and a blue sapphire are the same mineral. Same crystal, same hardness, same chemistry — the only difference is a pinch of chromium that turns one of them...

Ruby: July's Birthstone and How to Choose One W...

A ruby and a blue sapphire are the same mineral. Same crystal, same hardness, same chemistry — the only difference is a pinch of chromium that turns one of them...

Stack of solid gold anniversary rings on a hand, fine jewelry detail in natural light

Anniversary Jewelry by Year: A Gemologist's Guide

The most-googled list in anniversary gifting is the year-by-year list of materials, and it's also one of the most confusing. There are two competing standards — the older traditional materials...

Anniversary Jewelry by Year: A Gemologist's Guide

The most-googled list in anniversary gifting is the year-by-year list of materials, and it's also one of the most confusing. There are two competing standards — the older traditional materials...

Small zippered jewelry pouch with fine jewelry next to a passport and carry-on bag, travel flatlay

Vacation Jewelry: What Actually Travels Well

The job of vacation jewelry isn't to look good in photos. It's to come home in the same condition it left in, on the same body it left on, without...

Vacation Jewelry: What Actually Travels Well

The job of vacation jewelry isn't to look good in photos. It's to come home in the same condition it left in, on the same body it left on, without...

Elegant wedding guest wearing a fine gold pendant necklace at the collarbone, soft daylight, fine jewelry portrait

Wedding Guest Jewelry: What Works, What Doesn't

The hardest thing about choosing jewelry for someone else's wedding isn't being underdressed. It's being remembered for the wrong reason — the necklace someone noticed before the ceremony, the bracelet...

Wedding Guest Jewelry: What Works, What Doesn't

The hardest thing about choosing jewelry for someone else's wedding isn't being underdressed. It's being remembered for the wrong reason — the necklace someone noticed before the ceremony, the bracelet...