AuAlchemy Jewelry Guide

Stack of slim 14K gold birthstone rings worn on a hand in natural light, fine jewelry detail

Birthstone Rings: A Gemologist's Guide to the T...

A birthstone is the most personal piece of jewelry a person can buy, and a ring is the version of it she actually looks at all day. The pendant sits...

Birthstone Rings: A Gemologist's Guide to the T...

A birthstone is the most personal piece of jewelry a person can buy, and a ring is the version of it she actually looks at all day. The pendant sits...

New mother holding her infant while wearing a delicate gold pendant necklace, soft natural lighting, intimate editorial portrait

Push Present Jewelry: Meaningful Pieces for New...

A push present is a piece of jewelry given to a new mother in the days around delivery. The category gets dismissed sometimes as a manufactured tradition — and parts...

Push Present Jewelry: Meaningful Pieces for New...

A push present is a piece of jewelry given to a new mother in the days around delivery. The category gets dismissed sometimes as a manufactured tradition — and parts...

Assortment of loose faceted gemstones in varied colors arranged on a clean white surface, macro studio photography

Gemstone Jewelry: Meanings, Quality, and How to...

A good gemstone earns its place. It catches light from across the room, it holds up to the washing of hands and the brushing of sweaters, and — quietly, when...

Gemstone Jewelry: Meanings, Quality, and How to...

A good gemstone earns its place. It catches light from across the room, it holds up to the washing of hands and the brushing of sweaters, and — quietly, when...

Close-up macro of a faceted peridot gemstone showing the olive green color, natural light

Gemini Birthstone Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol...

A Gemini has three birthstones, depending on which tradition you ask. Anyone born between May 21 and May 31 falls under May's modern birthstone (emerald). Anyone born June 1 through...

Gemini Birthstone Jewelry Guide: Stones, Symbol...

A Gemini has three birthstones, depending on which tradition you ask. Anyone born between May 21 and May 31 falls under May's modern birthstone (emerald). Anyone born June 1 through...

Multiple stacked silver and gold rings on a hand, editorial jewelry photography

How to Stack Rings: Proportions, Metals, and Wh...

Three rings on one finger that look beautiful in a flat-lay, then bunch awkwardly the moment you make a fist. Most ring stacks fail in motion, not in photos —...

How to Stack Rings: Proportions, Metals, and Wh...

Three rings on one finger that look beautiful in a flat-lay, then bunch awkwardly the moment you make a fist. Most ring stacks fail in motion, not in photos —...

Cobalt blue evil eye nazar glass amulet bead in close-up macro photography

Protective Jewelry: A Buyer's Guide to Symbols ...

Almost every culture, working independently, arrived at the same idea: a small object worn on the body to push back against the bad stuff. The symbols differ. The impulse is...

Protective Jewelry: A Buyer's Guide to Symbols ...

Almost every culture, working independently, arrived at the same idea: a small object worn on the body to push back against the bad stuff. The symbols differ. The impulse is...