I have a confession to make. For years, I dismissed blue gemstones as a monolith. Sapphire, maybe aquamarine, and that was about it. I was a fool. It wasn’t until I held a rough, unpolished piece of tanzanite—that impossible, electric violet-blue—that I realized I had been missing an entire universe. The color blue in gemstones…
I have a confession to make. When I first started collecting gemstones, I assumed the most expensive birthstone was the diamond. It seemed obvious. Every engagement ring commercial told me so. Every celebrity flash of brilliance on the red carpet screamed it. I was wrong. It wasn’t until I held a one-carat Burmese ruby next…
I have a confession to make. When I planned my own wedding years ago, I was so wrapped up in the dress, the venue, and the guest list that I almost forgot the “something blue” entirely. I remember standing in a crowded department store two days before the ceremony, frantically scanning a display case for…