APRIL takes the cake! Really! The Birthstone for April is non other than the
DIAMOND!
JACKPOT! How did that happen? You certainly can't go wrong with this stone. It just doesn't seem right that Diamond is a Birthstone to begin with, but it is. So enjoy it, you lucky April Birthdays! Read more:
Diamond April's Birthstone!
May Birthstone
MAY has the wonderful and highly precious
EMERALD! Emerald is one of the rarest Birthstones of all. It's almost impossible to find a deep Green Emerald with little or few inclusions. In fact, the
inclusions are what give it that deep Green coloring. Good Emeralds are getting so rare, that most Jewelers don't carry them, they are selling man-made created Emeralds instead. While pretty in their own right, created stones just don't compare to the real thing. Read more:
The Birthstone Emerald!June Birthstone
JUNE is the first
confusing Month. Thanks June! June has 2 odd ball Gemstones and an Alternate Gemstone. The
Pearl and the
Alexandrite! Such totally opposite types of stones. The
Pearl comes from the Oyster (Mollusk) in the sea. Pearls being organic, lustrous and radiant are full of wonder and life and have always stood for purity. They go hand-in-hand with Brides-to-be and Weddings!
Now Alexandrites are rare, expensive and not very pretty. Genuine Alexandrites usually have a muddy brown-purple hue to them. Yeck! It's very hard to find a Genuine Alexandrite on the market today. What you normally find are Created Alexandrites. The Created Alexandrites are actually very pretty, red-violet tones, have the ability to change colors in different light (like a Chameleon) and are simply stunning! I recommend them for June Birthstones.
June's Alternative stone is Moonstone! Read: Moonstone's Healing Powers!
July Birthstone
JULY gets the
RUBY! The Ruby is another of the precious gemstones that's very popular. Good Rubies have a wonderful deep red hue, almost like blood-red. These Rubies are quite rare and very expensive. Most Rubies found on the market today have a light-red hue to them, almost like a pinkish tone. And because of that, most Jewelers are turning to alternative sources, like selling Created Rubies instead.
Rubies are a great choice to wear everyday. They are very durable and will last a lifetime. They are so durable in fact, that a Ruby is the second most durable Gemstone there is. Tied only with Sapphire as second. The most durable is of course, the Diamond!
And now the "love it or hate it" Birthstone is...
