{"id":7035,"date":"2019-01-29T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2023-07-01T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T17:20:38","slug":"october-birthstones-for-men-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/october-birthstones-for-men-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"OCTOBER BIRTHSTONES FOR MEN SUCK"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"October<\/div>\n

My birthday is in October<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\nSo I know first hand that birthstones for men in the month of October<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

SUCK!<\/h2>\n

\nBOTH OF THEM!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nNow, don’t get me wrong, I love opals and tourmalines<\/strong>, but come on… Very few men would ever wear an opal and most wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a pink tourmaline<\/strong> (see image).<\/p>\n

\nWho thought these birthstones up? Couldn’t they at least pick a gemstone that men would like to wear?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The common opal?<\/h2>\n

\nI won’t totally bash opals because there are some opals that men do wear<\/strong>… Just not the normal white opals with those pretty little splashes of orange and green.<\/p>\n

\nMore guys like the blue opals<\/a> (deep, dark blue and black opals against a dark background) and the more popular choice of opal, the mosaic opal<\/a>. Mosaics are opals that have bits and pieces of broken opal glued together<\/strong> like a stained glass window (see image below). Very cool look, but still pretty fragile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Opal hardness:<\/h2>\n

\n\"Mosaic<\/p>\n

\nThat’s one of the biggest reasons why opal is not a good choice<\/strong> for men, it’s not durable. Opals are delicate<\/strong>. They have a hardness of 5.5-6 on the Moh’s scale of hardness. How long do you think an opal would last in a man’s ring? Not long unless they are very careful and cautious.<\/p>\n

\nIt goes without saying that men are rough on their jewelry<\/strong>. Their rings and gemstones take quite a beating (I know because we repair them all the time).<\/p>\n

\nSo… That leaves us with pretty in pink.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pink tourmaline…<\/h2>\n

\nCan you imagine the look on his face when he opens up his Christmas gift<\/strong> and sees a pink ring?<\/strong> Ha! That would be a good one for YouTube.<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

\nSo here’s my little bit of advice for the man born in October:<\/p>\n

Buy different tourmaline.<\/h2>\n

\nTourmaline is a durable gemstone<\/strong>, much more than opal (a 7-7.5 on the Mohs scale).<\/p>\n

\nJust don’t buy the pink tourmalines<\/a> (unless that is what you really want).<\/p>\n

Tourmaline colors:<\/h2>\n

\n\"Green<\/p>\n

\nTourmalines come in all different shades<\/strong>, hues and colors. Colors like: green, blue, yellow, orange, brown, white, and black.<\/p>\n

\nYou can even find tourmalines that have those awesome cat’s eye effects to them. Plus you can find tourmalines that have some very cool color changing abilities.<\/strong> They will change colors in different lighting just like alexandrites do. Very cool. There is a vast world of tourmalines just waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n

“Official” means nothing.<\/h2>\n

\nMy point is, just because your official birthstone is a certain color doesn’t mean you’re stuck with that color<\/strong>. Even though October’s birthstone is opal or tourmaline, check out the other colors. Find ones that you do enjoy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nMost gemstones and birthstones come in all different colors of the rainbow<\/strong> (read: Different colors of birthstones<\/a>). Don’t feel like there is no choice. Find the perfect color for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nNow you know that you don’t have to wear someone else’s birthstone (put that citrine down<\/strong>). You can wear October and love it.<\/p>\n

\nWhen I ordered my class ring, I didn’t buy an opal or a pink tourmaline<\/strong> for the center stone. I bought a green tourmaline<\/a> instead! Green suited me<\/strong>. Who cares if the official birthstone list says “Pink<\/strong>“? Tourmaline is tourmaline.<\/p>\n

\nBuy the color that suits you.<\/p>\n

Orange? Sure. Why not?<\/h2>\n

\nBrown? Not a problem.<\/p>\n

\nCamouflage?<\/a> GO FOR IT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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