Mega gems like the biggest diamonds that we have ever seen in our lifetime holds their value. Today, these unique and rare jewelry pieces are practical portable forms of wealth so those who can afford them do everything to get hold of these super gems.

If you are planning to make your next purchase soon, here are some tips which may come handy:

Try it before you buy it

You can bid on the internet or over the phone for most auction houses but if you can try the jewelry, then by all means try it before writing a check for it. You cannot rely on photos or mere descriptions of the jewelry sets. You might have one impression seeing it on your monitor but may have a totally different vibes when you examine it on person.

Fresh designs

If you want the newest look and the trendy designs for your new jewelry pieces, then go to a retailer where you can be guaranteed of these things. The top brands scour the market for the best pieces and can assure you that they will only give you the best finds in the market today.

Luxury jewelry store

Getting your jewelry from known luxury places like Cartier may add some 25% to 40% to its tag price when auctioned. A lot of their pieces though are produced in volume. Some go for the brand name but others prefer a more original and rarer design.

Buying directly from a designer

Getting in touch with a jewelry designer gives you the best service and personalization. You can have things crafted to your taste or you can discuss what you want so the jewelry designer can come up with a unique item for you.

Modern women jewelry are fun, chic, and easy to wear like designer Rhonda Faber Green’s famous Diamondots that she revealed 10 years ago. Today, she has created a collection of necklaces with long chains with black and white Diamondots. She also offers downsized versions of her big diamond designs in hearts and crosses. Myriam Gumuchian-Schreiber also offers her iconic Oasis and Lady G designs as well as earrings made to highlight diamond’s every angle. Pratima Sethi, a California based designer, also did a great job on her Confetti collection made with black and multicolor diamonds in long chain necklaces.

Large, piling, pearl necklaces are also making a chic comeback in fashion shows like Rodarte, Vera Wang, Lulu Frost, Thakoon, Peter Som, and Chanel, as well as on the red carpet. Since gold has become increasingly expensive, more and more jewel designers are looking alternative materials to create fashion-forward jewelry pieces. Pearls of different types, colors, shapes, and sizes are fast becoming popular in modern women’s jewelry.

After all the high profile engagements displaying all the colored gemstones in the center now comes the return to the more traditional colourless, and large diamonds.

LeAnn Rimes said yes to Eddie Cibrian and is now a 5-carat ring with an oval diamond hugs her ring finger.  The Brent Polacheck designed engagement ring is set in platinum with pave diamonds surrounding the big piece of diamond in the center.

Hugh Hefner convinced Playmate Crystal Harris with a 3-carat diamond band set in platinum.

The big buzz though went around when Jim Toth proposed to Reese Withersppon with a William Goldberg 4-carat Ashoka diamond on a platinum band.

Ashokas is a very unique cut of diamond with the stone cut to be more brilliant and visually larger with rounded corners and 62 facets. The name is taken from the 41.57 carat flawless diamond owned by Ashoka Maruya of India. Today only 10% of the mined diamonds has the potential to be done on Ashoka cut.

Frederic Zaavy is the artistic jeweler behind the new set of jaw dropping jewelries of the Russian house known for its craft for centuries. The designer was inspired by the technical perfection started by the founder of the House, Peter Carl Faberge.

Here are some of the magnificent pieces which may be considered as work of art and as eye candy:

Red Hibiscus Cuff

This intricate hibiscus cuff is made from 18-karat white and yellow gold and sterling silver. It is laden with 2,387 pieces of natural, untreated, yellow, pink, and white diamonds and add to the extravagance rubies summing up to 54.34 ct.

Charmeuse Bangle

The bangle is made from 18 karat pink and white gold set with 1,948 pieces totaling 19.70 ct of untreated and natural pink and white diamonds.

Eglantine Earrings

This pair of Faberge earrings are made from 18 karat white gold covered by 1,202 pieces of natural blue-grey, pink, and white untreated diamonds and 1 ruby summing up to 18.61 ct.

Firebird Brooch

This beauty is made from silver, 18-karat gold, and platinum set with 1,094 of untreated and natural diamonds bursting in colors like pink, yellow, black, and white. There are also Padparadscha sapphires in pink and violet. The designer added to the extravagance some rubies, moonstones, opals, spessartites, and amethysts. The stones total 20.44 ct.

Interested jewelry lovers and collectors may request for the pricing of these pieces from the Faberge collection by calling the Faberge Boutique in Geneva via +41-22-707-1100 or you can visit their website Faberge.com to know more about them.

This is actually just one of the most amazing pieces that I have seen out of her recent collection and to me, this is a beautiful piece.  While of course, Kate actually uses glass instead of a lot of gemstones and she actually cut her gold out of gold plated metal, it is all about cost cutting for the consumer.

In this day and age – Kate wants to make sure stuff affordable and that is why this little gem is so awesome!

While it might seem like Tiffany & Co is just trying to push their pieces of jewelry like this, they are actually trying to make a statement.  Coral is not something that belongs in our jewelry or on our wrists, it is something that needs to certainly be taken care of.

That is why the Too Precious to Wear collection was designed and this is actually just one piece out of it.

The reason for that is because this particular jewelry brand is so awesome, so trendy and by far the best and timeless brand, you can not get it just anywhere.  You want a brand that is going to be exclusively yours and awesome?  That is what Harry Winston is.

Forget Tiffany’s.  The first is the best and that is what this brand is about.  I mean, look at the ring.

Jewelry is something that can be extremely timeless, can be extremely beautiful and can certainly be something that is different and unique.  That is what Harry Winston jewelry is all about.  It is trendy, timeless, chic, fashionable and all around beautiful in every form of the word.

Personally, I think that Harry Winston jewelry is actually a status, as not everyone can afford this particular kind of jewelry but it is definitely jewelry to lust after.  In the next couple blogs, we are going to talk about what Harry Winston means to me and what Harry Winston is all about.

It is status – it is lovely and it is breathtaking, that is what Harry Winston means to me.  Yes, people will be staring.

To me, chic pieces like this are absolutely incredible and I think that the lock pendant is something that everyone should own.  Not only does it really go with any outfit in the world, but it certainly will make your outfit look that much better.

Stay tuned for more tips and tricks and trends for 2010, I promise that this blog is all about them!

By far, one of the hottest trends in jewelry for 2010 is hoop earrings.  While hoop earrings might be a little 2007, I can tell you for sure that they are making a come back and the celebrities are just eating it right up!

Personally, I love hoop earrings, I think that they are hot, chic and look fantastic with anything at all!