May 30th, 2007
This was the question that was in my mind as I watched the season finale of "Shear Genuis". Daisy had consistently produced beautiful hairstyles. Watching her, she just seemed radiant. She just kept talking about how the universe provides for those who want it enough. It seemed like that was true when she was selected first to pick out outfits that would suit her hairstyles. Daisy kept talking about how she has always visualized winning this competition.
Then, everything started going wrong, & like the secret says, it spiraled. She dropped hair color. She made haircuts that were just plain ugly. She told her models not to smile, which just made them look like they were unhappy with their ugly hair. She was eliminated first, when I was sure that she had this competition hands down before this episode. Anthony, won & he didn’t mention the universe one time. So can "The Secret" help you win reality tv? Well, not tonight.
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May 30th, 2007
It’s not that I hate the month of May, but I’m pretty excited for it to be over. It’s been really difficult to find affordable, quality emeralds. Most people think that emeralds are dark green and very sparkly and very clear. This is very rarely the case because the emeralds that are coming out of the earth now aren’t quality emeralds. However, when the untrained eye sees a bright green, cloudy, spotted emerald they just think ewww. They don’t understand that it may have cost thousands of dollars. An emerald is certainly worthy of such a price. However, it just won’t have the wow factor because it isn’t what people will be expecting.
Chrome Diopside is the deep green color that we associate with emeralds. It is clear, sparkly and looks very expensive. However, it isn’t quite as expensive as an emerald if you can find it. Chrome Diopside has the distinction of being one of the few untreated gemstones. Most gemstones, an estimated a 80-90 percent of gemstones, are heat treated in order to bring out the color. Chrome Diopside has the distinction of being one of the few untreated gemstones. Chrome Diopside is what we think that emeralds should look like, it definitely has the wow factor.
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May 30th, 2007
If you are a May baby you no longer have to lie about when you were born just because you can’t find your birthstone. That’s right, you can finally own a natural gemstone that looks the way that emeralds should look. It’s called chrome diopside. It hails from Russia and is also known as Russian Diamond or Russian Emerald. See technically it’s still an emerald it’s just a version of emerald that most of us would not be able to afford without marrying Nick LaChay. (Remember, that incredible emerald ring that he gave to Jessica Simpson for Christmas?) We all can’t marry Nick LaChay although some of us may try. Chrome Diopside is such a great alternative because:
It has a cool story behind it. Chrome Diopside grows mostly in Siberia so it can only be mined during the months that aren’t winter, which isn’t very often in Siberia. I have heard estimates that less than 100,000 carats come out of the ground every year. This to mean is that you’re still getting a gemstone that is a good investment.
This also means that you will have a gemstone that will be unique to you. It seems like emeralds are in such high demand that shoppers don’t have a wide selection to choose from. The mall may just have one or two genuine emerald rings in the entire place. This means that if you have friends and family who are also born in May chances are you’ll end up with the same green ring . However, most people will not have a Chrome Diopside ring. So if you can’t find an emerald you love, try a Russian emerald.
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