Chocolate diamond earrings are making their presence felt this season. To those who aren’t familiar with the term, don’t think that these are edible. They may be as delicious looking as real chocolate but these are actual pieces of jewelry made for the ears and not for the stomach. What is chocolate diamond? A chocolate diamond is actually a brown diamond which is only of the many types of colored diamonds. They may also be referred to as fancy diamonds and come in a wide variety of assorted colors. There are diamonds that come in pink, yellow, blue, green, black, purple, red and orange. That is virtually the entire spectrum of the rainbow!
A brand new light
In the beginning, fancy diamonds or these colored diamonds were not looked upon too favorably but slowly the perception has begun to change. Chocolate diamonds soon made a name for themselves as more and more people, looking for an alternative to the usual white diamonds started wearing them. This is how this type of jewelry started to gain attention.
Intense Colors
If you have to ask, most of the chocolate diamonds are mined from locations in Australia. The color brown is a result of the natural occurrence of earth’s pressure on the stones deeply embedded in the earth. You may find different varying shades of brown but generally the color is seen to be dark. The GIA or the Gemology Institute of America rates the color intensity of the colored diamonds from a scale of 1 to 9. Of course, there are no other differences between the properties and hardness of colored diamonds from the white ones except its color.
Shades of Brown
To specifically point out the varying shades of brown that a chocolate diamond may have, there are: cognac, cinnamon, honey, clove and champagne. Champagne colored diamonds will have slightly reddish tones on them while cinnamon diamonds will best be described as being reddish brown. The cognac diamond will have a warmer shade of red-brown. Clove colored diamonds will be a rich shade of dark olive and honey diamonds will be a sweet shade of golden brown.
Details and Such
You will have a wide range of options for your chocolate diamonds. They come in many pleasing designs with customizable details. For example, you can choose between yellow gold or white gold settings. You may opt to have your chocolate diamonds to be encrusted with white diamonds as well. This will catch anybody’s eye as the contrast of dark and white sparkles are very attractive. Your options don’t end there. You can also add other details like turquoise, or translucent pearls. These colors look dazzling with chocolate brown.
The best thing about chocolate diamonds is it is more affordable than white diamonds. You get the same dazzle and sparkle of its white counterpart yet without having to shell out more of your hard-earned cash. Beauty on a budget is a good way to put it.
So the next time you are out to purchase yourself some jewelry. Try out chocolate diamond earrings and be amazed. You surely deserve it anyways.