Teardrops on Trend

If the Awards Season red carpet is any indication, teardrop-shaped jewelry is a big trend for 2010. From the AMAs to the Golden Globes, Hollywood divas and the stylists who stalk them are choosing the teardrop earring, in particular, to make a statement.

Teardrop-cut stones are a great way to get a big look for less, and Jewelry.com's retail partner, Sears, has several great styles I found that fit both the fashion bill and your budget.

These sterling silver, CZ show-stoppers are priced to bring tears to your eyes at only $59.99. Perfect for formal wear or even jazzing up the proverbial little black dress.

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Courtney Cox caused jaws to drop with her black sapphire teardrop Golden Globe earrings, and these smokey topaz/brown diamond danglers give the same look for a lot less.

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And how cool is this teardrop necklace made from Champagne crystals and marcasite? Even cooler? The price - at only $89.99. Way to go, Sears!

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And don't forget to click 'I Want to Pay Less' on every product page for additional discounts available only to Jewelry.com members.

There's no more tears, jewelry hounds, with options like these!

Jersey Shore: A Jewelry Primer

Guidos and Guidettes? Get out your notepads. I've just returned from an anthropological field study of the phenomenon known as Jersey Shore, and the resulting primer will set yous guys up for a wonderland of Seaside-inspired jewelry couture.

Jersey Shore Jewelry Tip #1 - Gold Chains:

It goes without saying, right? Gold chains rule The Shore style for guys, and the bigger the better. The show's cast has a penchant for the cross pendant - but it's clear there is an open door policy for anything weighing more than a Keystone Light.

Jersey Shore Jewlery Tip #2 - Studded Leather

Nothing sets off the 'chiseled ab under Ed Hardy T-shirt and back tats' look quite like the ubiquitious leather studded guy cuff. Cross and skull styles preferred.

Jersey Shore Jewelry Tip #3 - Double Diamond Stud Earrings

What better way to set off the gel than with oversized ice on both ears. A guy-only JS jewelry look, the double stud is a great way to transition from 20-something life as a hot-tub hookup king to 30-something adulthood as a car salesman - or bar back.

Jersey Shore Jewelry Tip #4 - Gold Hoops

While it's not an ideal choice for your weekend dance floor cat fight, the women of Jersey Shore like to adorn the ears with the giant gold hoop earring to set off the well-disguised hair extension. And if you can pair them with an unseemly underarm sweat stain - all the better.

Jersey Shore Jewelry Tip #5 - Nose and Belly Rings

Females who shun skin baring, hip hugging, cleavage spilling frocks in exchange for the covered up look of a Quaker are few and far between 'down the shore'. Enter the belly ring (for blinging up the bikini - a Shore staple), and the surprisingly tasteful sparkle of a nose ring - the perfect way to soften the blow of an unwelcome frat boy punch.

For more Jersey Shore fashionista news, check out today's Los Angeles Times article about the MTV phenomenon. And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go rock the beats, perfect my Jell-O shot recipe and fine tune my 'hippo charge'.

Peace.

2010 Golden Globes Jewelry Roundup

The rain couldn't drown out the dazzling jewelry fashion at the 2010 Golden Globes tonight, and while the red carpet started off slow with lots of stars who opted for little or no jewelry - the showstoppers arrived just in time to save this jewelry hound from hyperventilating.

If 2009 Golden Globe jewelry was about the statement necklace, 2010 was all about the statement earring. Tassels, topaz, and tear-drops were big winners with Julianne Moore in emerald Bulgari beauties, Lea Michele in more emerald teardrops, Courtney Cox in black sapphires designed by Ofira Schwartz. Stunning!

and Kate Hudson and Meryl Streep in tassled elegance, among MANY other earring showstoppers.

Despite rumors to the contrary (and the Julianne Moore emerald forest), diamond jewelry won big over color this year with stunners like Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Garner in diamond danglers...

Chloe Sevigny and Tina Fey in diamond cluster earrings;

Penelope Cruz and Maggie Gylenhaal in simple diamond drops;

and Drew Barrymore in icy Lorraine Schwartz diamond studs (and one whopper of a moonstone statement ring - not pictured).

Icy cuffs complimented just about every look with the necklace a veritable no-show compared to years' past.

The boring-in-black awards go to Amy Adams in a jewelry-less snoresville ensemble and A-list queens, Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts - who seem to have an allergy to color on the red carpet these days. Step it up, sisters. We need you!

And the less-is-more award this year has to go to one Mariah Carey, who thankfully didn't have to speak this time around but brought out more cleavage and diamond overload than a Dolly Parton convention. Yikes.

What do you guys think of the Golden Globe jewelry extravaganza? Are Julianne's jewels fab or funky? Julia's statement necklace - cool or clunky? Weigh in!

Courtney Cox's Golden Globe Earrings

Update: InStyle updated their credit information on these stunning earrings. They are NOT topaz as was earlier reported but (gasp!) black sapphires designed by Ofira Schwartz. Wowza!

The jewelry hounds are buzzing about another jaw-dropper of a red carpet earring worn by Cougar Queen, Courtney Cox. According to InStyle, the stunning center stone is topaz (can you imagine if they were champagne diamonds?).

Anywho, stay tuned for designer info when buzz builds more tomorrow. In the meantime, back to the show!

Julianne Moore's Golden Globe Emeralds

Update: I was able to confirm that yes, indeed, these are the very same emerald earrings Julianne Moore wears in the Bulgari campaign. All $3 million dollars worth! Holy jaw drop!

Well, jewelry hounds - we have another emerald earring red carpet jaw-dropper. Julianne Moore just showed on the 2010 Golden Globe red carpet with (what I assume) are the Bulgari emerald earrings she wears in their latest campaign. And, as I expected, they are even MORE magnificent than Angelina Jolie's emerald earring stunners at the Oscars last year - if that's possible.

These Bulgari masterpieces are 115 carats (!) of pure Colombian emerald bliss, folks. I die!

Stay tuned for more Golden Globe coverage...the A-listers are still on their way!

Stella McCartney Designs for Disney

Jewelry and fashion designers are the latest creative types to be tapped by Hollywood to bring buzz to upcoming film releases, and Disney/Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is shaping up to be spring's big sizzler. So it comes as no surprise that another big name has attached themselves to merchandise jewelry for the movie (Tom Binns is also in the mix with some stunning looks I'm already 'mad' about).

The divine Miss Stella McCartney is the latest talent to head down the rabbit hole, with two Alice-inspired jewelry pieces - a charm necklace and bracelet - each adorned with AIW icons including a rabbit, a Mad Hatter's hat, a spade, club, heart and diamond. The muted pallette is accented with Swarovski crystals and will retail for $425 (necklace) and $395 (bracelet).

Curiouser and curiouser? Though the movie hits theaters on March 10th, you can buy the pieces for your next tea party (no, not THAT kind of tea party) next month at Stella McCartney stores worldwide.

What do you guys think of her contribution? Weigh in!

Usher Loses Family Jewels

So you've got oh, about $1 million worth of jewelry, $50,000 in furs and thousands in techno-trinkets and gifts just hanging out in your SUV while you do some last minute Christmas shopping. No big thing - especially if you're a superstar with folks tracking your every move.

So imagine Usher's surprise when he returned from the AT & T store in Atlanta to find his SUV broken into and the luxury loot stolen!

According to an Atlanta Police Department report, the 31-year-old singer and a friend were returning from the city’s airport Dec. 14 when they stopped at an AT&T store in Lenox Square Mall.

A witness told cops they saw a vehicle pull up next to the “My Way” singer's black GMC Yukon before one man got out, popped open the door, seized the valuables and sped off in a burgundy Chevy Impala (classy).

More valuable than the family jewels, unrealeased tracks from Usher's new album, Raymond vs. Raymond were also part of the stolen stash but the album is stil set for a February 16th release date (despite online leaks akimbo).

All in a day's work...

Are you protected in the event someone decides to nab the contents of your jewelry box? Get familiar with jewelry insurance, jewelry certificates and jewelry appraisals with this informative article from the Jewelry.com education section. And best to take your $1 million shopping spree home before you make a stop at the mall.