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Looking to fill your jewelry box with some of the hottest fashion trends to hit the streets as of late? Want the look of exotic jewelry like ruby and emerald without the price tag? If so look no further then cubic zirconia. While most people hear cubic zirconia and think of the diamond look – alike there is a fully line of colored CZ available for purchase too!

Creating the colored CZ is a process not unlike making the traditional clear gem. As the cooking process comes to a end, various oxides are added to the mix to change the color. Adding Cerium makes red, orange, and yellow CZ. Adding Chromium makes green, neodymium makes purple, erbium makes pink, and titanium added to the mix makes brown. This is just the tip of the ice berg in regards to color options. There is a full range of common colors in addition to custom colors available, all depending on the combination of metal oxides added to the mix.

If the traditional diamond look alike CZ is for you, but you want something with a little more fire then a ring coated in DLC is for you. DLC, or diamond like crust is applied in a process that involves covering the finished CZ with a thin layer of DLC. This gives the gem a more diamond like quality overall. It becomes stronger and shows more diamond features under some testing conditions.

Another, technique traditionally used on topaz and quartz is to vacuum sputter a thin layer of an oxide such as gold or silver over the surface of the gem. This will create a iridescent effect and can usually be found marked as “mystic” by most retailers.

To really make your cubic zirconia rings stand out you can choose a precious metal band. A wide range of expensive and inexpensive metals can be used in the jewelry. Some of the more common choices are gold,silver,sterling silver, white gold, and stainless steel. In recent years another more exotic metal, platinum has become widely accepted as a precious metal signifying luxury and wealth. Two more options for a person who always wants to wear their ring but works in a field that is very hands on would be titanium and tungsten carbide. Both look beautiful as a band and they are extremely durable and will survive a environment that gold and silver can not.

For more helpful information like this, and links to hundreds of cubic zirconia retailers please check out our homepage @ http://www.mycubiczirconiarings.com

A bride-to-be is often stressed with having to prepare all that is required for the big day and often has little time for herself. When she arrives at a beauty salon to have her make up done she may feel at last comfortable and relaxed and appreciate your professional jewelry suggestions.

If you sell the cheap jewelry right there in your salon it may save her time and energy running around to shops trying to find the appropriate jewelry which she will then have to bring in to the shop to try with her hair style and dress and see that her accessories in fact compliment the look of her hair and makeup.

Buying bridal jewelry in bulk will allow you to stock a wide range of suitable jewelry choices for the bride-to-be and to charge a reasonable amount, making the customer feel like they got a great deal. But at the same time you will have a substantial mark up on the products and have added another useful income stream to your business.