How does your gardenia grow?

The Gardenia Ring by Anna Hu.  The designer created this one of kind stunner to symbolize purity

and tenderness.  Red carpet ready on Hilary Swank!

Rodkin' Roll

Edgy, medieval, romantic.  They all define the rocker chic style of Loree Rodkin!  With a celebrity list including Cher, Steven Tyler and Rihanna, she leads the industry in cutting edge design and demands a big ticket for her casual diamonds pieces.  Intended to be adorned with jeans and a t-shirt, Loree's pieces epitomize the L.A. lifestyle she and many of her clients live.  A trendy skull piece will set you back about $20k and a single bead bracelet a mere $4,500.  Better sell a few albums if you plan on buying these babies!



Coco Chanel



"Touch my body"... just don't touch the jewels!

Okay, if you've all been wondering when I'm going to dish on MC... well here it is.  The first time I met Mariah was privately in her rented Aspen home in 1998. Oddly, I was hired to be her good time girl. Don't get the wrong impression...  She simply needed a local gal to pal around with. It was her first visit to Aspen and I was the the all access girl for her to parties, shopping, dining, JEWELRY, and even her intro to the famed latin crooner Luis Miguel.  From there, the rest is history... she dated, she partied, she sang, she shopped.. in love, out of love, in love again. Glitter, Eminem, breakdown, MC2, Nick and now Roc n Roe. I've spent a few Christmas' with this Diva and I have to admit.. she IS a DIVA.  And rightfully so.  This chick could belt out something unimaginable at the drop of a hat.  Her voice was pure and always on.  To hear something that natural and that gifted, it's mind boggling that God could give any one person that much talent. Years flew by and every holiday MC's Christmas cd was blaring through the store. She had to have it. Always a scene, always a drama. Always entitled. She was indulgent by all accounts, though I'll give her this...  it was always to the benefit of others.  She generously opened her home to children, friends, family and staff. She lavished gifts and jewels on them and always considered them first. She rarely spoiled herself in diamonds, with only the occasional purchase as a treat. Nowadays, with Nick in tow, she sports a rock the size of Gibraltar! Most recently you'll find her personally inpired faux pieces on HSN. Here she's wearing a bracelet we custom made in oval diamonds, 23 carats... all collection goods, of course ;)

Vintage Swarovski

Upsy-Daisy

Check out these gorgeous daisy cuffs from Erickson Beaman

The pulse is pumping in St Barths!  The french really know how to live - and when you see this exclusive island, you can understand why.  Natural beauty alone is unsurpassed, but what makes this island uber sexy is the people. They know how to dress, or undress in this case (topless beaches) they are relaxed and free with their laissez faire approach. The food is spectacular, the style is chic, the homes are sensational.. the view is KILLER and the jewelry is Nialaya.  Its the choice for everyone on the island! Locals and tourists alike are all sporting the Dane's trendy diamond and bead bracelets ~ even Maks Chmerkovskiy from DWTS was rockin to the beats @ Nikki Beach in his Nialaya! Be sure to get yours at Testosterone in Aspen!

JARhead

JAR. The Houdini of jewelry, recluse and elusive, Joel Arthur Rosenthal has made an indelible mark with his creative genius. His Parisian boutique off  Place Vendome has no windows, no store hours, no phone number. Just a door. "Everything conspires to make you bigger and more public," he says. "My instinct and my radar, my selfishness and arrogance and above all the passion for happiness told me to stay small, stay silent, do what you want to do, don't be seduced, don't be enticed, just get on with it the way you think it should be done."  And so it is with JAR.  His intricate craftsmanship mixed with a limited availability has thrown his pieces into high demand. His coffee table books sell for $3,500 - $5,000, his parfum upwards of $400 per ounce, and his exquisite art jewelry rakes in a cool 6 figures per piece. That is of course, if you can find it ;)