Celebrity Inspired Holiday Style

Getting your favorite celebrity look is a great dressing idea for holiday parties. Celebrities are always inspiring and especially when it's about fashion, most of us want to be like a star at the red carpet. So this holiday season, why don't you dress like your favorite celebrity? You do not require a Versace or Armani dress for that but selecting the right accessory can also turn you into the celebrity you wanted to be. Here are two DIY celebrity costume ideas to help you live the star status at the upcoming Thanksgiving feast.

Kate Middleton:

'The People's Princess' is well known for her simple yet splendid style. Kate knows the perfect way to look glamorous without spending multiple dollars. She is thrifty and never afraid of recycling her dresses and jewelry. Therefore, it is easy to dress like the princess. Choose a coatdress in blue, green or grey with matching hat and get a ring inspired by that signature blue sapphire and diamond engagement ring with a pair of pearl dangles like those worn by her at many occasions. With minimal make-up, shiny open locks and a pair of wedges, you are ready like the princess.

      

Angelina Jolie:

The modern Cleopatra of Hollywood always carries a look so classy that everyone wants to replicate. Carry the elegance with sensuality, bring out your LBD or a flowing green gown, half swept your hair and add a pair of emerald earrings to be like the party beauty. For much resemblance, you can try some temporary tattoos.

       

Dressing like your favorite celebrity is so easy and its fun too. While you will find the dress in your wardrobe or at the nearest mall, I would suggest getting fine jewelry. It is because the real gemstone jewelry always has an appraisal value and it is timeless. Not just the holiday party but you can wear it ever after. I have picked these celebrity-inspired jewels from Angara.com, which has a remarkable selection of fine gemstone jewelry. The store is also offering great discounts and exclusive free jewelry gifts for Thanksgiving Day. That ways you have a great chance to get your favorite celebrity inspired jewelry at a value found never before. 

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Where to Get the Best of Award Fashion Jewelry?

The award season is here. We have already seen some of the incredible and few indigestible red carpet looks, and waiting for more. There are fabulous colors, cuts and curves, sheer panels and interesting cape (we are watching you Lupita) to woo us.

Alike dresses, the jewelry this year is also unconventional. It is more about vintage and art deco designs set in a modern style. From gold pinky finger rings to diamond encrusted chain necklaces, dramatic earrings and much more, the jewelry this award fashion is more experimental yet very elegant.

Here are few of the most dazzling pieces from award events so far.

Emma Roberts wearing turquoise chandelier earrings and diamond ring at Golden Globes

Cate Blanchett wearing Diamond earrings, bracelet and rings at Golden Globes

Heidi Klum sporting Lorraine Schwartz white diamond pave kite earrings, 12 carat diamond pinky ring with a black diamond ring and OFIRA black jade and white diamond bands at People’s Choice Awards

Jessica Alba opted for geometric jewelry from Jennifer Meyer. Her jewels include stacked rings, interlocked infinity bangle and a pair of flat hoops for People’s Choice Awards

Queen Latifah rocked in a pair of vintage looking large emerald and diamond earrings and a thick black band by Sutra at People’s Choice Awards.

Ashley Rickards’ selection of dress and jewelry added more luster to her pink glamor. The dress from Michael Cinco had pink pearls all over it. She opted for a four layered pink pearl bracelet and a gemstone vintage ring to complete the look at People’s Choice Awards.

Zooey Deschannel dressed like a Barbie doll for the event. Her soft and ethereal beaded crop top and peachy asymmetrical skirt were adorned by Neil Lane Jewels. It includes the drop earrings, a pearl and diamond ring and a vintage inspired bracelet.

Naomi Watts was the best dressed at Golden Globes with her svelte liquid gold dress matched with a chunky gold necklace and a serpent like bracelet from Bulgari.

If you are inspired by all those extravagant jewels and want something equivalent, we suggest you to try Angara.com. Its red carpet worthy collection offers finest quality diamonds, rubies and other gemstones set in enduring silver, gold and platinum of your choice. From sapphire solitaire rings at Angara to vintage and retro emerald ring and earrings, the myriad collection of exotic and classic jewels will make you feel like a celebrity.

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Create a Piece of Jewelry That is Fit for a Celebrity

We have all spent at least a few minutes here and there dreaming of owning a wedding ring like Angelina Jolie’s or a huge platinum choker with a slider like the one Kim Kardashian has been seen wearing in photos. Unfortunately, most of us do not have the luxury of having a budget like theirs. For us this means dreaming may be as close as we will ever get to having anything even remotely close to these things. However, there are ways we can have pieces created that look just as glamorous. While it may not always be made of the same fine materials, there is no reason we cannot have jewelry that is equal in appearance.

Get Ideas from Magazines and Online

As mentioned above, most of our daydreams involve owning jewelry like the pieces showcased in magazines and celebrity images. A great strategy for designing a nice piece of jewelry is to focus on one idea at a time. Find one piece you truly love and visualize how you would look wearing it. Research less expensive ways to duplicate the piece you want. For example, you may not be able to buy a platinum choker that weighs almost a pound, but you can probably find some money in your budget to make a sterling silver one. The same goes for diamonds, you can always use cubic zirconia instead. Is it the same? Of course it isn’t! Nevertheless, will it look beautiful? At the end of the day, that is the most important thing.

Consider Using Your Existing Jewelry

Many more people than you might imagine have loose jewelry lying around their homes. Some of this jewelry could be broken, or just out of date. In fact, maybe you have some gold that you have not even looked at for years. This gold is not worthless just because you do not wear it anymore. Gold prices fluctuate, this much is true, but it is always worth something. There are dozens of sites online that allow you to sell gold for cash. You have two options here; you can sell the gold and put the money away to save toward your new piece, or you can use that gold to create something else.

Have Existing Pieces Melted Down

If platinum is what you are going for then you can forget about changing your gold into platinum because it is not going to happen, they are two very different metals. However, yellow gold can be turned to white gold, which is considered the next best thing to platinum. Take your gold jewelry and have it melted down and mixed with a bit of nickel and viola! You have white gold! The price to have this done may be a bit hefty but if you are able to achieve your goal and get your dream piece then you will probably think it was worth your effort. According to the jeweller you choose, it could wind up costing less than buying a brand new piece which has been marked up to retail price.

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Emerald beauties at Cannes 2012

65th Cannes film Festival which was started on May 16^th, 2012 is one of the oldest events that completely focus on the art work of cinema. Films from all over the world in different categories are premiered every year. But it is not just the films that make Cannes so special and popular. As the biggest red carpet, Cannes is well known for the glamour and sensation it receives from the guest celebrities.

With so much of variation the event once again witnessed the flawless awe of the celeb world. Though the red carpet spotted variations in style and fashion but one thing which was spotted randomly was the glowing beauty of emeralds. As it’s May and the glow of nature is at its peak, our very own divas have picked some hues of nature’s charming green grace.

Matched with black, white, pink, and many other shades, emerald jewelry once again dazzled at Cannes.

This year Cannes has set an epitome of elegant and glamorous fashion. Every ensemble in the gala is unmatched. But we can’t overrule the jewelry especially emerald jewelry which so far had turned the heads.

This year Chinese beauty Fan Bingbing brought the ancient world live at the festival. She picked an extra ‘something special’ for the opening ceremony and premiere of “Moonrise Kingdom”. The elaborated strapless gown from Christopher Bu had presented the glimpse of ancient Tang dynasty. And to add a pop of luxury, she paired white gold pendant emerald earrings and a diamond bracelet from Chopard.

It’s about red carpet and emeralds so we can’t miss Jane Fonda. The 74-years starlet is known for her special love for gemstones. Though she has picked diamonds and rubies too yet her emerald jewelry from Chopard sizzled at the gala. Jane went green on day two of the festival. The black and white full sleeves Stella McCartney couture from the Evening 2012 collection was every inch sensational. And it were the long sleek drop emerald diamond earrings and the large diamond encrusted emerald ring with an emerald embellished clutch that again took Jane on top of the Cannes’ finest style list.

Though Frieda Pinto didn’t make it as vibrantly as her fellow starlet Angelina Jolie in a thigh high split yet her 18K white gold emerald and diamond drop earrings from Chopard delighted the shutterbugs and added the extra shine to her multicolored granular bodice gown.

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Jane Fonda’s optical illusion dress reminds one of Tanzanite

Cannes Film Festival is on and we have celebrities gracing the red carpets and making headlines. It was 74-year-old Jane Fonda who showed that even at her age she knows how she can stand out among the actresses less than half her age. She chose to wear an optical illusion dress in black and white. This full-length attire highlighted her curves, if we look at the gemstones Tanzanite gem stone shows a remarkable optical illusion property known as trichroicism. But Fonda decided to pair up her updo with a pair of emerald earrings.

She was at the Rust and Bone premiere and as for the accessories she wore delicate black heels along with a clutch that matched her emerald earrings. Pairing black with emeralds is a trend that has always stood out on the red carpet. Who can forget the enormous 18-ct emerald earrings of Angelina Jolie?

Black definitely enhances the sparkle of the green emeralds. So, emeralds definitely are a good option to pair with a black or black and white dress. But we should not restrict it to just emeralds. Blue gems also go well with black attire so one can also pair up an optical illusion dress similar to the one worn by Fonda with a pair of Tanzanite earrings. If you don’t know already, Tanzanite has a unique property to absorb different light wavelengths as a result this gemstone can appear to have different colors.

Cate Blanchett chose to wear tanzanite and diamond necklace at the 61^st Cannes Film festival four years ago. Earlier this one of the biggest and most glamorous film festival started in a very star-studded fashion with some stunning celebrities gracing the red carpet.

Some stars that sparkled at the opening ceremony included Eva Longoria, she looked impressive in a full length dress along with a train. Jessica Chastain also garnered a lot of praise for her white Alexander McQueen dress that had a daring neckline. Another star that can be added to the list is Tilda Swinton, chose a gold dress for the occasion.

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Aquamarine earrings! Even celebs loved them

Do you have a loved one celebrating their birthday in March? If so, you should consider gifting them the splash of aquamarine earrings. Aquamarine as the birthstone of March is a perfect gift for March born.

The beauty of this ‘sea water’ stone is unimaginable. It is the symbol of youth, health and hope. In the ancient times aquamarine was popular as the protecting stone and sailors used to keep it as a symbol of safe journey.

This member of beryl family is more durable than its sibling emerald. It also has excellent clarity even in large carats.

Aquamarine jewelry especially earrings has been liked by aristocrats and starlets. From red carpet to royal vaults, aquamarine earrings had gracefully showed off their alluring beauty.

Here are few dazzling divas that spotted aquamarine earrings and received lots of appreciation for their selection.

Princess Diana:

The late Duchess had many marvelous gems in her collection and these aquamarine and diamond earrings are one of the exceptional jewels she owned. The earrings feature diamond flower cluster studs holding pear shaped aquamarines surrounded by diamonds. Diana had worn the pair on an overseas tour. And the earrings looked absolutely stunning while adding more spark to the Duchess’ beauty.





Princess Mary:

Another royal lady who displayed the aqua beauty of spring was Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The antique pair of aquamarine earrings she is wearing in this picture was probably the most spectacular earrings worn by any crown princess. These chandelier earrings boast round and pear aquamarines encrusted with diamonds. The branched design of the pair is impeccably enticing.

Charlize Theron:

Like the royalties, starlets have also picked some awe-inspiring aqua styles for their red hot looks. And not to mention the aquamarine earrings put them a class apart. Charlize theron is one of the divas who accessorized her Golden Globe look with a pair of marquise aquamarine dangle earrings. The fish hook has accent diamonds and the aquamarines are clear like water.

Dianna Agron:
If you are enchanted with the crystal clear earrings of Theron then these 19^th century diamond and aquamarine earrings of Dianna Agron will surely sweep you off your feet. With these silver and gold pendant earrings Agron looked the beauty of spring at 18^th Annual SAG Awards.













Berenice Bejo:

This year ‘The Artist’ star had decided to flaunt the spring shades and so she picked the beautiful aquamarines and emeralds. Like her Oscars emerald earrings these aquamarine earrings are also worth mentioning. These extravagant aquamarine and sapphire earrings were created a rage at the 17^th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The crystal clear massive aquamarine drops in the earrings were securely hanged to the sapphire studs. The shimmering diamond accents were the additional charm to the tantalizing drops

Like these divas if you also want to pamper your loved ones’ spring style then gift them a pair of aquamarine earrings and let them feel the spring in every spark!

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