All About Types Of Gemstones

A gemstone is a precious or semiprecious stone, and it is usually cut and polished to be affixed to a piece of jewelry.

Belly, tongue, nose, and navel rings can all incorporate gemstones so that body jewelry has a new style and classiness above and beyond the standard acrylic and sterling silver. Gemstone pendants are also sometimes referred to as bling. A belly button ring may incorporate gemstones in creative and specific designs of animals, shapes, and butterflies. Body jewelry is definitely enhanced with gemstones because it creates an immediate and striking effect in the viewer. People have a natural attraction for, and attention to, things that are shiny, polished, cut, bright, and sparkling.

Gemstone pendants can use any of the more popular gemstones like Turquoise, Hematite, Chrysocolla, Tigers-Eye, Quartz, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Sugilite, Malachite, Rose Quartz, Carnelian, Snowflake Obsidian, Ruby, Moss Agate, Jasper, Amethyst, Lace Agate, and Lapis Lazuli. A belly button ring can use one or more of these gemstones in the same piece, especially if they dangle down to allow for a string of gemstones to be displayed.

Pendants can be large, small, specially carved, or wrapped in some other material to hold them to the necklace. Various shapes of animals and types of gemstones can make for an almost endless array of combinations.

Belly button rings are such good items for gemstone placement because they are centered and prominently displayed on the torso. Any piece of jewelry affixed to the navel has a high chance of being noticed and remembered, and gemstones are one way to make that effect even more impressive. For example, shooting star navel gemstone rings have the shape of a shooting star with the tail of the star being composed of gemstones.

Gemstone earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings are the most common types of gemstone jewelry, but wearing gemstones has become the new posh trend. Body jewelry is a great way to present gemstones in a way that is alluring to the opposite sex. It's just a little more enticing to wear gemstones directly on your body as opposed to other things like necklaces and earrings.

A great gift to get a girlfriend for a birthday or anniversary is to get them a body piercing for free and then give them their birthstone as a belly ring or navel attachment. This is a fun way of sharing a new experience together - the piercing and something to symbolize her beauty - a birthstone.