Fashion Costume Jewellery

After the diamond, the ruby is the hardest stone known to man. The ruby is the birthstone for July and rather surprisingly it is also considered to be the stone for those born under Capricorn.

Rubies are always considered to be red but may vary in shading from a soft pink through to the sought after pigeon blood red ruby (most commonly found in Burma) into purple-red shadings. In fact in ancient times, the ruby was said to change colour depending on the danger the owner was in – the stronger the danger the lighter the ruby became.

 A ruby in any other colour is known as a sapphire!

 Large rubies are now hard to find and the darker colours are sought after – usually at a good price!

In addition to being a great July Birthstone, the stone is noted for its powers of devotion, constancy, courage and happiness. Rather interestingly, red stones are considered to be unlucky in an engagement ring, but the traditional properties imbued in the Ruby sound like just the thing for engagement gifts!

Ruby is also the traditional stone for 40th Wedding Anniversaries and is commonly used in anniversary gifts such as rings and necklaces for this occasion.

Of course many rubies are rather expensive – so what synthetic options do you have? Fashion Costume Jewellery uses either lab grown or synthetic rubies – the lab grown rubies are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing and not particularly expensive, while the synthetic rubies can be reasonably inexpensive. Glass beads created with ruby coloured glass are also wonderful – try fire polished beads from the Czech Republic – stunning!

Ruby coloured jewellery will always look deluxe, this magnificent rich jewel colour is a must for every jewellery box (not just for those fortunate enough to be born in July).

See our jewellery with ruby accents.

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