Four Elements: April’s Fancy Diamonds

Apr 5

What's your birthstone? It's kind of like your birthday but in gorgeous gemstone form. It's something to celebrate. The ancient Greeks believed everything was made of four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. We believe every birthstone month deserves (at least) four jewelry wishes. Happy birthstone!

They come in colors everywhere

We’ll always have a special place in our hearts for April’s birthstone, the classic white diamond. But as the dreary grey of winter makes way for spring, we’re craving color—and lots of it. Fancy color diamonds are gaining popularity with a younger generation of jewelry lovers looking for more unique stones in a rainbow’s-worth of hues.

Unlike traditional colorless diamonds, prized for their clarity and lack of color, fancy color diamonds come in vivid shades of red, green, purple, orange, pink, and blue, as well as more muted tones of yellow and brown. Some are rarer (and more expensive) than others, but all are equally stunning and sparkly.

If you’ve always envied the more colorful birthstones of other months, consider your birthday wish granted, April babes!

**EARTH**

Before becoming a jewelry designer, Lauren Harwell Godfrey attended culinary school. Creating a piece inspired by one of her favorite dining delicacies was only a matter of time. This “Caviar” pendant may be cheeky, but it also has Godfrey’s signature luxe aesthetic, with brown diamonds and a mother-of-pearl spoon.
Harwell Godfrey “Caviar” pendant in 18k gold with diamonds and mother of pearl, $8,950 at Harwell Godfrey

**FIRE**

You can’t go wrong with a classic tennis bracelet, but for those looking to make a bigger splash, this bracelet, with 41.50 carats of yellow, gray, blue, pink, purple and orange diamonds, is the ultimate fancy diamond grand slam.
Vintage bracelet in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, $257,000 at 1stDibs

**AIR**

The mother-daughter team behind Stevie Wren keeps cranking out covetable jewels that include a variety of stones in every color of the rainbow, including diamonds. These one-of-a-kind ear climbers have yellow and blue diamonds hand-picked by the designers to ensure the ultimate vibrancy.
Stevie Wren ear climber earrings in 14k rose gold with diamonds, $1,650 at Stevie Wren

**WATER**

LA-based Uneek Fine Jewelry was established in 1996 by Benjamin Javaheri. There is a strong focus on bridal and engagement pieces that use old-world metalsmithing and stone-setting techniques to create styles with a contemporary flair, like this oval yellow diamond band, a stand-out on any finger.
Uneek Fine Jewelry 18k yellow gold and oval fancy yellow diamond band, $64,311 at Kassab Jewelers

Editor: Rebecca Daly
Market Editor: Johannah Masters

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