Four Elements: October's Pink Tourmaline

Oct 1

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!

Love is the answer

While we adore opals, October's other birthstone, pink tourmaline, is equally enchanting. And if you're a Libra, all colors of tourmalines are your spiritual birthstone. Pink tourmaline comes in various shades and clarity, from pale and almost opaque to red and translucent, making it an ideal stone for carving and cutting to enhance the stone's beauty. Tourmaline is all about the heart, infusing love and spirituality, encouraging compassion during periods of change as humanity works toward enlightenment. Timely and beautiful, here are four beauties.

**EARTH**

After a twelve-year career as a creative director in the fashion industry, Sophie Joanne started her namesake brand to create ethically designed handcrafted jewelry. These earrings center around carved stones that use age-old techniques to form organic wearable works of art.
Sophie Joanne 18k yellow gold, pink, and green tourmaline carnation studs earrings, $2,640 at Twist Online

**FIRE**

Carlos Lopez, founder and creative director of RockShop in Florida, has a passion for creating custom jewelry. He also educates people on the history and culture of rare and precious gems. This carved tourmaline ring is a fresh example of the skill and knowledge on offer.
18k yellow gold and diamond and tourmaline carved leaf ring*, $945 at RockShop
*this item is sold out.

**AIR**

Christina Alexiou is an Athens and New York-based designer whose designs “celebrate jewellery as a beautiful caption of its possessor’s inner and outer world.” She achieves that through various shapes and forms, but mostly with her heart charms and pendants that captivate the wearer as much as the onlooker.
Christina Alexiou 18k rose gold and pink tourmaline heart charm, $1,695 at Muse x Muse

**WATER**

Irene Neuwirth designs on the West Coast and cheerful coastal vibes shine through her work. Especially in her one-of-a-kind showstoppers that will no doubt leave you with a bright smile on your face. Case in point: this bracelet.
18k rose gold, white gold, diamonds, and pink tourmaline one-of-a-kind “Tennis” bracelet, $23,400 at Irene Neuwirth
*This item is sold out.

Editor: Samantha Durbin

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