Monday, November 19, 2007

A Girl's Best Friend


If you’ve never heard of Diamonique, you are not a true Q aficionado. The term Diamonique is QVC’s version of faux diamonds, along the lines of cubic zirconium. QVC deems Diamonique the “finest simulated gemstone made by man.” A one-caret Diamonique stone is supposedly identical in size to a one-carat diamond. Every Diamonique stone is “precision-cut by hand and machine for consistency and brilliance.” These stones rate 8.5 on the Moh’s Hardness Scale (diamonds rate 10).

Both of my sisters sport ostentatious Diamonique studs. They always get compliments on them, and people consistently think they’re the real deal. And apparently, they are not the only ones to experience this response from Diamonique – on Brides.com, one woman writes of a similar tale:

My future mother in-law swears by QVC Diamonique. She has a lot of the real thing. But when she travels she takes her Diamonique with her. She says she gets just as many compliments on the Diamonique as she does with her real. There have been times that she has opened up her jewelry box and I could not tell the difference between the real thing and the Diamonique. So I would say go for it.

To read more of their comments on Diamonique click here. If you can’t afford the real thing, Diamonique is probably the next best option. Like my sisters, you don’t have to tell people that they’re not real diamonds. Just smile, say thank you and think of what the Q has done for you.

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