Save with our Memorial Day Sale!

FLAG20

Starting on Friday May 25th and going through Monday May 28th, Diamond Nexus is offering a terrific discount on all earrings, pendants and matched sets. Use coupon code FLAG20 to save 20% off!

This is the perfect time to get some classic wardrobe pieces or perhaps you might be looking for more elegant statement pieces.


One of the most popular choices for a gift is this elegant Mila matched set with multiple stone color options, and available in 14k white or yellow gold. It offers timeless beauty and unbelievable sparkle in a tastefully sized set for the perfect compliment to any wardrobe.


 

Mila set

 

For someone looking for a more detailed piece of jewelry containing many stones and lots of added bling, these elaborate Chance earrings offer more jeweled accents and pair perfectly with a spectacular outfit.

Chance Earrings

Jen and Meg visit a bridal boutique

Jen and Meg getting ready to try on eveningwear

The ladies of Diamond Nexus visited Miss Ruby Bridal Boutique  to make a video on how to perfectly accessorize evening wear. The lovely ladies of Miss Ruby were gracious enough to let them come in extra early, before the store even opened to try on some fabulous dresses and play dress up.

The shoot is being made into a video that will be posted on the Diamond Nexus company website: www.diamondnexus.com  just in time for the Miss USA pageant that is being aired next weekend!

Big thanks goes out to Miss Ruby for being so hospitable with the gals! Store Manager Kelly rocked the recording and offered some excellent tips for choosing dresses  that complimented Jen and Meg's figures. Her professionalism and charming personality, combined with her vast fashion expertise were exactly what every woman wants when dress shopping.

Jen even picked out a gorgeous dress to bring to Las Vegas for the Miss USA show on June 3rd~  But she wanted to keep it a secret til the event. We can say that she is wearing some sassy black Chinese Laundry shoes that will pair perfectly with the dress. 

 "The dress that Kelly and Erin from Miss Ruby helped me pick out is absolutely my style. It is elegant but also has enough pizazz to fit in in Vegas. I have tattoos so choosing a dress that doesn't clash with them is important. I don't think that a more perfect choice could have been found for celebrating at such a glam event as the Miss USA pageant."


Since Jen didn't want to post a picture of her new dress yet, she let us snap a photo of her 2nd favorite, a flirty and fun silk strapless dress that paired well with an elaborate necklace like the Contessa. This dress and many more will be featured in the video coming soon to Diamond Nexus. Stay tuned for some high style and breathtaking jewelry combinations!

It is so much fun to dress up!

Contessa Necklace

Christina's Pick of the Week~ Pearls!

The Diamond Nexus affordable pearl jewelry collection on display at the Mayfair Mall retail location~ Christina from the store has voted for the whole collection to be her pick of the week!

June is coming up and pearls make the best presents for upcoming birthdays!

Finding the Right Ring Size

By Christina Waller ~Retail Visual Merchandiser/Jewelry Advisor

 

You have scoured, searched, and finally found your dream ring!  But, now for the task of getting the ring size that’s going to fit you perfectly.  It sounds easy, but can sometimes prove to be a daunting task.

I cannot stress enough the importance of going to a professional and having it done.  If you are lucky enough to be in the Milwaukee WI or Schaumberg IL area, you can stop at either of our Diamond Nexus retail locations and work with one of our fantastic jewelry advisors!  If that is too much of a drive for you, visit a jewelry store near you and have it done.  This is important for a variety of reasons:

1. Sizers are a starting point.  Because each ring style is made differently, each ring is going to fit a little differently. By going to a professional, they can help guide you to the best possible fit.

2. The width of the band is crucial to the sizing.  With a thicker band, you may find that instead of taking the size 6 you measured at, you may need to go up a quarter or half size.  The same can be said about a thinner, more delicate band.  Especially if the ring is top heavy with your stone, you may be more comfortable going with a quarter or half size smaller than you initially were measured at.

3. Keep in mind the weather and time of year you are being sized.  For almost everyone, your skin and hands swell in the summer months and contract in the colder, winter months.  If you have hands that are very sensitive to the weather changes, you may find that bishop’s bumps are the way to go for sizing.  The balls of metal get soldered to the inside of the ring, making for a tighter fit, but not as tight as sizing down the entire ring.

4. Your ring should fit snuggly and you should have to gently force it over your knuckle.  Having said that, snuggly should NOT translate to painful.  If you are scraping skin or having discomfort when the ring is on, it is more than likely too small.

Diamond Nexus understands that sizing is a BIG part of your ring purchase and that’s why we offer one free sizing in the first 30 days of having your ring!  When possible, I always urge people to stop in either retail location to be sized and send out your ring for repairs.  When that’s not possible, any of our Customer Service Reps would also be more than happy to help you.

Once you do get your ring and you find that the sizing needs to be adjusted, I always advise people to do it sooner than later.  I completely understand the joy of having it….and not wanting to give it up!!  But, especially in cases of it being to big, insuring that it has the proper fit and size, guarantees a more enjoyable experience of wearing it.

 

A customer photo of the Talya that we Love!

This customer photo is of the elegant and petite Talya engagement ring with a .56 ct. Princess cut center and the men's Sawyer wedding band in Tungsten. The woman's ring is from the Diamond Nexus collection of affordable petite engagement rings and the man's band comes from the ultra-tough Tungsten collection that is perfect for men who need a stronger metal for their rings.

A Customer Photo of the First Love Engagement Ring

(picture taken by: Michelle Ann Allard and Emily Strong)

 A customer recently shared this lovely photograph of the First Love solitaire engagement ring from Diamond Nexus. We love how they captured the beauty of the eco-friendly engagement ring against natural elements of Birch bark~ truly a lovely combination~


 

What’s In A Name? Part 5

By the Green Queen

Sometimes when new jewelry comes to us in matching sets, I like to give them matching names as well.  I’ve already mentioned how some pieces are named because they remind me of other pieces that we’ve had for awhile, but these are pieces that were given complementary names right from the start.

Speechless, Breathless, and Limitless.

Breathless

Speechless

Limitless

These mix-and-match stackable rings came out for Valentine’s Day in 2011.  We loved the adorable “XO” look, as well as all the different ways these rings could be combined.  Since they were all Valentine’s Day pieces and were intended to be bought in sets, I wanted them to have romantic matching names.  For the “X” ring, I went with the name “Speechless,” because the “X” represents a kiss and talking isn’t really something you can do in the middle of a very deep kiss.  For the “O” representing a hug, “Breathless” was chosen for the way a really big bear hug can squeeze the air out of you.  (In a good way.)  But it was the heart shaped ring that really had me stuck for awhile.  The other two rings were named for things that a person would NOT be able to do.  The heart, obviously, represents love…but what CAN’T a person in love do?  Nothing, really.  I went back and forth for awhile with some names that really didn’t make sense until “Limitless” popped into my head, and I knew right away that it was right.  Limitless: because in love, nothing can stop you.

Speaking of love…Ariel and Miranda.

Ariel

Miranda

Around the time these rings came out, I had just seen a fantastic performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest performed by Optimist Theatre, a non-profit theatre company out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin that performs free Shakespeare In The Park in the summertime.  We’re talking phenomenal professionals who bust their backs on a bare-bones budget for this labor of love, and it really showed.

Jocelyn Fitz-Gibbons as Miranda and Andrew Voss as Ferdinand

Jim Pickering as Prospero and Angela Iannone as Ariel

This performance quickly became my favorite adaptation of The Tempest.  I loved how rich and complex every character was.  Among my favorites were Miranda and Ariel.  In the text, Miranda is the sweet and dutiful daughter of the sorcerer Prospero, and Ariel is a spirit of the air who was captured by Prospero to be his servant.  But in the performance, there was so much more to them.  Miranda was indeed sweet and innocent, but also a bit of a wild child with a fiercely passionate heart.  Ariel was ethereal and tricky, but also powerful and seductive, and had a complicated relationship with her master.  To commemorate these performances, I chose two rings that had a very airy, feminine quality to them and named them for these two characters that I loved.