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At 10, it’s riding your bike down a steep hill.
In your teens, it’s standing out instead of fitting in.
In your 20s, it may be bungee jumping (or falling in love).
In your 30s, it could mean spending a chunk of your savings on your first home or embracing a life choice unpopular with peers and family.
A few things it could be in your 40s…
Looking in the mirror and feeling good about your lines and grays
Physical beauty and aging are like oil and water—there’s no turning back the clock on wrinkles and gray hair.
Since time is cruel enough on your body, be kind to it. Hydrate, eat healthy, keep the stress levels low, have an active lifestyle, and do whatever else makes you feel light, happy, and young.
It could be spending loads of time with family and friends, taking advantage of what the beauty industry has to offer, or even chasing your dreams!
Switching careers or finally starting that business
You’ve built a network and your reputation solidly in your line of work, so it is a leap of faith to start fresh in a new one.
But if you’re going down a new career path—even if it’s a sharp turn away from where you are now—know that you’re not starting over. You’re bringing with you all the experiences that have shaped you into the professional you are; and are fueling it with new passion. That can be pretty powerful.
And according to this Forbes article, 45 has been shown to be a good age for founders. So if that idea notebook is bursting full, it may be the time to ask, “Why not now?”
Marie Kondo-ing your inner and outer spaces
Decluttering your home can be exhausting not just because it is tedious, but also because letting go, over and over, takes a lot of energy.
This is true for all the things you’ve hoarded within too: emotional scars, dreams unfulfilled, issues unresolved. Let those go so you can make room for new good things, goals, and even people in your life.
Grieving but not giving up
Whether it’s a health scare, a child needing you less and less, or a loved one passing away, life can throw some curve balls that’ll bring you to your knees. Go through the process and rise when you’re ready.
Stay fearless, Sevun Ladies and Gentlemen!
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Amethyst
Even though it is by far the most valuable quartz, amethyst is still very affordable thanks to an abundant supply from South America (predominantly Brazil.) Its colors ranges from a strongly saturated violet-purple to reddish-purple. Lower quality amethyst is usually light in saturation with a gray-violet color or with a tint of brown. Visible color zoning will further decrease the value of an amethyst.
While Brazil’s supply is unmatched, perfect for commercial quality amethyst, Zambia is renowned for producing the most beautiful amethyst. Other producers include Madagascar, Tanzania, Mexico, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and India.
Citrine
Citrine, the top selling yellow-to-orange stone, ranges in color from a pale yellow to a brownish orange. The rarest and most valuable specimens are the ones that show the most intensely saturated red-orange with no traces of brown. Most citrine, because of the scarcity of natural yellow-to-orange stones, are heated amethysts. It is mostly mined in Mexico, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Madagascar while most heated amethyst with a citrine color are produced in Brazil.
Tiger’s Eye
Chatoyancy is displayed in all its glory in the aptly named tiger’s eye- a quartz with trademark brown and yellow bands. The phenomenon is an optical reflectance effect where a band of reflected light moves beneath the surface. Tiger’s eye is usually cut into beads or dyed into other bright colors for fashion jewelry. The main sources of Tiger’s Eye are India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Australia.
Chalcedony
Chalcedony are opaque gems that are usually cut into cabochons or beads. It comes in a variety of colors- green, blue, black, white, purple, orange, brown, and others. Agate is a type of chalcedony that has curved or angular banded markings- some with inclusions that resemble tree branches. Those that come in chrysocolla, a blue-green hue, are the most valuable of all chalcedony and onyx is one of the most well-known.
The biggest sources for chalcedony are Brazil, India, Madagascar, Mexico, and the USA.
Pink to Red Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Rubellite is a tourmaline that come in purplish-red, red, red-orange, light pastel pink, hot pink, and all shades in between. Intense and extremely vivid red tourmaline is rare while fine quality pink tourmalines are quite a bit easier to find. Brownish tint or any visible inclusions are less desirable.
Paraiba Tourmaline
Discovered in 1989 in Paraiba, Brazil, this tourmaline comes in different shades of green, blue, and violet. The element responsible for the stone’s color is copper. Top quality, intense neon blue or green Paraiba tourmalines are incredibly rare and can command high prices on the market. Other than Brazil, Africa also produces tourmalines in the same color range.
Green Tourmaline (Chrome)
Chrome tourmaline covers the blue-green to yellow-green color range. Because of this, top quality green tourmalines can be a great alternative to more expensive emeralds but unfortunately most are too dark or have a brown tint to pass as its pricier cousin. Most of these tourmalines are produced in Brazil, the USA, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tanzania, and Kenya.
Malaya Garnet
In all, there are more than twenty garnet species. One garnet, Malaya garnet, is a combination of pyrope, almandite, and spessartite- a rare hybrid gem variety from the garnet family. It gets its trademark pink-orange or red-orange color from traces of magnesium and iron. Under direct light, Malaya garnet sparkles with amazing flashes of red and orange. It is mainly procured from the Umba River Valley on the border of Tanzania and Kenya.
Tsavorite Garnet
Mined mostly in Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar, Tsavorite garnet is one of the most valuable colored gemstones in the industry. The attractive gem is imbued with a vibrant green. Those in the bluish-green to green are the most sought after and stones with a stronger saturation and a medium to medium-dark tone are also highly desirable. Most Tsavorite garnets are smaller than one carat when mined and those larger than 3 carats are extremely rare (only 1% of garnets).
Types of Culture Pearls
Akoya
Akoya cultured pearls are produced in the saltwater farms found mainly in Japan, China, and Vietnam. They’re formed specifically in Pinctada Fucata oysters where it can take anywhere from 6 to 24 months to grow. These pearls average 6-7mm in size and exhibit a rosé overtone with excellent luster. The most desirable, and expensive, Akoya pearls have a mirror-like surface.
South Sea
The Pinctada Maxima is the oyster responsible for the formation of South Sea pearls. Procured from saltwater farms found in Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, it takes anywhere between 18 to 36 months to form and are usually 10 to 15mm in size. The rarest variety have a soft, satin luster and large, round versions can command extremely high prices on the market.
Tahitian
Hailing from saltwater pearl farms in French Polynesia and the Cook Islands, Tahitian pearls are produced by the Pinctada Margaritifera oyster. Its growth period is from 18 to 24 months and they average 9 to 11mm in size. They are among the most colorful pearls on earth with the iridescent, peacock-like green-gray or blue-gray hue are the rarest variety. Also valuable are the pearls with purple overtones. Coming in other colors like aubergine and pistachio, prices can vary differ quite a bit due to color variations.
Freshwater
Instead of oysters, mussels, particularly of the Hyriopsis Cumingi variety, form most of the freshwater cultured pearls found in the world. China is the largest producer of freshwater pearls, followed by Japan and the US. They take longer to form compared to saltwater pearls and usually take anywhere from 24 to 72 months. Due to the enormous yield from these farms even the highest quality freshwater cultured pearls are inexpensive and are more widely available for consumers.
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