It is a very common belief that a lady looks incomplete without her ornaments and it is indeed true that jewelry illustrates the aura of the damsel wearing it. Frequently referred to as the item of personal adornment, jewelry is a broad term that covers several wonderful items including rings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches or earrings. Jewelry is one such piece of adornment that has been custom made for each of the body parts ranging from hairpins to toe rings.

It is quite interesting to know that jewelry is quite a primitive concept unlike the common belief that it has a modern evolution. According to several archaeological excavations, the use of jewelry dates back to more than a thousand years. Some archaeologists have even gone to the extent of saying that men and women wore some forms of jewelry even before they learned to live in proper forms of shelter!

People since time immemorial have used jewelry as a means of expressing their status, wealth, and personality. At times it is also worn to exhibit certain kinds of art form or simply to cheer oneself and move out from a depressing situation. Another fascinating discovery tells us that some exotic gold jewelry of the Bronze Age (around 2000 BC) was found from some graves in Europe. The unbelievable part here is the fact that all these graves belonged to men! In fact, the most popular gold ornament found in Britain has been the Gold Cape, found in Mold, North Wales. Interestingly, this piece of art also belonged to a man!

In spite of all such discoveries, jewelry today, is the most prized possession of women. They believe that wearing jewelry completes their outfit and enhances the entire outlook. The primary categories of jewelry include the pendants, necklaces, watches, bracelets, earrings and finger rings with a completely different section for men`s jewelry. However, before buying any type of jewelry, it is important to know what exactly are you looking for, whether you are looking for something in gemstones, or precious metals or a diamond solitaire!

It is not only the jewelry made of precious stones and metals that are popular, but these days there is a growing demand for art jewelry that are well known for their creativity and design. Apart from these, there is also something known as the costume jewelry that is generally used by the masses for their low cost.

With the wedding season approaching, the market for jewelry is on a rise. Every bride wants to wear the most beautiful wedding dress and the most perfect and unique jewelry to match it. Most of the times people prefer to buy such jewelry for their wedding that can even be used later on other occasions. As such gold wins the battle from the rest of its counterparts.

Apart from the contemporary gold jewelery, the white matte gold and the black gold are the most popular items in the jewelry list these days. Finally, the bridal jewelery is incomplete without the most adorable diamonds. The diamond jewelry has always been appreciated by women and always adds the `X` factor to the entire bridal wear.

An important piece of bridal jewelry constitutes the wedding ring. The contemporary wedding rings of today are not just made of a single precious gemstone like sapphire, ruby or blue topaz. It might be a combination of topaz stones and diamond gemstones. A very popular wedding collection is the green amethyst wedding ring paired with the diamonds. However, the final choice is always with you to mix and match the best of all the stones and get the most stylish wedding ring for yourself.

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Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for Polomercantil