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Get One of Those Celebrity Engagement Rings!

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

You want to impress the love of your life and you think that she deserves the best of everything! Or you’re the stylish woman who wants to impress your girlfriends with your fashion statement. Before you make your big decision on engagement ring that you will wear the rest of your life, come and see what type of engagement rings the celebrities wear.

Fergie

Fergie

Josh Duhamel asked singer Fergie to marry him with a 4-carat brilliant-cut $90,000 H. Stern ring in December 2007. They married in January 2009.

Kate Perry

Kate Perry

Russell Brand gave Kate Perry a 5-carat pink-diamond Cartier ring, after 3-months dating. But she didn’t like it and exchanged it for a 3-carat Cartier solitaire diamond ring worth $120,000.

Kendra Wilkinson

Kendra Wilkinson

Hank Baskett popped the question to Kendra Wilkinson with a 2.25-carat princess-cut Bernie Robbins ring worth about $50,000.

Keyshia Cole

Keyshia Cole

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Daniele Gibson proposed singer Keyshia Cole with a 9-carat round-cut bezel set antique Jason of Beverly Hills ring during his New Year’s proposal. The ring is worth $800,000.

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz said “yes” to Javier Bardem with a vintage 3-carat oval cut sapphire diamond accented ring worth roughly $30,000.

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

The Office’s John Krasinski proposed the British star Emily Blunt in August with a Neil Lane 4-carat round-cut bezel set diamond ring worth $100,000.

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Mike Fisher, gave Carrie Underwood, the country singer, a bezel and pave set, yellow-and-white 12-carat diamond ring worth about $800,000.

Stunning Jewelry Show at 2010 Golden Globes

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

67th annual Golden Globe awards on Sunday in Los Angeles hosted Hollywood’s biggest stars. The celebrities dazzled the red carpet viewers with their gorgeous gowns and jewelry.

Penelope Cruz wore an off-the-shoulder black lace-trimmed Giorgio Armani Prive gown and paired her updo with platinum and diamond earrings (20 carats), diamond bracelet (42 carats), and a pink diamond ring (7 carats) by Chopard.

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Award winner Sandra Bullock chose a strapless violet Bottega Veneta gown –paired with a sexy sheer skirt, paired with a clutch from the same designer. She accessorized her amazing look with gorgeous 40-carat shoulder-sweeping blackened-gold earrings and a 20-carat gray diamond ring from Lorraine Schwartz.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal dazzled the rain-soaked red carpet in a peachy-pink RM by Roland Mouret gown with one-shoulder design. She finished her look with simple diamond drop Bulgari earrings.

Drew Barrymore walked the red carpet in an ultra-modern Atelier Versace design dress with curve-flaunting clusters of beads at the shoulder and hip. She finished her look with Lorraine Schwartz diamond studs and one whopper of a moonstone statement ring.

Julianne Moore displayed her shoulders in an elegant satin Balenciaga gown. She finished the timeless look with Bulgari emerald teardrop earrings.











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Stunning Jewelry Show at People’s Choice Awards

Friday, January 8th, 2010

36th Annual People’s Choice Awards was held at Los Angles Nokia Theatre last Night and aired live on CBS. The red carpet at LA’s Shrine Auditorium sparkled with celebrities including Debra Messing, Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Heigl, Jenny Garthe, Christina Applegate, and Jennifer Morrison.

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Of course, all eyes were on celebrities fashion style- how they look in their gowns and which sparkling jewelry they wear – at People’s Awards Ceremony. The ceremony host Queen Latifah was gorgeous in her black dress. Her loop diamond earrings and right-hand diamond ring were very flashy on the stage.

Christina Applegate showed off in a Jenny Packham black gown which sparkled with crystals. Her matching vintage diamond cuff was perfectly completing her look.

Jenny Garth, 90210 star, was very classy in her black dress, worn diamond right hand ring and simple diamond earrings.

Debra Messing, sparkled in a sculptural Donna Karan gown and H.Stern’s new Hera earrings in 18K yellow gold. Jennifer Morrison, the star of “House” honored the metallic trend with a Gianfranco Frere dress and H.Stern’s Zephyr earrings in 18K gold.





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Here is the full list of 36th People’s Choice Awards Winners:

Favorite MOVIE ACTOR: Johnny Depp
Favorite MOVIE ACTRESS: Sandra Bullock
Favorite ACTION STAR: Hugh Jackman
Favorite COMEDIC STAR: Jim Carrey
Favorite BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTRESS: Miley Cyrus
Favorite BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTOR: Taylor Lautner
Favorite ON-SCREEN TEAM: The Twilight Saga
Favorite INDEPENDENT MOVIE: Inglourious Basterds
Favorite COMEDY MOVIE: The Proposal
Favorite MOVIE: Twilight
Favorite TV DRAMA: House
Favorite TV COMEDY: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite TV DRAMA ACTOR: Hugh Laurie
Favorite TV DRAMA ACTRESS: Katherine Heigl
Favorite TV COMEDY ACTOR: Steve Carell


applegateFavorite TV COMEDY ACTRESS: Alyson Hannigan
Favorite TV OBSESSION: True Blood
Favorite COMPETITION SHOW: American Idol
Favorite MALE ARTIST: Keith Urban
Favorite FEMALE ARTIST: Taylor Swift
Favorite COUNTRY ARTIST: Carrie Underwood
Favorite BREAKOUT MUSIC ARTIST: Lady Gaga
Favorite ROCK BAND: Paramore
Favorite MUSIC COLLABORATION: Run This Town
Favorite R&B ARTIST: Mariah Carey
Favorite POP ARTIST: Lady Gaga
Favorite NEW TV DRAMA: The Vampire Diaries
Favorite NEW TV COMEDY: Glee
Favorite ANIMAL SHOW: Dog Whisperer
Favorite WEB CELEB: Ashton Kutcher
Favorite FAMILY MOVIE: Up
Favorite FRANCHISE: The Twilight Saga
Favorite TALK SHOW: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Favorite SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW: Supernatural
Favorite HIP-HOP ARTIST: Eminem

Casey Johnson, Heiress to the Johnson & Johnson Fortune, Found Dead at 30.

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

casey_johnsonThe New York Jets team owner, Woody Johnson’s daughter Casey Johnson, was found dead in her Los Angles house on Monday. According to Los Angles Police Department, she died of natural causes but the specific cause is still tested and my take up to 6 weeks to get the results. The 30-year-old socialite was just 30 years old when she died.

“The Johnson family is mourning its tragic loss, and asks for privacy during this very difficult time,” said a statement from the Jets.

Casey Johnson and former “Shot at Love” star Tila Tequila announced that they were engaged last month. Tequila, who proposed Casey with a 17-carat diamond engagement ring, twitted about her loss: “This is a very heartbreaking time for me. I just want some privacy as I deal with the loss of my Fiance Casey Johnson. My heart is shredded.”

Paris Hilton also tweeted about Johnson’s death: “I feel so sad right now, my heart is in pain. Just lost a longtime friend. My heart goes out to her family. R.I.P. Casey Johnson Love you :( … In bed crying, looking at baby pictures of Casey, Nicky and I. I feel so upset. I feel like I’ve lost a sister. My heart is broken. Miss her … God has another Angel by his side. Casey, we all Love and Miss you and know that you are in a better place. R.I.P.”

Casey Johnson was the great-granddaughter of the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson and she adopted a young girl, Ava-Monroe, from Kazakhstan in 2007.

Amazing show from Turkish Superstar Ajda Pekkan in New York City.

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

25karats.com, one of the leading online diamond jewelers, is proud of contributing to Superstar’s New York concert on Friday night.

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Ajda Pekkan, has taken the stage in NYC for TurkishNy.com’s 5th Anniversary, dazzled her fans on December 18, 2009 Friday night at Manhattan Center. The concert has placed in Hammerstein Ballroom where many world-famous singers have hosted for a decade. Before the concert, leading people representing Turkey successfully in business, politics, arts and sports in USA got their awards.

With the contribution of 25karats.com, Fenerbahce USA, Wirofon, Turkish Airlines and Turk of America; more than 2000 Turkish-American viewers fascinated with Turkish Diva’s live performance .

25karats.com’s successful CEO Hakan Aksu said “We’re proud to bring together Ajda Pekkan fans and the Superstar in NYC. We will continue contributing these kind of events to gather Turkish-American society.”

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About 25karats.com:
25karats.com was established in 2008 by a team of experts with many years of experience in both jewelry industry and e-commerce with a simple goal of providing the best online jewelry shopping experience for their customers. Selling more than 3000 items including diamond engagement rings, wedding bands, men’s rings, diamond pendants and fashion rings, 25karats.com brings fine jewelry to the public at exceptional prices while raising the quality bar on the competition.

25karats has offices at the heart of Manhattan’s Diamond District, which allows for immediate access to some of the best resources in the jewelry industry, both locally and worldwide.

“Nine” opens in theaters nationwide on December 25.

Friday, December 18th, 2009

The movie “NINE”, starring an A-list cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson and more, will be in theaters on Christmas Day.

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Upcoming film NINE, based on the original Broadway production, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical. Nine tells the story of Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a world famous film director as he confronts an epic mid-life crisis with both creative and personal problems. He must balance the many women of his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren).

Besides the A-list casting, the “NINE” musical worked with top other brand names for the production. Colleen Atwood, the Academy Award-winning costume designer, personalized a unique and different look for each of nine women in the musical. Chopard, Hollywood’s one of those leading celebrity jeweler, designed a new collection – Haute Joaillerie collection – including diamond rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings for the movie. According to Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-Chairman of Chopard, “Haute Joaillerie collection is tailor-made to reflect the style and personality of each character.”

Some of those charming diamond jewelry that Nicole Kidman sparkles in the movie is the 97.10 ctw bracelet with 320 ashoka diamonds and a pair of platinum earrings with 44 ascher and oval cut diamonds totaling 18.70 ctw. These jewelry items in the movie will definitely create a fascinating impact on jewelry lovers.

The Italian director Federico Fellini’s movie NINE with an all-star cast is expected to create a visual pleasure to its viewers.

“Nine” opens in theaters nationwide on December 25.

Friday, December 18th, 2009

The movie “NINE”, starring an A-list cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson and more, will be in theaters on Christmas Day.

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Upcoming film NINE, based on the original Broadway production, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical. Nine tells the story of Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a world famous film director as he confronts an epic mid-life crisis with both creative and personal problems. He must balance the many women of his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren).

Besides the A-list casting, the “NINE” musical worked with top other brand names for the production. Colleen Atwood, the Academy Award-winning costume designer, personalized a unique and different look for each of nine women in the musical. Chopard, Hollywood’s one of those leading celebrity jeweler, designed a new collection – Haute Joaillerie collection – including diamond rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings for the movie. According to Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-Chairman of Chopard, “Haute Joaillerie collection is tailor-made to reflect the style and personality of each character.”

Some of those charming diamond jewelry that Nicole Kidman sparkles in the movie is the 97.10 ctw bracelet with 320 ashoka diamonds and a pair of platinum earrings with 44 ascher and oval cut diamonds totaling 18.70 ctw. These jewelry items in the movie will definitely create a fascinating impact on jewelry lovers.

The Italian director Federico Fellini’s movie NINE with an all-star cast is expected to create a visual pleasure to its viewers.

“Nine” opens in theaters nationwide on December 25.

Friday, December 18th, 2009

The movie “NINE”, starring an A-list cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson and more, will be in theaters on Christmas Day.

slice_nine_movie_poster_01
Upcoming film NINE, based on the original Broadway production, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical. Nine tells the story of Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a world famous film director as he confronts an epic mid-life crisis with both creative and personal problems. He must balance the many women of his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren).

Besides the A-list casting, the “NINE” musical worked with top other brand names for the production. Colleen Atwood, the Academy Award-winning costume designer, personalized a unique and different look for each of nine women in the musical. Chopard, Hollywood’s one of those leading celebrity jeweler, designed a new collection – Haute Joaillerie collection – including diamond rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings for the movie. According to Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Artistic Director and Co-Chairman of Chopard, “Haute Joaillerie collection is tailor-made to reflect the style and personality of each character.”

Some of those charming diamond jewelry that Nicole Kidman sparkles in the movie is the 97.10 ctw bracelet with 320 ashoka diamonds and a pair of platinum earrings with 44 ascher and oval cut diamonds totaling 18.70 ctw. These jewelry items in the movie will definitely create a fascinating impact on jewelry lovers.

The Italian director Federico Fellini’s movie NINE with an all-star cast is expected to create a visual pleasure to its viewers.

From Toilet Cleaning to Billionaire Celebrity Jeweler : Success Story of Laurence Graff

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Laurence Graff, the founder of Graff Diamonds, has been so involved in every aspect of diamonds from rough to the ring for decades. The success story of Graff, British billionaire celebrity jeweler, is so admired to show us what a determined and hard-working kid can do.

graffGraff, who was born in East London in 1939, grew-up in a single room apartment with his mom. Graff, the kid of a Romanian immigrant mom and a father left to fight in World War II, didn’t do well in school. Hence, his mom took him to a jeweler to make him a jeweler’s apprentice at age 14. From toilet cleaning, rubbing floors to remodeling and repairing jewelry, he gained such a good experience in diamond jewelry. After the bankruptcy of the company, he established a small repair and artistic jewelry business of his own with an older craftsman partner. At the age of 24, he decided to go to Far East to buy and sell diamonds. At this time period, he got very good connections including one of those princes of Brunei. When he came back to London, he went into jewelry retail business and his royal friends came to London to buy his jewelry.

Today, Graff is #462 at Forbes World’s Billionaires 2009 List and runs a polished diamond trading company in Antwerp, a real estate company in Luxembourg and a majority stake in a South African diamond wholesaler besides of his jewelry company, Graff Diamonds International.

Uma Thurman is Returning Her Eight-carat Diamond Engagement Ring

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

thurman_bussonUMA Thurman, the Kill Bill actress and Arpad “Arki” Busson, the Swiss financier representative broke up almost two months ago.

The couple engaged in 2008 with Arpad presenting the actress with an eight-carat diamond engagement ring surrounded by 20 smaller diamonds — which she is returning to him.

Thurman has two children with Ethan Hawke, her husband from 1998-2004. Busson is the father of Elle Macpherson’s two kids.