Angela Bassett Rocking The Red Carpet In Baubles From Beladora

Just look who was looking gorgeous last night...
yep, it was the lovely Angela Bassett on the red carpet at the Green Lantern premier.

 She was rocking a custom made gown by Mandalay

check out the detail on the back

 

and she was wearing estate jewelry from Beladora.com
which made me very happy

 

Diamond Vine Earrings $3550

 Pave Diamond Bangle Bracelet in 18K $3450

Diamond Link Bracelet in 18K $3250

I loved working with Angela's stylist who was super professional and unbelievably nice

I hope that we can do more with her in the future

It's been a really great week all around
in spite of the gray fog that I see as I look out the window
I celebrated my daughter's birthday with a family dinner at Wolfgang's in Beverly Hills
(steak, lobster macaroni and cheese and cakebread cellars cabernet...yum)
all kinds of great stuff happened at the Beladora HQ
and I'm looking forward to seeing my father this weekend on Father's Day
and maybe even the sun will come out.

What's on your agenda for this weekend?

A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose

Or not always

While checking out 1stDibs today I found this diamond rose brooch in platinum with approximately 13 carats in total diamond weight....(note:  the diamonds are typically measured in the mountings and that is why the carat weight is an estimation)

Hmm...interesting....
Except for an additional leaf,  lo and behold, it looks surprisingly similar to this diamond rose brooch, also in platinum, from Beladora.com

The Beladora brooch has a .75 carat round brilliant diamond in the center and approximately 9.75 carats in total weight....and the brooch is substantial in size which you can see from this photo

But no matter the similarity in quality, design and size, there is a difference between the two...
a $10,000 difference
The one from 1stDibs is priced at $18,000
and the Beladora brooch is priced at $8,550
Make no mistake, I am a fan of 1stDibs...I just don't know who pays those prices...