Category Buying Guides

A buyer's guide to spotting fake jade: seven at-home tests, the difference between jadeite and nephrite, A/B/C treatment grades, and when to ask for a lab certificate.

A five-step framework for choosing a Feng Shui bracelet by intention, symbol, material, bead size, and lifestyle, with recommendations for common goals.

How 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 mm beads look and feel, how bead diameter affects fit and weight, and how to choose a size for your wrist, style, and stack.

How to measure your wrist, understand bracelet length and bangle diameter, choose the right ease, and avoid the most common sizing mistakes.

Citrine and tiger eye both bring warmth to a bracelet, but they do it differently. Citrine usually reads as yellow, honey, or amber. Tiger eye has brown and gold bands that shift when the bead moves. Neither is better. They…