Colorful Zircon Bracelet

Zircon is one of the oldest minerals on Earth — zircon crystals found in Western Australia have been dated to 4.4 billion years, making them the oldest known fragments of the Earth's crust. Zircon is also one of the most optically brilliant natural gemstones, its high refractive index and strong dispersion producing a fire and sparkle that rivals diamond. When cut into small, faceted beads in a rainbow of colors, zircon becomes a bracelet that reads as pure joy — a strand of tiny, colorful sparks at the wrist, each bead a different color, each color a different mood.

The zircon beads in this bracelet span the full spectrum — deep red, warm orange, bright yellow, vivid green, cool blue, rich purple, and every shade between. Each bead is faceted, its flat surfaces catching and scattering light in a continuous, colorful sparkle as the wrist moves. Freshwater pearls threaded at intervals are the quiet — their soft white a visual pause between the zircon's brilliant, multi-colored declarations, the neutral that keeps the rainbow from feeling chaotic.

• Multi-colored zircon beads — faceted, full spectrum, high sparkle
• Genuine freshwater pearls
• Sterling silver spacers and clasp
• Hand-strung on durable jeweler's wire
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Colorful jewelry is joyful jewelry — it does not take itself too seriously, does not worry about matching, does not ask whether the occasion is formal enough. It simply sparkles, in every color at once, and trusts that the right woman will know how to wear it. This bracelet is for that woman: the one who wears color because she likes it, who does not need her jewelry to be "appropriate" by anyone's standards but her own. Style it with neutrals to let the rainbow pop, or with more color for maximum joy. A piece for the woman who believes that life is too short to wear beige.