Rabu, 28 Mei 2014

CHARLIE COX TO PLAY 'DAREDEVIL' IN NETFLIX TV SHOW! FIRST EPIC PICTURES OF GERARD BUTLER AS ANCIENT DEITY SET IN 'GODS OF EGYPT'! 'THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU' TRAILER WITH JASON BATEMAN, JANE FONDA

CHARLIE COX TO TOPLINE
 NETFLIX 'DAREDEVIL' TV SERIES
You've probably heard it already since the news's been out since last night, but Netflix has found their lead actor for DAREDEVIL television series! After choosing brilliant Steven S. DeKnight (who brought SPARTACUS to worldwide fame) for the showrunner of the upcoming 13 episode series on the red leather clad blind superhero, they've also chosen always delightful Charlie Cox (From STARDUST and BOARDWALK EMPIRE) to play the main role. He will portray Marvel's famous crime-fighter Matt Murdock who, blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City.

FIRST PICS OF GERAD BUTLER
AS SET IN 'GODS OF EGYPT' EPIC
Here's some Scottish eyecandy for your dessert today: first mindblowing images of Gerard Butler in full costume of Ancient Egyptian God Set at the sets of 2016 epic adventure GODS OF EGYPT!  He plays naughty God of Darkness and Storms in the movie, and you can also see a picture of Elodie Yung as Godess of Love Hathor wearing the most elaborate headgear! The movie also stars Brenton Thwaites as Bek, a human thief, GAME OF THRONE's Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Horus, a god of the sky and son of Osiris, who must defend himself from the wrath of his brother Set, Courtney Eaton as Zaya, a slave girl cursed by Set, Geoffrey Rush as Ra, a god of the sun and father of Set and Osiris, and Chadwick Boseman as Thoth, the god of wisdom! The $150 million spectacle is currently being directed by Alex Proyas down in Sydney and will premiere February 2016!

'THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU'
TRAILER WITH JASON BATEMAN
In the trailer department, check out the first one for Shawn Levy helmed comedy drama THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU starring Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Dax Shepard, Corey Stoll, Adam Driver! September 12th will see them playing members  of a big family who, when their father passes away, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.
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FIRST POSTER FOR 'BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP' THRILLER WITH NICOLE KIDMAN, MARK STRONG & COLIN FIRTH! 'LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD' GETS MOVIE ADAPTATION! ALEX RUSSELL & BERENICE MARLOHE IN 'PRISONER OF WAR' SF EPIC

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP POSTER
NICOLE KIDMAN WITH MARK STRONG AND COLIN FIRTH
Still not much of movie news to give you, people, so I will entertain you today with the first poster for the big screen adaptation of Stephen Watson's bestselling novel BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP showing Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong and Colin Firth in the lead roles! As you know, since yours truly was one of the worldwide translators of the book, the story follows a woman who wakes up everyday with no memories. She can remember only the things which happen during the day before she goes to sleep so her husband has to explain to her who she is each morning when she wakes up thinking she's in bed with a stranger. Later on a doctor secretly helps her to write down her memories which leads her to a dramatic discovery with a thriller twist (I myself found the twist rather cheap).

LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD
GETTING MOVIE ADAPTATION
Another book to be made into a film is Ava Dellaira's debut novel LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD which was just opted by Fox 2000. Published last month, the book follows Laurel, a high school student whose beloved older sister has died under mysterious circumstances. Emotionally frayed by the loss, she unexpectedly finds catharsis in an assignment from her English teacher: write a letter to a dead person. Instead of handing in the assignment, though, she begins an ongoing series of letters to an eclectic group of rock stars, poets, and popular icons such as Kurt Cobain, Judy Garland, Amelia Earhart, and Amy Winehouse. She writes to her epistolary confidants about navigating new and complicated friendships, learning to live with her splintering family, falling in love for the first time. Ultimately, the letters reveal the painful truth about her past.

'PRISONER OF WAR' SF MOVIE
 ALEX RUSSELL & BERENICE MARLOHE
One of the movies that was shopped over at Cannes this year is science fiction thriller PRISONER OF WAR from Voltage Pictures. To be directed by Joe Miale, the movie might star CHRONICLE's young Australian actor Alex Russell and SKYFALL's French actress Berenice Marlohe!  The film tells both epic and intimate story of humankind’s last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. Set in the war-ravaged African countryside, a U.S. soldier and a French foreign aid worker team up to survive the alien onslaught. As they journey through the battlefield in search of refuge, their bond will be tested when the soldier discovers his true identity.
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Selasa, 27 Mei 2014

BRILLIANT FIRST TRAILER FOR FOX NEW TV SHOW 'RED BAND SOCIETY' WITH OCTAVIA SPENCER AND DAVID ANNABLE. CATHERINE DENT FIRST CAST MEMBER IN 'GALYNTINE' POSTAPOCALYPTIC TV SHOW

CATHERINE DENT CAST IN
'GALYNTINE' POSTAPOCALYPTIC NEW FOX TV SHOW
Sorry for not posting anything yesterday, people, our headquarters were under severe storm and a thunder hit powerline in our street so we were without electricity, internet, cable TV... It's not like you missed much, since it's been a very dry period in the news business.... In TV news, AMC's upcoming apocalyptic show GALYNTINE has found its first cast member in Catherine Dent from THE SHIELD. The dystopian science fiction show will be set in a post-apocalyptic future without technology where a group of survivors are forced to adapt to a new way of life. Dent will portray a female survivor with two kids. THE WALKING DEAD's Greg Nicotero is producing.

RED BAND SOCIETY TRAILER
OCTAVIA SPENCER AND DAVID ANNABLE IN TOUCHING SHOW
And speaking of TV, here's the first trailer for Fox new hospital set coming of age show RED BAND SOCIETY which will start airing this Fall! Coming from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and starring Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer and BROTHERS AND SISTERS star David Annable, RED BAND SOCIETY will be a provocative, inspiring and, at times, comedic young ensemble drama told through the eyes of a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles.

RED BAND STORY

What if a hospital was your high school, boarding school and summer camp rolled into one? What if it was the place where you fell in love for the first time and made friendships that lasted a lifetime? And what if it was all weirdly hilarious and the most fun you ever had in your entire life? This is the world of RED BAND SOCIETY. The pediatric ward is run by Nurse Jackson (Octavia Spencer), a caregiver with a take-no-prisoners approach to getting these kids through the most difficult part of their lives. Overseeing much of the treatment in the ward is DR. Jack McAndrew (Dave Annable), the country's top pediatric surgeon.

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Minggu, 25 Mei 2014

BRITISH SUNDAY: NETFLIX TO MAKE $100 MILLION 'THE CROWN' TV DRAMA ON QUEEN ELIZABETH II! 'GAME OF THRONES' NATALIA TENA TOPLINES BBC'S 'THE REFUGEES' SF SHOW! BBC TO ADAPT DAVID WALLIAMS' 'BOY IN THE DRESS'

$100 MILLION 'THE CROWN' TV
DRAMA ON QUEEN ELIZABETH II AT NETFLIX
It's a rather poor day in showbiz today, people, so we shall pop over to Britain to see what is going on over there these days. We'll start from the British throne of course, since Netflix has announced their work on $100 million expensive THE CROWN television series which would depict the rule of Queen Elizabeth II! Focusing on the British political landscape in last 60 years the show will chronicle the Queen's reign from her ascent to the throne at the age of 26, right through to the present day.The 2016 series will be written by Peter Morgan who already wrote THE QUEEN movie with Helen Mirren!



BBC'S 'THE REFUGEES' SF SHOW
TO BE TOPLINED BY NATALIA TENA
Meanwhile, BBC Worldwide will join forces with Atresmedia to make THE REFUGEES sf TV series with GAME OF THRONES' and HARRY PLOPPER's Natalia Tena leading the cast. To be produced by Spanish producers, but in English language, the show will explore the impact on a small rural community after millions of refugees from the future travel back in time to seek shelter in the present day. The show will air in Autumn in Spain and will then be distributed worldwide by BBC!


BBC ADAPTS DAVID WALLIAMS'
BOY IN THE DRESS NOVEL
And also coming over from UK is the news that famous comedian and writer David Walliams will have another of his books for children adapted for the small screens by BBC! After MR STINK and GANGSTA GRANNY which drew much love from the audience last winter, his book BOY IN THE DRESS will be turned into a one hour TV movie as well!  To air this Christmas it follows a 12-year-old boy who enjoys cross-dressing, and how his family and friends react to it. It is a very touching, hilarious and poignant story of why being different is something to celebrate.
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Sabtu, 24 Mei 2014

'THE GIVER' LOIS LOWRY'S SF MOVIE ADAPTATION CHARACTER POSTERS ARE HERE WITH MERYL STREEP, JEFF BRIDGES, BRENTON THWAITES, TAYLOR SWIFT, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD

'THE GIVER' POSTERS ARE HERE!
 MERYL STREEP, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, TAYLOR SWIFT AND  BRENTON THWAITES
Your visual treat for today are new character posters for upcoming big screen adaptation of Lois Lowry's bestselling science fiction novel THE GIVER showing Jeff Bridges as The Giver, Meryl Streep as Chief Elder, pop star Taylor Swift as Rosemary, Brenton Thwaites as Jonas, Odeya Rush as Fiona, Cameron Monaghan as Asher, and Alexander SkarsgÄrd and Katie Holmes as Jonas' father and mother.

THE STORY OF 'THE GIVER'
 RECEIVER OF MEMORY
Set for August 15th release, the movie depicts a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, racism, sickness, suffering, differences  or choice, in which a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the real world. As the 12-year-old Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) is selected to be the Receiver of Memory he uncovers the truth behind his world's past, and discovers that many years earlier his forefathers gave up humanity in order to have a stable society. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future.

'THE GIVER' TIDBITS
HELMED BY PHILLIP NOYCE
The $25 million movie is directed by Phillip Noyce the helmer of legendary THE QUIET AMERICAN drama with Brendan Fraser and Michael Caine. Taylor Swift was offered the role of Rosemary a week after a Los Angeles concert in which she was completely unaware that the film's makers were in the audience.The lead star Brenton Thwaites is appearing in a number of huge upcoming fantasy projects - he plays the prince in Angelina Jolie's MALEFICENT and will also play the lead role in Ancient Egyptian epic GODS OF EGYPT next to Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush!

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Jumat, 23 Mei 2014

MINDBLOWING 'DOMINION' SF SHOW POSTER! DISNEY'S 'BIG HERO 6' ANIMATED ADVENTURE TRAILER! JONATHAN MABERRY'S 'V WARS' BESTSELLER TO BE MADE INTO TV SERIES

'DOMINION' EPIC SF SHOW
GETS STUNNING NEW POSTER!
Here's a real treat for you: the first mindblowing poster for SyFy's new epic TV series DOMINION which will start airing next month! The sf show is set in the year 25 A.E. where an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael (Tom Wisdom) has sided with humanity against Gabriel (Carl Beukes). Rising out of the ashes of the 25-year-long battle are newly fortified cities which protect the human survivors.


JONATHAN MABERRY'S 'V WARS'
TO BE TURNED INTO TV SERIES
And if you thought vampires are finally over, they're not, since eOne and IDW Entertainment will transform V-WARS bestselling novel by Jonathan Maberry into TV series! As 'Deadline' reports the story is set in a world transformed by a catastrophic environmental event that releases a millennium-old virus that, once triggered, affects individuals differently depending on their DNA. The result is vampires as unique as their cultures and a response from those unaffected humans like never seen before.

DISNEY'S 'BIG HERO 6'
ANIMATED ADVENTURE TRAILER
Hitting theatres and the big screens this November is Disney's, Marvel inspired, new animated movie BIG HERO 6 a heartfelt and hilarious animated comedy adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, clean freak Wasabi No-Ginger, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion, a cutting-edge robot named Baymax, and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery.
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Kamis, 22 Mei 2014

TRAILERS FOR 'THE FATAL ENCOUNTER' KOREAN EPIC ACTION, 'PARTS PER BILLION' SF DRAMA WITH JOSH HARTNETT, ROSARIO DAWSON, PENN BADGLEY, GENA ROWLANDS, 'EARTH TO ECHO' CHILDREN ADVENTURE MOVIE

THE FATAL ENCOUNTER
 18TH CENTURY EPIC ACTION
Before we move on with today's movie news, I'd just like to remind you not to miss my previous post on how to help the survivors of extreme floods in Serbia! Tones of trailers for you today, starting with some Asian epic action in THE FATAL ENCOUNTER. South Korean blockbuster historical adventure will hit American big screens this weekend starring Hyun Bin and Jung Jae Young! As the year 1777 opens, King Jeong-jo enters the second year of his reign, which is consistently under threat from the opposing Noron and Soron factions. To successfully defend his royal power, Jeong-jo draws upon his stores of courage and relies heavily on his loyal servant Sang-chaek. In a shocking twist, Sang-chaek turns out to be an assassin who was sent into service in order to kill Jeong-jo. However, after witnessing King Jeong-jo's capacity to justly rule the people,  Sang-chaek comes clean about his true identity, and is banished from the court. As he leaves the palace, however, his eye catches sight of Sal-soo, the deadliest assassin in Joseon. Sang-chaek frantically returns to the court, only to find Sal-soo locked in combat with Jeong-jo.


PARTS PER BILLION TRAILER
FACING IMPENDING APOCALYPSE
Also coming to cinemas this week is dramatic science fiction apocalyptic drama PARTS PER BILLION boasting a starstudded cast which includes Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Penn Badgley, Gena Rowlands, Frank Langella... The movie brings interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.


EARTH TO ECHO TRAILER
 ADVENTURE AS BIG AS UNIVERSE
Also getting its first trailer and a poster is Relativity Media's movie EARTH TO ECHO which is trying to bring back the old adventure movies for kids that were popular back in the 80's. The story of the movie follows three friends (Teo Halm, Astro and Reese Hartwig) who begin getting weird coded messages on their cell phones and start worrying that something big is happening. No one pays them much mind, so they do some digging on their own and discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help.The movie is out this July!
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Rabu, 21 Mei 2014

PAYPAL ACCOUNT FOR DONATING MONEY TO THE VICTIMS OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODS IN SERBIA! DONATE IF YOU CAN AND HELP SAVE LIVES!

HELP DONATING MONEY
FOR THE VICTIMS OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODS IN SERBIA
This is a special post, people! I don't know if most of you around the world have heard about the terrible floods in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia (since most of the bigger news channels have started writing about it only after Serbian tennis players Novak Djokovic criticised BBC and CNN for not reporting about the true extent of the catastrophe at the Balkan peninsula) but the damage after the torrential rains last week, which caused monstrous flooding waves in most of the rivers, is huge with tens of thousands of people being evacuated, dozens and dozens of dead people, and countless houses, bridges, roads, buildings being destroyed, hundreds of thousands of animals drowned.... Most of the Southern part of Serbia has been turned into a sea in just hours! Serbian capital city Belgrade has on itself taken in tens of thousands of evacuated people, women, and children, who were left without their houses and all belongings. It will take years to recover from the catastrophe and many efforts and luck to fend of all the diseases and illnesses that usually come after extreme floods and landslides.

THE PAYPAL ACCOUNT FOR HELP
If you are willing to help in any way (even the smallest donations count) here is the official PayPal account open for the victims of the floods, to which you can donate money and help these poor people!
PS I will be very thankful to all of you who are willing to post the help account over in your posts and at your blogs and websites! Every help is welcomed and appreciated!
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ADRIEN BRODY IS HOLY ROMAN 'EMPEROR' CHARLES V! STELLAN SKARSGARD IS 10TH CENTURY VIKING IN 'THE LONG SHIPS'! HELENA BONHAM CARTER, EMILIA CLARKE IN WWI SAGA 'GUNS OF AUGUST'! EARTH WITHOUT GRAVITY IN 'INVERSION' SF EPIC!

ADRIEN BRODY IS 'EMPEROR'
CHARLES V IN NEW EPIC DRAMA
We shall start the day with two news from the historical genre: Adrien Brody will star in Lee Tamahori's (ONCE WERE WARRIORS) new historical drama EMPEROR! As 'Deadline' reports from Cannes, Brody will play the brilliant strategist Emperor Charles V, trying to hold together a fragmented Empire, in a 16th century world of wealth, debauchery, violent retaliations, sex, manipulation and treason.

DEZZY'S HISTORY LESSON
Charles V was a Holy Roman Emperor and also the king of Spain. He was also the heir of three of Europe's leading dynasties (he was famous for having enlarged lower jaw - a result of long history of inbreeding in his royal family) and his domain reached even into Americas where Spain conquered the Aztecs and Incas!  Even though he ruled half of the world, he was mostly a peaceful man and even the end of his rule was peaceful since he voluntary abdicated and went to a monastery seeking retirement after three decades of complex rule!

10TH CENTURY VIKINGS
IN 'THE LONG SHIPS' EPIC MOVIE
Speaking of the epic genre, Stellan Skarsgard will star in Viking epic THE LONG SHIPS the adaptation of the Swedish historical novel about famed 10th century Viking Red Orm who lived in the famous Viking Age when Europe was mostly ruled by Vikings, from Andalusia to Denmark, to Ireland, England and other parts!  It is one of the most popular Swedish books ever!
EARTH WITHOUT GRAVITY IN 'INVERSION'
Epic things will be also seen in Foresight Unlimited's $120 million worth disaster epic movie INVERSION about what might happen if Earth loses its gravity! To start shooting next year, the sf movie, writen by 'Children Of Men' scribe David Arata, will describe a global chase against the clock to save Earth’s inhabitants, traveling from China to Europe to the U.S. where among other things New York City is completely inverted.

WWI 'GUNS OF AUGUST' SAGA
HELENA BONHAM CARTER, EMILIA CLARKE, CHARLES DANCE
And to finish the day in epic style, 'Deadline' also writes that Helena Bonham Carter will take the lead role in World War One epic saga THE GUNS OF AUGUST! GAME OF THRONES stars Emilia Clarke and Charles Dance will also star in the movie about Bonham Carter's real life step-great grandmother Margot Asquith in an adaptation of the book by historian Barbara W. Tuchman. It is the story of a family dispute with global consequences. It traces the tragic mis- understandings, missed opportunities and aristocratic follies of the summer of 1914, which led to the outbreak of the First World War.
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Selasa, 20 Mei 2014

ORRO - The Name That Changed Diamond Simulants Forever

Advertorial

 I have to say this is one of my FAVOURITE advertorials ever.

How can it not be? It's about DIAMONDS!!!

Or rather, diamond stimulants... But I don't care if a diamond is lab grown or mined somewhere - as long as it is sparkly and super shiny!!

Before I start I want to talk about how I feel about jewellery. Why is there such a huge price difference between costume jewellery and real fine jewellery?

Don't get me wrong, I love costume jewellery. But they come with problems:

  • 1) I have a nickel allergy, so wearing costume jewellery earrings and rings are a problem for me. I get really itchy. Necklaces and bracelets are ok, but even so...
  • 2) They can never last, usually they rust or break easily. They cannot be worn daily.
  • 3) I can't custom make costume jewellery.


After I got my wedding ring I wear it every single day and I love it!! I don't ever take it off.

I've always wanted to buy another diamond ring to wear daily on my right hand middle finger, but I cannot bear the idea of spending over $10,000 on a diamond ring (I wanted a big bling diamond of course), so this just never came into fruition. WTF seriously I can think of so many better things to spend $10,000 on.


Besides, if I spend $10,000 on a ring I'd be so afraid of losing it or damaging it that I will never wear it out! It will just sit in my safe except I don't have a safe coz I don't have a $10,000 diamond ring. Honestly, I've heard of so many people who keep their expensive engagement rings in safes all the time. It's the lamest thing ever! Why have it if you can't wear it?


I wish there was something that was actually affordable (perhaps in low thousands or below a thousand), as sparkly and with the same brilliance as a real diamond, and is long lasting and durable!

I didn't know that ORRO Private Collection provides exactly that!!!



I went down to ORRO's store at Pacific Plaza for the first time and I felt like I WAS IN HEAVEN.

The whole store was full of rainbow fire facets from the hundreds if not thousands of diamond simulants displayed in delicate glass drawers.

Rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings in every design imaginable.

And best of all? Their price tags - ALL AFFORDABLE.



Check out the biggest rings at ORRO! Now I too can haz a 6 carat ring? :D 


A little more about ORRO, from their website:

ORRO embodies elegance, timelessness and practical wearability. Our designs are renditions of enduring sophistication and everyday wearability while our motto is that fine jewelry should be worn, enjoyed and NOT locked up in a safe. We believe that the universal allure of fine jewelry deserves a pragmatic option - whereby stress-free prices, superior quality and excellent workmanship can be enjoyed by all. ORRO Private Collection brings you exquisite fine jewelry you can have fun wearing, without breaking the bank.


ORRO does fine jewellery, but instead of setting naturally mined diamonds, they use lab grown diamond simulants which are completely indistinguishable with the naked eye.

There are two types of diamond simulants they provide:


ORRO’s Premium Master Cut Diamond Simulants – a hand-cut and hand polished lab-grown diamond simulant that is painstakingly cut and polished to precision by their master cutters in their in-house workshop facility.

Master Cut Diamond Simulants are set only on their solid 18K yellow/white/rose gold or pure platinum pieces. Price start slightly over $800.

ORRO’s Superior Cut Diamond Simulants – a machine-cut and hand polished lab-grown diamond simulant.

Superior Cut Diamond Simulants are set with platinum vermeil (sterling silver) pieces. Prices start from $145.



Both types are scientifically grown using state-of-the-art and proprietary science before being hand cut (or machine cut) and hand polished in line with stringent global grading benchmarks used in the genuine diamond industry.

Each and every facet is cut and polished according to a mathematical formula and is placed at precise angles in relation to each other - the result is what many consider the world’s best diamond simulants. After all, every one of their very own master stone cutters has over fifteen years of experience cutting and faceting naturally mined diamonds.


"EWWW... IT WILL LOOK SO FAKE!"


That's how some people react to diamond simulants. This is nonsense. Superficially, it looks exactly the same! And I have witnessed this myself! The only way one can tell is with a microscopic loupe to examine the natural flaws a mined diamond has.

Orro's diamonds are cut according to GIA standards and a computer model based on GIA data confirms that an ORRO certified diamond simulant offers the same brightness as a Tolkowsky Diamond.

In fact, so confident was the manager of ORRO in his diamonds that he asked to see mine and put it side to side with an ORRO ring of the same design.


FML.

My ring at the bottom is obviously more lacklustre. -_-

I know your reaction: My ring is coated with a thick layer of grime.

Nope, ORRO actually put it for ultrasonic cleaning and polished it before the photo.

Nope, that rainbow sparkle was not added in with photoshop. I saw it with my own eyes when the photo was taken. I demanded that the photographer also angled my ring in a way it also sparkled, but somehow it couldn't happen wtf.

My only consolation is that my ring is very old and very worn, abused daily for 4 years, so it has to have lost some of its shine. Besides, the ORRO ring it's being compared to is 1 carat while mine is only 0.73, so that isn't fair, right?

But in any case you can see that ORRO diamonds' fire don't lose to the naturally mined ones.


I guess to cheer me up, ORRO told me I can go ahead and pick a design to customise that middle finger ring that I've wanted for ages!! :DDDD

OMG YES!!!


I fluttered around the shop examining their designs to get inspiration, and I'm ashamed to say I actually took about 3 whole hours wtf. I finally saw a ring that had HEART SHAPED PRONGS around a round diamond! I fell in love with the design! The only thing is the band didn't have any side stones... So I modified the design until it became my dream ring!


Even after I got my ring design settled, I kept flitting around the shop sighing and saying I love so many of the pieces that ORRO decided to also give me a pair of Bejewelled Heart Earrings ($335) and Raised Heart Necklace ($388). :D


This is so simple and pretty!

With matching earrings! I actually have not taken them off till today wtf.


Pictures can't really capture how shiny and gorgeous they are in real life.


Two days later ORRO sent me a 3D rendering image of how my ring will look like:


I loved the design but wanted more filigree under the main diamond, so I sent this to the manager:


 I crudely drew this on the phone and sent it via whatsapp lol... Added two "S" shaped filigree and one more stone to the design!

The final design was then sent to me after some changes:





And it's being crafted!



Look at the cute little heart prongs!

Everything is 100% crafted by hand.



Each of the 119 side stones are handset under microscope onto the band!

Finally for the 1 carat star

After all the stones are set, here is how it looks like.. Before polishing:



AND FINALLY....





 I am so in love with my ring!!!

The workmanship is EXCELLENT. And it is a completely unique ring, designed by me! Plus, the ring is customized for me so it fits me exactly right and is so comfortable to wear.

On my finger:



All ORRO jewellery can be custom made to your own design and size too!! You can also pick the center stone to be any carat size you want!



Anyway, as I said, pictures don't do the sparkle justice. Here's a short video:


Very very pretty right??

More camwhoring pics:



(The tragus gem is a lousy earring I got from JB long ago wtf)





I'm a happy girl!!

Sorry the photos made the diamond simulants look so dull but in real life they are VERY sparkly!



Want to kinda rant: It's funny that when I posted about my ORRO jewellery, people left some nasty comments, mostly about how they look down on "fake" diamonds. I don't know what kind of narrow mindset that is. I'm sorry but it's true that most of us cannot afford real diamonds! A 3 carat heart diamond necklace like the one I'm wearing will cost hundreds of thousands if not MILLIONS!


What's so wrong about buying diamond simulants if I want a bit of bling on me? It's not like I'm going around lying my jewellery are all real.

I personally do think for an engagement ring the diamond should be real, because that should be the price of getting my hand in marriage, haha. But otherwise, I just don't feel its necessary!

Besides, there are many good reasons to buy diamond simulants!!

There are perhaps people who wish to propose but can't afford the real thing? Doesn't mean they should break the bank to get a tiny diamond ring yeah? May as well get a 1 carat one and still have money left over! Honestly, they look the same!

There are also people who HAVE the real thing, but they are too scared to wear it out, so they make a replica of it with diamond simulants.

ORRO's pieces are also great for travelling.You still want to look good but you won't want to bring a huge rock with you especially to less developed countries. I've also heard of people who left expensive rings in the hotel!

Sad to say naturally mined diamonds' prices are artifically inflated by the people who control the supply. *Angry face* Diamonds, with the exception of huge pieces which are worth millions, actually have no resale or investment value.

Or perhaps people are also concerned with naturally mined diamond controversies, so a diamond simulant solves that.

In case you are wondering, ORRO backs the quality of their stones with a lifetime warranty - they will not lose their brilliance or shine over time. It's not like cheap cubic zirconia that will turn cloudy over time.


I'm such a huge fan of ORRO that for my mother's birthday I got her a ring from there wtf. I find that their Platinum Vermeil price range (low hundreds) is an excellent amount for a birthday gift.



You can find out more about ORRO and buy their jewellery at HTTP://ORRO.COM!

Their facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/ORRO.Online.
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