Rose Quartz has a comparable pink color, but softer and more cloudy in appearance than Morganite – something that is preferred in jewelry at the moment. “But because of its surge in popularity, the price shot up.” This, he says, paved the way for the demand for Rose Quartz, which is priced reasonably for standard sizes. “Morganite has been hot the past few years, because of its color and because it was named after J.P. According to Bangkok gem dealer Navneet Agarwal, from Navneet Gems, the demand for Morganite resulted in a surge in price that has people turning to Rose Quartz instead. Morganite also enjoyed a moment due to the popularity of pink, and it is more transparent than Rose Quartz, with a higher color saturation. Of course, it isn’t the only pink gemstone out there, but compared to most, including, Pink Sapphire, it is certainly the most affordable. Draped dress in a shade of pink from the Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2017 show.Īll of this publicity is boosting the reputation of Rose Quartz, which was long overlooked in favor of more saturated colored gemstones.

Rose-colored tulle dress from the Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2017 show. The fashion section of The New York Times proclaimed, “The high fashion world is cringing as its favorite black is pushed aside by the mass success of pink.”ġ. A recent article on says, “you would have to be colorblind to question whether we are knee-deep in a Rose-Quartz-everything era.” The story predicts the color will be around for some time.

The fashion world abounds with praise for pink. Rose Quartz has endured as a top fashion color well into 2017, and it remains on the list of Pantone’s top ten colors for 2017 – it is also referred to as “dusty spring.” In 2016, the Pantone Color Institute named it one of its top two colors of the year, along with “serenity,” a light blue shade. Rose Quartz is having a moment of glory in the jewelry world, and its popularity seems to be here to stay.

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