Dazzle Like The Divas- Femina

EVERY celebrity knows how to sparkle. It's in her smile. It's in her eyes. It's in the glow of her complexion. It's in her carefully chosen wardrobe. Every smart celebrity has another secret... It's in her diamonds.

Be A Dazzler
Take your cue, make like the stars and shine, girl, shine:

The 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend' girl, MARILYN MONROE ignited the diamond parade in the 1950s with her performance of that song in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.
We say: Make like Marilyn and start building your collection today.

AISHWARYA RAI seduces effortlessly in unusual hanging earrings.
We say: Well brushed hair, pushed behind the ears, is sometimes the classiest showcase for dramatic diamonds.

SALMA HAYEK is softly sensual in diamond chandelier earrings with briolette drops by Harry Winston.
We say: Offset gorgeous danglers with a wind-swept hairdo and a romantic outfit.

JENNIFER LOPEZ makes effortless impact in custom-made shoulder-length diamond chandelier earrings by Fred Leighton. We say: Wear your hair up, like Jennifer, to allow the world a clear view of your sexy shoulder-dusters.

JENNIFER GARNER chooses to sport diamond hoops by Neil Lane.
We say: This clean-cut jewellery style is best complemented by unfussy fabric silhouettes and simple hair.

HALLE BERRY likes delicate, feminine diamond jewellery.
We say: If ladylike lustre is your aim, make sure your ensemble for the evening is ethereal too, and allows for enough body space for the sparklers to make impact.

Over the years, and down the decades, stars have dazzled in an assortment of diamonds. Film premieres, awards nights, personal occasions - the diamond is inevitably the icing on a long, cool look.

Indeed, actresses at the Oscars each year are known for the rocks they sport.
Elizabeth Taylor made headlines in 1970 when she wore the 69-carat pear-shaped Taylor-Burton Diamond (given to her by Richard Burton) as a pendant to the Oscars; her dress by Edith Head was designed to complement the rare gem.

In 1996, Oprah Winfrey showed up at the awards in a stunning diamond Riviera necklace.
But even actresses who tend to spend their money on massive mansions and lavish lifestyles rather than rocks get to wear stunning diamond jewellery to the shows, because big-name jewellers have long recognised the impact that the diamond in the right setting (read at the throat, or ears, or wrists of a star) can have on fashion-conscious people like you and me.

In 1996, Salma Hayek cut a dazzling picture when she turned up in a stunning diamond tiara on loan from Fred Leighton. "When is a girl going to wear a tiara if not to the Oscars?" she asked. And although Julia Roberts, 2001 Academy Awards' Best Actress winner, dazzled in a stunning diamond bracelet on loan from Van Cleef & Arpels, it was next seen on Mariah Carey, purchased for her by then-boyfriend Latin singer Luis Miguel. Gwyneth Paltrow was luckier - her father, producer Bruce Paltrow, bought her the stunning 40-carat $1,60,000 Harry Winston diamond necklace she wore to accept her 1999 Oscar for Best Actress!

Of course, since diamonds come in all shapes and sizes, and jewellers today are falling over themselves to hypnotise you with their pieces, start building your collection today. Who knows what great occasion is just around the corner!