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Come February, Chopard will be releasing this exquisite diamond brooch. Perhaps a gift for your favorite lady-friend for cupid’s day? Made of titanium, spinel, conch pearl and diamonds, it is glamor and femininity in one beautiful little package. Displaying a price tag of $351,000 it isn’t for the flat-walleted. But with that hint of pink at it’s center I believe it is sure to warm someone’s heart and warrant some serious points for the often-in-trouble …

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The romance between France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy and model/singer Carla Bruni has been captivating the gossips lately. The latest news involves a bit of jewelry spotting. Bruni has been seen wearing a heart-shaped Dior ring that is very similar to one owned by his ex-wife Cecilia. The rings are from Dior’s Coeur Romantique collection. Sarkozy reportedly gave the the model a pair of earrings from Dior earlier in their courtship. Some have also remarked that the two women are similar in looks, both being angular …

>People who have bought diamonds any time between January 1, 1994, and March 31, 2006 may be in for a little return on their purchase. De Beers has settled a class action lawsuit for $295 million. Under the terms of the settlement individual consumers and members of the diamond trade can make a claim. The settlement is the result of a lawsuit which said that the South African company charged anticompetitive prices for the rough diamonds it sold, monopolized …

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Throughout time there have been a variety of ways, in polite society, to subtly display your sexual orientation or availability. The often hard-to-interpret systems of flowers, handkerchiefs and strategically placed body piercings can finally give way to something a little more straightforward. The Sexuality cufflinks let you say it all with a twist of the wrist. One cuff has a variety of orientations including: straight, bisexual, gay, transexual, swinger and curious. The other displays your availability on a scale which includes single, married, desperate, divorced, available and adulterous. The silver cufflinks sells for $175.

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Bandages for the Heart were designed as symbols of tough times, to represent both the injury and the healing. They aren’t real bandages (like these Swarovski ones) for use on actual physical wounds, but instead are meant to be worn as badges of honor, or perhaps inspiration, again and again. Designed by Alysia Dee Kraus, Bandages for the Heart are available in either sterling silver or 18k gold with garnet jewels. Each comes wrapped in a gauze …