| Are you looking into purchasing an element of | | | | they are diamonds that are literally harvested on |
| exquisite diamond jewellery for someone you | | | | the blood of others. Unfortunately in many |
| care about this year? Now you have to decide if | | | | countries that have diamonds mines those in |
| you need to have a natural diamond or if you will | | | | charge are the government or a militia who want |
| be fine with a lab diamond. | | | | the diamond money at the price of people, who |
| The first thing you are likely going to compare is | | | | are often used as slaves. The people who are |
| the look of real diamonds versus lab diamonds. If | | | | working in the mines are often forced to work in |
| you are able to do this you may be pleased or | | | | horrible conditions that can make them sick or |
| shocked to see they both look just as beautiful | | | | even cause them do die and their families are |
| as each other. Often the case is that you will | | | | threatened or hurt if they don't work. |
| notice that the lab diamond is actually more | | | | When it comes to purchasing a diamond for |
| attractive in the jewellery piece than the natural | | | | yourself, there is not an easy way to know if the |
| one. You may think this makes it a good buy. | | | | natural diamonds you are looking at were mined in |
| Yet then perceptions pop into your head. Sadly, | | | | this manner and are blood diamonds. Would you |
| many people still look at lab diamonds and think of | | | | be comfortable wearing a piece of jewellery |
| them as a 'cheap alternative to the real thing. Well | | | | where someone was made sick or even died in |
| let's look at a stigma you may not have paid as | | | | the process of getting the diamond? |
| close of attention to the stigma against real | | | | This is something you will never have to deal with |
| diamonds. | | | | when it comes to the lab created diamond. |
| Have you looked into how real diamonds are | | | | Instead, the same process of heat and pressure |
| mined? While you are looking at the finished piece | | | | is used to make the man made diamond, but in a |
| from those diamonds you need to look a little | | | | laboratory. By going this route you will be able to |
| deeper into where they came from in those | | | | have great pieces of diamond jewellery that are |
| diamond mines overseas. It’s time to learn | | | | made out of a lab diamond and look beautiful with |
| about blood diamonds - a world of horror relating | | | | none of the bad karma that could be attached to |
| to these gems. | | | | natural ones. |
| Blood diamonds are named this way because | | | | |