Choose the piece first, then lab-grown or natural diamonds, 14K or 18K, and the color
Start with where she will wear it, then choose the stones. A necklace or a pair of studs suits every day and needs no sizing, while a ring needs her size first. Lab-grown butterflies in 14K gold were about three quarters of the pieces sold in the year. Natural diamonds sit on most of the necklaces and on the Luxe ring, necklace and earrings. Most pieces come in white or yellow gold.
Pieces: butterfly necklaces, rings, earrings, a bracelet and a brooch
Choose by how often she will wear it. Nine pieces hang at the neck. Most of those butterflies are half an inch to under an inch across. The eight rings run from the slim Luxe band to an emerald held between diamond wings. Earrings go from a small stud to a butterfly 16.5 mm wide. One stretch bracelet rolls on over the hand. The brooch is the showpiece, with wings that move and 80 carats of natural fancy-color diamonds.
Diamonds: lab-grown or natural butterfly diamond jewelry
Decide the stones before the gold. Nine pieces set lab-grown diamonds, and each one says lab in its title. The other seventeen carry natural diamonds, going by each listing's own stone line. Both are diamonds, graded on one scale. Lab-grown gives the bigger, whiter look, and nearly every lab piece grades F color or whiter with VS1 clarity or better. The natural stones mostly run F-G to G-H, SI to VS, which reads white and clean to the eye at this scale. Natural is the rarer, mined stone, the one to pass down.
Gold: 14K or 18K butterfly jewelry in white, yellow or rose
Take 14K for daily wear. Eighteen pieces are 14K, a little more than half pure gold and hard enough for every day. The seven in 18K are three quarters gold, richer in color and quicker to scratch. Nearly every piece comes in yellow or white, and ten add rose. White gold wears a rhodium coat that gets renewed every year or two. The brooch names no metal, so ask the live chat before you order it.
Sizes: butterfly ring sizes, chain lengths and earring widths
For a ring, borrow one she wears on that hand and have a jeweler read its size. Most rings come in sizes 5 to 8, halves included. Size 9 is on the two Floating Butterflies alone, and size 4 on the emerald ring. The Eternity Butterfly lists 6.5 and 7, and the Bloom lists no size, so ask the live chat first. Each 18K necklace lists an 18-inch chain, and the Luxe necklace names that length too. The rest name no chain length, so ask whether a chain comes and how long. The two studs measure 7 and 8 mm across.
Sets: matching butterfly jewelry and gifts
The Luxe is the one full set, a ring, a necklace and earrings in 14K with natural diamonds, each in white or yellow. Wear one piece or all three. For a gift without her ring size, choose a necklace, the studs or the stretch bracelet. The 18K Diamond Butterfly Earrings are listed twice, at 10 mm and 16.5 mm across, so pick the size she likes. Start with the live chat, then call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.