DIAMONDS, a girl’s best friend? Psh.
In Hollywood, the hot new trend in engagement rings is all about going green – and we don’t mean eco-friendly.
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Stars including Jennifer Lopez, Megan Fox, and Elizabeth Olsen are all sporting green stones from their husbands and fiancés.
Whether they’re rocking emeralds or green diamonds, the glitterati is signaling that popping the question with clear white diamond jewelry is no longer the only way to go.
“Green gemstones are an important trend right now,” Le Vian CEO Eddie LeVian told The U.S. Sun. “At Le Vian, we believe emeralds, in particular, will be hugely popular and entice jewelry lovers throughout 2023.”
And it’s not just because they’re gorgeous: Stars and non-celebs alike have a good reason for getting that green.
“After being thrown way off kilter in recent years, the world is craving a return to normalcy and a restoration of balance, and that’s where emeralds come in,” said LeVian.
“The emerald, prized by royalty for millennia, is believed to bring balance to its wearer.”
The trend is sure to grow, he added: “What celebrities wear holds huge sway over what the rest of us are wearing.
“At Le Vian, we are currently seeing green gems rising in popularity among celebrities and consumers, with emeralds leading the charge.”
Also watching the trend is 77 Diamonds jewelry expert Anya Walsh, who says they’ve seen “a noticeable interest in emeralds and more specifically in emerald engagement rings” since Megan Fox got one.
“Emeralds are a very symbolic gift and their meaning stems from century-old lore and tradition,” she told The U.S. Sun.
“Emeralds possess strong symbolic power, as they are thought to bring the wearer peace, hope, and the prospect of renewal.
“For millennia, members of the elite have worn emeralds to achieve greater wisdom and protect themselves from disease. It is said Cleopatra was particularly fond of this precious gem as a royal adornment.”
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JENNIFER LOPEZ
Jennifer Lopez, 53, has a few engagement rings in her life, and two from Ben Affleck alone.
But her current ring has an impressive green diamond as its center stone.
Sourced by Ilan Portugali of Beverly Hills Diamonds and designed by Tamara Rahaminov and Nicol Goldfiner of Rahaminov Diamonds, her ring is green for another good reason.
“I always say the color green is my lucky color,” J.Lo once wrote in her newsletter.
“Maybe you can remember a certain green dress. I’ve realized there are many moments in my life when amazing things happened when I was wearing green.”
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MEGAN FOX
Megan Fox, 36, got a double ring from her fiancé, Machine Gun Kelly, who designed it with jeweler Stephen Webster.
“I know tradition is one ring, but I designed it with Stephen Webster to be two,” he wrote on Instagram.
“The emerald (her birth stone) and the diamond (my birth stone) set on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love.”
ELIZABETH OLSEN
Elizabeth Olsen, 33, got engaged to musician Robbie Arnett in July 2019.
Since then, the private star has been seen sporting a square-cut emerald surrounded by white diamonds on a gold band.
The pair quietly got married in 2020.
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LAUREN SANCHEZ
Lauren Sanchez and Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos haven’t announced that they’re getting married, but there have been rumors about their engagement since last year, when she was seen sporting a huge rock on her ring finger.
The ring has a large emerald at the center and is flanked by white diamonds.
It’s one of several impressive rings she owns, though, including one with a diamond in the middle – so it could just be part of a billionaire girlfriend’s standard jewelry collection.
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ZOE SALDANA
Zoe Saldana married Marco Perego in 2013 with a pear-shaped emerald ring on her finger.
One expert estimated to E! News that it was between six and eight carats.
VICTORIA BECKHAM
Victoria Beckham has 15 “engagement” rings that she wears on that particular finger, so it’s no surprise that some of them are colorful stones.
In addition to sapphires and rubies, the 48-year-old has one cushion-cut emerald in a platinum spiral setting, which she’s been seen sporting since 2007.
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EX COUPLES
For a few stars who’ve had emerald engagement rings, the relationship didn’t go the distance.
Halle Berry had an emerald rock from her ex Olivier Martinez before the pair split.
Hilary Swank had one from her ex-fiancé, Ruben Torres, too.
Lindsey Vonn also received an emerald from her ex-fiancé, P.K. Subban.
