Diamond Diva Dish

Scarlett Johansson was a real treat for the troops in Kuwait as she joined the USO/Army Morale Welfare Recreation entertainment tour.

The troops morale certainly was boosted when Scarlett flashed her smile, posed with them for photos and signed autographs.

Underscoring the contribution of those who put their lives at risk, Scarlett expressed a desire to give back, by bringing them a bit of home.

Scarlett looks lovely in a simple pale pink v-neck sweater, white tank and over-sized gold heart dangle necklace. Heart dangle necklaces are featuring prominently these days, in a variety of sizes and their popularity spans from teenage girls to women of all ages.

The heart dangle necklace can be seen in myriad sizes and combinations of metals and stones – from delicate to bold, everyone wants to have a heart of gold!

Check out some of my exciting finds below!

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The Pave Cut Open Heart Pendant features the perennially popular pave and the warmth of yellow gold.

You can still enter to win this fabulous Diamond Dangle Heart Pendant

This Gold Rope Diamond Heart Necklace combines two-toned gold, a rope design and the addition of another little heart to the side.

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I love this stunning Diamond and White Gold Heart Necklace. The whimsical shape of the heart, as well as the glitter of the 100 prong set diamonds really does it for me!

How’s this White Gold And Diamond Heart Necklace strung on a yellow gold chain, for something different?

A Two Tone Gold Dual Heart Pave Pendant has a special significance with one heart nestled inside the other.

Lovely, all!

Looking awesome clad in a champagne-hued satin tulle dress, Nicole Kidman puts in an appearance at the White Tie Dinner – a fundraising event for the White Ribbon Foundation whose mission is to raise awareness of violence against women.

Trendy layered chains accentuate without overpowering her overall look. Delicate, yet chic, this look is one that can take you from day to evening wear, is harmonious for all body types, and is conducive to having fun with the infinite combinations you can achieve by variation of lengths, links, and embellishments. Not only can you wear them around your neck, but also your waist, or wrapped several times around your wrist.

My current fixation is this Gold Rope Oval Link Necklace with pear shaped gold beads which have an organic feel to them. I like the pairing of textural rope links with smooth polished pebbles. Wear it in a single or double length, or graduated with one length shorter, the other long. This is a simply swoon-worthy — a very au currant piece!

Perfect candidates to incorporate in your layered looks are the Diamond By The Yard Necklaces via Diamond Harmony. Talk about a “harmonious” fit — this delicate necklace, reminiscent of the ones worn by Nicole Kidman, features 44 round cut diamonds in bezel setting, further enhanced by white gold deco filagreed embellishments. Choose one of these for your shortest length and add other delicate chains to compliment it!

There’s a certain substance that some people like to take. It makes women forget to wear jewelry, brush their hair, or sleep. It makes men wear silly hats, horrible ties, and NECKLACES UNDER THEIR LAPELS.

Girls, this is your brain with a side of bacon, you know?

July 2006. Marcia Cross, at a press conference for the fall season of “Desperate Housewives.” Who does her eyebrows? It must take an hour a day. But I still can’t help spotting a bezel set solitaire diamond pendant:

September 2006. Marcia reveals that she is pregnant! Due date in April 2007.
October 2006. Maria reveals on the Ellen show that she is having TWINS!

November 2006. A freak goes through Marcia’s trash and finds nude photos of her, and threatens to sell them. This seems to inspire poor Marcia to wear what appears to be the rubber ring from a Listerine bottle as a Circle of Love.

Later in November, 2006. Marcia is working hard to pull it together. She’s got the ginormous pearl necklace layering with the hammered gold discs, cleverly drawing attention down across her cleavage and away from her desperate expression:

December, 2006. She’s not doing photo shoots, but who can resist some last-minute shopping at Barney’s? Nice turqoise drop earrings. She seems to be perking up!

Feb 2007. Marcia, presumably aided by a team of stylists, appears on the cover of “Good Housekeeping.” She’s beautiful. And whatever that earring stone might be, it is SO gorgeous with her hair and her dress, right?

Tuesday, February 20, 2007. A month or two early, the girls are here! And they’re fraternal, not identical. Eden and Savannah, the newest diamond divas. (PICS PLEASE!!! send them to Samantha@DiamondDivaDish.com and I’ll post them here!)

Our beautiful diva Gwenyth Paltrow was at the St. Regis Hotel in New York last Thursday to raffle off a gorgeous diamond and gold necklace by Damiani.

Proceeds of the raffle, as well as other auctioned jewelery, went to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. Gwenyth ROCKS!

Fall Fashion Week 2007 ended in New York this week. For those who are unclear about this, as I was when I first lived in NYC, let me clarify: the FALL fashion shows are in the dead of WINTER. So the buyers can have the clothes in their boutiques to sell during the SUMMER. Get it? Yeah. It’s like the way they put out Christmas stuff the day after Halloween, when there’s still Thanksgiving in between.

And the winners for Best Jewelry are:

Cynthia Nixon has perfect yellow gold mini-medallion drop earrings, and no necklace. Mary Louise Parker has an incremental ring white gold necklace, and no earrings. They looked relaxed, casual and comfortable in the front row of the Chaiken show.

(You didn’t think I was going to talk about the fashion models, did you? Does anybody really look at them? LOL)

Jen officially confirmed her nose surgery in People this week. She says it was for a deviated septum, and she can breathe at night like never before. I believe her, because I don’t see anthing different about her nose. She also denies the chest enhancement. Which I also believe. Why would she need that?!

But about her PERFECT jewelry: I LOVE hammered gold circles. Simple, gorgeous. My favorite is the necklace against her awesome tan, but she’s even got the matching earrings. I would go for longer earring with such a long neck… But the necklace is PERFECT. And I found it online WHOOHOO. I’m sure this is the same piece. Do you think Jen shops online? Ha. No. She probably paid ten times as much as I’m going to pay!