Party girls, listen up. You might want to consider amethyst as your stone of choice even if you are not born in February.Amethyst, which is a brilliant purple to violet variety of quartz, was used to prevent intoxication by the ancient Greeks and Romans. They wore amethyst rings, drank from amethyst encrusted goblets, even dropped an amethyst crystal in their wine to protect them from getting inebriated… ah if only it was that easy!

Elegant Amethyst

But this alluring stone is so pretty it is worth giving it a try. On the other side of the coin, amethyst is reputed to bring peace of mind to the wearer and an understanding of thought or philosophy. Want to feel like a princess? The elegant purple color of amethyst has made it the favorite of royalty over the ages. Many of the world’s crown jewels have been laden with this royal purple gem.

Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst could dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence. Is there any reason a girl wouldn’t wear an amethyst!?!

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