For the first box set I wouldn't say they lied because it's a common thing by now to label the heated amethyst as citrine and in a box where you can't choose the crystals yourself I always expect this type of citrine instead of the natural one, unfortunately. I never buy crystals in boxes that I can't choose for myself one by one. The chips stones are nice, you can infuse candles and oils and florida aqua with them, for what purpose you need 😀 very useful little stones

I wonder if the certificate of authenticity was included because technically the citrine was a real stone, albeit modified? Anyway, thank you for doing this video! 🔮✨ I haven’t bought crystals from Amazon and I definitely won’t be anytime soon! 😂

Those crystal chips are perfect for spells! I use them instead of using my bigger pieces .

Omg thank you for making this!!🥰 sending positive energy towards you!!✨✨

Love that you are back on, on Sunday :) I love all the stuff you reviewed!

It's nice you have done these video's as crystals are such beautiful objects of nature and our allies too. It's such a shame that tampered fake crystals are hard to spot and in abundance on our markets:it's also a shame us the public become decieved as many buyers use them for healing purposes: I'm happy ive stumbled across your video's which the couple i have watched have been a helpful and look forward to browsing through the rest you have put up on utube. With gratitude Thankyou they have been a big help 🙏: may you prosper in 2022😁😇💜

Rock Paradise is a pretty big crystal shop in Woodland Hills, CA (located on Conga Ave), I know that they do sell some heat treated amethysts but they’re pretty good at labeling it as that plus they let you know at checkout as well which is pretty cool (: if your ever in the area you should definitely check it out, it’s super cute! They also have some pretty pieces so I’m kinda bummed the Leo box wasn’t the best 😭

How do you know that it’s not old stock lapis? I have a family of miners in Pakistan of whom I know well and source from for my shop and they still have a bunch of old stock from their neighbors in Afghanistan, left over. Additionally there are some remote locations In Afghanistan that are still not entirely affected by the recent events and have still been able to ethically source lapis. It’s still a very fluid situation and we can’t know for sure yet exactly how the miners are being affected yet or if the Taliban have affected them yet. While it’s important to be cognizant and diligent with sourcing, I think it’s far too premature to just deem ALL lapis a conflict stone at this point.

@tishasponaugle9691

2 жыл бұрын

Can anyone give me an approximate date on when Lapis would of became a "Conflict" Stone? Please & Thank you

I’m new to your channel and I’m loving itttt :)

I loved seeing all these! Thought the towers and the box were really cool

Honestly, from my recent purchases, my review is really a 5 star. I love there crystals! Honestly Amazon crystals are underrated at least. Also, I recommend reading the star reviews on ALL business including when buying of Etsy Etc.

@samsgirl4138

5 ай бұрын

I have bought some really nice palm stones and tumbles through a few vendors on Amazon. Not the ones she bought from but I check out reviews by verified purchases first.

Yeah, I don't think I will ever buy crystals from Amazon LOL! Ahh no thank you! The fake citrine is disappointing but not surprising! Great video and fun to watch!

@jinger4233

Жыл бұрын

Honestly same lol. But I do buy crystal sets in wooden boxes from there. It’s literally the best thing. There are some good ones! You just always have to check reviews

I like heat treated citrine I have a lot of tumbled pieces and I think it looks cool. I have been obsessed with orbicular ocean jasper, lodolite, and mosaic chalcedony recently.

@laceywhite4380

2 жыл бұрын

Its still amethyst at the end of the day. See nothing wrong with it as long as they are transparent.

@Hashdollars

2 жыл бұрын

@@laceywhite4380 it’s not amethyst. Citrine and amethyst are both quartz’s and the names refer only to their color as they are molecularly identical. It is not natural citrine, it is citrine still.

@Daisy624

2 жыл бұрын

@@laceywhite4380 yes as another commenter said, natural citrine and heat treated amethyst are the same thing. In nature, amethyst is heat treated naturally by the earth and it is then citrine. “Heat treated amethyst” is amethyst that is heat treated by man, turning it into citrine. The only difference is the color. They’re the same crystal. “Natural” citrine (amethyst heated by the earth) is prettier/better looking that man-heated citrine so that’s why it’s more sought after. But they are both legitimately citrine.

Wow I didn’t know lapis lazuli was a conflict stone :( can you do a video on common conflict stones?

@laceywhite4380

2 жыл бұрын

Watch one from someone else. She’s leaving out key facts and making concrete statements she can’t back up. . Malachite is a risk , white plume agate, to name a couple… a lot of material from India in general. But she can’t say FOR SURE it’s a conflict stone. Not ALL is, there is a lot of old stock left available from before the Taliban took over. I don’t think it’s a subject to speak on without complete understanding otherwise you’re harming the families who do mine this material and depend on it to survive. It’s actually VERY sad what’s happened in Afghanistan but it doesn’t mean we just presume that all the mines were impacted just yet and turn our back on these families. It’s too premature to say for sure. Unless you are living in the region, you can’t really say with certainty. I’ve been in contact with the family I source from and some associates in Pakistan…. It’s not black and white across the board.

@cheetodust745

2 жыл бұрын

@@laceywhite4380 thanks for the info, I’ll look into these things from another creator. I was just surprised because I have a couple lapis pieces and worried I’d contributed to conflict in someway

@isabellestudies1946

2 жыл бұрын

@@laceywhite4380 how are the stones from India considered conflict ? I just want to understand because maybe I am missing something. I mean I went there and got some crystals and jewelry and saw mines and all, India doesn’t seem to be on the conflict list. Nor Pakistan, yeah Afghanistan is definitely facing a lot of problems right now so I understand when it comes to Afghanistan. But India and Pakistan are fine. Got some sapphire from Sri Lanka too. I want to go to Jaipur though, also Tucson.

@hairproducts7637

Жыл бұрын

@@laceywhite4380 👏👏👏

Happy New Year! Wishing you the best in 2022!

Also can we talk about how they house gigantic bubble mailers for small things??? I got stickers from them in a huge bubble mailer. I typically reuse bubble mailers for storage, but it's still so wild to me!

I love your videos so much!

Larimar is one of my fav crystals rn. I have the cutest little larimar pendant.

Happy 30k 😊😊😊

Another fun fact…. Tigers eye is merely petrified asbestos. The fibrous structure of the asbestos that is taken on when being silicified into tigers eye is the reason for this particular stones chatoyancy.

Larimar is so beautiful. At the Tucson Gem & Mineral show had a beautiful larimar dealer. Check out the show coming this month. Wholesalers available.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan’s president has thrown his support behind a push to classify lapis lazuli as a “conflict mineral” after a global advocacy group said Monday that militants - including the Taliban - earn up to $20 million a year from illegal mining of the rare blue stone.

I'm sorry lol all citrine is heated up amethyst in one way or another. Natural citrine is heated in the earth and the other in a lab but actually ALL citrine is a form of heated amethyst✌️💜 ty for sharing love your videos and I really appreciate all your crystal reviews 😊

@fluffy_marshmallow

2 жыл бұрын

This 💯

Thanks a lot, I am waiting for your AliExpress haul

Your eyes are truly green. I can’t help but notice them! 👍🏻

I just started making crystal jewelry. And yeah I bought a jewelry making kit for like 28 something. I'm pretty sure most chips are real. Some pieces still have the out side stone on them I guess? But you are so educated on these. So I followed🤩 So I'll checking out esty. Plus I bought Key charm's which are cute but some are cheaply made while other's look good.

Just ordered from you super excited to get my order

@ColdBrewBarbie

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 💓

I didn't know lapis was a conflict stone! Thank you for telling us

Hi could you please recommend how to tell good quality of snowflake obsidian bracelet thank you

In the set of tiny bottles was the rubellite actually rubellite? I got that set and it was red jasper in the rubellite bottle. Still real just not as labeled. And I still love the set.

I'm waiting for the continuation))

Loved the video, great information thank you so much for sharing,your time and effort to let us know whats out there

hay, could you make a video on fake/real rings with stones? thank you for the vids :)

@Malachaii

2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see this vid. Its always hard buying jewelry with crystals unless they’re raw cuz I’m scared they will be fale

@Foodmakeupskin

2 жыл бұрын

Agree ! I love Crystal jewelry but it’s so tiny I’m not sure if it’s real or not

Hi Barbie! Love your channel. I have a few people that do purchase from me but tell me that they can purchase from china alot cheaper? How would you answer that ? I'm dumbfounded at times. Thank you

What's a conflict stone when you reffered to Lapis

Hi Barbie 💜 Why is the Lapis Lazuli not so ethic ? 😱 Thank you to help us with the stones ! 💜

@annwarner5066

2 жыл бұрын

Piggy backing…what is a conflict stone?

@sagefemme958

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that the current belief is that the lapis mines (in Afghanistan where most Lapis comes from) went illegally back to the Taliban when they took over in August and currently there is no way to prove that it is or is not funding the Taliban.

@robertcable9779

2 жыл бұрын

Check out hibiscus moons video about it here on KZread. She goes into detail about it!!

hi there, why is lapaz lazuli a conflict stone ?

What is a conflict stone

Honestly these prices were fine. These are prices I pay for.

@smurphy_1237

2 жыл бұрын

I get what you mean but if I’m paying the same price I’d rather be 100% sure that it’s real. And I would rather support a small business

Are the gems on Amazon specifically the name amazing gemstones real ??

What is your crystal shop on Etsy?

I picked up some stretch bracelets this summer, the one I bought on amazon cost more than 3 I bought on Temu, actually was happier with the stones on Temu. Go figure. I'm always skeptical about purchasing stones online, unless I've dealt with the seller before.

What do you mean by conflict stone with the lapis?

@laceywhite4380

2 жыл бұрын

Go read my comments above. She’s prematurely labeling all of this material as such when we aren’t there just yet.

You told us that lapis is rare and easily counterfeited...so were all these lapis products real? I want to gift my friend this. Lapis has been something she has been looking for. Can anyone confirm that it is very rare?

Even though it's heat treated it's still authentic

Always shop local u get more for ur money I have a friend that has great prices for a huge of black tourmaline is $30 u need two hands to pick it up

How much was that set? 26:07

I bout a big rose quartz tower for 100.00 and I think it's fake😞 I also was gifted 4 towers and they were all glass it's disgusting

I went to a festival and a guy sold me that necklace with the tiny piece of raw amethyst at 11:36 for $10. He had over 20 of them.

That was a rip off . I buy my products from China or Mexico and an online live so I get to pick every item . Yes it is a bit costly and be aware there is exchange rate and ups charges but definitely well worth the money. They sell by kilo 1/2 kilo or sometimes per item . And everything is authentic. Thank you for the video as I was going to purchase from Amazon but I too was very weary about the products. Most look like glass . Appreciate your time to show this video. I will continue purchasing my products by wholesale.

I pay $5-$6 for the cheapest crystal here in NYC. $2- $3 is crazy to me....

I thought emerald was the birth sign for may Tauruses

girl wym by getting crystals for half the price at ur neighborhood crystal shops?? i get two quarter sized tumbled crystals for $20!!?

@delaneyshort6383

2 жыл бұрын

is it just me?

@abbysell7786

2 жыл бұрын

yes it’s just u lol

@robertcable9779

2 жыл бұрын

Same with my area. One shop sells tumbles at like $14 each 😱

@laceywhite4380

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the material. I too have a shop and I don’t think she’s fairly considering the fact that people need to make profit.

how do you know the bracelets are authentic? i have a few and never really know whether they're real or not. appreciate if you could make a video about it!!

@samanthadelic

2 жыл бұрын

You can put a lighter to the bead if it doesnt melt it is real :) I learned this from her in another vid!! Ofc try to keep the flame away from the band the beads are on

@JustCardsBySara

2 жыл бұрын

@@samanthadelic not always

@JustCardsBySara

2 жыл бұрын

Best way is colour, look up the characteristics and is it cool to touch n keeps it coolness for a while is a good way .. another is price is a big indication .. also look for bubbles no crystal will be perfect and will be uneven colour , conclusions and the points will be uneven

@dokidoki719

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustCardsBySara Can labradorite be totally transparent?

I am really surprised that Amazon has such awful quality . I have bought slot of things from them that I am very happy with. Thank you for the video I definitely will not buy stones from Amazon

I'm mexican and...idk if i explain myself very well... but! I love your content and I feel very VERY safe when you talk about the authenticity of the crystals you buy and share with us ❤️ love u! I keep practicing my writing~ I learn more and more if I listen~ LOVE U!! ❤️

@ColdBrewBarbie

2 жыл бұрын

Love you!!

That's weird. In the UK most amazon packaging (all outer) is recyclable cardboard🤔🤷‍♀️

@ColdBrewBarbie

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it’s is here too but it’s so much plastics! Even worse in the south!

I bought 30 cabochons that are supposed to be polished crystals and have no idea how to identify them ,, also expensive lol

Leo ♌️ unite

not worth the price IMO quantity over quality is what's wrong with business today.

Rock Paradise is in Whole Foods.

I think it’s too expensive for what you received.

Y do you sell them for that much

Plastic is bad for the environment but so is what they do to get some of those crystals. 😢😢😢

Weird they would fake quartz given how common and cheap it is…

I am a Leo

You should do an esty haul

❤️

you paid way too much ,i bought nice piece of larimar set in a sterling silver pendent for that price.

You paid too much, but crystals are expensive in some places.

not worth it.

I'm guessing your a LEO???🧐😙

Why do you rush to label all lapis a conflict stone but not mention the risk of unethical sourcing for malachite? It doesn’t seem as though you’re leaving room for the merchant to profit and I’m nor surprised there are real crystals, anyone can sell on Amazon… doesn’t mean it’s an Amazon product. Lol. Small businesses just like you and I use Amazon as a place to sell their products , no different than Etsy. Not cool to generalize all of Amazon sellers. Ps: you might want to do some historical review of how shady the corporation Etsy is, especially as it pertains to discriminating against the Crystal community. But okay. Keep making these videos with half assed misleading statements that aren’t 100% fact. First couple videos I dismissed, but it’s getting old. Do better for our community. Thx.

@hairproducts7637

Жыл бұрын

Point👏👏👏

@vanessakelley9113

Жыл бұрын

She doesn’t seem nearly as knowledgeable as she thinks she is….

In my opinion that larimar looks like Chinese larimar.

@ColdBrewBarbie

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not, I compared it to my actual Larimar, the lighting really blows it out!

@laceywhite4380

2 жыл бұрын

The only certain way to know is locate the original source or have it tested. Does she have a gemologist degree were unaware of ? So much so that she can definitively deem a stone authentic by looking through a glass jar?

you complain about EVERYTHING 😭

@ColdBrewBarbie

Жыл бұрын

It’s criticism not complaining