I would love to be able to afford to buy genuine diamond jewelry whenever I felt like treating myself or a female friend or relative. Nevertheless if I do not save my expendable income for a few months then I cannot easily afford to buy diamond jewelry. What I can afford to buy for the women I care about is cubic zirconia, which in my opinion looks every bit as good as real diamonds.
I have found that cubic zirconia and sterling silver jewelry is particularly affordable. What’s more to the untrained eye cubic zirconia and sterling silver jewelry looks much the same as diamonds and white gold. For instance look at this gorgeous Sterling Silver Bangle with Cubic Zirconia:

cubic zirconia, sterling silver

Now perhaps it is just me but I think that this item of cubic zirconia jewelry looks very much like something that cost several hundred if not thousands of dollars to purchase. If I wore this cubic zirconia and silver bracelet on an evening out with my husband I would feel very glamorous indeed.  However this piece is actually very affordable for most people, including me. To my way of thinking cubic zirconia and sterling silver jewelry like the bangle pictured above makes the perfect gift during a time of economic uncertainty.