FP4278-1120-FP001-20260611-04Empress Dowager Cixi Loved Turquoise — You Can Love It for Yourself, Too

Cixi’s phoenix crown, court beads, and fingernail guards were all adorned with turquoise. She wasn’t a gem expert, but she knew what was worth having. Today, you don’t need to own as much as she did — but you can be like her in one way: choose what you love, without forcing yourself. You wear a stone for your own joy, not for others’ judgment. Your liking it is reason enough.