"I have a few Tru-Diamonds™ items - three rings, and a necklace. I really enjoy wearing them - they look fantastic, but I don't feel the fear and vulnerability of storing or wearing tens of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.
Few people ask if they are real - why would they, I guess, when they look so good? But I have made a point of telling many of my friends that they are in fact Tru-Diamonds™ - not least to encourage them to buy some for themselves! But just once I told a white lie, and mostly because the person who asked was the very last person I thought would be fooled...
I work with a lady who is very lovely, but also very glamorous. She is immaculate to the point of being quite scary to an Average Jo like me! She is slim, impeccably dressed, and she likes her designers. She is not flashy about it, but she carries Prada, wears Tiffany, and shows a flash of red on the soles of her Louboutins... She has lovely clothes and accessories and some cracking jewellery.
Sitting next to her in a meeting one day, she noticed my 2.75 ct. t.w. Queen Victoria ring (my favourite, I think!) and, with an intake of breath, said "Ooh, is that diamond REAL?". I'll be honest - much to my shame, I got quite a thrill from the fact that a colleague with such beautiful and designer things was having a "wow" moment about something I was wearing! So much so that I made a split decision that for once I wasn't going to be my usual honest self, nor even recommend Tru-Diamonds™ to her. No, on this occasion I was going to bask in her glamorous admiration: "Oh, yes! Lucky girl, aren't I?"
I know I should feel guilty for telling a white lie. But to be honest, I don't think I do!
Long may the admiration continue, and hopefully of a growing range of items as I add to them over the years."