Why Cubic Zirconia Makes so Many Cringe?

Crystals? Those sound lovely and shiny, add the name Swarovski, and I know those crystals will be flawless. Paste? Wonderful, especially jewellery specimens from the Georgian era set in sterling. Rhinestones? Nice and sparkly, used for generations. Cubic Zirconia? Eww, not CZs. Why? The very crude exchange above is a generic sentiment I have spotted, trawling through jewellery related forums, […]
