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CastaDiva Resort: Paradise on Lake Como

CastaDiva Resort, the motto is simple: "the answer is never no, and yes can always be had ... for a price." But priceless beauty and impeccable service is what you'll get at this 75-room ulra-luxe resort, the first of its kind to open on the lake in nearly 100 years.

It's not everyday one gets the chance to travel to Lake Como, and it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to stay at the former villa of famed opera singer Guiditta Pasta, now a luxury resort. Needless to say, we jumped at the opportunity. An eight-hour overnight from New York to Milan landed us at Malpensa International Airport, just 45 minutes from the hotel proper. A uniformed driver and the resort's private Mercedes shuttle were waiting to take us to our destination, procuring coffee and water along the way. Luca, the driver, energetically pointed out the sights and sounds along the way, waxing poetic about the beauty we were soon to see at CastaDiva.

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The Lugano Diamonds Butterfly Ring

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New from the house of Lugano Diamonds is this butterfly ring, designed to echo the beauty of nature and of summer year round. The ring consists of 2.53 carats of sliced rough diamonds, 1.44 carats of brilliant diamonds, and 18k gold in three colors. Sitting on a branch of black gold, the butterfly's wings are sliced rough diamonds framed in rose gold and brilliant diamonds, while the articulated antennae feature 0.57 carats of briolette-cut diamonds and can move a little. A truly beautiful statement ring to showcase your love of all things nature. $8,600

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Lugano Diamonds Sunglasses

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World-renowned jeweler Lugano Diamonds has come out with a new set of sunglasses designed by Barton Perriera that feature frames inlaid with clear and colored diamonds. Above is my favorite with pink lenses, gold frame, and 2.85 carats of fancy pink diamonds, and in the gallery below there's a leopard-print design with intense yellow and black diamonds on the frame and also a pretty purple version. Diamonds on sunglasses all too often end up looking gaudy and overly flashy but these are nicely understated. Just a little sparkle at your temple to honor your love of diamonds. Sunglasses priced at about $27,000 each.

Gallery: Lugano Diamonds Sunglasses