Hmm, I pretty much like them all *except* aquamarine, my birthstone. I've always thought it was a wimpy looking color.

I love sapphires and rubies! I'm a November baby and don't like my birthstone, either the traditional or modern version.

Even though we're not supposed to say it, I love diamonds. (They're just so sparkly!)

My other two favorites are amethyst (my birthstone) & emerald.

My brother's birthstone is emerald & I can remember when I was a little kid I was so jealous because I thought emeralds were sooo much prettier! But now I like them both a lot. :)

Last xmas my boyfriend got me a white gold ring with an amethyst that I adore & wear every day.

I'm October-born, thank goodness, because I adore opals and tourmalines! I love their colors and the way there are so many different kinds. It's neat to get on eBay and see all the varieties.

My pin has opals in it and they're not whitish blue the way the other Pi Phi pins I've seen are. They are, no lie, *wine and blue*!! I've told the kids that if any of them pledge Pi Phi, they are NOT getting the opals until I'm too senile to care--I'll get them their own pin!

I love blue topaz! It's the center stone in my engagement ring (surrounded by 9 itsy-bitsy-teeny-tiny diamonds on each side). And at my wedding, I wore blue topaz earrings and a blue topaz necklace.

My birthstone is ruby, and I love it. But I have more pearls than anything else, and I have to admit, they're my favorites. The pearl is also my mother's birthstone and Pi Phi's jewel, so it all works out. :D

KillarneyRose, have you ever seen a rhodolite garnet? They're raspberry colored, and very beautiful. I'm crazy about them. It might be a way for you to love your birthstone, and there's nothing scabby about them. :p

Ooh, Silverblue, those rhodolites are gorgeous! Our family goes up to North Carolina to mine and my husband has a gift for locating hot pink rhodolites. (And sapphires. And rubies. I find moonstones :( .)

I'm the first guy to post in here.

-Rudey
--Now I feel all lady-like.

LOL. I am cursed with an ugly birthstone as well--at least the name is ugly--peridot. What the...? It's a light green color. Bland. I just felt jealous of everyone who had cool birthstones, like rubys & sapphires.

Sapphire's my favorite, BTW. DH got me a new guard for my wedding ring with diamonds & sapphires for our tenth anniversary last month. I L-O-V-E Love it!

edited to add, I wrote this before I saw AlphaGamDiva's note about Peridot being pretty if cut right...maybe I've just never seen one cut right?

Emeralds (my birthstone) and Diamonds! Love diamonds... lol!

For those of you NOT FOND of your birthstone check out Thaigem.com. It's great cuz often people don't realize that certain gemstones can come in different colors. For example I LOVE Garnets...I know someone said they didn't...but the Garnet family has greens, pinks, purples and even oranges. So check it out. Not too sure if I'd buy the cheaper stones but my coworker bought a Rhodelite Garnet (oval cut) and it was pretty!

Ruby because they are my birthstone. I also like Emeralds and Sapphires, what can I say, I like the precious gems! But I only like the deep shades of each. I hate it when rubies look to pink, or Emeralds and Sapphires look too pale. I also love pearls, they have that wonderfully classic look.

I agree with Kilarney...I'm also a Jan. birthday and tradtional garnets look like dried blood!

I LOVE Amethysts! Purple's my favorite color!

Diamonds! Gotta love the bling baby! :D
Emeralds-love the color
Sapphires-love the color
Blue Topaz-my birthstone (December)

I love opals.....my birthstone and also the type of stones on my badge.

My grandmother gave me an opal ring set in yellow gold. None of my other jewlery is yellow gold so I never wear it. I'm thinking of having the stone re-mounted on a white gold band.

I also love diamonds and sapphires!