Valentine's Day is nearing and like every year we need to find a gift for our significant others. Every year we face the same question – what can we buy? How can we be innovative? Yes, there are the familiar, classical things that we recycle every few years, and there are all those cute, creative gifts – it all depends on our mood and the level or creativeness.

But a “classic” gift doesn't have to be boring, especially when it is wrapped with love – which, after all, the most important thing. Of course, the shiner and more luxurious the gift, the more loved some of us feel...

This year I've decided to focus on the fairer sex and what we can buy to win their hearts and keep them from getting bored.

1. A diamond ring

A diamond ring is the perfect gift. An expensive, glimmering rock for her finger is my idea of the perfect gift.

2. A gold watch

A prestigious gold watch, especially one inlaid with precious stones or one from a high-end brand, will certifiably make your spouse feel loved.  

3. A silver ring

This requires some further consideration, since there are many designs out there. Try to choose something as spectacular as this 

4. A diamond-covered iPhone

What woman – or man – wouldn't love to get a new iPhone, and a diamond-covered one at that. I would even take the diamonds off and sell them and just keep the iPhon as-is, so it could be to anyone's taste.

5. A gold bracelet

Something delicate and not too bulky.

6. Lingerie

7. A gemstone necklace

8. Diamond earrings

9. A Prada handbag

10. A jewelry box

For those of us who are more creative, I'm including the top-five most bizarre Valentine's Day gifts. But keep in mind that jewelry, especially diamond jewelry, is a gift that lasts forever and one your girl is sure to remember forever.

1. A skydiving lesson

2. A star in her name

3. A romantic vacation

4. A couple's spa retreat

5. A pet snake

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Ever looked up into the sky on a clear night, see a shooting star and think to yourself it resembled a trail of falling diamonds? Well you might not bee too far off, because apparently there are diamonds up there and some of them are falling to earth.

Space diamond, by: morningcupojoe.com

Only a few weeks ago we were told that scientists can now prove that there are diamond glaciers floating around on the oceans of Neptune and Uranus, and today we learned that two very special diamonds were found hiding inside the Havero meteorite that crashed to Earth in 1971.

But the meteorite diamonds are unlike the diamonds found on Earth. Which, I guess, makes sense, since if you're going to come crashing down through the atmosphere, you aught to be packing a little extra punch. And these “alien diamond,” according to the scientists researching them do. They are ultra-hard – much harder than their earthbound kin. 

Could be nice to get some luxury gems over the city, don't you think?

According to the researchers, the super-hard diamond duo, which in fact are two small carbon crystals, were created when the graphite in the meteorite experienced the intense heat and pressure of entering the Earth’s atmosphere and the impact of crashing into the ground.

Nevertheless, and much like in the case of nearly any big guy nicknamed “tiny,” finding out exactly how tough the meteorite diamonds are is impossible at this point; since they're too small to test for precise hardness.

So how can the scientists be so sure that these diamonds really are that hard? Apparently, the researchers found them by using a diamond paste to polish a slice of the meteorite. The crystals were raised more than 10µm above the polished surface, which meant they were harder than the diamonds in the polishing paste. In fact, the little-big guys were unaffected when polished in every direction.

The scientists then applied an array of mineralogical instruments to the diamonds, including microscopy, spectroscopy and energy-dispersive X-rays among others, which allowed them to identify them as representing two new carbon polymorphs or diamond polytypes.

Photo Credit: FilanFilan

The 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon, Japan's prestigious annual motor show, had an extra sparkly surprise for the 403 car manufacturer and slew of other participants visiting the expo – a Swarovski crystal-studded car.

But not just a car. A Benz. Yes, as if the Mercedes-Benz SL600 isn't luxurious enough already, the Japan show features a 300,000 Swarovski crystal-studded Benz – for the driver in need of just a little more glam.

The traffic stopper was customized by car accessory company Garson/D.A.D.

Now we go on to our celebrity news update. Meanwhile, trouble seem to follow the late Anna Nicole Smith in death, as they did in life: the former Playboy playmate's life came to a tragic end in 2007, after she died of a drug overdose just six months after the death of her teenage son, Daniel.

Smith, certainly tried to make the most out of life, mostly by marrying billionaire husband, J. Howard Marshall; but the robust blond was too much for him, and after his death in 1995, his family dragged her into an ugly legal battle over her part in his estate. Smith, whose life story would undoubtedly make for a successful indie film, ended up filing for bankruptcy in 1996, the records of which were sealed. Until now.

The details of Smith's financial estates have only recently been made public, and according to various media reports the former playmate and B-movies actress' estate losses include $2.7 million in jewelry.

Among the jewelry lost were several diamond rings, including one weighing 8.45 carats, and a platinum necklace with 226 diamonds, totaling nearly 74 carats – the two pieces alone were worth nearly half a million dollars – and a 500-carat sapphire necklace.

The jewels, along with several other pieces amounting to about $1 million, were apparently kept in a safety deposit box at a New York bank, but their whereabouts are currently unknown.

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