World-renowned designer Josef Arzili created Azaara out of two of his Arzili Couture jewelry lines — one featuring hand-cut crystals, the other based on gold filigree. Both collections still exist under the Azaara umbrella, which also includes costume jewelry series inspired by nature, Paris, Florentine design, the Byzantine era, and porcelain. Turquoise, rhodium, and freshwater pearls are just some of the many materials featured in Azaara’s extensive collection of earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets. The best-selling snake ring comes in either rhodium and cubic zirconia (the snake coils around the finger) or labradorite and gold-dipped sterling silver (the snake undulating around the front of the labradorite stone). Based in Los Angeles, Azaara counts Jessica Simpson, Jodie Foster, and Salma Hayek among its many celebrity customers.