Lihiniya Gems

High prices. Ask a lot of questions. We're trying to pass off man made "treated gems" as natural.

This was a great experience. I was there with my sister who was looking at stuff, didn't have any intention of getting anything personally. Lahir and his staff were very friendly and showed me some earrings (started to get interested). I wanted something particular which he did not have available in store. Lahir took the time to ask what I wanted and drew up something right on the spot! I liked the idea and he said he would send it out to delivery in Panadura when it was finished. This was near the end of our trip and we were passing through so there was definitely a time constraint. He pulled through and I had my freshly designed earrings delivered to me! It felt great to have them custom made. I really appreciated his honesty, and the level of interest to design something on the spot (really shows he cares about jewelry). The earrings turned out better than expected! Thank you for the great experience Lahir. Highly recommend this shop.

We visited Lihiniya after reading stellar reviews of the store. Irshad was very helpful and patient. I must’ve tried on tens of rings and never once did I feel rushed. We purchased this beautiful padparadscha ring after we were assured of its authenticity from a lab report. Thanks Irshad for helping us find the perfect ring!

After meeting this family about 5 years ago and purchasing pieces in store, I’ve ordered many pieces from them direct to the U. S. I love, love, love my new sapphire and diamond studs! The price was amazing, and look at that blue! I also had a stunning pendant custom made. Other pendants caught my eye, but I wanted a different color stone. So, Irshad said “Yes, let’s find you a suitable one. ”I was given several to choose from and picked a perfect ruby - exactly what I wanted. I love to wear my pendant with black to show off the shine!
Lihiniya’s website is super easy to use and makes it fun to shop, even from home. They answer any questions about the stones, which come with certification, and they alway send me extra photos and keep me updated via What’s App. The jewellery always arrives safely and insured. My mum and I have ordered from Lihiniya to the U. S.at least 4 times, and we are always so happy with our jewellery.

A very honest and wonderful family of jewellers and gemologists.

I had a really lovely experience at Lihiniya gems when travelling through Sri Lanka. I had been to a few gem shops but the difference was felt immediately at Lihiniya gems. A very warm welcome, attention to the smallest of details and pride in their products is a few ways to describe my experience. They created exactly what I wanted in a matter of days and made it a truly memorable experience. If I could give 10 stars I would! Thank you a Lihiniya gems.

I have had a mixture of custom made and off the shelf gems from this lovely family run business over the last few years. Originally I visited in 2016 but I ensured on my recent trip in 2023 to make the journey for some jewelled treats this time also. They have a lovely friendly service and only the best service and quality. I would highly recommend them to my fellow travellers and precious gems connoisseurs. They are situated right outside the famous lighthouse and if you message ahead they are happy to prepare for your needs.

My daughter recently bought me a blue sapphire ring with matching earrings which were immaculate. The team at Lihinya gems were very professional, they resized the ring for me at no cost and ensured that it was delivered on time for my birthday. I would highly recommend Lihinya gems, particularly if you are planning to surprise that "special person" as the team at Lihinya gems were extremely helpful and attentive in ensuring that this was the perfect birthday gift.

Highly recommend! We stopped in to look at the Ceylon Sapphires and were immediately greeted and shown several different rings.   We were not really in the market to purchase any jewelry but decided that since we were in Sri Lanka, where better to purchase a Ceylon Sapphire? !? We could not decide between the Royal Blue and Padparadscha stones and ended up buying two rings. There was no pressure or harrassment (I think they were surprised we wanted to buy two rings). The jeweler was totally honest and immediately disclosed about an inclusion on one stone. We left with two beautiful rings and feel like we paid a very fair price.

I haven’t visited this store. When I traveled to Sri Lanka back in 2019, I saw this store but didn’t have the chance to visit. I’ve been wanting to buy a ring for awhile, in addition to my signet gemstone ring. There are a lot of stores here but when it comes to gemstone, I preferred and only trust Ceylon Gems. So I looked online and gladly found Lihiniya Gems website and talked to the guy named Irshad via whatsapp.

I was pleased with the service I received at this store. Irshad is very professional. He exceeded my expectations. With the quality of the gem and the service from this store, I highly recommend it to everyone. Will definitely purchase again.:)

Thank you.

We purchased a beautiful 6 carat (I think!) aquamarine from Lihiniya who then set it into a diamond band. The ring is stunning and we're so happy with it. The team were very knowledgeable, super helpful and had an incredible collection of gems. We'd been on the hunt for a good sized aquamarine for a while, but this was the first time we found the right size/shape. It was also a very quick process compared to jewellers in Singapore who were estimating 3 months plus.

After visiting Lihiniya Gems and purchasing several items in 2018 we decided to have a ring made for our Daughters 21st Birthday in March this year. Irshad was fantastic to deal with and we managed to come up with a design to suit. Our Daughter loves it, we couldn't have asked for more and really appreciated Irshad's communication and helpfulness, a pleasure to deal with and we are thrilled with the result. The ring arrived safely in New Zealand, well packaged and just in time for her Birthday which was greatly appreciated.

Had a ring resized. Did it by the following day perfectly. Even cleaned up the ring. Too quality service.

Did lots of research about where to buy gems in Sri Lanka — and was thrilled to come across Lihinaya. Fabulous customer service, and were able to create a ring for me next day once I chose my gemstone. They were super helpful finding something that was within my budget, as well as the colour and shape I wanted. Super super happy with the final result, a gorgeous yellow citrine octagonal gem on a 14k gold ring. Because we had left Galle already, one of the staff actually drove the ring to Weligama to hand deliver it to me! Amazing!

Can't say enough great things about this jeweler! I thought I had written a review back in 2019 when I bought my first pieces - pink sapphires. Beautiful set that I continue to receive compliments on. Fast forward to 2021, I get the IM indicating they found my gorgeous yellow sapphire that I mentioned way back when. Really. After working through gem certs, they take me through design, creation and delivery with regular updates, concern for my happiness and satisfaction. Really a dream come true and I have this great team to thank!

The service and advice was very good. They are transparent on the quality and origine of the saphire (if not sure that i comes from sri lanka they will tell you). Buying saphires here reassures you a lot with respect to the other shops in the neighbourhood. PS: I will give your contact to my friens in Spain who has a jewellery.

I loved the bracelet that I bought. Every gemstone was carefully chosen and was exquisite and was affordable and the staff were very attentive to my needs. The delivery was prompt and they sent me correspondence from time of process to delivery. I would recommend their service to family and friends.

I bought my first ring with white sapphires 5 years ago. It was not easy to choose among other shops, but I am absolutely sure in this shop till today.

Twice then I came to fix small things in a ring (I lost some stones), to clean for shine. It is all for free
And this year after pandemic pause I came to bye a new ring - with a big beautiful white sapphire.

The personal, the management are very intelligent and are good professionals.

The jewelry is all of high quality. I am grateful. Certainly will come back

I highly recommend this jeweller for their amazing customer service and excellent quality jewellery and gem stones. I found them very reliable, honest with their advice and supportive. Prices are pretty reasonable for such a beautiful genuine precious gems and good quality hand made jewellery pieces. I myself bought a custom made ring made out of a beautiful royal blue sapphire. As an overseas customer what I valued most is the great communication and trustworthy genuine gems and precious metal jewellery they provided to their customers.

Simply amazing and I will definitely buy more from them. XX

I needed to make a present for my mom for a holiday, and I was looking for a long time where I could find good quality stones.especially since during the quarantine period the store works differently, and the purchase was ONLINE! The seller and I talked about what’s up for about a month, and he sent me different stones (photo / video), but everything was not right. When I found the stone, I thought this is it! And I asked the seller to check the stone in the laboratory that I would like, there were no problems. The seller then quickly dispatched the stone and paperwork and everything came in perfect condition. I recommend and will order more. Thanks Irshad.

I can't afford to buy expensive stone at the current moment after the hit of covid-19 though I am very keen, but I have placed deposit for the item before being realistic and calculating the living expenses for the family.
Lihiniya Gems is trustworthy and insisted to return me the deposit, but unfortunately many complications and delayed responses happened with the banks for months from June to mid August till now still can't settle banks issue (banks providing brief details that can't be understood without further elaboration, difficult to get follow up response with banks, after waiting for long time finally get reply from banks but again keep directing me here and there with no outcome.the whole routine repeat all over again) and deposit was difficult to refund back to my account in overseas bank otherwise I will have to waste almost more than half of the deposit to the banks just for the service charges from the banks), so I suggested Lihiniya to offset the deposit sum with something else instead.
Lihiniya had allowed me to offset the deposit for other item, they have found me 15 beautiful blue sapphire cluster pieces for the offset, each actually sold at $5 and 15 pcs should cost $75. My deposit they received from me was $77.50. Definitely overseas shipping cost are much more than $2.50. But they promised to deliver me all 15 pcs, feeling very sorry for them.

Indeed, owner is very trustworthy and reliable. Should recommend others to come and buy.