Sunday, 7. March 2010
2010 is a year of extravagant style. The trend in wedding gowns is “fancy”. Flounces, pleats, ruffles, shirred bodices and skirts, everything feminine is in. Engagement rings are matching the trend in wedding attire with band designs that are over the top in beauty and elegance.
Of course, the diamond solitaire ring with the elegance of simplicity will never go out of style. But even the plain bands are going fancy with different shapes. New and different designs are adding excitement to the choices you have this year.
As we research jeweler’s sites, we see more and more opportunities to “design your own ring”. Most sites are helpful and easy to negotiate. After you set your parameters for the 4 C’s and choose the central diamond, you pick the setting and the price appears.
Bands come in several styles. The pave bands feature smaller diamonds set in the band for as far as the eye can see. This is a great way to add a great deal of sparkle without spending a great deal more. Pave or not, you may choose from split band, twist band, double band or triple band. Read more... (371 words)
Posted in General by Diane Ayers -
Friday, 26. February 2010
Getting the perfect ring for your special someone can prove to be a challenging task. You want the ring to be a symbol of the love you are feeling for her, and hence it needs to be picture perfect. You have picked out the best diamond, but what’s next? You also need to choose from among the varied kinds of ring settings. This can make or break the appearance of your stone, so make your choice carefully.
There are various kinds of ring settings that you may choose from. You can get channel settings, prong settings, invisible settings, and bezel settings. These all have certain pros and cons, and picking one really is determined by the look you are going for.
One of the most popular ring settings is the prong setting. This design makes use of three to five prongs in order to attach the stone to the ring. This really is the most popular setting, as well as the most discernible.
An invisible setting is great for the person who wants the diamond to be the main part of their ring. An invisible setting looks like the stone is simply perched over the band, not actually attached. But don’t worry, the diamond is securely fastened to the ring. Read more... (488 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Kim Allarie -
Wednesday, 13. January 2010
Awe-inspiring and eye-catching, yellow diamonds are a beautiful choice for your engagement ring. Yellow is in, both in general fashion and in diamonds. This color has been hot for the last few years. Fancy colored diamonds have steadily grown in popularity and yellow is leading the trend.
The color yellow brings to mind sunshine, sparkle, happiness and fun. More and more, couples are emphasizing color in their wedding motifs. Rather than choosing the traditional whites, these couples are seeking a different statement. What better way to make that statement of color than a yellow diamond engagement ring.
Marilyn Monroe’s 1954 movie, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, provided the opportunity for her to wear a pear-shaped 24 carat yellow diamond once owned by Marie Antoinette to promote the movie. Another famous yellow diamond was photographed with Audrey Hepburn to promote the 1961 release of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. This incredible 128.54 carat diamond was purchased by Tiffany’s in 1879 from the Kimberley Mine in South Africa and named The Tiffany Diamond.
In recent years, many celebrities including actresses Whoopi Goldberg, Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett have been photographed wearing yellow diamonds. Hillary Clinton wore a yellow diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas to President Clinton’s inaugural ball. Read more... (531 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Diane Ayers -
Saturday, 26. December 2009
The instant a pair becomes engaged is generally one of the most emotional and special times of all, it can be compared to events like getting married or having a child. Of course that if you need to make this moment as striking as practicable for your future bride, you know that the engagement ring plays the central role in this picture.
When you have enough time to save the cash for buying a ring, it is a good idea to do so. That way you will save plenty of cash on interests due to financing. Making the mandatory tweaks to your financial position will help you put a fixed amount apart every month to build up the sum you will need to purchase that special engagement ring. It is just better to put some cash aside each month than waiting to see if there’s cash left at the end of the month.
Another kind of unsecured credit from a jewelry store is often known as a 90 day account. In this option, you pay your balance in full thru three similarly monthly payments without any interest. A larger down payment could be required, around 20-30% for your first purchase in store. If you establish a good credit score with the store, you could be able to scale back the down-payment for future purchases. Read more... (438 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Rachel Howard -
Tuesday, 24. November 2009
When getting ready to make a marriage proposal most men choose a traditional diamond engagement ring with a round stone since this shape offers the guarantee of fire and brilliance. They do not realize that it is possible to buy a more unique diamond engagement ring that offers just as much shine and sparkle than one with a round cut. If you want to ask your girlfriend for her hand in marriage and you would like something unique that still has plenty or fire, you should choose princess cut diamond engagement rings.
Designed For Fire
The first princess diamond was cut in the early’60s. The princess diamond generally has seventy-six facets and it was designed to get as much fire and brilliance from a square cut stone as possible. The extra faceting and clean lines that are typical of a princess cut diamond ensure that it will sparkle just as much as a round stone, if not more so.The princess cut diamond engagement ring is therefore a highly desired and popular pick. However, the princess cut diamond engagement ring is less traditional and more expensive than rings that have a conventional round jewel.
How To Choose A Ring Read more... (528 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Jason Johns -
Sunday, 22. November 2009
Engagement and Wedding are special occassions of life and selecting the appropriate engagement and wedding rings makes it even more special, or so to say, difficult. Infact some couples treat the purchase of wedding and engagement rings at par with buying a house or a car.
From the erstwhile times when gentlemen were supposed to part with a month’s salary in buying an engagement or wedding rings, things have changes and solitaires have given space to newer and contemporary jewellery designs.
Compared to earlier times, things have been looking up in the jewellery space. This is largely due to the contemporary styles of jewellery that are available so abundantly now. Independent jewellery designers have come to occupy the centre stage. With professional training in jewellery designing, contemporary jewellery designers have brought about a change in the way jewellery is looked upon by the young couples. People are looking at jewellery that brings artistic and conceptual value to them, and hence you will see a surge in demand of contemporary jewellery with intrinsic artistic works. The fact that jewellery designers have trained at schools of jewellery designs makes everything seem like picture perfect when it comes to the overall emotional quotient of jewellery wearer. Read more... (446 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Mark Smith -
Saturday, 14. November 2009
Princess cut engagement ring has a gorgeous style with squared and sharp corners that adds more fire and sparkle to the gemstone. It is the perfect piece of jewelry to make your woman feel like a princess, while expressing your true love and devotion.
An engagement ring is a symbol of a man’s promise to marry a woman. It is a substantial building block in a couple’s relationship as it not only shows his love to his woman but it also tells people close to them how precious and special he sees his bride-to-be.
Engagement rings are often set with gemstones and these gemstones are cut in different shapes to make the stone look more brilliant and beautiful. The most popular cut for gemstones in engagement rings is the classic round cut. However, more and more women started seeking for engagement rings that are more unique. This made the princess cut engagement ring popular.
Princess cut is the shape that results for combining both brilliant cuts and classic steps to design the stone. It has a flat top with a rectangular or square face-up shape. Sometimes called a square modified brilliant, a princess cut engagement ring shows approximately fifty facets. Its facets are more than that of a rectangular emerald cut, but less than that of a classic round cut. Read more... (444 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Fred Gagnon -
Saturday, 14. November 2009
Getting engaged can be one of the most exciting events in any man’s life, and the most important issue to consider is an engagement ring. You cannot expect your girlfriend to take you seriously unless you can give her a ring, especially one that she will be proud to show off to her friends.
The usual reaction to realizing that an engagement ring is quite important when proposing, is for you to just go to your local jewelry store and pick the biggest, most expensive ring you can afford. However, that isn’t necessarily the best thing to do.
Why is that such a bad thing to do you may ask? Well, if you ask any reputable jeweler to choose between two diamonds laying next to each other. One is bigger than the other but the smaller one is of better quality I can guarantee you that all of them will choose the smaller one. The better quality diamond has much better sparkle and brilliance than the bigger diamond with poor quality. Read more... (373 words)
Posted in Jewellery by Jan Rooss -
