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While surfing the internet for just the right diamond ring, you may discover certain sites with the caption: "Design Your Own Diamond Ring." Through this kind of service, customers are able to place an order for loose stones, shaped and tinted to their requirements, or design their own piece of jewelry from the range of colors, carats, settings and shapes featured by the seller.
You'll find 11 distinct shapes to pick from: pear, oval, round, emerald, princess, marquis, triangle, heart, radiant, asscher and cushion. The less common cuts include the marquis, which is an oval that comes to a point on either end. The emerald cut is a rectangle, the princess cut is a diamond shape while a radiant stone is square. An asscher cut is octagonal and features four long sides and four short sides, and cushion shapes are square with rounded corners. Read the rest of this entry
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were recently engaged. They haven't set a date yet, but Nicole is already busy planning the wedding. They have been dating since 2006. Read the rest of this entry
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Trends
2010 is a year of extravagant style. The trend in wedding dresses 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.
A diamond solitaire ring will always be in style, due to the elegance of simplicity. But this year, new and different designs are on the list for guys as they look for that perfect expression of love and commitment.
All our jewelers are showing unique designs for the most important piece of jewelry a woman will wear. Many will allow you to design your own ring, choosing your central diamond and setting. And what a wealth of choices you now have!
Pave
Pave bands have smaller diamonds set around the band, showcasing the central stone. You may choose a split band, a twist band, a double band or even a triple band - all set with sparkling diamonds. Clusters of Read the rest of this entry
Color is in and the trend is going only one direction - up! Eye-catching and awe-inspiring, yellow diamonds are in the front wave of the trend to colored diamonds.
First made famous by Tiffany's in 1879 with the purchase of the Tiffany Diamond, yellow diamonds have never stopped impressing. Yellow diamond owners include Hillary Clinton, Whoopi Goldberg, Julianne Moore and supermodel Christy Turlington (who wore hers in a navel ring)!
Yellow engagement rings were presented by Tom Cruise to Katie Holmes, Seal to Heidi Klum, Eddie Murphy to Tracey Edmonds and Charlie Sheen to Brooke Mueller.
Are you dreaming about a glamorous yellow diamond? Here are a few facts to help. First, if you have not already done so, download our free "Diamond Buyers Guide" at the top of our web page. This Guide will give you a lot of information about purchasing diamonds, in general.
Keep in mind as you read about the 4 C's that yellow diamonds can be "tinted diamonds" that are at the end of the color grading scale for white diamonds.
Next, you need to visit our post on fancy diamonds as yellow diamonds with a color grade off the white diamond chart will fall under this category.
After you have done those two things, you need a reputable jeweler. We are affiliated with Ultra Diamonds. They have several yellow diamond rings at reasonable prices.
Talk about engagement ring trends! Brown diamonds are being worn by stars like Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, and Hilary Swank.
Jewelers love brown diamonds because they are more affordable than some of the rarer colors, so you will find beautiful brown diamond rings in incredible settings.
Names like Cognac, Champagne, Cinnamon and Chocolate describe these warm and brilliant colors.
