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If you’ve ever had a ring passed down through the generations, you will understand how important engagement rings truly are. An engagement ring, whether it’s a modern diamond engagement ring or a priceless antique engagement ring, is a ring that will be cherished forever.

Most brides wear their engagement rings for the rest of their lives. That is why it’s important to carefully choose the type of ring you or your bride, will wear forever. The type of ring, albeit a ring of round diamonds, emerald diamonds or any coloured diamonds, will say a lot about who the couple are.

The style of an engagement ring reflects the personality of the person wearing it, as well as the personality of the person who chose it. It is for these reasons choosing a trendy diamond ring is important.

One of the best ways to get a unique, yet trendy diamond engagement ring is to visit a ring designer. A professional designer will be able to help you chose a ring that suits the couple for both practicality and personal reasons.

With a ring designer, you can incorporate your own ideas with other design ideas that are hot and trendy. You can mix and match the type of loose diamonds used as well as the cut. You can select from cuts such as round, emerald, oval and princess. You will also be able to pick the metal you think to be most appropriate as well, which normally includes yellow or white gold or platinum.

One of the hottest trends in diamond engagement rings today are with coloured diamonds. Make your ring exceptionally personal by basing the stones on two family heirloom rings. By doing this, you will be combining the two new families into one family through a new heirloom piece.

Another hot trend in engagement rings is the halo ring. These rings have become a mad rage with many, including Hollywood stars. The halo engagement ring offers women the perfect amount of tradition with a hint of vintage.

The halo engagement ring is made with micropave diamonds that surround the centre stone, which is normally a diamond. These micropave diamonds offer the halo effect of the center stone that will not be found in other classic rings, such as the solitaire. This type of ring setting is an excellent way to accent other ring types no matter what cut you choose. You can easily halo an asscher, round, princess, emerald or cushion cut diamond.

If you’re wondering who else has opted for this trendy choice of ring, check out the hands from a few of Hollywood’s greatest stars including Natalie Portman, Jennifer Garner, Carrie Underwood, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mariah Carey. One of the most famous halo rings is that of Princess Diana’s diamond and sapphire ring, which has been passed down to Kate Middleton.

No matter what type of trendy engagement ring design you choose, there’s no doubt that it will become a loving and timeless piece worn for many happy years.

It seems when it comes to jewels, diamonds and celebrities go hand in hand. It is on celebrities that we see many stunning pieces of jaw-dropping designs in the form of diamond earrings, diamond rings, diamond necklaces and exquisite diamond pendants. No matter who wears it or where we happen to see it, beautiful jewelry that adorn the rich and famous are often admired and envied by everyone.

Regular folk such as us also keep an eye on celebrities for their unique choice of round diamond engagement rings. From modern actresses to past starlets, beautiful diamonds get as much notice as the person wearing them.

If you’re a fan of celebrities wild for jewelry you’re probably aware of some of the more well-known collectors who have an eye, and bank account, for the finer things in life. Take for example, leading ladies such as Jackie Onassis, Ivanka Trump, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly. To this list you can also add Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Catherine Zeta Jones, Gloria Swanson, Katie Holms and Gwyneth Paltrow, to name a few of the more notorious diamond-loving celebrities.

You may already know that it was Marilyn Monroe who sang the famous song, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend. Oddly enough, this stunning Hollywood actress did not own many jewels herself but she most certainly knew how to add an extra sparkle to them when she wore them. One of her most memorable pieces was a 24-carat pear shaped yellow diamond in her photo, The Moon of Baroda.

Other famous faces with a taste for sparkling glamour include the late Brittney Murphy. She too was a fan of yellow diamonds, which was to be the first of two engagement rings from her fiancé. This 5-carat diamond was adorned by a ring of smaller diamonds for an extra touch. Her second engagement ring was a stunning 6.5-carats. This beautiful cushion cut stone was cut to rest on a diamond-studded band.

Another famous engagement ring included that of Selita Ebanks who was presented with a gorgeous cushion cut 15-carat diamond. Although the engagement didn’t last, the diamond sure has.

How could anyone forget the incredible 19^th century, 150-carat choker diamond necklace worn by Nicole Kidman to the Oscars? No wonder she too, sang the famous song, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend!

Of course Elizabeth Taylor was as known for her passion of diamonds as much as she was known for her movies. She made no attempt to hide her obsession for the beautiful stones but instead, became rather famous for owning some of the most spectacular stones on earth.

The starlet actress and her adorning husbands kept her draped in diamonds, so much so, that several of the most famous diamonds were known to belong to her. One of these magnificent stones was the 33.19-carat Asscher cut Krupp Diamond that she received as a gift from Richard Burton in 1968. She wore this magnificent diamond ring everywhere she went. Elizabeth Taylor was also gifted with the Taj Mahal diamond for her 40^th birthday as well as, what became known as the Taylor / Burton diamond. This monster 69.42-carat was cut pear shaped rated as D-color; flawless!

If you are going to buy a ring for your loved one, you should seriously consider round diamond engagement rings. But new buyers and diamond laypeople don’t exactly know how to buy the right diamond engagement ring. We are going to discuss some common myths related to buying round diamond engagement rings.

Here are some most common myths related to buying diamonds:

• Bigger means better
• More facets means superior quality
• Diamond grading is the best way to find out which diamond is the most beautiful
• Ideal cut is the best

Bigger means better

Yes, large diamonds do have a wow factor, but only if their quality is good. But actually, the value, beauty, and quality of a diamond have got nothing much to do with size. If you get a big diamond with low quality, it will be lusterless and low grade. It might have poor color, visible inclusions, or low clarity. But ever worse- it might be badly cut. But anyway, if size is an essential requirement for you, try to find the largest diamond that is also high on quality.

More facets means superior quality

There are many brands that boast of their superiority because they use more diamond facets. Of course diamond facets are there to steal the maximum amount of light and then bounce it from one facet to another so that it reflects the maximum, but it is not always true that more facets create more sparkle. Instead of the number of facets, you should be concerned about the precision and skill that is put in making those facets. If facet pattern isn’t made with faultless symmetry, light does not bounce off right.

Diamond grading is the best way to find out which diamond is the most beautiful

Diamond grading is indeed an important factor when you buy a diamond. But grading should be used as just a guideline rather than as a final decision maker. When it comes to making the final decision about diamond engagement rings, let your eyes be the last judge because your loved one needs to wear a beautiful diamond, not a grading report.

Ideal cut is the best

Round diamond engagement rings are called ideal when they are cut to certain proportions that were decided way back in early 20^th century. Proportions were measured and decided to get the best light dispersion from a diamond. But there is no actual industry agreement that says what kind of cut should be used on round diamond engagement rings. The ideal cut was popular many, many years ago, but over the decades, it just lost its charm. There are new cuts now that reflect light in many ways, and they utilize latest technology.

It could have been the fact that it was freezing outside or maybe just a case of the jitters. Regardless of the reason, Travis Pittman, a producer for KING 5 News station, popped the question to his girlfriend during a trip to the Washington Pier close to the Des Moines Marina last Saturday evening.

The setting was beautiful and everything was going well until he, on accident, lost the ring by dropping it into the Puget Sound.

The classic diamond ring was a half-carat on a white gold band with small diamonds inlaid into the band. At first, he tried to tell his bride to be, Kim Hopper, that he wanted to get married but did not have enough money to buy her the perfect diamond ring. He then proposed and presented her with the beautiful diamond ring. It did not take her long to say yes to his proposal. As he was slipping the ring onto her finger it came off and fell into the water.

Pittman is hoping that the ring is found safely and returned to him.

During medieval times, it was widely believed to be unlucky to wear pearls because they represented tears. Diamonds, on the other hands, was considered to show a sign of power and great luck, keeping all evil things like witches away. It was also believed to keep the wearer from experiencing a sudden onset of a mental illness such as going insane. So if a bride was seen wearing pearls on her wedding day instead of diamonds, the community would deem the marriage cursed and condemned to unhappiness.

Wearing silver earrings were once thought to keep the evil spirits from possessing an individuals body. Silver earrings were seen to create a protective barrier about an individual so that no evil spirits could penetrate exposed orifices. Also wearing silver earrings were thought to keep the devil away from the wearer. So sporting a simple pair of hoops could keep your body possession free while the wearer is being stylish.

The superstition of the engagement goes as is, if you have a ring on your ring finger don’t remove it, if you don’t have one there don’t put one there. It was considered bad luck if a woman removed her engagement ring for any reason before her wedding day. The reason for this was because of the fear that the wedding may never take place. It was also a big no no to let another woman try on your engagement ring. It was said that if that occurred, the woman that tried on the ring would steal the soon to be husband away. For the single ladies, it is considered bad luck to display a ring on the proposed engagement ring finger. If a woman was to wear a ring on that finger, she would be cursed to be alone forever.

Some believe that it is bad luck to wear a birth stone that isn’t yours. If that were the case, every bride in the world would be cursed unless their birthday fell in the month of April.