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According to this month’s Los Angeles Times magazine, geometric shaped diamond rings are the hottest new trend in wedding rings fashion for 2010. The architectural innovative cuts of the diamonds such as the teardrop, the oval, the marquise or even the heart-shaped diamond rings are the latest attention grabbers to hit the wedding ring market.

Victoria Beckham via theantiqueengagementrings.com

The ever-fashionable, trendsetter Victoria Beckham, who’s known to own a variety of engagement rings have been spotted sporting a geometric shaped  marquise cut diamond lately. The 6-carat diamond engagement ring embraced with a trillion on each side is known to have cost over 1,800,000 million dollars and is alleged to be an “I’m sorry I cheated on you” gift from hubby football pro David Beckham.

Celebrities and famous people not only have the power to define current trends in the world of fashion and décor but can also design and divert the public’s general taste and opinion. Read the rest of this entry »

To say being a celebrity and living the Hollywood life is extravagant and luxurious is an understatement. Celebrities drop mega bucks on all sorts of toys, from gigantic Santa Monica mansions to private jets and multiple sports cars. Celebrities do love their things, and sometimes they go a bit overboard. But, there are some things that celebrities just can’t seem to have enough of – diamonds – and we couldn’t be happier. Diamonds define beauty, grace, and eternal divinity, and we agree – no celebrity can ever have enough diamonds. Check out this list of 5 of the most diamond-addicted celebrities in Hollywood, who, despite all they already own, are always looking for more diamonds.

5. Jennifer Aniston, although has hit many romantic ups and down, definitely struck gold with the engagement ring Brad Pitt designed for her before their wedding. A white gold band with 20 perfect diamonds decorated her hand for all the world to see. And she doesn’t stop there – she also sports a few other diamond pieces regularly. One of her favorites is a diamond crescent moon necklace.

4. Nicole Kidman, at the 2008 Oscars, wowed onlookers with a sautoir necklace, apparently made with over 7000 diamonds, all different types. This piece, estimated at 1400 carats, is one of the things people will remember from the Red Carpet that year forever. Nicole showed us exactly how to make a statement with diamonds.

3. Paris Hilton has surrounded herself in diamonds. For brief engagement to Paris Latsis, the Greek shipping heir, she received a 24 carat diamond and platinum engagement ring, which she apparently had to take off since it was too heavy for her to wear. Since she had to take it off, she of course, had to get more diamonds that were more suitable. Paris has been a model for over $3 million in diamonds, started her own collection of diamond necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, and has also been a diamond spokesmodel.

2. Marilyn Monroe may have taught us that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs is a seriously diamond-addicted celebrity, despite his gender. He is always sure to show off some serious bling everywhere he goes.  From diamond necklaces to earrings and watches, Combs has a collection that most celebrities try to rival, but will never surpass. A recent addition to his collection is a diamond-encrusted mp3 player, completely covered with over 120 diamonds.

1. Elizabeth Taylor is our number one diamond-addicted celebrity. She never went out without complementing her natural beauty with that of a diamond. She had a vast personal collection that included pieces such as an antique diamond tiara, a 69 carat pear-shaped diamond, a 29 carat diamond ring, and a 33 carat Krupp Diamond Ring. Just these pieces alone add up to over 130 carats of diamonds! Her life-long passion made its way to the literary world when she wrote the book, Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry, where you can read about and see her one-of-a-kind collection.

People are getting engaged every day, and boyfriends are constantly thinking of the most creative ways to pop the question. A few days ago, I got the call from my younger sister, who sat me down yesterday to tell me the whole story. I feel compelled to share my sister’s story with you because, while most engagement stories are sap tales that hug your heart, this one left me in absolute hysterics and has an important message that you may want to hear.

Amy and Mike have been dating for 3 years. She was immediately fascinated by his adventurous personality. He made her face challenging fears that she never thought she’d do, like, for example, jumping out of an airplane 13,000 ft up in the sky. After only a month of dating, Mike took Amy for her first jump, something he had been doing for years. She told me that there’s no bonding experience quite like it that can bring to people closer together.

Clearly, the date was a success, since they always talk about that experience and how amazing it was. So, it came as no surprise to me that this is how Mike decided to propose.
Mike told Amy that they were going skydiving because he needed a rush. It had been a while since his last jump, and he wanted her to come with him. So, they went, got on the plane, and 15 minutes later, they were sitting on the edge about to jump into thin air and the most important question still remained to be asked.

And then they went. Amy took the first few seconds to get adjusted to falling through the sky, and then her attention turned to Mike, who was holding a beautiful engagement ring between his index finger and thumb. He had written “will you marry me?” on the palm of the other hand. She couldn’t resist the temptation to reach for him, and he the same for her. The excitement of the proposal combined with flying through thin air, however, was too much for Mike to handle, and before he knew it, the ring was gone, falling aimlessly to its own destiny.

Almost like clockwork, it was suddenly time to pull the parachutes. There’s nothing like waiting 7 minutes floating in the sky, wondering if your girlfriend will say yes to the most important question you’ve ever asked, or realizing you’ve just dropped a large diamond investment 13,000 ft from the ground.

Well, 7 minutes went by and felt like an eternity for the two, but they managed to get down on the ground and Amy of course, accepted. And then it was time to find the ring. Amy was running around frantically, excited that she’s engaged to the love of her life, but more than anxious to get what every girl gets when asked the question. She was freaking out, thinking the ring was lost forever, and she’d be the girl who got engaged without being able to parade around with a diamond on her finger. When she realized Mike seemed too calm to have just lost something worth thousands and thousands of dollars such sentimental value, she started to yell at him uncontrollably.

Well, Mike, what a clever guy he is. He sat her down and held her hand, which was now shaking out of shock and fury, and said, “Sweetie, calm down, that was just a decoy ring. Here, will you marry me?” And with that, he pulled out the most beautiful diamond engagement ring she had ever seen. A splendid 2 karat princess cut, set on a white gold band, with 2 smaller diamonds on either side of the shining jewel – it was a ring fit for royalty and everything she could have imagined.

So, Mike and I offer you a piece of advice today. If you are planning on proposing at any elevated location, a bridge, the sky, or the penthouse balcony, you may want to think twice about pulling out the real thing when popping the question. Allow the moment to be stress-free so all you have to focus on is the girl of your dreams accepting you as her man. And that the beautiful ring you just bought her will actually make it onto her finger.

If you followed the UK version of Big Brother, no doubt you would have heard of Danielle Lloyd. The busty fashion model and celebrity Big Brother participant, was spotted in an Essex night club in north east London wearing what might have been an engagement ring.  Apparently Lloyd is dating British muscleman David Macintosh.

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