Not every bride yearns for a sparkling diamond ring or considers it a symbol of promise and everlasting love. Some dream of an intimate proposal without a blinding rock.
Engagement rings without diamonds are more about celebrating individuality than a turn from traditions. These intimate jewellery pieces are more about individualistic choices, even if they are unconventional.
After all, it shouldn’t mean ticking off a few boxes on your checklist.
Why Should You Buy an Engagement Ring with Your Birthstone?
Every zodiac sign has a celestial gem such as black obsidian that offers the possessor various spiritual and health benefits. This is also why embracing your zodiac identity through birthstone is becoming off-beat and popular these days.
An engagement ring with your birthstone is a perfect fit for brides whose best friend doesn’t happen to be a diamond. Furthermore, these are more meaningful, out-of-the-box and better heirloom materials. Even if these rings are worn as a hero piece, they look rather sophisticated and symbolic.
Demystifying The Four C’s
Whether you go for a conventional diamond ring or an out-of-the-box mystic birthstone engagement ring, choosing a stone can be a mammoth task. Although each stone has its unique presence, the evaluation parameters remain the same.
The four C’s, the cut, colour, carat, and clarity, are a few important factors that you must consider while buying an engagement ring. These factors measure the beauty, cut precision and brilliance of the stone, knowledge known to be reserved for professionals.
However, you, too, can train yourself with this ‘knowledge’ pretty easily. All you need to do is learn the basics!
Cut
The cut of a stone is about its proportion and how it has been cut to bring out its beauty. For instance, a diamond looks very dull if its flat top surface is too large in area. Furthermore, a stone shouldn’t be cut too deep either as it makes a tiny black dot appear on its bottom.
Therefore, you should familiarise yourself with a few different stone cuts to identify a quality cut stone from the clutter.
Colour
The colour of a stone is categorised into different classes. The colourless diamonds are labelled as D, E and F, while coloured are classed from G and beyond. The grading depends on the level of colouring these stones possess.
Colour is a personal variable for stones selection and doesn’t have much investment value. However, it’s worth familiarising yourself with different colour tones of stone to identify your personal preference.
Carat
Carat refers to the metric weight of gemstones rather than their weight. It’s often confusing why bigger stones have similar metric weight to smaller stones at times. However, this is due to the cut of the stone rather than its shape.
As a result, even smaller stones with large carats cost more than bigger stones with smaller carats.
Clarity
The colour-grading also helps in identifying any natural flaws in a stone. The fewer flaws in a stone, the more expensive it’ll be. These natural flaws are mainly inherent, and thus stones with many imperfections cost significantly less despite being more prominent in carats.
However, the same cannot be said about a smaller stone with no imperfections but lesser carats. All of these factors are interconnected and determine the quality of your stone.
Birthstone engagement rings fit all three bills – unconventional bridal look, intimate heirloom piece and a spiritual touch. They are the perfect contemporary twist to your traditional designs and customs.
You can also make a mystical statement by adjusting your birthstone in your necklace and even earrings.
Author Bio:
Alison Lurie is a farmer of words in the field of creativity. She is an experienced independent content writer with a demonstrated history of working in the writing and editing industry. She is a multi-niche content chef who loves cooking new things.
