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Oval Diamond Length-to-Width Ratio: How to Find the Most Flattering Proportion

Oval diamonds are not all the same shape. Two ovals at identical carat weights can look dramatically different on the hand depending on their length-to-width ratio — and this single number has more...

Pear vs Oval Diamond: Which Should You Choose?

Pear and oval are two of the most popular fancy diamond shapes for engagement rings right now — and they're often considered together because both are elongated and both flatter the finger. But the...

Engagement Rings for Wide Fingers vs Slim Fingers: What Actually Flatters

The same ring can look completely different on two people with different finger proportions. This isn't about one hand being better than another — it's about understanding which design elements wor...

Knife-Edge Band Engagement Rings: What It Is and Who It Suits

When you run your finger along the top of a ring shank and feel a ridge rather than a flat surface, that's a knife-edge profile. It's one of the most elegant band finishes in fine jewellery — and o...

Heart Prong Engagement Rings: What They Are and Who They're For

Heart prongs are one of those details that most people never notice — until they see them up close. Then they can't imagine choosing anything else.A standard claw prong grips the diamond with a sim...

The Proposal Ring and the Engagement Ring: Do They Have to Be the Same?

The conventional expectation is that the ring presented at the proposal is the engagement ring that will be worn from that moment onward. This works well when you know exactly what your partner wan...

Buying an Engagement Ring as a Surprise: How to Get It Right

Buying an engagement ring without your partner’s input is one of the more logistically involved things a person undertakes. You are making design decisions on behalf of someone else, guessing a siz...

East-West Ring Settings: The Case for a Horizontal Diamond

The east-west setting orients the centre stone horizontally across the finger rather than vertically along it. Where a traditional engagement ring points the length of an oval or pear toward the na...

Salt and Pepper Diamonds: What They Are and Who They Are For

A salt and pepper diamond is one that contains visible inclusions — the “salt” being white or light reflective inclusions, and the “pepper” being dark carbon inclusions — distributed throughout the...

The Best Diamond Shape for Your Hand: A Practical Guide

The relationship between a diamond shape and the hand it sits on is one of the most practically useful things to understand before buying an engagement ring. Jewellery that photographs beautifully ...