Rising Trend: Mengagement Rings

Contemporary Men's Engagement Ring
The engagement ring is often only attributed to the lady in the relationship, the wife-to-be. But, in more recent times the equality of relationships has broken the tradition of the male asking the female, and it has become acceptable for men to enjoy celebrating their engagement with the symbol of a ring.
Whether the woman turns the tables and does the proposing herself, or she just wants her man to wear a ring marking their engagement after he has proposed to her, the men's engagement ring is a true statement of love and is growing in popularity. Jewellery retailers are all now beginning to market engagement rings exclusively for men.
Male engagement rings are worn in parts of Scandinavia and in the Basque regions of Spain, but until now they were scarce on the market in Britain, sold only by upmarket and on-demand designers.
Everything you need to know about the ring: Metals
The ring; a symbol of eternity, love and commitment. But there are so many different types of settings, metals, and decoration techniques to consider before buying the special gift – whether it be an engagement, eternity or wedding ring. In this two part series we will give you an overview of the choices you face and tips to help you make the right one. Last week we gave you a rundown of the different aspects of ring settings. This week we explain the most popular metals used for rings!
Rings are created in many different metals;

Yellow Gold Wedding Band
Gold rings are one of the most popular and classic choices. Gold is malleable, durable, hypoallergenic, tarnish-resistant, and rare enough to be precious. For jewellery, gold is often alloyed or melted with other metals such as copper, silver, zinc, and nickel to give the metal added strength. This combination creates the different karat measurements, for example 18-karat gold and 14-karat gold. 24-karat gold is gold in its purest form. The imprint of karat is called its quality mark and can be found on the inside of a ring band.
18K gold is considered to be the industry standard for high quality jewellery. Higher karat alloys are softer and more flexible, and therefore found in very intricate pieces of jewellery; but these higher purity metals may not be suitable for every day wear as they’re prone to damage.
Diamond Cut Part 2: Crown and Pavilion Angles
In part one of this series we discussed how the Table and Depth Percentage effect the cut of a diamond.
In part of two, we'll take a look at the last two important factors of cut, the crown and pavilion angles, to give you a better idea of what you should be looking for when you purchase a diamond.
The relationship between the crown angle and the pavilion angle has the greatest effect on the appearance of any diamond. A slightly steep pavilion angle can be complemented by a shallower crown angle, and vice versa.
Diamond Cut Part 1: Table and Depth Percentage

Different aspects of a diamond
The cut of a diamond determines how well the stone reflects light. This reflection is responsible for the gem’s brilliance or overall sparkle. There are many aspects to a stone which contribute to angles and the cut form, as the diagram to the left indicates.
Diameter: The width of the diamond through the girdle.
Table: The largest facet at the top.
Crown: The Top part from the girdle to the table.
Girdle: The narrow band around the widest part.
Pavilion: The bottom part from the girdle to the cutlet.
Culet: The facet at the bottom tip. The preferred cutlet is not visible to the naked eye.
Depth: The height from the cutlet to the table.
Professional and skilled cutters cut the stone to mathematically precise proportions to allow as much light as possible to reflect from each of its mirror-like facets out of the top of the diamond.
Best Festive Celebrity Engagements and Weddings: Part 2
In part one of this two part article, we brought you the first four best engagements and weddings of this past holiday season. On the list was Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleassa, Russell Brand & Katy Perry, Vince Vaughn & Kyla Weber, and A.J McLean & Rochelle Karidis.
We now continue with part two of the list to bring you the last three best festive celebrity engagements and weddings of the 2009 holiday season!

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Michael Buble & Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre
For Canadian singer Michael Buble his biggest track, I just haven’t met you yet, clearly no longer applies. Buble began dating his Argentinian actress girlfriend, Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, afte they met at a concert in Buenos Aires in late 2008.
Within the first few days of 2010 the happy news of their engagement was announced. The couple managed to keep the engagement news under wraps as Buble supposedly popped the question months before in November.
Buble proposed in front of Lopilato's family in Argentina. The singer presented his fiancé with a fancy diamond engagement ring from Vancouver jeweler Minichiello, which he custom designed.
Best Festive Celebrity Engagements and Weddings: Part 1
The festive season this year has seen many celebrities get engaged or married – ‘twas the season to be jolly. Christmas and New Year’s Eve are two of the most popular times chosen to jump in at the deep end and go for the proposal, so it is not surprising that we experienced frequent news of engagements or surprise wedding ceremonies from our favourite stars.
Here is a glance at some of the glamorous good tidings from celebrity A-listers which marked the joyful season.
Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleassa
In a snowy and romantic New York in the lead up to Christmas, Kevin Jonas had the perfect wedding to his fiancé Danielle Deleassa, full of diamond-laden sparkle. Teenage hearts broke everywhere when the eldest member (aged 22) of teen music sensation the Jonas Brothers decided to tie the knot on the 19th of December 2009.
The couple exchanged Jacob and Co. wedding bands at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York with an attendance of 400 strong. The pair got engaged back in July.
Deleasa's diamond eternity band was expertly crafted to feature 3.83 carats of round-cut brilliant diamonds set in 18-Karat white gold. For his own wedding band, Jonas chose stainless steel with single rows of brilliant-cut diamonds (making 2.24 carats altogether) set along each edge and side.
For walking down the aisle, Deleasa also wore 30 carat marquise and pear-shaped diamond chandelier earrings complete with a 19 carat, emerald-shaped diamond bracelet. There was even more sparkle for the celebrations.




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