The most common thing you’ll hear when shopping for a diamond ring is the reference to the 4C’s: color, clarity, cut and carat. While other factors and terms are important, and we’ll divulge those as well, knowing the 4C’s is Diamond 101. Up until the mid-20th century, there was no standard by which to judge […]
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A preference for yellow gemstones in jewelry signals a warm, open, and optimistic personality. If this is you, maybe you’d like to display your own sunny disposition on your finger! Yet, a cursory look will show that yellow gemstones can be uncommon, hard-to-find, and sometimes quite expensive. This guide gives you ten of the best
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Imagine just having a beautiful ceremony and heading off to a honeymoon to New Zealand. Then imagine, hundreds of thousands of miles in the air during a connecting flight, you get another surprise: cards and notes from 130 passengers wishing you well. Fantastical as it sounds, that’s precisely what happened for Bride Kelli Shultz this
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To say a diamond ring is worth a million dollars is a gross under-exaggeration. Bottom Line Up Front Summary: Overall, I found the sheer selection, varieties of cuts, and diamond prices to be superior at Blue Nile here. That said, if sustainable sourcing (or lab created diamonds) are what you are looking for, Brilliant Earth
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Blue Nile and Tiffany & Co. are both upscale, preeminent, jewelry retailers known for their diamond engagement rings. My Top Line Up Front: While I prefer Blue Nile for having a better ONLINE customer experience, I ALSO like a completely different retailer overall. MY new favorite online retailer has to be James Allen here, with
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For decade after decade, diamond engagement rings have been an investment. Until about fifteen to twenty years ago, most engagement rings were bought at traditional jewelry stores in small boutiques or sprawling malls. The assumption was that a diamond ring should cost about three months’ salary, making it an important, expensive, and time-consuming endeavor. All
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Bottom Line Up Front Summary: While Adiamor had some nice aspects, the better overall selection, online experience and prices are definitely with Blue Nile Here. When they first opened for business, only a select group of consumers knew the names Adiamor and Blue Nile. But when it comes to buying an engagement ring or wedding
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It’s that time of year again. Time to deal hunt some epic deals on jewelry. Black Friday was on Friday, November 25th, 2022. Cyber Monday is on Monday, November 28th— Mark your calendars and bookmark this page! We’re on the hunt for the best deals on rings, jewelry, and all your favorite accessories! Here is
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The biggest day of your life is right around the corner! We know you want to look stunning, but there are so many options to choose from in the wedding dress realm. Should you go for strapless, short, long, off the shoulder, mermaid style, halter or princess cut? We know it can get incredibly overwhelming
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The oldest known jewelry dates back 100,000 to 135,000 years ago in Skuhl, Israel in the form of perforated seashell beads – though other organic materials such as teeth, bones, skulls and ivory have dated back to similar times and are believed to have been commonly used as well. As of 82,000 years ago, we
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