| The best way to get your loved one the | | | | Parker in Sex and the City, or a |
| diamond ring she'll love and cherish for | | | | Jennifer Aniston in Friends? Keep this |
| always is to let her choose her favorite | | | | in mind when you pick out a diamond ring |
| diamond ring herself. But if you are | | | | for her. The diamond ring must portrays |
| worried she'll pick out a ring with the | | | | her style. |
| biggest diamond in store or you simply | | | | 3. Notice her hands and fingers: Are |
| want to get down on your knees and | | | | they short and chubby or long and sleek? |
| surprise her with that big question, | | | | - This is an extremely important factor. |
| then the second best thing is to choose | | | | If she has short and chubby hands and |
| for her. | | | | fingers, then the best choice would be |
| Buying a diamond engagement ring is | | | | an elongated diamond like a marquise or |
| pretty tricky since you are a man. Here | | | | an oval because it will make her fingers |
| are easy guidelines for you to follow | | | | look longer. If her hands and fingers |
| before heading out to a jeweler's in | | | | are long and sleek, then you would have |
| town or visiting an online jewelry | | | | no problem at all. Any diamond will |
| store. Just make sure you're | | | | look good on her. Now about the band. |
| well-prepared and know how to buy a | | | | If the band is thick, it will make her |
| diamond ring before you really buy one. | | | | fingers look shorter. On the contrary, |
| 1. Do you know what kind of metal does | | | | if the band is thin, it will make her |
| she like to wear? - Every woman is | | | | fingers look longer. |
| different. While some prefer gold | | | | 4. Do you know what shape of jewelry she |
| jewelry, others adore white gold and | | | | likes? - While round diamonds are the |
| platinum. Have you noticed her jewelry? | | | | most popular shape of diamond, it is |
| Is her necklace in gold or silver | | | | very important that you pick the diamond |
| color? What about her earrings and | | | | shape she likes the best. You can |
| bracelets? If they're all the same, and | | | | always tell by looking at the jewelry |
| she kind of wears them all the time, | | | | she wears every day. Is it round, |
| then that's her favorite. So, when you | | | | pear-shaped, square, or cluttered? Do |
| buy her a diamond ring, you'll have to | | | | you think she'd prefer a solitaire |
| look at either the ones in gold or the | | | | diamond engagement ring (a diamond set |
| ones in white gold or platinum. Note | | | | alone in a ring)? Or do you think she'd |
| that white gold is cheaper than | | | | perfer a cluster of diamonds? If you |
| platinum. It will be a lot easier for | | | | take a good look at her everyday |
| you. | | | | jewelry, you'll have a pretty good idea. |
| 2. Is she an adventurous, a classic or a | | | | 5. What ring size does she wear? - You |
| contemporary woman? - You must know her. | | | | can ask her mother or her best friend. |
| After all, she is the one you love, | | | | If they don't know, they'll figure a way |
| isn't she? If you can summarize her in | | | | to find out. |
| one word? What's she like? Is she | | | | Keep in mind that a diamond ring is the |
| funky, edgy, eccentric, shy, old-world, | | | | most important ring in her life. Spend |
| self-confident, dare-devil, outspoken, | | | | some time to learn about her style and |
| conservative, elegant, urban, modern, | | | | you'll buy the most beautiful diamond |
| sexy or what? Is she an Angelina Jolie | | | | engagement ring for her. If you get it |
| in Tomb Raider, an Audrey Hepburn in | | | | right, she'll love it, not because she |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's, a Sarah Jessica | | | | has to, but because she wants to. |