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