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Amanda’s Style File: Pretty and Personal Engagement Rings
While traditional solitaires and halos are still popular for many, this installment of Amanda’s Style File is for everyone else.
Planning the perfect proposal can be an agonizing prospect, but having the right engagement ring at the ready will relieve a lot of the pressure.
After all, the proposal only lasts a few minutes while the engagement ring lasts forever.
In today’s ultra-personalized world, engagement rings are as unique as those who receive them.
While classic solitaires remain a great choice for some and halo settings are still popular for others, this installment of Amanda’s Style File is for everyone else.
From butterfly-shaped diamonds to colored gemstones, and hidden details on classic designs and intricate settings, here is a look at some of the top pretty and personal engagement rings to engage (pun intended) clients who want unique or unexpected design elements.
Dana Bronfman’s solitaire ring in hammered 18-karat yellow gold with a green-hued rose-cut diamond ($1,300)
Abby Sparks Jewelry “The Amber” sun-beam inspired engagement ring in 14-karat rose gold with a 0.90-carat round diamond and 1.03 total carats of diamond melee ($14,500)
Just Jules’ 14-karat white gold rose-cut diamond engagement ring ($4,100)
The 14-karat white gold Maya Collection engagement ring from Kaali Designs with blue sapphire and diamonds, shown accompanied with 18-karat white gold bands with blue sapphires ($2,500 engagement ring only; $2,250 for two bands).
Foundrae’s “If Not Now Then When” diamond baguette band with 18-karat yellow gold and Champlevé enamel ($1,995)
Alex Sepkus for Diamond Foundry x Twist 18-karat yellow gold diamond crisscross solitaire ring with a lab-grown white diamond from the Diamond Foundry at center ($12,555)
“The Faceted Pear” ring from Eva Fehren with a pear-shaped diamond and white diamond pave set in platinum ($14,775)
A bespoke ring from Carelle featuring a 7.61-carat rubellite center stone and diamonds set in 18-karat white gold ($38,900)
Todd Reed 18-karat yellow gold engagement ring with rose-cut diamonds (4.85 total carats) and white brilliant-cut diamonds ($26,200)
Delphine Leymarie’s Boheme Elise pink tourmaline ring (0.84 carats) set in 18-karat recycled yellow gold, shown here with an 18-karat yellow gold Boheme End Stack band ($2,145)
The Coomi Trinity Butterfly ring features a 2.57-carat butterfly-shaped diamond surrounded by diamonds and set in 18-karat white gold ($94,000).
Gumuchian 18-karat pink gold Tiny Hearts diamond engagement ring with 42 round diamonds ($2,200)
Jack Kelége & Co. diamond engagement ring set in platinum and rose gold (1.02 total carats) ($5,700, center stone not included)
K. Mita Dew Drop diamond ring with a rose-cut light yellow diamond (0.58 carats) set in 18-karat yellow gold and an 18-karat palladium-white gold alloy ($2,760)
Selin Kent’s 14-karat yellow gold Iris ring ($850)
Sylvie Collection 14-karat white gold solitaire engagement ring featuring 0.34 total carats of diamonds around the shank ($1,903, center stone not included)
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