8 Engagement Rings Designs that Never go Out of Style

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Are you looking for engagement ring inspiration, longing to find something unique and yet timeless? Here are some fabulous engagement ring ideas that are timelessly elegant and yet can be combined into something uniquely your own.

Playing Solitaire

The traditional diamond engagement ring is a single one-carat stone set on a simple band, usually of white metal. There is a reason this style is so popular: it is breathtakingly beautiful, does wonderful things to the diamond, allowing it to sparkle gloriously, and it will stand the test of time. Choose a round brilliant or princess cut diamond for the best sparkle.

Trilogy Ring 

These quirky rings, also known as past, present, and future rings, boast three stones, usually mounted in a line, sometimes with the central stone larger than the other two. They are a de Beers creation and are growing in popularity as couples everywhere love the idea of celebrating all times of their lives in one piece of jewelry.

Is That a Halo?

A halo ring looks stunning. A central stone, usually a modest size, is surrounded by a band of melee diamonds or chips. This gives the effect of a much larger diamond and throws off plenty of brilliant sparkle too. If you want even more, you can have a double halo for more size and more sparkle – and all for a relatively modest price.

A Raised Mount

Another way to showcase a slightly smaller stone is to set it proud of the band. Raising the stone allows even more light to flood into it, and it also makes it seem bigger than it really is.

Can't Shrug These Shoulders

 A solitary diamond can look lonely on a plain band. Brighten up your diamond by adding shoulders to the ring, a portion of the ring – usually about a quarter to one third of the whole bad – that is picked out in melee diamonds. Shoulders can make your stone look bigger, while also adding some extra glisten and polish to the overall ring.

Go Full Pavé Band

If you like the sound of a decorated band, you do not have to stop with just shoulders. You can have the entire band picked out with tiny diamonds that will catch the light and sparkle like a rainbow in sunshine, offset by the central stone for a glorious sophisticated and yet fun look that will surely stand the test of time.

Moody Blues

You can choose metal colors and stones that suit your mood. If you tend to somber colors and darker shades, the idea of glittery sparkling stones against a white metal background might not seem quite you! Choose a vivid fancy stone in the hue that pleases you, for example a lovely blue-grey, and set it against a deep gray or black metal band: made from titanium or zirconium, for example. In this way, you will have a diamond ring that will retain its aesthetics and its value, and you will not feel self-conscious wearing it!

Warmth and Sunshine

Or perhaps you are the opposite? If you love color and are resistant to the traditional white stone on white metal, opt for warm yellow gold with a canary yellow vivid fancy diamond instead! Or, set a white diamond against the warmth of yellow or rose gold and see how it picks up and throws out the color!

For extra inspiration, now you have some ideas, check out these Whiteflash 1 carat diamond rings and see if the ring of your dreams is just waiting for you!