I've recently written a blog post about choosing a gemstone for an engagement ring with a flash of colour... what would be a good option to consider if you didn't want a classical diamond. But what about Cocktail ring?
Sapphire, Spinel and Ruby are beautiful options, as they are harder, longer wearing gemstones. However quiet often a cocktail ring features a large centre gemstone... which if it is a rare precious gemstone, will have a pretty price tag too, and price most out of the game!
To get a large show piece with beautiful colour, there are still many options. The amount we choose to pay on our jewellery is very individual & with the right design and crafting, even a semi precious gemstone can look breathtaking!
These gemstones are not so widely thought of when it comes to a cocktail ring, but incredibly beautiful, if your heart desires a pink gemstone cocktail ring, consider these gemstones - Morganite, Kunzite & Rose Quartz.
In this blog, I'm going to feature Morganite, and in my following blogs, I will feature the other gemstones.
Traditionally a Cocktail Ring is not a ring to be worn everyday, it is your party ring, your show-stopper, your celebration ring! And because of this, you can choose are slightly more fragile centre gemstone, as it will not have to put up with the daily wear'n'tear that an engagement ring will. So, you can really play with colour and shape.
You will mostly find large gemstones cut as either an Oval, Cushion or Pear cut. This refers to the shape. From there you will start to look more closely at the cut quality or faceting of the gemstone and then the imperfections naturally occurring inside the gem. With large stones, often small imperfections will stand out more, as the facets can be bigger and you can see into the stone more - they can be more 'windowy'.
So, the sparkler, the better - as this indicates that there are a lot of facets, which will send light back out at you, enhance the colour and disguise any naturally occurring imperfections in the gemstone.. so all you focus on is the absolute beauty of the gem!
As you can see above in the images of Morganite, there are slightly different colour hues within the same gem. Morganite are most commonly a soft pale pink tone & they can also have a peach/apricot colour hue to them too... a little harder to come across. Set into rose gold, morganite just sings.
In the ring above, morganite is not the centre gem, but the side gem - pear cut morganite with a pale pink colour set in rose gold, complimented with fine white diamond - all to enhance the centre gem, which is a champagne coloured topaz!
If you would like to know any more about these gemstones, please email me:
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